{"id":469881,"date":"2022-07-02T23:04:16","date_gmt":"2022-07-02T20:04:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/backbone-is-a-neat-noir-adventure-review-geek\/"},"modified":"2022-07-02T23:04:16","modified_gmt":"2022-07-02T20:04:16","slug":"backbone-is-a-neat-noir-adventure-review-geek","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/backbone-is-a-neat-noir-adventure-review-geek\/","title":{"rendered":"#\u2018Backbone\u2019 Is a Neat Noir Adventure \u2013 Review Geek"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a36ed353a518\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a36ed353a518\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/backbone-is-a-neat-noir-adventure-review-geek\/#%E2%80%9C%E2%80%98Backbone_Is_a_Neat_Noir_Adventure_%E2%80%93_Review_Geek%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;\u2018Backbone\u2019 Is a Neat Noir Adventure \u2013 Review Geek&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9C%E2%80%98Backbone_Is_a_Neat_Noir_Adventure_%E2%80%93_Review_Geek%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;\u2018Backbone\u2019 Is a Neat Noir Adventure \u2013 Review Geek&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div id=\"article-content-area\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage aligncenter size-full wp-image-121853\" data-pagespeed-no-defer=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.reviewgeek.com\/p\/uploads\/2022\/06\/aafde84e.jpg?width=1200\" alt=\"image from the backbone video game launch trailer\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\"\/><\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re at all interested in solving mysteries or exploring a post-noir, dystopian world, you\u2019ll love playing\u00a0<em>Backbone<\/em>. It has elements of a visual novel, but you actually move around the world and have to interact with things and solve puzzles to progress the story.<\/p>\n<p>You play as a raccoon named Howard Lotor, a private detective in a bizarre version of Vancouver. There are zones within the city and a division between animal species that just screams dystopia. Through Howard\u2019s observations and experiences, you come across quite a few stereotypes about people living in certain zones of this post-noir Vancouver and even yourself as a raccoon.<\/p>\n<lite-youtube videoid=\"034f3KSaWb8\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/034f3KSaWb8\/hqdefault.jpg');\">\n<button type=\"button\" class=\"lty-playbtn\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"lyt-visually-hidden\">Play Video<\/span><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/lite-youtube>\n<p>I don\u2019t remember how long ago I initially came across\u00a0<em>Backbone<\/em>, but I was browsing through Steam\u2019s free <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>s or prologues and trying to find something to fill a lazy afternoon. After I played\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/redirect.viglink.com\/?key=204a528a336ede4177fff0d84a044482&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fstore.steampowered.com%2Fapp%2F992310%2FBackbone_Prologue%2F\"><em>Backbone: Prologue<\/em><\/a>, I was hooked. I wanted more of the game as soon as possible. Unfortunately, I had to wait quite a while for the developers to finish working on the game and had to make do with <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/backbonegame?lang=en\">their hilarious Twitter feed<\/a> that\u2019s full of raccoon memes.<\/p>\n<p>I checked my Steam wishlist and found that I added\u00a0<em>Backbone<\/em> to my wishlist in October 2019, and the game didn\u2019t release until June 2021. When the game finally released almost two years later, I didn\u2019t buy it. After seeing quite a few games released with high expectations from the public only to be a dis<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ointment (*cough* <em>Cyberpunk 2077<\/em>), I was hesitant to buy it before seeing reviews.<\/p>\n<p>Then, the reviews were mixed, and I just kept finding excuses not to buy Backbone\u00a0and eventually forgot about the game until I saw it on Xbox Game Pass. After finally playing it, I can only say that if a game looks interesting to you, just play it. Critic reviews and user reviews aren\u2019t everything, and your opinions on a game will pretty much always differ from any other individual on Earth.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 1920px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-121850 size-full\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.reviewgeek.com\/p\/uploads\/2022\/06\/ae12813e.jpg\" alt=\"image of the backbone video game, with the main character standing on the sidewalk\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" data-crediturl=\"https:\/\/cdn.cloudflare.steamstatic.com\/steam\/apps\/865610\/ss_fb62709a90ea74bd6c8be04683a9519c0299bd59.600x338.jpg?t=1646840021\" data-credittext=\"EggNut\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"imagecredit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.cloudflare.steamstatic.com\/steam\/apps\/865610\/ss_fb62709a90ea74bd6c8be04683a9519c0299bd59.600x338.jpg?t=1646840021\">EggNut<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>Backbone<\/em> starts just like the prologue, with Howard meeting a new client and deciding whether he wants to take on her case. Odette, pictured below, is worried about her husband, who\u2019s been missing for quite a while. It\u2019s up to you to figure out what happened to him and report back to Odette once you solve the mystery.<\/p>\n<p>When I initially played the prologue, I thought the game would be a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> of these individual cases, kind of like Sherlock Holmes\u2019 cases. Instead, the entire game spirals from this single case. Howard just keeps finding more and more information, uncovering secrets from all sorts of people while trying to solve this single mystery.<\/p>\n<p>In the game, you can walk from side to side and occasionally climb when you need to. As you\u2019re walking around the world, you\u2019ll see yellow icons pop up if there\u2019s someone you can talk to or something you can interact with. Although the game\u2019s ending is set no matter which dialogue options you choose, your choices make a difference in what you learn throughout the adventure and the perspective you have at the end.<\/p>\n<p>If Howard says something that a character doesn\u2019t like, the conversation usually just ends, and there\u2019s no way to go back and undo your initial choice. So you have to be mindful of what you truly want to say or how much you want to push people for information, at the risk of being shut down or found out.<\/p>\n<p>You have to solve a few \u201cpuzzles\u201d to move forward, but they\u2019re pretty obvious. For example, there\u2019s one instance where you need to climb up a building, but the ladder is a bit too high. And then, wow! There\u2019s a tool close by that you can pick up and use to pull the ladder down. These elements of the game were nice, albeit simple, because they kept you immersed in the experience.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 1920px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-121851 size-full\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.reviewgeek.com\/p\/uploads\/2022\/06\/40b1fe9e.jpg\" alt=\"image of the backbone video game in which the main character is discussing a new case with his client\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" data-crediturl=\"https:\/\/cdn.cloudflare.steamstatic.com\/steam\/apps\/865610\/ss_ab5ac76febb2c7ee1bb437e40a7692c301ee90e0.600x338.jpg?t=1646840021\" data-credittext=\"EggNut\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"imagecredit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.cloudflare.steamstatic.com\/steam\/apps\/865610\/ss_ab5ac76febb2c7ee1bb437e40a7692c301ee90e0.600x338.jpg?t=1646840021\">EggNut<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It\u2019s definitely a short experience, but all in all, I\u2019m glad I played it. Obviously, I\u2019m not going to give away the ending, but I\u2019ll say that I can understand where the mixed reviews came from. Just like the last episode of\u00a0<em>How I Met Your Mother<\/em>, though, you can\u2019t throw away a really awesome thing just because you don\u2019t like the ending.<\/p>\n<p>If you have Xbox Game Pass, you can try out <em>Backbone<\/em> for free right now. If not, you can buy the game on <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/redirect.viglink.com\/?key=204a528a336ede4177fff0d84a044482&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fstore.steampowered.com%2Fapp%2F865610%2FBackbone%2F\">Steam<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/redirect.viglink.com\/?key=204a528a336ede4177fff0d84a044482&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.xbox.com%2Fen-us%2Fgames%2Fstore%2Fbackbone%2F9nc9tnxs9c8g%3Factivetab%3Dpivot%3Aoverviewtab\">Xbox<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/store.playstation.com\/en-us\/product\/UP2320-PPSA03217_00-BACKBONEOPS5SIEA\">PlayStation<\/a>, or <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/store.epicgames.com\/en-US\/p\/backbone\">Epic Games<\/a>. Or, if you want to see if the game is up your alley before spending any money, you can play <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/redirect.viglink.com\/?key=204a528a336ede4177fff0d84a044482&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fstore.steampowered.com%2Fapp%2F992310%2FBackbone_Prologue%2F\"><em>Backbone: Prologue<\/em><\/a> for free on Steam.\u00a0<em>Backbone<\/em> is coming to the Nintendo Switch, Apple devices, and Linux systems later but isn\u2019t ready quite yet.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><script>\nsetTimeout(function(){\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n  fbq('init', '1137093656460433');\n  fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  },3000);\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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