Blues and Bullets
Eliot Ness, the former leader of the legendary Untouchables, wished only to spend the rest of his days working in his diner, not dwelling too much on the cesspit of corruption his city, Santa Esperanza, had degenerated into. But things rarely go as planned. When children suddenly start to disappear and the police just simply a blind eye, Eliot decides to take the law into his own hands, track down the culprit and bring him to justice by any means necessary, even if he has to abandon his dreams of a peaceful life and again get embroiled in shootouts with the usual array of assassins and hoodlums. Helped by various characters from some unexpected places, the player must guide Eliot through the increasingly morbid and decadent scenarios searching for clues to solve the cases in the five episodes of this season's Blues and Bullets.
Game Discussion
Steam User 7
This game’s play style reminds me very much of Batman Telltales. If you are unfamiliar with that one, this game is very cozy and cute. While the game is set in the 1950’s it has a 1920’s vibe to it. You investigate/search items as you do in resident evil.
Fair warning I bought this game just for the teddy bear badge and played it knowing I love noir detective style games. I was hooked more than I expected. I love the aesthetic from the jazz + art, to the shooting animation. The shooting animation is very cute cartoon like and fun with a nostalgic feel to it. The story holds a spooky horror vibe to it (I even jumped once or twice) but I did not expect parts to be as grim as they were. They touch on topics larger games do not. The hugest downside is how this game is unfinished, I would have loved to see it through. They really left you on a cliff hanger and the final moments are fairly dark.
*For achievement hunters, if you miss a clue on your first play through you cannot skip scenes or anything on your second play through so you will have to invest extra time either prior or after to get them all. The scenes are broken down in menu selection and tell you which ones you did not finish 100% but you’ll still have to replay the entire scene.
In all if you love horror games, just looking for a cozy game, or just want a teddy bear badge as a resident evil fan, I still recommend.