#Genesis noir review full

Finding a stopping point was difficult, because it was hard to tell where a certain section was going gameplay and story-wise. Part of the problem was just how abstract the story was. I can’t stress enough how much of a chore it was to get through Genesis Noir. As much as I enjoyed its visual style, I just found it to be an incredibly boring game that was not just unfun, but an absolute chore to play. It might sound like I’m being extremely hard on Genesis Noir-that’s because I am. Instead the end is one of the most pretentious, tedious experiences I’ve ever experienced in this medium. Instead, Genesis Noir is a long, drawn-out experience that I suffered through just to see if it has a satisfying payoff at the end. Genesis Noir is certainly “one trick” but it doesn’t have a fun one, nor is it short. They don’t have much substance because they’re just a “one trick” sort of experience. Games like Genesis Noir tend to be short. I would have appreciated Genesis Noir more as a short film than in its current form. The gameplay isn’t innovative, or fun-it often just gets in the way of displaying the next visual. Sure, what I’m seeing on the screen is cool-but when the game takes my mouse cursor and replaces it with an unknown mechanic with little clues, it’s a little frustrating. Genesis Noir does the same, but sometimes the scenes you’re in are so abstract, it’s hard to even get started. Most point and click adventures put you in a space, and allow you to explore by clicking around.

Genesis Noir doesn’t act like any point and click adventure game you’ve played before, for better or worse-and it’s mostly for worse. While there are few gameplay mechanics in Genesis Noir, the ones that do exist get in the way of the story telling. It’s an incredibly self-indulgent experience that I saw one reviewer describe as “not possible outside of a video game.” To that: hard disagree. What results is an epic that spans epochs as you witness the birth of creation, and watch it as time marches forward. You play as No Man, as you attempt to stop Golden Boy’s big bang against the lounge singer Miss Mass. It’s about three jealous gods that represent various ingredients to creation. Genesis Noir is a point and click adventure game with a killer aesthetic.

#Genesis noir review full

Unfortunately, when I tried it, I could only describe most of the gameplay as “inexplicable.” I was still eager to get a chance to play the full version, but unfortunately, Genesis Noir is a pretty game with not much gameplay substance. I didn’t know what it was about then, but I knew I wanted to play it.

My first impression of this game was its visual style-those gorgeous blacks, shades of gray, and whites over impossible, mostly space-like visuals. Genesis Noir is one of those games I’ve been seeing for years on the various indie games circuits we cover here in Chicago.