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Tails Noir

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Tails Noir
Developer(s)EggNut
Publisher(s)Raw Fury
Director(s)Aleksandra Korabelnikova
Producer(s)Ishani Birch
Designer(s)Alexander Kolchin
Programmer(s)Nikita Danshin
Artem Pisarev
Diana Stolyrova
Artist(s)Toma Klepinina
Kristina Dashevskaya
Kirill Simonenko
Julia Migacheva
Sonya Ptitsyna
Antonina Shipulina
Writer(s)Danny Wadeson
Alexandra Korabelnikova
Martin Hanses
Composer(s)Nikita Danshin
Arooj Aftab
EngineUnreal Engine 4
Platform(s)
Release
8 June 2021
  • Microsoft Windows
  • 8 June 2021
  • PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
  • 28 October 2021
  • Nintendo Switch
  • 9 February 2022
Genre(s)Role-playing
Mode(s)Single-player

Tails Noir (previously known as Backbone) is a noir role-playing indie video game developed by EggNut and published by Raw Fury. It was released for Microsoft Windows in June 2021, for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S in October 2021, and on Nintendo Switch in February 2022.[1][2] A prequel, titled Tails Noir Preludes, was released in February 2023 on Windows.[3]

Plot

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Set in a dystopian version of Vancouver, Canada, populated by anthropomorphic creatures, Tails Noir follows Howard Lotor, a raccoon and private detective tasked with solving mysteries.[4][5]

Reception

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The game was awarded with the Gran Prix, Best PC Game and Best Art categories at the DevGAMM Unreal Engine competition in Minsk, Belarus,[13][14] and with the Best Indie Game Award at the Strasbourg European Film Festival in France.[13]

References

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  1. ^ Backbone - Official Switch Release Date Announcement Trailer. GameTrailers. 19 January 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2022 – via YouTube.
  2. ^ Warner, Noelle (19 January 2022). "Narrative noir game Backbone is sneaking its way onto Switch". Destructoid. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  3. ^ Tails: The Backbone Preludes - Official Launch Trailer. IGN. 2 February 2023. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  4. ^ Iwaniuk, Phil (2 September 2021). "Backbone review – raccoon PI stars in a noir adventure with an inexplicable twist". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  5. ^ Jackson, Lara (18 August 2021). "Backbone Player Solves Puzzle Using a Famous Gaming Cheat Code". Screen Rant. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  6. ^ "Backbone for PC Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  7. ^ "Backbone for PlayStation 5 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  8. ^ Mattsson, Peter (12 September 2021). "Review for Backbone". Adventure Gamers. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  9. ^ Handley, Zoey (12 September 2021). "Review: Backbone". Destructoid. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  10. ^ Argyros, Caitlin (12 September 2021). "Backbone Review". RPGFan. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  11. ^ Jarrard, Chris (12 September 2021). "Backbone review: Anthropomorphic apathy". Shacknews. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  12. ^ Iwaniuk, Phil (12 September 2021). "Backbone review – raccoon PI stars in a noir adventure with an inexplicable twist". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  13. ^ a b "Backbone — noir dystopian adventure". EggNut. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  14. ^ @backbonegame (November 22, 2019). "Backbone won Best Art and Best PC Game and BEST GAME at unreal engine contest in Minsk! THANK YOU ❤️❤️❤️" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 2019-11-22. Retrieved 3 September 2021 – via Twitter.

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