Blues and Bullets - Episode 1: The End of Peace

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  • Summary: Blues and Bullets is a dark and violent crime thriller. Set in an alternative Eliot Ness & Al Capone story, Blues and Bullets blends a stunning script with detective work to deliver an amazing interactive experience.

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Blues and Bullets - Dev Diary: Elliot Ness

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 13
  3. Negative: 0 out of 13
  1. GameCritics
    Sep 8, 2015
    90
    As the first chapter of an episodic adventure, Blues and Bullets accomplishes everything it needs to—great writing, interesting characters, hints of a compelling story, and engaging gameplay are all present.
  2. MondoXbox
    Sep 10, 2015
    85
    A visually evocative story-based game, compensating a pretty rough technical side with great artistic design, a spectacular soundtrack and a compelling and brutal noir story.
  3. GameSpew
    Apr 18, 2016
    80
    Irrespective of its perceived value based on its length and price though, there’s no doubt that Blues and Bullets: Episode One alludes to a series that could be somewhat of a diamond in the rough, and I for one am keen to see as to how it develops.
  4. IGN Spain
    Sep 1, 2015
    70
    Elliot Ness never thought that his retirement was going to be as interesting as his job time. This indie adventure shows some promising mechanics that must be fully developed during future episodes of the game.
  5. USgamer
    Sep 8, 2015
    70
    If you've played a Telltale game, you should have a basic understanding of how Blues and Bullets plays out: tightly scripted scenes, moral choices, QTE battles, and not all that much interaction from the player. But its well-crafted film noir atmosphere—along with some honest-to-god puzzles—make this adventure more than just another copycat.
  6. ActionTrip
    Sep 4, 2015
    68
    Blues and Bullets has a very rough start, but it has enough shining moments to keep players intrigued to see where Ness’s story will roll.
  7. We Got This Covered
    Aug 30, 2015
    50
    A neo-noir aesthetic, gruesome investigations, and pending showdown between Eliot Ness and superhuman cultists separate “The End of Peace” from its genre rivals. However, awkward dialogue pauses, no worthwhile choices, and an inexplicable alternate timeline stop this episode from surpassing them.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 4
  3. Negative: 0 out of 4
  1. jamessamuel
    Aug 31, 2015
    9
    Quite dark and gory game. Its an episodic game, the visuals are impressive and the style is very interesting. The story is interesting andQuite dark and gory game. Its an episodic game, the visuals are impressive and the style is very interesting. The story is interesting and keeps you hooked. 9/10… Expand
  2. Intensity
    Aug 30, 2015
    8
    Only episode 1 so far, and it is rather simple in it's execution but this can be forgiven for what it does deliver, it delivers in style. VeryOnly episode 1 so far, and it is rather simple in it's execution but this can be forgiven for what it does deliver, it delivers in style. Very dark, this game looks beautiful to play and was enjoyable if somewhat slight.
    If you've played any Telltale game game you will know the basic concept, almost like an interactive movie where you make decisions to drive the story, with a couple of shooting sections and a case to solve.
    The episode takes around 2 hours to complete, but this is fine for the price asked.
    The biggest problem is that the things you decide don't appear to really have any impact on the stories progress, and you are not really given space to explore, with everything telegraphed by big red icons on the screen.
    Hopefully though this will be rectified in later episodes and maybe decisions made here will have more impact further down the line.
    The best measure for me is whether it was an enjoyable 2 hours, which it was, and do I want to play the next episode when it is released. I can't wait!    … Expand
  4. CharithaBVB
    Aug 30, 2015
    7
    Blues and Bullets were one of my anticipated games on X1, and it wasn't what i expected it to be.

    Likes: The music is amazing, it fits    Blues and Bullets were one of my anticipated games on X1, and it wasn't what i expected it to be.

    Likes:
    The music is amazing, it fits every part of the game perfectly
    Graphics are pretty nicely done, the black and white noir setting looks beautiful but at times can be hard to see where you have to or need to go.
    Voice acting is top notch with some amazing dialogue and execution.

    The story for the first episode is not something you will really remember until the season picks up and we get to know more about the events that are transpiring.

    Dislikes:
    LOADING SCREENS why does an X1 version still have such long loading screens, really hated that.
    some of the movement seems a like a little buggy as well, not fleshed out like telltales games.

    Overall: its a good game but the next few episodes really have to deliver more of an impact and give more choices that alter the story.    … Expand
  5. osprey
    Sep 1, 2015
    5
    I was really looking forward to this game as the trailers were awesome, unfortunately I am very disappointed. I played a game called WhiteI was really looking forward to this game as the trailers were awesome, unfortunately I am very disappointed. I played a game called White Night last year that really captured the film noir atmosphere and I was hoping this game would be at least as good as that amazing work of art. This game can't hold a candle to that game. I really don't find any atmosphere or sense of time and place in this game. I don't like the writing or the acting. I wanted to like it but it just seems contrived and shallow. I might try one more episode as it is only 4.99 an episode and I like it more than Life Is Strange but not much more.… Expand

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