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  • Summary: Genesis Noir is an adventure game with an emphasis on exploration, simple interactions, and generative art.
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 7
  2. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. Apr 12, 2021
    100
    If a crime writer, a cosmologist and a mythologist collaborated on a video game, the result might be Genesis Noir, the most conceptually audacious game to hit digital storefronts in many moons.
  2. Mar 26, 2021
    80
    A unique blend of visuals, music, gameplay, and heady story themes combine in one of the most artistically daring video games of recent years.
  3. Mar 30, 2021
    80
    A Fantasia of jazz and line-art, Genesis Noir on Xbox is a voyeuristic tour through the beginning, middles and end of the universe. The laid-back, blissful pace won’t be for everyone, and a reliance on toys rather than actual objectives will irritate some. But side-step the bugs and a couple of gameplay hiccups, and you have a ride that has a groove that, once tuned into, will take you somewhere deliriously unique.
  4. Apr 4, 2021
    75
    Overall, Genesis Noir is a work full of suggestions and charm, with a first-rate artistic sector and a soundtrack of absolute value.
  5. Apr 5, 2021
    75
    Even with these foibles, I still really dug the majority of Genesis Noir. The fantastic presentation made it easier to forgive some of the repetition and bugs, and for all the grandiose nature of the story, it was still interesting to follow and piece together. It could probably be completed in one or two sittings, so if you’re up for something a little different, I’d definitely recommend checking out Genesis Noir.
  6. Apr 14, 2021
    72
    Genesis Noir presents us with a story set in a time when everything took place just after the Big Bang. Thanks to an ambitious story and a very nostalgic gameplay, we are guaranteed to be glued to the screen until the end of the adventure.
  7. Mar 26, 2021
    65
    To play Genesis Noir is to dive into a universe of rare originality. Supported by incredible artistic direction, the narrated story holds great moments. Unfortunately, on the gameplay side, it's a bit of a playful black hole. The few puzzles follow each other and look alike, without great genius or great inventiveness. Although the aesthetic balance / game mechanics is totally unbalanced, the title of Fellow Traveler is interesting to browse. A trip like no other that looks at itself more than it plays: our eyes sparkle, but our hands do not fully benefit from it.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 12
  2. Negative: 1 out of 12
  1. Apr 11, 2021
    10
    Super cool game! Relaxing but intense story. You will have to work too figure it out but trippy and and unlike most games I've seen before.Super cool game! Relaxing but intense story. You will have to work too figure it out but trippy and and unlike most games I've seen before. Xbox version does still have a few bugs so far they go away with a level reset. Mostly is been a cursor problem. Still way with my time! Expand
  2. Mar 30, 2021
    9
    i can`t say i understand anything thats going on in this game, but its a nice experience afterall.
  3. Apr 2, 2021
    9
    original and an incredible mind trip. Genesis noir is available on xbox game pass
  4. Mar 27, 2021
    8
    Genesis Noir is the kind of art I don't need to completely understand to actually enjoy and appreciate it as an interactive game. Most of theGenesis Noir is the kind of art I don't need to completely understand to actually enjoy and appreciate it as an interactive game. Most of the puzzles are fun, the art style is unique and the jazz music fits the "noir" tone perfectly. It's a crazy cosmic trip about manipulating time to change the fabric of the universe, and I fully embraced every chapter, save for a few moments that caused some bad bugs and other nuances. Expand
  5. Mar 30, 2021
    8
    Genesis Noir è il primo gioco sviluppato dai Feral Cat Den, un progetto molto ambizioso a livello di contenuti e di pubblico, che ci porta inGenesis Noir è il primo gioco sviluppato dai Feral Cat Den, un progetto molto ambizioso a livello di contenuti e di pubblico, che ci porta in viaggio attraverso la genesi dell'universo e della vita. è accompagnato per stile e motivi di storia, da diversi pezzi Jazz, che scandiscono in modo perfetto l'avventura, sia per la natura libera del Jazz stesso, sia per lo stile che viene adottato. Non ci sono dialoghi, ma il gioco è completamente tradotto in Italiano nei sottotitoli laddove presenti. Jazz è perfetto anche per definire quanto accade a schermo, con avvenimenti che cambiano e mutano in continuazione, improvvise e spiazzanti situazioni, in una libera interpretazione e narrazione della storia della Genesi dell'universo e della vita, visualizzata e mostrata al giocatore in modo spontaneo e non ragionato, seguendo i sentimenti e le emozioni, come in una vera sessione di jazz. Non è propriamente una visual novel, non è ludicamente particolarmente ricco da definirlo avventura o puzzle game... è però un mix di questi tre elementi. La storia dell'universo viene narrata in modo originale tramite l'investigazione del nostro protagonista, che indaga sull'omicidio della donna amata di cui è testimone, allo scopo di salvarla in qualche modo, e qui già un paradosso che si mescola con la follia generale che pervade tutto il gioco. Ci troviamo a risolvere dei semplici puzzle, che vanno dall'interagire in modo sempre differente ed originale con l'ambiente, ad "unire i puntini sullo schermo", a trovare le giuste coppie, a seguire delle impronte e così via... Genesis noir è "gioco" molto coraggioso e sperimentale. Richiede una discreta pazienza al giocatore per entrare nella sua logica illogica, nella sua astrazione del racconto, nel suo gameplay così tanto discontinuo.

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  6. Dec 28, 2022
    7
    Judged solely on its art this game is a solid perfect 10/10, but based on its gameplay it is a mere 3/10. This piece of work belongs in an artJudged solely on its art this game is a solid perfect 10/10, but based on its gameplay it is a mere 3/10. This piece of work belongs in an art gallery, it is stunningly presented. It should not be a game, because it was frequently frustrating and a pain to play. Nevertheless, it is beautiful and I feel creatively nourished after playing it. And it is on game pass, give it a go! Expand
  7. Mar 31, 2021
    0
    On a déjà vu ça en matière d’étrons indés même si ça reste rare : un « jeu » indé (entre guillemets pour « jeu » bien sûr…) en deux couleursOn a déjà vu ça en matière d’étrons indés même si ça reste rare : un « jeu » indé (entre guillemets pour « jeu » bien sûr…) en deux couleurs !! et même que s’ils pouvaient, ils le feraient en une seule ! cet ersatz donc, ce sous-produit de sous-résidu de sous-daube pas ludique est donc le fruit de leurs « efforts » alors qu’ils poussaient très fort sur leur trône, très concentrés…

    Il s’agit comme de bien entendu d’un Kickstarter à l’origine et avant tout d’un « magnifique » foutage de gueule complètement foutraque qui prend bien les gens pour des cons, une sorte d’art contemporain (très con-temporain) appliqué au domaine du jeu vidéo… même si ça n’a rien d’un « jeu » et que le terme « vidéo est inadapté pour qualifier ce qu’on « voit » à l’écran…

    Ou ce qu’on peut bien en faire… ou tenter interagir avec cette suite d’aberrations absconses sortis de l’esprit dérangé et de la cervelle avinée de stagiaires qui ont fumé toute la moquette du couloir et des chiottes. En somme, un non-jeu et une vraie merde !
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