Backbone review12/8/2023 That is the whole story with Backbone really I started and finished in two sittings and it felt effortless and very streamlined. Apart from using R2 to run, that is the whole control scheme – simple, direct and with no needless faff. I felt there was enough leeway to express what I thought in every conversation.Ĭharacter movement was handled exactly as I wanted, rather than clicking on an area to move, you controlled Howard just like in a 3rd person adventure and selected objects with the cross button. I really did start to feel like a detective, the great writing and dialogue options really helped with that. Not in Backbone though, everything makes sense and flows beautifully from one scene to the next.ĭuring gameplay, you have stealth sections, a few visual puzzles and just generally meander around what can only be described as smoke-filled, pixel-based works of art pulled from gritty crime novels. In some point and click games, especially older ones, you find yourself just clicking on everything or randomly trying to combine items together trying to brute force a solution. I need to know more dammit! No Old-School Brute Forcingīackbone is a modern point and click game but what I loved about it was that not for one second did I not know what my task was, what I was supposed to do or where I was going next. The only flaw with this gripping tale is that I thought the ending came a bit abruptly, left too much unsaid and fell a little flat but I am nit-picking a little because the rest of the game was simply splendid and so distinct. The second half of the game is just bonkers and really surprised me, the more I say, the worse the experience will be for people who want to play but I guarantee you, it is not what you are expecting. There are twists, surprises, funny characters and brilliant writing that all fold into this ingenious adventure. I loved the narrative threads within Backbone, I am not normally a story lover, I play games for the gameplay and the story is a ‘nice to have’ but Backbone’s tale kept me truly invested for every minute of its five or six-hour campaign. Further Reading – All PS4 Games That Run Better on PS5
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