Genesis Noir | Review in 3 Minutes

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KC Nwosu reviews Genesis Noir, developed by Feral Cat Den.
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#GenesisNoir

[@theescapist]

The post-3MR for Genesis Noir will only be on Twitch this week, starting up at 3 PM CT today. www.twitch.tv/the_escapist_official Gotta keep those notifications clear for Zero Punctuation tomorrow!

[@MrFuzzyGreen]

Now that's a thorough review. Glitches, time wasted but still won round. Low key impressed.

[@MrFuzzyGreen]

Playing it now too. What a beautiful bit of design. A pleasure to have wash over you.

[@brianvaira486]

The art style reminds me a bit of the afterlife in Pixar’s Soul

[@andrewhickinbottom1051]

Just worked my way through this in 4 hours after buying it in a steam sale. I really enjoyed it! The 'gameplay' itself is pretty barebones, resembling an adult's version of an infant's activity center at times, but the story, style, atmosphere and overall experience was a worthwhile and memorable one. Thanks for the heads-up on this KC! I didnt run into any bugs, though i had a few frustrations 'manipulating' some of the rotation based sections.

[@bw000m]

huh, always figured this would have that “before during or after the beginning of the universe” release date forever

[@MrDalisclock]

Finished playing this a little while ago. Review is spot on, though I didn't have much in the way of glitches so maybe they've been patched since release. It is very arty farty indie game but it lives or dies based on it's presentation and themes and arguably one of the better SYMBOLISM! and METAPHOR! type indie games I've played. It seems to know what it's trying to do and even thought it sometimes trips off into la la land(there's one bit near the end that feels like stumbling into a hippy's acid trip) it's quite memorable due to how much love was clearly put into it. That being said, I'm still not sure exactly what was going on, but it was well worth the $15 bucks and 5 hour playtime.

[@hipolitoalanis443]

Good review KC! I will try it on Gamepass probably.

[@ParadoxQuestion]

I just finished the game and got through it without any bugs. Not sure if I played patched version, but either way I loved the game! I really enjoyed figuring out the symbolism and concepts on my own and thought the small puzzles were enjoyable. The music and visuals are of course the biggest hits for me, but they don’t detract from the fact that the gameplay itself is still quite good (although an acquired taste). The ending segments were some of the coolest stuff I’ve seen in any recent game and really got me thinking about everything around me

[@mutalord]

So the big bang was a gun......... I have heard weirder versions XD

[@darassylmoniakam]

that game was just pleasant, original , touching, despite some not-obvious riddles and interactivity glitches

[@CretuRadu]

Tried it on gamepass the other day but got really bored and uninstalled it after a bug stopped me. Agree with the review but don't think this had to be a game. Comic book with sounds or a movie would have kept the pace better for me.

[@ohmygodfreeusername]

that's like ur opinion, man ©

[@collectiusindefinitus6935]

@@ohmygodfreeusername But... What was your goal by pointing out that someone giving their opinion about a game is in fact an opinion?

[@ohmygodfreeusername]

@@collectiusindefinitus6935 it's an opinion

[@collectiusindefinitus6935]

@@ohmygodfreeusername I know it is. I was just questioning why you chose to point it out in a way that made it sound like you disagreed.

[@ohmygodfreeusername]

@@collectiusindefinitus6935 because this game is an audio-visual treasure, too bad u can't appreciate it

[@disdeg9514]

KC is best 3 minute game reviewer by far don't @ me

[@Mick_Chicken]

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[@PortlandMan]

@Paul Jaskowski Come on mannn

[@prestonbyrd8443]

Well I'm buying it. Anyone else?

[@jasonblalock4429]

Yep. I adore the UPA-inspired art style; I'm buying it just for that.

[@ludilka]

Already bought and finished it. Not sure why the review mentions it's 6 hrs long, I finished it within 4, and that's including end credits.

[@enricomarelli2022]

This sounds like a cute game

[@josephsmith2682]

Wow this looks so cool

[@andrewhickinbottom1051]

This looks great! Very interesting and unique looking. How long did it take to finish? Is this one of those 'pretty, but takes like 90 minutes to get through' like 'Voyage' was?

[@demrandom]

he mentions in the review that it takes 6 hours

[@andrewhickinbottom1051]

@@demrandom Ah, thanks! I must have missed that bit - probably distracted by the purdy visuals haha

[@Slloom2011]

and what is wrong with a game that is 90 minutes long. I'd say that's a good thing it doesn't over stay its welcome and get stretched and bloated for no reason other than length which makes an interesting game a boring one

[@andrewhickinbottom1051]

@@Slloom2011 I'm all for short and sweet games compared to life-consuming open world bloats, but i felt a bit short changed with Voyage -like it didnt have time to develop its story or characters enough to make me care for them by the time it abruptly ended.

[@Slloom2011]

@@andrewhickinbottom1051 ok if you put it like that than I agree I am all for long or super short games if the story really needs it

[@notmetagaming]

You sound just like rich rebuilds lol

[@digphillips4561]

Thank you so much for this! You just saved me $12

[@sarcasmo57]

Looks interesting.

[@messinger100]

For me this game is so interesting because I love astrophysics and visual-narrative games :)

[@gogeterdone]

on the wishlist ^^

[@TheCreepypro]

what a title

[@nightcatarts]

This looks very interesting & seems to carry that sense of wonder in the visuals. Sadly, I am allergic to jazz.

[@PortlandMan]

One of the most boring games I've ever played.

[@mgiebus1869]

Yea I feel like I'm playing someone's homework from an animation class. Played all of 15 mins before uninstalling it

[@CabbageRoyale]

"Reading"!!!! uhhgg maybe this game isnt for me 😢

[@accychap5533]

Tried to play it yesterday and couldn't get anywhere. Hadn't a clue what to do and hate jazz so uninstalled 👎

[@MrDalisclock]

If you hate Jazz, probably for the best, as there's a lot of Jazz in it.

[@reign80]

But now you can watch Maka guides and follow along and beat the game.. YAY!!!!!!

[@HitoriGnocchi]

too much aesthetics not enough gameplay imo

[@Kindlesmith70]

Video is 3 minutes 20 seconds so... Nice try.

[@philzan3627]

You lost me at psychadelic adventure game... bleh

[@joserics]

why?

[@philzan3627]

@@joserics It has always been a gimmick. I have never seen it used as a theme, a story plot or anything that quite frankly added anything to the game. As someone else on the channel would say, it's pretty pretentious.

[@nicolaserrazuriz4]

@@philzan3627 bold words if you didn't even try it, its pretty good and just because of the visual style and music is worth it in my opinion

[@MrDalisclock]

@@nicolaserrazuriz4 I enjoyed it but if the review/trailer doesn't sell someone, the game probably isn't going to either.

[@DeepOne90]

Such a gorgeous game, I'm loving it and only had a minor bug.