Blues and Bullets
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| Developer(s) | A Crowd of Monsters |
| Publisher(s) | A Crowd of Monsters |
| Producer(s) | Marta Serrano Ruben Marquez |
| Designer(s) | Daniel Castellanos |
| Programmer(s) | Rafael Gonzalez Xavier Jorba |
| Artist(s) | Daniel Candil |
| Composer(s) | Damian Sanchez |
| Engine | Unity |
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Episode 1
Episode 2
Episode 3
Episode 4
Episode 5
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| Genre(s) | Action-adventure |
Blues and Bullets is an episodic alt-history noir video game developed and published by A Crowd of Monsters on Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux, Xbox One and PlayStation 4. The five-episode game was released in July 2015 and March 2016, and the remaining three episodes will be released at unknown dates.
Contents
Gameplay
The player will search for clues to find leads in the investigation. Clues will include mutilated body parts. Clues can be matched to witnesses. There are also shooting sections.[1] The game's narrative is told in monochrome with occasional tints of color. Interacting with other characters also plays a large part in the game.[2]
Plot
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.Eliot Ness (voiced by Doug Cockle) is the agent who jailed gangster Al Capone (voiced by John Guerrasio). In this new episodic game, Eliot Ness is a retired cop who runs a diner called Blues and Bullets.[3] One day, someone tells him that Al Capone needs his help to find his kidnapped granddaughter. His former nemesis is the only man he trusts to get her back. There are other characters in the game, which include: Milton (voiced by Tom Clarke Hill), Delphine Dockers (voiced by Jules De Jong), Osmond Burke (voiced by Joseph May), Alice (voiced by Laila Pyne), Little Girl (voiced by Laila Pyne), Little Boy (voiced by Jules De Jong (episode 1) and Alexa Kahn (episode 2)), Dickinson (voiced by Kerry Shale), Jim Dockers (voiced by Colin Stinton) and Nikolai Ivankov (voiced by Bill Roberts).
Development
The game was first announced on August 13, 2014.[4] Several more screenshots were released on November 22, 2014,[5] and the game was featured at the 2015 Game Developer's Conference.[1] The game was awarded at Game Connection Development Awards in the category of Excellence in Story & StoryTelling.[6] A trailer was released on March 4, 2015.[7] The first developer diary video of the game was published on May 16, 2015.[8]
Episodes
The game will be separated into five episodes, released in several month intervals. Episode 1 was released on July 23, 2015 and Episode 2 was released on March 8, 2016 with Episode 3-5 to be released.
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release |
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| 1 | "The End of Peace" | Daniel Candil and Daniel Castellanos | Josue Monchan Story by Daniel Candil, Daniel Castellanos and Josue Monchan |
July 23, 2015 |
| Eliot Ness is a retire cop running a diner called Blues and Bullets. When his old nemesis, Al Capone asks for his help in finding his granddaughter who has been kidnapped. | ||||
| 2 | "Shaking the Hive" | Daniel Candil and Daniel Castellanos | Josue Monchan Story by Daniel Candil, Daniel Castellanos and Josue Monchan |
March 8, 2016 |
| Eliot Ness embarks on a journey into the mysterious submarine that emerged out of the water. While wearing a disguise made up of bandages, attempts to make a deal with Ivankov, the ruthless Russian mobster. | ||||
| 3 | "Mourning the Dead" | Daniel Candil and Daniel Castellanos | Josue Monchan Story by Daniel Candil, Daniel Castellanos and Josue Monchan |
TBA |
| 4 | "Behind the Mask" | Daniel Candil and Daniel Castellanos | Josue Monchan Story by Daniel Candil, Daniel Castellanos and Josue Monchan |
TBA |
| 5 | "The New Untouchables" | Daniel Candil and Daniel Castellanos | Josue Monchan Story by Daniel Candil, Daniel Castellanos and Josue Monchan |
TBA |
Reception
Episode 1: The End of Peace
GameSpot awarded the first episode a score of 7.0 out of 10, saying "Although Blues and Bullets isn’t without its flaws, this first episode sets a distinctive comic-book, crime-noir attitude compelling enough to keep you playing and looking forward to what the series will offer in future installments."[9] ComboCaster awarded the first episode 8.3 out of 10, praising the story and pacing.[10] The Sixth Axis awarded the first episode a score of 7 out of ten, saying "The End Of Peace feels like A Crowd Of Monsters has crammed too much within the two and a half hour introductory episode, with lots of characters and events occurring without much time to digest what came before."[11]
Episode 2: Shaking the Hive
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External links
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