After five successful comics created by Juan Díaz Canales and Juanjo Guarnido, it was time for Blacksad had his own adaptation to the world of videogame, fitting perfectly into the genre of the adventure game in which he had been unfolding with ease the equally Spanish Pendulo Studios.
With delays in the launch and patches to correct the countless problems … will the game do justice to the comics?
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The start menu, most suggestive, uncut with the first scene of the game in an exquisite way, giving you on one level all the information necessary to stay in focus focusing the focus of the action: a man has died whose identity we still don't know and his body is found by a woman we can't identify either. From now on start our investigation so that we clear all the unknowns that we have just been raised.
From the gloomy gymnasium in which the body hangs we go to a presentation of the protagonist's office while the narrative resource of the voice-over which will guide us throughout the adventure in a similar way to what was done in the comics. We soon see Blacksad's fierce face and his first encounter with a client. This sequence is vital since it draws us the character of the character to later force us to take our first decision that will shape your personality based on the role we decide to play under your skin.
Resolving the case
The detective story told to us on this occasion is unique, but rescues characters from the graphic novels on which the tone is based and maintained I will not go
In the graphic style you respect the material original, its universe and the charismatic design of its inhabitants, but instead of opting for cel-shading it has been decided to eliminate the line to try to confer greater realism to this interactive film. In addition, it is possible to assume that using that technique so used by Telltale, which seems to suck this title in multiple aspects, would have subtracted personality. Although if you had left wanting "a real comic", do not hesitate to consult your progress in which a summary of your adventures is made in this format.
What name to Telltale Games as an obvious source of inspiration it is no accident, since we will constantly face quick time events already elections Under a time limit. There will also be exploration for the scenarios with fixed camera, with collectibles included, and interrogations more leisurely And, of course, all our actions will lead to a character development that could vary for each player. Of course, the weft thicknessIt will be the same for everyone.
The distinctive touch is put by feline skills of Blacksad, which allow us to stop the time to collect evidence by analyzing our interlocutors with sight, smell or hearing, making proper use of the HD vibration which tells you where to focus your attention. Too bad that in portable mode do not has wanted to implement the touch control. One of lime and another of sand.
Also, the clues acquired during scenario exploration and interaction with characters allow you to create mental connections
Case closed
I generally position myself defending the importance of the story above the graphic section in a game of this genre, but in the case of Blacksad: Under the Skin I find it difficult to ignore its technical deficiencies when its setting is so important to immerse yourself in the plot or when it is barely possible to make a deduction because duplicate texts splash without order or concert the screen or when something as simple as pressing a button becomes an impossible task to perform that forces you to restart the game with its consequent e infinite load times and making you repeat all the research that would not have been automatically saved up to that point. Charging times that are always present as a lurking shadow, either when changing locations, between scenes or to access the different menus. Menus and subtitles with tiny fonts and with a poorly selected source in the phases of dialogue choice.
But in the end the most painful are no longer those absurdly "enlightened" levels, it is not that low and unstable framerateare those textures that take too long to load and, once rendered abruptly, they leave you wanting a greater level of detail in them; that provided you are lucky enough to load, of course, because half of the time you will be seeing blank photographs in which "that is a dog" because you hear how it is commented.
With so many atrocities it is easy to look tenderly at the animals with their robotic movements that vocalize at the wrong time, like a spoiled child who has not done his homework but at least he is not suspending the exam this time.
Here you have some of the countless examples with which you will find swirling textures:
Is it impossible to finish the game? Do not. It becomes difficult? Yes, thanks to the insufferable bugs that will prevent you from distinguishing what is happening, the blockages of the program that will force you to close it or because he alone wants to stop entertaining you. The positive part is that solving a QTE when an image from another menu that should not be there gets in your field of vision becomes infinitely more challenging. I suggest you wait for a succulent offer even if you feel like it? Strongly.
Recommended for …
Patient and selfless people who do not mind investing their money in a poorly executed product that has, of course, bright intentions and a solid plot.
Other titles to which you refer me
- THE. I will not go can be played in Switch and it hardly requires presentation since it is the greatest exponent when we talk about videogames that take their inspiration from black cinema.
- Syberia 3 it's another graphic adventure for Switch which also offered me a great graphic and playable experience that seems to have come out a tough competitor.
Blacksad: Under the Skin is already available in the eShop from Nintendo Switch At a price of € 39.99 and with a download size of 21.3 GB. It is also possible to acquire it in your edition physical.
This analysis has been done with the most recent version of the game to date, the 1.0.2, whose main functionality is, I presume, occupy more storage space.
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