Posted February 09, 2021
The-Business: New company in the catalog: EggNut for Backbone (demo available):
Backbone is a roleplaying noir detective adventure. Step into the shoes of Howard Lotor, a raccoon private eye. Interrogate witnesses through branching dialogues inspired by classic CRPGs, sneak through diverse districts of a now walled-off dystopian Vancouver, sniff out clues, and choose which leads to follow.
Features:
- Backbone is a dark story set in dystopian anthropomorphic animal society, where social class is dictated by species.
- As a detective, sniff out clues and evidence, interrogate witnesses, solve stealth puzzles, and choose which leads to follow.
- Stunning combination of high resolution pixel art and Unreal Engine tools like volumetric lighting, particle effects and custom materials.
- Non-linear conversations with a diverse cast of characters inspired by old school CRPGs.
- Detailed environments are modeled after the real streets of Vancouver, BC.
- Original doom jazz OST.
- You get to play as a highly relatable raccoon in a trench coat.
The-Business:
This looks interesting. And set in Vancouver? I may have to grab this one.Backbone is a roleplaying noir detective adventure. Step into the shoes of Howard Lotor, a raccoon private eye. Interrogate witnesses through branching dialogues inspired by classic CRPGs, sneak through diverse districts of a now walled-off dystopian Vancouver, sniff out clues, and choose which leads to follow.
Features:
- Backbone is a dark story set in dystopian anthropomorphic animal society, where social class is dictated by species.
- As a detective, sniff out clues and evidence, interrogate witnesses, solve stealth puzzles, and choose which leads to follow.
- Stunning combination of high resolution pixel art and Unreal Engine tools like volumetric lighting, particle effects and custom materials.
- Non-linear conversations with a diverse cast of characters inspired by old school CRPGs.
- Detailed environments are modeled after the real streets of Vancouver, BC.
- Original doom jazz OST.
- You get to play as a highly relatable raccoon in a trench coat.