Milanoir captures the essence of 70’s gangster films well, but it’s all style and no substance. The writing is juvenile, the difficulty ramp is ridiculous, and the persistent glitches sour the whole experience. If you’re someone who seeks accomplishment in conquering an absolutely brutal challenge, you might find some enjoyment here. Otherwise, there isn’t a whole lot else to get out of this game.
Milanoir
Italo Games · May 31, 2018
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Inspired by the Italian crime flicks of the \'70s revered by Quentin Tarantino, Milanoir is a pixel-packed action game set in the violent city of Milan. Come meet Piero, a convict suddenly released from prison looking for revenge over the man who framed him.
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- Milanoir may look the part, but it certainly doesn't play like it thanks to finicky controls and a cheap difficulty.
- I equally really liked and really disliked Milanoir. I loved its setting, its atmosphere and its themes, but I disliked pretty much everything related to actual videogame functionality within it. It’s a very broken, unfair, and unbalaced experience coupled with clunky controls and somewhat unlikable characters. Milanoir made me fear car chases like no other game out there.
- 4.0Milanoir takes an appealing aesthetic with a promising setup and turns it into a dutiful slog without much of a payout. It's basic, it's petty, and it's laughably crude. It is a noir title that really doesn’t have a whole lot to say. ...except for "fuck." It’s got more than enough of those to give.
- 7.0While Milanoir does a whole lot of things right with its fair share of positives and highly stylized aspects, it still manages to drop the ball on some key elements like crucial gameplay mechanics. Regardless, this game is a fun play, and we'd say it's definitely worth your money, assuming you are looking more for a solid story and over the top experience than you are for the smoothest, frame-perfect gameplay.
- 5.0Milanoir provides pleasure in its own roundabout, corny, lighthearted way. Sure, its combat is very obtuse, awkward, and confounding. I became emotionally detached from Piero as his dense, cocky attitude drained my soul. But with a few neat mechanics and a well-rendered art style, this whimsical crime-film imitation flatters some of its ancestors and lightly entertains with the same campy charm.
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