Discworld Noir

Ankh-Morpork is a city surrounded by darkness, where the cold river Ankh flows, where it always rains, and where dwarves and trolls co-exist with secret societies, religious fanatics, stupid police captains, and bar pianists. It is also where a bitterly sarcastic sharp-eyed private investigator named Lewton tries to earn a living solving bizarre cases. A mysterious woman named Carlotta hires him to find her lost lover. Wandering through the dark city and gathering evidence, Lewton has to solve the case, confront a sinister conspiracy, and once again become torn between love and despair.

Discworld Noir differs from other Discworld adventure games not only thanks to its more serious tone and much darker "film noir" atmosphere, but also because of its gameplay. Instead of inventory-based puzzles there are clues, which Lewton writes down in his notebook and which should be then used whenever there is a connection between the clue and the situation in question. Most of the gameplay is thus dedicated to detective work in conversations; but the usage of the right clues at the right place is still comparable to inventory-based puzzle-solving of other adventures. Graphically, Discword Noir features three-dimensional character models and pre-rendered backgrounds.

Preceded by Discworld II: Mortality Bytes!
Series DiscWorld (3)
Added June 16, 2021
Published By Infogrames Europe SA
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Title screen. The bright ball over the "New Game" button is your cursor in most screens in the game. (Windows) from mobygames.com
Lewton's Office. This is where you start the game (Windows) from mobygames.com
You meet somebody from your past... Of course, that somebody has to be attractive and female (Windows) from mobygames.com
Talking with the first mate of the Milka about passengers (subtitles on). People in Ankh-Morpork have a rather cavalier attitude towards other people's lives (Windows) from mobygames.com
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A conversation with the old Count at night (Windows) from mobygames.com
Lewton's notebook. The entries can be used as conversation topics. As the story progresses new entries will be added and old ones removed (Windows) from mobygames.com
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The priest of the Temple (Windows) from mobygames.com
An object or a person of importance is highlighted in this way. (Windows) from mobygames.com
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Your buddy, the troll Malachit. Intellectual conversations are NOT his forte... (Windows) from mobygames.com
Lewton wants to know why the troll female singer Saphir has so much money... (Windows) from mobygames.com
Lewton investigates the crime scene... What does this word mean? (Windows) from mobygames.com
As in many other post-LucasArts adventures, interactable objects are few and far between (Windows) from mobygames.com
The game does provide different comments when you try to do silly things - in this case, picking up the sky (Windows) from mobygames.com
The map of Ankh Morpork with accessible locations (Windows) from mobygames.com
When you examine objects Lewton will often volunteer a sarcastically dry comment (Windows) from mobygames.com
Pseudopolis Yard. With the gamma correction cranked up, the pre-rendered images start having somewhat weird colors. It's too dark otherwise, though (Windows) from mobygames.com
This sculptor look... interesting (Windows) from mobygames.com
At some point you'll be thrown into prison. You'll slightly break the fourth wall, too (Windows) from mobygames.com
You'll meet parodies of famous historical figures... (Windows) from mobygames.com
...as well as famous videogame characters (Windows) from mobygames.com
It gets personal. This side of the game is basically a Casablanca parody (Windows) from mobygames.com
This menu appears when you interrogate characters (Windows) from mobygames.com
This is your inventory (Windows) from mobygames.com
Sometimes the view zooms out. Trying to use a clue on an object. You'll be doing this a lot. A LOT, really (Windows) from mobygames.com
Character options. The mysterious third one is gained only in the middle of the game... (Windows) from mobygames.com
Graphic errors? No, sir. You'll gain certain... abilities at some point (Windows) from mobygames.com
Yup, it's... another way to see the world. Very helpful in some cases (Windows) from mobygames.com
Fascinating lecture, indeed (Windows) from mobygames.com
An example of using an inventory item on an object (Windows) from mobygames.com
Opening movie takes place in the dark streets of Discworld (Windows) from mobygames.com
P.I. has a lot of things to be proud of (Windows) from mobygames.com
Kissing a client is a big no-no in a rule book for P.I. (Windows) from mobygames.com
Meeting your new best friend (Windows) from mobygames.com
Lewton, lost in his thoughts (Windows) from mobygames.com
A night talk with Ilsa in your office (Windows) from mobygames.com

Year of Release:
1999

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Genre(s):
Investigative

Graphic Style:
3D

Camera View:
Third-Person

Control Type:
Point and Click

Setting/Theme:
Fantasy Mystery

Other Tags:
Speech

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