Falsely accused of murder, private dick Jack Del Nero must comb through the seedy, corrupt underbelly of 1930s New York as he struggles to find the real killer and prove his innocence in Face Noir, the new point-and-click adventure from Mad Orange and Phoenix Online Studios. You'll struggle, too, with awkward dialog, primitive character models, clunky animations, and tedious adventure game minutiae that take all the fun out of being the lead character in a Raymond Chandler-esque romp.
The setting is 1930s New York, a city ravaged by corruption and decline because of the Great Depression. Private Detective Jack Del Nero receives a phone call at his Lexington Ave. office that sets off a series of events that involve, among other things, the great eclipse and the murder of his former colleague. Face Noir is an upcoming point-and-click adventure from Italian studio Mad Orange that explores these gritty themes.