Renoir

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Renoir is a single player action adventure game with mystery and thriller themes. It was developed by Black Wing Foundation and was released on November 16, 2016. It received neutral reviews from players.

"Renoir" is a single-player mystery platformer game that offers around 7 hours of playtime. As ex-police officer James Renoir, promoted to detective, you must solve your own murder case after being shot and turned into a ghost. Explore a corrupted city, uncover secrets, and seek justice in this compelling narrative.

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Single-Player

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Audience ScoreBased on 52 reviews

gameplay6 positive mentions

grinding2 negative mentions

The game features a classic noir style with good voice acting and an engaging story.
The puzzle mechanics are creative and require planning and synchronization, making for an interesting gameplay experience.
The art design and soundtrack are praised for their quality, contributing to a captivating atmosphere.

The controls are unresponsive and clunky, making gameplay frustrating and tedious.
There is a lack of puzzle variety, with many puzzles feeling repetitive and simplistic.
The game suffers from poor explanations of mechanics, leaving players confused about certain gameplay elements.

gameplay
24 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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17%
The gameplay has received mixed reviews, with many players finding it stiff, boring, and repetitive, despite an interesting concept involving puzzle mechanics that require recording actions of ghosts to navigate obstacles. While some appreciate the creative gameplay mechanics and the need for strategic thinking, others feel that the overall execution fails to deliver an engaging experience. The game's aesthetics and story seem to be the primary draws for players, overshadowing the lackluster gameplay.
- “The puzzle mechanic relies on recording actions for a level-specific set of ghosts, which in turn have to help navigate the protagonist through deadly sources of light and around obstacles.”
- “Good art direction, remarkable noir implementation, interesting gameplay mechanics, and characters together make an excellent atmosphere of a noir thriller.”
- “You need to control other ghosts using a quite unique gameplay mechanic - you basically record a 'replay' for every character on screen, one by one.”
- “The gameplay is really stiff and boring.”
- “Interesting concept but the gameplay is atrocious and repetitive.”
- “Gameplay sucks.”
story
18 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The story of the game is a traditional noir whodunit that, while somewhat light, is enhanced by decent voice acting, theme music, and cutscenes, making it engaging for fans of the genre. Players appreciate the narrative's moral about perseverance and express a desire for more depth, but overall, the story complements the game's strong aesthetics and puzzle mechanics. Many reviewers find the combination of visuals and storytelling to be a significant draw, making the game worth playing.
- “My love of film noir wins out, and at $9.99 the game is definitely worth playing to appreciate its visuals and story.”
- “Will be playing this one, the story holds quite some intrigue.”
- “A fairly simple puzzle game in the vein of Swapper with a traditional noir whodunit story--no surprises here.”
- “Only the story is mildly on the light side, but considering all the other outstanding features, Renoir is a bona fide puzzle game and ranges among the better half of them.”
- “I admit, I'm more into this game for its aesthetics and story more than its gameplay, but I did appreciate and enjoy the puzzles that required actual forethought and synchronization.”
graphics
14 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The graphics of the game receive mixed reviews, with some praising the noir art style and overall visuals, while others criticize the awkward appearance of the player character, which seems poorly adapted to the 16:9 format. Despite these issues, many players appreciate the aesthetic and story, suggesting that the visuals enhance the overall experience, particularly for fans of the genre.
- “Stellar soundtrack and visuals.”
- “My love of film noir wins out, and at $9.99 the game is definitely worth playing to appreciate its visuals and story.”
- “I feel like these graphics could've been used to better effect for a point-and-click adventure, but still, not a bad little game.”
- “It just feels like a collection of puzzles with a noir graphics style.”
- “I understand a part of the reason is the art style.”
music
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The music in the game is highly praised for its stellar quality, contributing significantly to the overall atmosphere alongside impressive visuals and art design. Players find the soundtrack relaxing and immersive, enhancing their experience during gameplay, including puzzles and cutscenes.
- “The art design and soundtrack are amazing; the puzzles themselves are both intuitive as well as creative.”
- “Stellar soundtrack and visuals.”
- “I relaxed for 5 minutes listening to this music, long enough to realize that I would be okay.”
- “Theme music, voice acting, cutscenes, the story, and puzzles were all quite decent.”
atmosphere
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game is praised for its excellent atmosphere, characterized by strong art direction and a compelling noir aesthetic. The dark gothic presentation, combined with engaging gameplay mechanics and well-developed characters, enhances the overall immersive experience of a noir thriller.
- “Good art direction, remarkable noir implementation, interesting gameplay mechanics, and characters together make an excellent atmosphere of a noir thriller.”
- “It has great atmosphere and its overall dark gothic presentation.”
grinding
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be tedious rather than challenging, often leading to frustration as even minor mistakes require starting over.
- “It's not that it's hard, more so tedious, and if you make a small mistake, you start over.”