Milanoir

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Summary

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. Hunt for the truth and escape the ones who are chasing you through an unforgiving city. Someone wants you dead: you have to use all your toughness to survive. Shoot, choke, sneak your way through the enemies and engage them in breathtaking car chases.


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Milanoir Reviews & Ratings

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Review by Funn [user]
October 31, 2018

I normally don't do that, but I will write a positive review for this game. It's surprising that this one really deserves a positive review.I normally don't do that, but I will write a positive review for this game. It's surprising that this one really deserves a positive review. This game is unique, at least for me. It doesn't cost much, buy it and see for yourself. Graphics are pixel art but pleasant pixel art, not some kind of this "new pixel art". And the story and the shooting is great.It's like Tarantino had a baby with pixels (not Pixar, pixels).And now excuse me but I need some time to think about the baby of Tarantino and Pixar.

55
Review by XboxAddict
July 10, 2018

I love games that I can get into the story, into the characters and have a reasonable challenge in the combat and gameplay. I love progressing in video games and the satisfaction of completing each level. Milanoir may not be my cup of tea because of the lack of satisfying these areas, but it may be yours with its merits in the sound and artwork, and if you REALLY, REALLY enjoy a challenging and somewhat frustrating game.

60
Review by MondoXbox
June 27, 2018

A stylish and evocative 8-bit representation of the '70s criminal Milan, unluckily dragged down by an unbalanced and often repetitive shooter gameplay.

40
Review by Xbox_Alive [user]
June 11, 2018

I love Italian films and I would go as far to say that it’s probably one of my most favourite genre’s when it comes to movies. As you canI love Italian films and I would go as far to say that it’s probably one of my most favourite genre’s when it comes to movies. As you can imagine then I was quite looking forward to Milanoir bevause it looked like it had all the things I like about Italian films. Unfortunately though I was a little disappointed with the end product and whilst it had a couple of enjoyable aspects for me to get to grips with in the end it just had too many shortcomings and unfortunately that’s all I remembered about the game. It’s not all doom and gloom though because the story that’s in the game is actually pretty decent and kept me intrigued throughout my time with the game. In fact the story is the only thing that made me want to continue with the game because the gameplay has a myriad of problems which frustrated me to say the least. Whilst the game boasts some unique bosses it wasn’t enough to save the dull and boring combat. The combat also had the problem of being very difficult as well and when you combine this high difficulty with the dullness of it playing the game ends up being a real chore, which is a shame. Another thing that holds the combat back are the horrible controls. Aiming and shooting remained awkward throughout my playthrough and sometimes the controls didn’t even respond at all which in turn made me that frustrated that I nearly turned the game straight off. Unfortunately these issues don’t get any better at all so any good things the game gives you are forgotten quite quickly because of this. I did however end up completing the game despite the problems it suffers with and in terms of content there isn’t much for you to get through. This is probably a good thing because the content that is present doesn’t have much variety present in it at all. This lack of variety and lack of content means that in terms of replayability the game hardly has none and once you complete the game you’re highly unlikely to return back to it. Without a doubt my favourite thing about this game was the presentation side of things. Visually the game has a nice and gritty look to it and in a way it makes the story come alive a bit more. The sound design also makes the story come alive in a way and I must admit that I did enjoy the soundtrack included in the game. At the end of the day Milanoir has a great concept that probably garnered quite a lot of interest from quite a few people. Unfortunately though this great concept is lost quite quickly due to the game failing in a number of key areas and in the end I can’t recommend this game to you because it got more things wrong than it got right.

75
Review by IGN Italia
June 5, 2018

An interesting shooter that reminds one of Italian noir with some Tarantino's ideas. A good indie, but some unnecessary difficulty spikes ruin the overall flow.

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Game Information
Release Date May 31, 2018
Publisher Good Shepherd Entertainment, Italo Games, Gambitious
Content Rated M (Mature)
Game Modes Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Player Perspectives Bird view / Isometric
Genres Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Themes Action
Platforms PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch