Bullet Noir

Intense, fun, mindless shooter with a name that fits the gameplay and tone really well. It is quite challenging and that's what got me hooked tbh. You can also use different strategies. I lean towards more stealth in general but not all levels allow it, and that's fine. The graphics are pretty decent for this genre and I like the story and characters, especially The Priest.

Un juego vale más que mil palabras........................... https://youtu.be/UtalipFD7gM Bullet Noir es un juego de disparos de vista desde arriba al mas puro estilo hotline miami, que nos cuenta una historia de venganza con una atmosfera muy oscura. UIn juego recomendable

A fun top-down shooter that houses an arcade mode, leaderboards, and speed run modes. It has a great soundtrack which is a necessity for these kind of games. Four different protagonists and character special abilities make this game a little bit different than the ones that you've probably played before. Voice actings a little ham and cheese, but nice to have over games in this genre I've played before. Only Cons I can see right now are character movement. It doesn't feel as fluid as games I've played before, and the delay in swapping to melee weapon to equipped gun. Kept wanting more with each level, Love the Roadmap!

As someone who loves Hotline Miami, I instantly got hooked to the shooting and trying to collect combos of kills and make it look as cool like I'm John Wick. Devs are very upfront with this being Early Access and have a roadmap in the main menu to see what's coming up. The cutscenes are still a work in progress. All cutscenes don't have any sounds/music yet have voice acting. But I do like the artstyle and music (in-game). The obvious comparison everyone is gonna make is "Hotline Miami and Sin City" For the gameplay that's available so far, it was really fun with every character having a different ability and working out how to use it to maximize your score. I would love more levels in the game (it's will probably will be released with time.) Really looking forward to see the finished product. While I recommend the game, I would say wait for the full game to get released to get the most enjoyment out of it. What's currently available storywise I finished within 1½ hours. But if you really want something to fill that Hotline Miami itch, this will keep you busy for an hour or two. Maybe more if you wanna do the Arcade mode as well.

Great game, shooting can be a little difficult at first but once you learn it its very nice, i like the special ability aswell and the story is great

ESPAÑOL: Bullet Noir es un top-down shooter al estilo Hotline Miami, pero con un tono más sombrío, como su nombre lo indica, es Noir. Nos sumerge en una trama de venganza tras el asesinato del mentor de los protagonistas, y permite jugar con cada uno de los cuatro personajes principales. Cada personaje tiene características propias y un estilo de juego distintivo, aunque comparten una base jugable común. Si bien al momento de jugarlo el título se encuentra en acceso anticipado y aún le falta contenido (especialmente en las cutscenes), la jugabilidad es muy divertida y accesible, con una curva de aprendizaje razonable que permite adaptarse rápidamente a sus mecánicas. La historia parece ser uno de los puntos fuertes, junto con la acción. Por eso, estaré atento a futuras actualizaciones que agreguen más contenido narrativo, como voces, música y un mejor balance en el volumen de los diálogos, ya que algunas voces suenan más altas que otras. Lo recomiendo especialmente a quienes disfrutan de shooters frenéticos pero valoran una buena trama como trasfondo. ENGLISH: Bullet Noir is a top-down shooter in the style of Hotline Miami, but with a darker tone... as its name suggests, it's Noir. The game draws you into a revenge story following the murder of the protagonists’ mentor, and lets you play as each of the four main characters. Each character has unique traits and a distinct playstyle, while still sharing a solid core gameplay. Although the game is currently in Early Access and still lacks some content (especially cutscenes), the core gameplay is very fun and player-friendly, with a smooth learning curve that helps you get used to the mechanics quickly. The story seems to be one of its strongest points alongside the action, so I’m looking forward to future updates that add more narrative content—particularly voice acting, music, and some volume adjustments, as a few voice lines are louder than others. I recommend it to players who enjoy fast-paced shooters but also appreciate a strong narrative backdrop.

[h3][b]La direction artistique et les sensations de jeu sont très bonnes.[/b][/h3] [b]Si vous aimez [i]Hotline Miami[/i] alors vous pouvez foncer. Bien qu'il soit moins ambitieux que son modèle, j'estime que ce jeu devrait avoir beaucoup plus de visibilité.[/b] [h3]4 personnages, 4 chapitres:[/h3] Une histoire de vengeance qui vous fera jouer quatre personnages ayant chacun sa spécificité. J'ai vraiment retrouvé les sensations d'un [i]Hotline Miami[/i]. Bien que sa direction artistique fasse beaucoup penser aux films [i]Sin City[/i]. Visuellement c'est beau et stylé, le revers c'est que ce côté très sombre peut lasser à la longue. Sachez que les niveaux sont très courts. Il m'aura fallut deux heures pour arriver au boss final. [h3]Les musiques:[/h3] Atouts majeurs de ce genre de jeu, les musiques sont ici réussies et entraînantes. Évidemment ce genre de jeu souffrira toujours de la comparaison avec les musiques de Perturbator, Carpenter Brut, Jasper Byrne et tous les autres ayant contribué à forger l'esprit de [i]Hotline Miami[/i]. Ceci étant dit, les musiques de [i]Bullet Noir[/i] restent très bonnes. [h3]Quelques ombres dans ce roman noir:[/h3] [b]- Lors de certaines cinématiques il manque quelques effets sonores comme le coup de sabre et le coup de feu (n'oublions pas que c'est un accès anticipé) - L'aventure est très courte. Par contre il y a des modes [i]arcade[/i] et [i]hardcore[/i]. Voilà qui devrait rallonger la durée de vie. - Je n'ai pas aimé de boss de fin (subjectif)[/b] [h3]Conclusion:[/h3] Si vous voulez retrouver les sensations d'un [i]Hotline Miami[/i] dans un univers à la [i]Sin City[/i], n'hésitez pas, [i]Bullet Noir[/i] est là pour vous.

Very promising! Feels like Hotline Miami with Sin City inspired visuals and vibe. Gameplay, visuals and music are solid. There are certainly areas of improvement but it's early access and hopefully they will polish it.

Bullet Noir 1.0 is a stylish, brutally precise twin-stick shooter where one-shot kills apply on both sides. The 35-level campaign lands with a final chapter, and Arcade and Speedrun modes with leaderboards make it easy to lose hours chasing cleaner routes and bigger combos. When it clicks, it really clicks. The gritty-noir presentation sells the vibe, the soundtrack keeps your pulse up, and the four playable heroes feel distinct enough to change how you approach each map. I gravitated to The Lady; her fast melee and passive ability helped me keep long strings alive. Shotgun-through-doors moments and well-timed slow-mo chains are pure dopamine. It is not all smooth. Lock-on can be finicky, and on a controller the reticle sits farther from your character than I would like. That makes snap targets tougher than they should be, and occasional hit or collision oddities add to the frustration. The melee to gun swap has a small delay that can cost a run, and darker maps sometimes hide enemies more than they should. There are no checkpoints, so small mistakes can mean full restarts. Steam Deck ran beautifully for me with stable performance and no stutter. I actually preferred the Deck over WASD and mouse since having lock-on on LB felt better than clicking the middle mouse, even if a mouse offers tighter raw aim. One caveat: there is no cloud saving between Deck and PC, so your progress will not carry over if you swap platforms. If you like topping scores and living on a knife’s edge, Bullet Noir delivers. The control quirks can sting, but the rush of a clean route and an S rating makes it easy to hit retry again and again. 🔗Full Written Review: https://nuxgameguides.com/reviews/bullet-noir-review/

8/10 Really love the story and graphics! Game controls were... not the best. IM NOT good at wasd, so trying to do it on controller wasn't the hardest but i could see how improvements need to be made, esp with the rotating aiming. All in ALL if you can wasd GET IT. This game is fun! Hope they can optimize controller for it!