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Tails Noir: Prologue

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2019

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Quick resume

Tails Noir: Prologue is the first act of a post-noir narrative adventure. Become raccoon private eye Howard Lotor and explore dystopian Vancouver inhabited by animals as you uncover a deeply personal story of change and transformation.

Global score

97/100

Genres

Adventure, Indie, Role-playing (RPG), Free To Play

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    Pros

    • Stunning pixel art and lighting effects
    • Engaging noir story and characters
    • Atmospheric jazz soundtrack
    • Intriguing puzzles and stealth mechanics
    • Free prologue with high production value

    Cons

    • Limited gameplay depth beyond prologue
    • Some bugs and technical issues reported
    • Lack of voice acting
    • Linear narrative with limited player impact
    • Full game reportedly less compelling than prologue

    Motivations

    • Autonomy

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    • Competence

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    • Competition

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    • Continuation

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      "Many players report being hooked and wanting to keep playing beyond the short prologue, indicating strong desire for continuation."

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    • Cooperation

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      "Gameplay is primarily single-player and investigative, with no cooperative multiplayer or teamwork mechanics."

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    • Creativity

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      "Players can explore the environment and choose dialogue options, but no creation or modification mechanics."

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    • Domination

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      "No indications of exerting control or superiority over others; interactions are narrative-driven and balanced."

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    • Escapism

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      "Provides an atmospheric, immersive escape into a noir world, allowing players to dissociate from real life."

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    • Expectation

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      "Players engage voluntarily out of interest and intrinsic motivation, no pressure or obligation noted."

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    • Experimenting

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      "Some exploration of dialogue choices and minor puzzle solving, but overall follows a set narrative."

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    • Exploration

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      "Players explore detailed environments and uncover story elements, though locations are mostly fixed and known."

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    • Expression

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      "Limited character customization noted; some self-expression through dialogue choices and interaction style but no avatar personalization."

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    • Fantasy

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      "Anthropomorphic animal characters and noir setting create an imaginative fictional world distinct from reality."

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    • Fellowship

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      "Gameplay is solitary with minimal social interaction or community involvement."

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    • Growth

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      "Players develop investigative skills and learn story details through repeated play and puzzle solving."

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    • Health

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      "Standard sedentary gameplay with no physical activity or health-related features."

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    • Idle

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      "Requires focused attention on puzzles and story; not designed for background or idle play."

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    • Intimacy

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      "Character interactions and relationships add emotional depth, though limited to scripted dialogues."

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    • Leadership

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    • Progression

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    • Relaxation

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      "Atmospheric music and visuals create a calming, immersive experience despite emotional intensity."

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    • Sensation

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      "Strong sensory stimulation from detailed pixel art, flashy effects, and energetic soundtrack."

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    • Status

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    • Story

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    • Strategy

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    • Thrill

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    • Value

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    • Violence

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    • Survival

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    Analysis

    Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Intimacy, Survival, Violence, Competition. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Survival. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Fellowship, Cooperation.

    How to use the graph
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    Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Motivations” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

    • Larger dot with a light outline: the game you are viewing.
    • Colour: groups of games with comparable motivation patterns (statistical clusters).
    • Hover a dot to see the game name; click to open its page.
    • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom out and see more games.

    Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers.

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