We still think it's great, but accept it has a niche appeal, strictly for the gamer who likes a slow-burning intellectual challenge. The puzzles are intriguing and challenging, and the use of extensive clues mean you have to think rather than adopt the click on everything you see until something happens' approach - how it should be. The dark alleyways, rain-soaked sidewalks and dreary drinking haunts are populated by a motley crew of down-at-heel vampires, slow-witted troll heavies and scheming dwarves, all full of witty conversation and bizarre life stories. The city is full of imaginative locations, which are bristling with animations and characters. You are Lewton, an ex-cop PI with a drinking problem and women troubles, of course. Set in the city of Ankh-Morpork and based on the Discworld novels, Noir is Terry Pratchett's world as seen in a 1950s American detective story, full of smokey bars, lounge-jazz, femme fatales and no-good hoodlums. And in Discworld Noir, we have something nearing the apex of the genre.
Remember point -and-click adventures? The games where you progress from one pre-rendered location to another, pointing and clicking at items and characters to interact with them? While they may be the very embodiment of gaming purgatory for many, they do have a certain cerebral charm, making for intricate puzzles and long, involved conversations.
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