This clipping of curiosity goes against the very point of the mystery genre, so I never felt like I could properly get invested in the answers I got. There were many times during the interrogation scenes when I wanted to know more about a certain detail, but asking lost me points. Unfortunately, the questioning is probably the weakest part of Chicken Police, which is a shame, for a mystery game. Depending on this attribute, you must tailor your questions to match it. Featherland breaks the fourth wall to tell the player about their victim’s dominant personality trait. The ‘Interrogate’ function launches a mini-game, where you can question characters on their ‘fowl’ play. The clues you find influence the lines of inquiry – talk might be ‘cheep’, but it’s the backbone of Chicken Police: Paint It RED!’s gameplay. Using the point-and-click mechanic, you can easily explore a crime scene for interesting tidbits of information and pick up clues to store in your inventory. Gameplay Credit: HandyGamesĪs the narrative develops, Featherland breaks out the keen detective eye. As you explore the scene by clicking an item or investigating a character, you can almost feel the spirit of notable Noir author Raymond Chandler inhabiting the strange humanoid chicken head. This wonderfully classic noir story takes inspiration from only the very best: The Maltese Falcon and The Big Sleep leapt into my mind multiple times whilst the story unfolded through the lazy drawl of Featherland. The only problem is, the last time they spoke was a New Year’s Eve, long ago, when Marty shot Sonny. Catzenko is a singer at the high-end Czar Club, and the girlfriend of infamous rat gangster Ibn Wessler.Īfter Ibanez delivers a hand-written note from Catzenko that mentions Featherland’s estranged wife, Molly, we learn more about Featherland’s tenuous relationship with his ex-partner, Marty MacChicken, the other half of the Chicken Police duo. With doe-eyed sincerity and secrets aplenty, she begs Featherland to investigate a series of increasingly prominent threats against her mistress, Natasha Catzenko. The damsel in distress, Deborah Ibanez, breaks into Featherland’s dimly lilt hotel apartment on the eve of the New Year. Spinning a tale of blackmail, murder and Femme Fatales, Chicken Police begins like the great detective stories of old. ![]() With only 121 days left until his retirement, Featherland, alongside his old partner Marty MacChicken, is reluctantly thrust into the grimy underbelly of Clawville, a typical seedy gangster city that you’d find in any great noir film. Sonny Featherland – half of the legendary Chicken Police who used to rule the roost – is the stereotypical ‘hard-boiled’ protagonist you’d expect from a gritty point and ‘cluck’ murder mystery. With its gorgeously striking black-and-white visuals, its stylish pops of blood-red and its ‘eggciting’ story, is Chicken Police: Paint It RED! all it’s ‘cracked’ up to be, or a ‘poultry’ offering? The Story of Chicken Police Credit: HandyGamesĪ stylish drama swept in darkness, The Wild Gentlemen’s Chicken Police wraps you up in the luxurious drapes of discomfort. ![]() ![]() But this is a testament to the talent of the team – the sheer amount of passion for the noir genre shines through in a way that many AAA games suppress. As a visual novel game, Chicken Police couldn’t be more different from these games. ![]() With a team of developers who worked on releases like The Witcher 3, Crysis, Call of Duty: WWII and Ryse: Son of Rome, the newly formed dev team The Wild Gentlemen team certainly knows its stuff.
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