Night Call

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 6 expert reviews

Excellent:

2
Good:

2
Average:

1
Bad:

1

Pros:

Fantastic atmosphere, wellwritten dialogue, interesting cast of characters, relaxing atmosphere and presentation
Trancelike atmosphere, Romantic noir setting, Intriguing concept
Exceptional writing delivers a host of moving and memorable scenes, Houssine is a fascinating main character, full of surprising strengths and vulnerabilities, The cast of characters is diverse and well-rounded, and each has a story you'll want to discove...

Cons:

Finding clues is fairly uninvolved, money management has more potential than it lives up to, each mystery is framed the same way
The primary investigations don't reach the same highs as the other story threads, Juggling fares too often gets in the way of enjoying the narrative

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Last revision on August 1, 2023

Reviewers Liked

Fantastic atmosphere, wellwritten dialogue, interesting cast of characters, relaxing atmosphere and presentation
Trancelike atmosphere, Romantic noir setting, Intriguing concept
Exceptional writing delivers a host of moving and memorable scenes, Houssine is a fascinating main character, full of surprising strengths and vulnerabilities, The cast of characters is diverse and well-rounded, and each has a story you'll want to discove

Reviewers Didn't Like

Finding clues is fairly uninvolved, money management has more potential than it lives up to, each mystery is framed the same way
The primary investigations don't reach the same highs as the other story threads, Juggling fares too often gets in the way of enjoying the narrative

Expert reviews and ratings

Assassiner à Paris You awake from a coma in a Parisian hospital, unsure of where you are or why you're there. A nurse slowly coaxes you into conversation, informing you that something unthinkable has happened: you were assaulted by the serial killer...

By Hooked Gamers on August 02, 2019

Great for a single play-through, but no incentive to replay.One shot wonderThere is a killer on the loose in Paris, and somehow you managed to get caught up in the middle of it. You, a simple taxi driver find yourself responsible for investigating and...

By ImpulseGamer on July 25, 2019

MonkeyMoon and Black Muffin have finally launched their game, Night Call. Ready to counter the torrid heat of the summer with the cold rain of a Paris that just doesn't ever want to sleep? It's a journey that will go well beyond the standard rate thanks...

By gotgame.com on July 19, 2019

The taxi cab is refitted as a confession booth in Night Call, a noir-styled visual novel that interweaves a series of murder mysteries through the tales of dozens of ordinary Parisians, the threads of their lives intermingling as you crisscross the...

By GameSpot on July 19, 2019

You play as an unnamed taxi driver who is coerced by a corrupt detective into a spree of professional eavesdropping – a lowly errand for a just cause. The populace has been scarred by a string of murders, and you are the only victim to have survived an...

By VideoGamer on July 19, 2019

Fare cop.Atmosphere rules in this narrative game about a cabbie on the trail of a killer.Look up at night, at the right moment, and you may see it: a jetliner burning silently across the sky, contrails clean and straight, tiny lights rippling across...

By eurogamer.net on July 19, 2019

Night Call di Monkey Moon e Black Muffin è un gioco eccezionale con davvero pochissimi difetti. Per quanto sia minimale nel suo impianto ludico e tecnico, il potenziale narrativo e l'atmosfera unica che presenta sono elementi di una qualità...

By Tom's Hardware Italy on July 17, 2019