Blacksad: Under the Skin
05 Nov 2019
All releases
05 Nov 2019 - PlayStation 4
05 Nov 2019 - Xbox One
10 Dec 2019 - Nintendo Switch
14 Nov 2019 - PC (Microsoft Windows)
14 Nov 2019 - Mac
27 Jun 2024 - PlayStation 5
27 Jun 2024 - Xbox Series X|S
28 Nov 2019 - Nintendo Switch
Tags
Time to beat
Main story
Main story + extras
100% completion
BLACKSAD: Under the Skin - A dark corruption scandal in the heart of the New York City's underworld for charismatic detective John Blacksad! Based on the noir comic series by the same name. The game features a noir detective story about a PI by the name of Blacksad that gets dragged into the case of a murdered boxing club. The game feature an interactive system much reminiscent of Grim Fandango where you have direct control of the character and only things that catch his gaze is interactable.
In 1950s New York, Joe Dunn, the owner of a humble boxing club is found hanged. At the same time, Robert Yale, his protege and greatest hope, is reported missing. Although overwhelmed by these terrible events, Joe Dunn’s daughter, Sonia, decides to continue working towards her father’s dreams: she takes over the boxing club and calls on John Blacksad to investigate this mysterious disappearance. It’s the eve of the fight of the year and the club, which is in serious financial difficulties, will not survive Robert’s withdrawal. The investigation will lead John Blacksad to the very heart of a world in which corruption reigns supreme.
| Audio | Subtitles | Interface | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dutch | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Russian | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| English | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Spanish (Spain) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| German | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| French | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Italian | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
K Sim
5
Asaf
3
Hayley R
1
Sure it can be a bit like 'i know what the answer is but I don't know where to find the item to show that', then you Google it and it's like 'use the clue' and then your like YES BUT WHERE DO I FIND THE CLUE. But nothing overly frustrating or anything.
A couple minor bugs with the timing of subtitles and dialogue, and also sometimes the dialogue not matching the subtitles but nothing drastic.
There are some funny moments in this game and the lines 'i'm a seacat, my name's John' and 'he insisted on buying me a milkshake (which he drank)' made me laugh way more than it should have.
