Clawville is a dark place with some dark politics at play. There’s also quite a bit of world-building available through the various codex entries within your notebook. You can keep track of the characters you meet within your notebook, along with observations and clues about the mystery you are trying to solve. I never quite got used to the weird fusion of animal heads atop human bodies, but each character you meet is so fleshed out that it is a consistent joy interacting with them. Superb voice acting lends vitality and realness to the bizarre character stylings. He has no choice and together with his ex-partner, Martin “Marty” MacChicken they scour the streets of Clawville to uncover the dark mysteries of Catzenko’s past, why she is being threatened, and by whom.Ĭhicken Police – Paint it Red! is a noire style point and click visual novel.
Catzenko has been receiving threats that have her terrified for her life, and through a shared connection with Sonny’s ex-wife, Molly, she is asking for his help. It turns out she is there on behalf of her mistress Natasha Catzenko, the dangerously beautiful owner of the Czar club, and current girlfriend of mob boss Ibn Wessler.
How did she get there, and what does she want? To make matters worse there’s a pretty Impala in his room. There’s a hint of a painful back-story about his wife and daughter, cheap bourbon is his mistress and his ex partner of ten years shot and nearly killed him. One half of the famous “Chicken Police” he’s 121 days from retirement, washed up, and living in a hotel room. You play as Santino “Sonny” Featherland, a down and out cop on furlough from the Clawville PD. It is extremely disconcerting finding yourself attracted to a seductive cat with emerald green eyes and a rugged chicken in a long leather trench coat. No, that isn’t right, they are animal heads beautifully rendered in photographic detail meshed onto human bodies. They’re all broad noire archetypes: a washed-up detective, a crime boss, a femme fatale, but they are also anthropomorphic animals. It’s more the characters that induce discomfort. Actually, that isn’t fair, it is actually dripping in style, with a strong 30s noire feel to it, complete with film grain giving everything a gritty tone. You can return to previous locations on several occasions, to find hidden secrets, meet new characters and gather information about the world and its inhabitantsĬhicken Police has a weirdly stunning visual style made with the usage of real photos and photo-realistic 3D backgrounds, inspired by classic film-noir movies and influenced by animated features.You’d be hard-pressed to find another game released this year that is quite as visually uncomfortable as Chicken Police – Paint if Red! is. There are more than 30 places to visit and some of them will change several times during the story. Collect tons of clues, evidence, and highly sensitive personal information from the shady characters of Clawville to use ruthlessly against them!ĮXPLORE THE CITY OF CLAWVILLE (again, and again.)
The game has more than 30 characters to talk to, with some having to be seriously interrogated. Now Sonny and Marty are forced to work together on a case that is weirder than anything they've ever encountered before!Ĭhicken Police is a story-rich and dialogue-heavy game combining elements of the visual novels and classic adventure games. But that was almost a decade ago, and time had ruthlessly passed them by.
Sonny Featherland and Marty MacChicken were once a legendary detective-duo, called the Chicken Police.
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