PAX Prime 2014: Framed: The Noir Comic Book Style Puzzle Game

<p>The title of this article includes everything that would make a cool  game&period; Let&&num;8217&semi;s break it down&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Noir &&num;8211&semi; A word associated with Humphrey Bogart&comma; trench coats and treacherous blondes with 9mm hidden in their stockings&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Comic Book &&num;8211&semi; The combination of graphic stylized art and gripping narrative<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Puzzle Game &&num;8211&semi; Games which require slightly more thought than seeing and enemy in some cross-hairs and firing&period; A game which engages our brains to advance to the next stage&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Pour these ingredients into Melbourne based Loveshack&&num;8217&semi;s mixing bowl&comma; stir and leave in the oven for 30-45 minutes and when it pops out you get Framed&period; Set to be released this year the game presents players with a comic book strip in which they have to re-arrange them in order to effect the outcome of the narrative&period; If your character keeps running down an alley and is confronted by the police&comma; change the panels around so he approaches the policeman from behind and takes him out&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Framed gives the option to the player of playing with the &&num;8216&semi;context&&num;8217&semi; of the game&period; Instead of running&comma; jumping and shooting to solve the problem&comma; the player changes the order in which the character is confronted by obstacles&period; We are given the role of director rather than actor&period; It is unclear from the videos whether the puzzles will have multiple solutions or whether each puzzle requires the correct alignment of each frame to advance&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The game does look beautiful and it&&num;8217&semi;s simple innovative concept gives it a unique gameplay experience&period; Winner of various awards and included into the PAX 10&comma; Framed is well on its well to becoming a must have upon its release date&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The innovative niche game is available iOS and Steam<&sol;p>&NewLine;