However, as I'm so early on in the game, it's hard to tell if my choices will change the plot or if there'll be any consequences at a later stage. You'll be presented with various dialogue options to move the conversation and the game along. When you're not admiring the view, you'll be conducting your investigation by talking to characters and interviewing suspects.
Most of your time in Backbone will be spent poring over text and picking dialogue options at the side of the screen, so to have such wonderfully detailed backdrops to fawn over is a delight. It's baffling how much detail EggNut has managed to cram into Backbone's various cityscapes using cleverly coloured and carefully placed pixels. The dystopian city is filled with character and a moody atmosphere.
The first thing you'll notice about Backbone (aside from the animals that stand on their hind legs and have opposable thumbs) is just how gorgeous the 2.5D pixel art world developer EggNut has created. I went in somewhat blind to Backbone, and after just a couple of hours spent with the game, I am gripped, not just by its intriguing plot (which I won't go into for fear of spoilers), but also by its atmospheric game world and superbly written dialogue. After skulking about his last known whereabouts, things go quickly awry, and Howard finds himself thrust into the seedy animal underworld, where he is left to investigate and unravel a shocking mystery.
In Backbone, which joined Xbox Game Pass for PC today, you play as Howard Lotor, a raccoon private investigator who is tasked with tracking down a love rat (actually an otter, not a rat).
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