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Apr-18-2008 11:29

i posted this thread on SoM too, but i am more interested to see what you guys have to say!

which game do you prefer, shades or noir? and for what reasons?

personally, i found SoM first and i enjoyed it, but once i came over here i found it a lot more fun andd much more challenging! im curious about y'all's input!

Apr-29-2008 16:00

As with Ctown and Brady, I haven't subbed over in Shades either. Unlike ctown, I have only one subscribed detective. I can barely make it through 12 Noir cases a day plus favors, when I actually don't try to do them all in the middle of the night where I have most of my focus. I can't be expected to do 30 cases in Shades when I can barely do 6 there as an unsub. I can only say this much, I don't have the concentration it takes to do Shades. I don't even have that for Noir, I just sort of go on autopilot on Noir and cannot do that in Shades. I might make it through a case or two on Shades on days that I feel I have concentration. Other than that, I can barely focus on one thing, I'm constantly doing at least 2 things, usually 3 at once, and at most 6... just to keep my mind occupied and keep me from getting to boredom level.

Apr-29-2008 20:27

As an unsub on both Noir and SoM, I can honestly say that I like Noir better. In fact, when deciding on what game to play tonight, I went straight to Noir. Didn't even think of SoM. That is...until I got to the boards.

I'm not saying that I don't like SoM...I just have to be in the mood to play it. But most of the time, I would rather play Noir.

May-3-2008 18:12

I love both games! Don't think it has to be a matter of one is better than the other.

For myself, I am concentrating on SoM at the moment. I love being a newbie again and the differences in getting skills and contacts, time limits, etc. I can do Noir's AI cases in my sleep. I think I have done quite a few in my sleep as a matter of fact! So for me, the pattern of Noir cases is what's keeping over in Shades. There is a bunch of us guessing on the magic number to open the THs when they start and so have been seeing people working different strategies and some people doing nothing. We'll see who guessed right in the end. I just feel like SoM is more dynamic right now. But I'll be back in a heartbeat to jump on the Sleuthetania when she launches :)

May-3-2008 21:32

I use to be addicted to Noir for over a year but I find that SOM is a LOT better.

Maybe its all the pretty colors...

May-3-2008 21:33

My detective name is Emeralds over on SOM by the way. :)
If you want to Smail me and say hello go right ahead.

Jun-6-2008 16:01

Well definetly noir...!
Why?
Well because of factions,locations in the world,the whole noir thing (of course,reminds me of Humphrey),etc.
Sure shades have better graphics,and more game play options,but this is still the one and only,of course shades arent bad either...
so...
Noir 5/5
Shades 4.5/5

Nov-10-2008 17:48

The conversations in the message boards seem more grown up in Noir. Which, of course, is better for grown-ups :) Probably the reason why I keep coming back (besides the excellent game).

Nov-30-2008 02:31

I just logged onto Shades for the hell of it and almost vomited when I read the Gumshoe Lounge posts. It literally made me ill, I'm not being a drama queen.

So i guess my point is.... Sinus I 1000% agree with you. I did the Shades thing for a while, and now I am back in Noir full force. If anyone doesn't believe me.... go over to Shades and check out the message boards. It's like the worst summer we ever had in Noir - on crack or glue or whatever kids are doing these days...

Dec-11-2008 05:32

Ha, just read your post Nicnic so I had to scamper over and read some messages at Shades. All I can say is:

Hi, whas up? Anyone want to be my friend?

Dec-11-2008 06:31

I think it would be better if we had mods on there, but anyone that was on here is mostly too busy. And the new SoM players haven't really started a community or haven't been around long enough to gain mod status.