<s>
Night	B-Application
Call	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2019	O
noir-inspired	O
adventure	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
co-developed	O
by	O
MonkeyMoon	O
and	O
Black	O
Muffin	O
,	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Raw	O
Fury	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
on	O
July	O
17	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
for	O
PC	O
platforms	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
June	O
24	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Night	B-Application
Call	I-Application
,	O
player	O
assumes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
a	O
Parisian	O
taxi	O
driver	O
who	O
survived	O
the	O
actions	O
of	O
a	O
serial	O
killer	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
compelled	O
to	O
solve	O
a	O
murder	O
mystery	O
following	O
his	O
awakening	O
from	O
a	O
coma	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aside	O
from	O
pursuing	O
interactions	O
with	O
the	O
driver	O
's	O
passengers	O
as	O
the	O
conceit	O
behind	O
the	O
investigation	O
,	O
the	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Night	B-Application
Call	I-Application
also	O
incorporates	O
aspects	O
of	O
a	O
management	O
simulator	O
,	O
which	O
reflects	O
Houssine	O
's	O
need	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
living	O
as	O
a	O
taxi	O
driver	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Night	B-Application
Call	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Night	B-Application
Call	I-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
Paris	O
,	O
the	O
capital	O
city	O
of	O
France	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Night	B-Application
Call	I-Application
visual	O
style	O
-	O
low-key	O
,	O
black-and-white	O
-	O
is	O
typical	O
of	O
the	O
film	O
noir	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Night	B-Application
Call	I-Application
has	O
been	O
described	O
as	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
a	O
murder	O
mystery	O
adventure	O
game	O
and	O
a	O
"	O
night	O
gig	O
economy	B-Application
simulator	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Night	B-Application
Call	I-Application
features	O
a	O
“	O
Passidex	O
”	O
that	O
compiles	O
every	O
character	O
the	O
player	O
meets	O
along	O
with	O
important	O
information	O
about	O
their	O
interactions	O
with	O
Houssine	O
,	O
which	O
players	O
may	O
reference	O
when	O
trying	O
to	O
deduce	O
the	O
identity	O
of	O
the	O
serial	O
killer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Night	B-Application
Call	I-Application
offers	O
three	O
levels	O
of	O
difficulty	O
:	O
in	O
the	O
easiest	O
difficulty	O
or	O
story	O
mode	O
,	O
resource	O
management	O
and	O
case	O
investigation	O
is	O
adjusted	O
to	O
be	O
easier	O
,	O
whereas	O
in	O
hard	O
mode	O
,	O
money	O
is	O
harder	O
to	O
come	O
by	O
and	O
the	O
difficulty	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
investigation	O
is	O
greatly	O
increased	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
team	O
of	O
Night	B-Application
Call	I-Application
,	O
led	O
by	O
project	O
leader	O
Laurent	O
Victorino	O
and	O
writer	O
Anthony	O
Jauneaud	O
,	O
started	O
planning	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
2016	O
and	O
began	O
working	O
seriously	O
with	O
their	O
publisher	O
Raw	O
Fury	O
by	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
important	O
influence	O
for	O
Night	B-Application
Call	I-Application
is	O
the	O
2011	O
video	O
game	O
L.A.	B-Application
Noire	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
decided	O
at	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
development	O
that	O
the	O
protagonist	O
is	O
not	O
a	O
competent	O
detective	O
like	O
Sherlock	B-Application
Holmes	I-Application
,	O
or	O
a	O
superhero	O
who	O
specializes	O
in	O
crime	O
fighting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
pacing	O
of	O
Night	B-Application
Call	I-Application
is	O
planned	O
in	O
such	O
a	O
way	O
that	O
players	O
may	O
enjoy	O
it	O
in	O
short	O
bursts	O
and	O
play	O
between	O
10	O
and	O
15	O
minutes	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
single	O
in-game	O
night	O
session	O
lasting	O
between	O
half	O
an	O
hour	O
to	O
45	O
minutes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
in-game	O
map	O
in	O
Night	B-Application
Call	I-Application
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
real	O
life	O
layout	O
of	O
Paris	O
,	O
which	O
measures	O
100	O
square	O
kilometres	O
in	O
length	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
cast	O
of	O
characters	O
in	O
Night	B-Application
Call	I-Application
are	O
not	O
just	O
confined	O
to	O
French	O
nationals	O
;	O
the	O
cosmopolitan	O
makeup	O
of	O
Paris	O
and	O
its	O
reputation	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
visited	O
destinations	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
international	O
tourist	O
arrivals	O
inspired	O
the	O
team	O
to	O
incorporate	O
non-French	O
nationals	O
as	O
potential	O
characters	O
the	O
player	O
may	O
encounter	O
during	O
shifts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
have	O
described	O
the	O
tone	O
of	O
Night	B-Application
Call	I-Application
to	O
be	O
distinctly	O
"	O
French	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
does	O
have	O
a	O
sense	O
of	O
humor	O
in	O
spite	O
of	O
its	O
generally	O
dark	O
atmosphere	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Night	B-Application
Call	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
and	O
macOS	B-Application
on	O
July	O
17	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Console	O
ports	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
were	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
24	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
was	O
originally	O
planned	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
officially	O
canceled	O
as	O
of	O
October	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
Night	B-Application
Call	I-Application
has	O
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
across	O
all	O
released	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
felt	O
that	O
its	O
minimal	O
presentation	O
suits	O
the	O
noir	O
atmosphere	O
conveyed	O
by	O
Night	B-Application
Call	I-Application
,	O
although	O
the	O
frequent	O
juggling	O
of	O
fares	O
is	O
detrimental	O
to	O
the	O
enjoyable	O
narrative	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
his	O
view	O
,	O
"	O
Night	B-Application
Call	I-Application
real	O
strength	O
is	O
in	O
the	O
stories	O
it	O
tells	O
about	O
Paris	O
,	O
about	O
the	O
people	O
who	O
live	O
there	O
and	O
the	O
meaningful	O
connections	O
you	O
can	O
have	O
with	O
them	O
no	O
matter	O
how	O
brief	O
or	O
unexpected	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Donovan	O
Erskine	O
from	O
Shacknews	O
said	O
Night	B-Application
Call	I-Application
sets	O
itself	O
up	O
with	O
an	O
inspired	O
idea	O
and	O
premise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
Italia	O
liked	O
the	O
atmosphere	O
and	O
felt	O
its	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
had	O
promise	O
,	O
but	O
identified	O
issues	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
general	O
pacing	O
and	O
said	O
the	O
management	B-Application
simulation	I-Application
aspects	O
was	O
poorly	O
implemented	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jeux	O
Video	O
said	O
Night	B-Application
Call	I-Application
is	O
closer	O
to	O
an	O
interactive	O
novel	O
rather	O
than	O
investigation	O
game	O
,	O
noting	O
that	O
it	O
never	O
lived	O
up	O
to	O
its	O
potential	O
in	O
spite	O
of	O
its	O
atmosphere	O
and	O
writing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Evan	O
Dickens	O
from	O
Adventure	O
Gamers	O
concluded	O
that	O
Night	B-Application
Call	I-Application
is	O
a	O
unique	O
visual	O
novel-style	O
adventure	O
which	O
is	O
neither	O
"	O
a	O
great	O
mystery	O
nor	O
a	O
great	O
cabbie	O
simulator	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
suggested	O
that	O
some	O
players	O
may	O
find	O
its	O
dialogue	O
and	O
"	O
weird	O
characters	O
"	O
an	O
"	O
interesting	O
distraction	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
his	O
review	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
port	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
a	O
year	O
after	O
the	O
original	O
PC	O
version	O
,	O
Matthew	O
Zawodniak	O
concurred	O
with	O
the	O
assessments	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
weaknesses	O
made	O
by	O
other	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
called	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
mystery	O
investigation	O
elements	O
"	O
half-baked	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
felt	O
that	O
Night	B-Application
Call	I-Application
is	O
ultimately	O
missing	O
a	O
crucial	O
element	O
to	O
tie	O
its	O
disparate	O
elements	O
together	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zawodniak	O
suggested	O
that	O
Night	B-Application
Call	I-Application
would	O
have	O
been	O
a	O
better	O
game	O
if	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
is	O
simply	O
driving	O
around	O
Paris	O
and	O
getting	O
acquainted	O
with	O
his	O
passengers	O
without	O
the	O
conceit	O
of	O
the	O
serial	O
killer	O
investigation	O
,	O
as	O
he	O
liked	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
cast	O
of	O
characters	O
but	O
was	O
frustrated	O
with	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
their	O
stories	O
could	O
not	O
be	O
carried	O
forward	O
into	O
future	O
cases	O
,	O
or	O
that	O
he	O
had	O
to	O
go	O
through	O
repetitively	O
generated	O
material	O
just	O
to	O
see	O
through	O
the	O
conclusion	O
of	O
the	O
individual	O
characters	O
 '	O
story	O
arcs	O
.	O
</s>
