Discworld Noir

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Developer(s)	Perfect Entertainment {{#if:{{{publisher\|}}}\|<tr><th style="background-color: #ccccff;">Publisher(s)<td>{{{publisher\|}}}
Release date(s)	1999
Genre(s)	Adventure
Mode(s)	Single player {{#if:{{{ratings\|}}}\|<tr><th style="background-color: #ccccff;">Rating(s)<td>{{{ratings\|}}}
Platform(s)	Windows (9x), PlayStation {{#if:{{{media\|}}}\|<tr><th style="background-color: #ccccff;">Media<td>{{{media\|}}}

Discworld Noir is a computer game based on Terry Pratchett's Discworld comic fantasy novels, and unlike the previous Discworld games is both an example and parody of the noir genre. The game was developed by Perfect Entertainment, published by GT Interactive, and was released for Microsoft Windows and PlayStation in 1999. Pratchett was consulted on the story and wrote some of the dialogue. As a film noir parody, the games protagonist Lewton frequently engages in hard-boiled soliloquy, or monologue.

The game utilizes a 3D graphics-based game engine, with polygonal characters displayed against pre-rendered backgrounds. The game was only released in Europe, and the developer no longer exists. As a result, the game, which suffered from several minor bugs, was not patched and like many older games, has difficulty running on more modern platforms.

The main character is Lewton, Discworld's first and only private investigator and former member of the Ankh-Morpork City Watch. His investigation of a brutal murder gets him involved in a sinister plot. The games story line is a completely original creation, unlike the previous Discworld games, and set in the Discworld city of Ankh-Morpork.

The game features many new characters and locales, which do not appear in the Discworld books. However as the game is set in Ankh-Morpork, characters and locales from the books also appear, such as the Unseen University, the Dysk theatre, the City Watch and its members, and eccentric inventor Leonard of Quirm. The game manual includes an introduction written by Discworld's author Terry Pratchett.

Some of the characters introduced in the game have subsequently appeared in the Discworld novels. Neoldian, the blacksmith of the gods and forger of the Golden Falchion (a major plot element in the game) later appears in The Last Hero.

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