Customer Reviews

Nox

5 star:		(15)
4 star:		(10)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

I would characterize this surprisingly playable game as the first person shooter (yes, meaning the UT, Q3 genre).

In juxtaposition against the original Diablo, Nox has a lot fuller content and a more coherent story line consistent with a role-playing type game. Though I would admitt that the story, while just fine, is not awe-inspiring like Torment.

In juxtaposition against Baldur's Gate, Nox is a lot more fast pace, requiring infinitely more mouseclicks and less thought in combat. Agility of fingers--not strategy--rules the day here. In that respect the game is similar to Diablo, but with the added dimension of more player movement option like jumping (ie a first person shooter).

In multiplayer the game gives you UTisque options like...uhu...capture the flag? That is a very creative concept for a game like this and it adds to the replayability.

The graphics and sound are very good but certainly not revolutionary. The bottomline, though, is that Nox is extremely fun to play. In the end, isn't that the ultimate purpose of a game?

Your first thought will be : "Hm, is it as good as <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00001IVBL/qid=951778004/sr=1-1/002-2818223-1369817">Diablo</a>?" Then you'll play half an hour and think "It is a damn good Diablo Clone". But then, after one hour...."This is not a Clone. This Game is bigger, better than Diablo ever was." But that won't be all. You'll play hours and hours...and finally you'll recognized that you cannot compare this game with Diablo at all. It is different, not completely different, but different. And then, after you finished some quests, got a lot impressive Items and Spells, you'll come to the conclusion that this game might even be better than Diablo 2. It has the right atmosphere, cool Spells, an atmospheric Soundtrack, easy handling and fun, fun, fun. Westwood did a great Job with this game and i doubt that Diablo 2 can really compete with this. Do not take me wrong, I loved Diablo and i BET that Diablo 2 will be a great game, but still...something tells me that this game is just cool...sorry, i do not have time anymore...NOX wants me...the Dungeons are calling...there is a new quest that i need to solve...it calls me...the old Diablo addiction is back....but it is worse than ever...NOX...NOX...

Congratulations Westwood....one of the few titles that is REALLY worth buying !

When I bought Nox I wasn't expecting anything more than something to quench my thirst for Diablo 2. But as I got into the game I relized that here was a beautifuly rendered game with a gripping story line and a pleasing array of side quests and immersing backgrounds. I recommend anyone this game who has finished Diablo 2 or wants a good RPG.

I bought this game while I was bored one evening. I went to my local best buy looking for something to hold my ever shortening attention span and I saw this on the shelf. For lack of something else I bought it and was happily supprised. It entertained me for a good three nights while I played it in the evenings with my shiny new Conjurer. The game play is sort of diablo-ish, but not quite as much of a dungeon crawl. Your scenery constantly changes as you wander on your quest to save nox (and get back home to your... trailer park?). I had a blast playing this game and was really eager to play it multi-player. Which horribly crushed me when I discovered it was only death-match (okay, okay, it has capture the flag too, but I still call that death-match). No co-operative play what-so-ever. This really killed the games re-playability in my eyes. It's a lot of fun winning the game solo, but I just can't bring myself to pick it up anymore, and i'm sorry, but these types of games just weren't ment for deathmatch.

All in all, a great single player game, but if you're looking for a lasting multiplayer experience, I'd go elsewhere.

When I started my gaming month this februari I was convinced it original features, especially the spell casting is great (take note FF VIII). NOX reminds me so much of those great Japanese rpg's that I used to play on my msx I am getting all misty eyed just thinking about it.

NOX is a much more hands-on rpg in contrast with FF VIII and as such much more enjoyable. Where as both games are quite linear NOX gives you much more freedom of movement with lots of hidden areas to find and explore.

the only drawback is that the real-time fighting sometimes feels a bit hit and miss and lacks the strategic feel of turn based battle.

However I found this to be the only drawback and if you have completed FF VII(7), which is so much better than the follow up, I strongly recommend this game.

Cheers

Shaft

I just finished playing the game for a third and final time, as a warrior. I must say yhat this has been the first game in a while to bring me all the way to the end, let alone three times!

The interface and graphics are reminicent of Diablo, as is the gameplay. I especially like the "true-vision" technology that only lets you see what your character would be able to see, although it does appear that your character is simply a light source and objects cast shadows everywhere. The sparkling particle effects wer a nice toutch, too. It really helped bring our the magical aspect of the game (which is very important).

I found the game to be sufficiently difficult, but too hard to be fun. I felt that the game was the easiest to beat as the Warrior, and hardest as the Wizard. The Conjourer was somewhere in between and my personal favorite.

This game was defintely not pushing any envelopes in terms of origonality, but it Nox's case, that's not really a bad thing. This game is great if you just can't wait for Diablo 2, or if you just want to have some fun. Plus, you don't have to be an expert to play, and win!

While sitting in his trailer in a Florida trailer park, Jack Mower (along with his TV!) is suddenly sucked through a vortex into the quasi-medieval world of Nox. There he finds he's the only person who can rid that world of the evil and malevolent sorceress, Hecubah, and he can't go home until he does. He can choose to follow the path of the warrior, conjurer or wizard, each with its own attributes, skills and challenges. Your character is always male, but if you have something against the name Jack, you can change it, along with other physical attributes.

I started out as a warrior, because that's usually the easiest character to play in these adventure/RPG hybrid games, since you have plenty of brawn to hack and slash your way through the foes, while toting about practically everything you come across. It soon became apparent that enough money to enable purchase of the really cool stuff is hard to come by, especially if you want to keep your weapons and armour in good shape. Even if you tote about all you can carry, it doesn't raise much when you get to a shop. Also, one of the areas is practically impossible to negotiate without ranged weapons, which are prohibitively expensive, and you don't find many on corpses or in chests. The warrior has no magic skills at all and is dependent on food and potions for healing and curing. You can only carry a limited amount at once and you always seem to run out at critical moments.

I left my warrior in the castle and started out again as a conjurer, as I'd read in some reviews that this is the most diverse and interesting character to play. Well, I haven't played as a wizard, and probably won't, but playing the conjurer is great fun. You visit the same places, but have quite different challenges and meet different people. A conjurer can use bows, crossbows and staves, can wear leather armour (some you find in the latter stages are pretty cool) and has heaps of offensive, defensive and healing magic at his disposal. The most interesting spell enables you to charm animals to assist you and later you can even summon them to help. Your great mid-game foe, the mimic, is a worthy ally when summoned, especially against the vampire lichs. In one of Nox's great ironies, monsters in the conjurer game drop heaps of ranged weapons that a warrior would kill for, but which are useless to the conjurer and raise hardly any cash. I'd advise not to buy arrows, as you find more than enough in the latter stages and you can use the cash for better purposes. And carry a few spare sets of armour into the final chapter, as you'll go through it quickly and any armour is better than none.

Nox has often been compared with Diablo, and while I can see why that comparison can be drawn, I would liken it more to Revenant. Like Revenant, it has a good story line, very impressive graphics, and a very simple control system. But it leaves both Diablo and Revenant floundering in its wake, since it has a pleasing amount of gameplay, acceptable voice acting, challenging (but not impossible) puzzles, and a satisfactory ending. I wasn't having much success in the final showdown, so I restored and tried a different approach (always take note of your latest find - it's often a clue to defeating your next foe). That time Hecubah could not withstand the concerted attack, and after a great little final cut scene, Jack (and the TV) were restored to Earth.

I'd read that Nox is very fast, and boy, was that an understatement. Battles in this game, particularly in the latter stages, needs amazing reflexes, something I'm not overly endowed with. However, I am blessed with cunning and persistence, and after my character died three or four (or even ten) times, I'd managed to figure out the puzzle, or a good strategy against the monster(s). Some of the later monsters move with lightning speed, often only needing one hit to splatter Jack and his gear all over the screen, so a well-positioned charmed or summoned ally makes an excellent distraction, allowing Jack the nanosecond needed to get off a good shot or spell (I didn't have much success with bombs).

I loved Nox, but since I've revised my personal scoring system, I can only give it 4 stars. I'm saving 5 for that really unforgettable game, and although Nox was great fun, it really was too similar to Diablo and Revenant to outscore them.

This game was excellent and fun to play. The game from Westwood has you choose from being a wizard, conjurer, or warrior, and fight off Hecubvah and her evil necromancers.
The game has good graphics and it keeps you busy playing it. You can play the solo and defeat Hecubah or you can go online and play with other people.

Nox for the PC is one of the best RPG's i've played for the PC.It has fun gameplay, sweet graphics and all aruond great play. If you like Diablo 2 you'll love Nox. it's top down 3rd person view is very helpful sometimes. I never get enough of it. Oops time to go I need to beat hamlet of brin any way Nox is a great buy well worth the money.

The interface is super well done. Made enjoying the game easy. It was for me a real surprise how well it was done. It did not recieve all the hype many games get yet it is as good as any other I played (i.e. Diablo, ...) and unique in many ways. As in all RPGs there is a spot or two where the play gets a bit teadious but this game had much less of this than others. Each of the three character types requires a truely different style of play. One aggressive (hack and slash with weapons and armor emphasis), one moderate (magic bent with spells and charms emphasis), and one defensive (summoner idiom with "let your friends do the killing while you try and stay out of the way" emphasis). Each requires different actions and thinking strategy, and each is just as fun as the others, just different; which means there is good replayability even if you don't go online for a fight. This game is growing harder to get these days so if you have an interest act now.

Hail Flavius