An excellent action/RPG hybrid with very unique gameplay. Your name is Jack Mower, a 20th century dude who just happened to be sucked into the world of Nox via his TV set. The world is in danger and you have to save it! But before you embark on your epic journey you must choose your path: warrior, w...
An excellent action/RPG hybrid with very unique gameplay. Your name is Jack Mower, a 20th century dude who just happened to be sucked into the world of Nox via his TV set. The world is in danger and you have to save it! But before you embark on your epic journey you must choose your path: warrior, wizard, or conjurer.
Choose the path of a warrior, and you will be able to equip and use all manner of swords, battle-axes, war hammers, and chakrams - though you’ll leave the magical mumbo-jumbo up to the Conjurer and Wizard classes. An enchanted weapon is the closest a Warrior gets to magic but that’s OK, because magic is for sissies.
As a Wizard you will explore the mystical art of spell casting, ranging from enemy-confounding illusions to devastating displays of metaphysical force. You’ll also learn to set magical traps containing deadly spell combinations to thwart the unsuspecting foe. Although you’ll have to renounce the use of ungainly swords and armor in the name of your art, you will still be able to wield a staff as a last-ditch physical defense.
If you choose a Conjurer you will be able to magically charm and summon creatures to do your bidding. You can even create a magical creature called a bomber which can wreak sorcerous havoc on your enemies. You’ll also get plenty of experience wielding staves and bows to fend off the few enemies who manage to slip past your minions.
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Recommended by Kilg0re_Tr0ut from GOG Stream Team: Nox is a truly underrated game from Westwood Studios. Often written off as a "Diablo-clone", this is really a unique quest oriented action RPG. You play Jack, a young man who (along with his TV) is accidentally teleported to Nox by the evil Hecubah, and it is your job to right things in Nox and eventually defeat her. The story and gameplay adapts to accommodate one of three different character classes you have to choose from, the Warrior, who can't use magic, but has access to all armor and weapon types (except bows and staves), the Conjurer, who can use bows and crossbows, can use some spells, but specialize in summoning monsters that can fight alongside them, and the Wizard class, who specialize in the vast majority of spells in the game, and can even teleport and become invisible. This adds tremendous replayability as playing the game with each character makes for a completely different experience, basically giving you three games in one. Easy to get into, Nox is highly recommended for fans of the genre."
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Very well-made ARPG, the player progression is very nice as well as the varied gameplay options. This will suit many play styles.
In addition, the characters all have halfway decent voices, and there is a richness to the world of Nox that is absent from 90% of modern game worlds.
And that is really one of the things that sets it apart, the depth of the world and the way the character fits so well into it.
Another gem from Westwood Studios! Definitely pick this one up, it is still very relevant and fun to play.
My review does not show any hours on record through GOG, but I can tell you that I spent many hours playing this game when I was younger. The game was a dark horse for it's time and fell behind the shadow of games like Diablo for the dungeon crawler's original era. Do not let the old-school appearance fool you. It is a diamond in the rough easily still worth $20 to this day like Diablo still retains
I was shocked when I saw this game on here. I remember playing it as a teenager. I would get done with my homework as fast as I could just so I'd have more time to play this game. Several years back, I remember trying to load this game onto my PC to play it again. It'd never work right. I read a review about how GOG.com had implemented all the fixes you'd need to play this game on modern hardware (I'm on Windows 8.1 with an Nvidia GTX 660M and an Intel Core-I7 for my older games). Needless to say, I WAS NOT disappointed. The game runs smoothly and I feel the nostalgia.
I thank you very much GOG!
In my opinion Nox is one of the best alternative to Blizzard`s Diablo (I & II) at that time.
I've re-played it for about 10 times. Every time on different character.
Yes it is a bit simple story and does not have so gorgeous intro like Diablo, but on other hand this simplicity makes you to immediately understand what to do and how to play and at every completed quest it drives you mad of curiosity what will bring the next one. I promise you will not get bored.
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