Posted on: April 2, 2023
nodlimax
Verified ownerGames: 40 Reviews: 2
Still a good game
First of all if you want to run Nox on a Windows 10 machine you have to go into the installation folder, find the game.exe and set the compatibility mode to Win98/ME. For that makes the game work even though I have to start it two times (back to Windows on first game start) after booting up my computer. When the game starts it runs fine though. Regarding the game itself I have to say that even today 23 years after it was first released Nox still looks quite beautiful. Visually back then this was stunning for an ARPG game and it was ahead of games like Diablo 2 which released the same year. In terms of gameplay and map/world design Nox was also better than its competitor. It provided quite a bit of interaction with the environment which also other ARPGs at the time didn't have which was achieved with static maps though which unfortunately reduces replay value. The story premise is pretty good. Unfortunately they didn't use the full potential of "guy from our world being transferred to magical world". Jack just accepts his fate and becomes a silent protagonist who just goes through an adventure. So outside the intro and three different endings depending on the class you pick, the transfer between worlds doesn't play any role. Based on the class selection you also start in different areas and have some different early and mid game sections. The last section of the game is the same for all three. The game is pretty fun though and doesn't take itself to seriously. Equipment is static in terms of what and where you find it and there are some problems towards the end as your equipment breaks and there is no way to repair it without a vendor which no longer appear in the last 15-20% of the game. So Nox is a mostly story driven ARPG game with a bit different controls than other games in the genre and more static progression. Good value but unfortunately it never got a successor from Westwood. Would've been great to see what they could've done with a Nox 2.
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