Nox™

Well first it's worth noting that the gameplay mechanics are awfully familiar to anyone who's ever played the Diablo games, even down the frankly bloody annoying item/weapon/armor degrading/breaking mechanic that spoils many a crawl through a dungeon. The plot is a bit... shakey. Stuff just kinda happens and you roll with it because whatever (I just want my sandwich!) but generally the game play is quite fun. Or it's nothing brilliant and literary masterpiece this is not, but it's a fairly entertaining run around and smash stuff sort of game. I liked the occassional puzzle that took advantage of some of the mechanics but cannot really understand why the one or two pressure plate puzzles really required EVERYTHING in the game to be moveable. Hilarious as it is to walk into a church and fling pews around as you try to walk past them, a lot of the time the greased furniture just got in the way and annoyed me. Headbutting mages in the face was a lot of fun. the ending was not. I played a warrior and the end game that resulted was tedious and just flat out boring. Running around the map endlessly to hit the bad guy a few times before she teleported somewhere else on the map just frustrated me. And then the game just... ends. No fanfare, no prologue, it just... stops. You go home, credits roll. Er... A flat end to an otherwise pretty enjoyable if not a little cliche romp. Apparently if you play the two magic classes you get a different ending. I was annoyed that I was given the option to customize my character's appearance, but the cut scenes still displayed him as boring white, blonde guy. Why give the option then!? It could have been better, but I don't regret the few nights I spent headbutting mages and smacking ogres. Even if I never fully understood WHY I was doing half of what I was doing or why nobody else could help me out (lazy sods), it was pretty fun. Right up till the end at least.

One of my favorite game from school times 8)

Probably the highlight of my childhood and youth. Was fun to find it here on gog after so many years, reminded me of the good times.

Some people who are looking for a Diablo clone don’t like Nox, but that’s because it’s a completely different game. For me, it’s something between the old 2D Zelda games and Diablo. The wizard’s spell system, in particular, is unique. I also love the art style and sound. The deathmatch-style multiplayer was also something special, but now it’s hard to find someone to play with. Additionally, you should know that the rating refers to the game itself, not how it runs on new systems. The GOG version requires some work to even launch butI’m not knowledgeable about such things ;) and managed to get it running,

An OLDY but GOODY from waaaaay back in the day. The nostalgia is palpable and the game is as fun as it was when it came out back in 2000. Not just another Diablo clone, this title definitely stands on it's own. Another cool feature is that it features an entirely different single player campaign for each character class. Make sure to run in compatability mode for windows98/me or it will crash on startup.