bit-tech News: Nikopol: Secrets of the Immortals - 12/22/08 01:28 PM
Hi all,
We have just published a review of *Nikopol: Secrets of the Immortals*.
If you could post a link on your site that would be very much appreciated.
*Link:*
http://www.bit-tech.net/gaming/2008/12/20/nikopol-review/1
*Picture:*
http://images.bit-tech.net/content_images/2008/12/nikopol-review/fp_img.jpg
*Quote:
*/Nikopol isn’t an adventure game that is going to interest everyone.
The puzzles are hard as steel and the logic as ungraspable as smoke,
which makes progression through the game an often painful affair unless
you’re willing to get help from guides. The presentation of the game
also feels a little clumsy at points, though it does look good, which
means you’re often frustrated with the interface too.
//Nikopol’s story is the biggest problem however, with the narrative
being poorly explained at the start of the game and continually baffling
no matter how much persistence you give it. The whole world of //Nikopol
feels like an only half-baked mish-mash of other ideas which
unfortunately blend about as well as water, oil and lemon sorbet.
That said, //Nikopol is at least new and bold, and will most likely
appeal to those die-hard Enki Bilal fans out there. Or those who are
absolutely desperate for a science fiction and Egyptian religion blend
and who are tired of //Stargate. Unless you’re certain you fit into
those categories though it’s probably best to let Nikopol keep the
//Secrets of the Immortals to himself. /
*
*Cheers guys!
Tim Smalley
www.bit-tech.net
We have just published a review of *Nikopol: Secrets of the Immortals*.
If you could post a link on your site that would be very much appreciated.
*Link:*
http://www.bit-tech.net/gaming/2008/12/20/nikopol-review/1
*Picture:*
http://images.bit-tech.net/content_images/2008/12/nikopol-review/fp_img.jpg
*Quote:
*/Nikopol isn’t an adventure game that is going to interest everyone.
The puzzles are hard as steel and the logic as ungraspable as smoke,
which makes progression through the game an often painful affair unless
you’re willing to get help from guides. The presentation of the game
also feels a little clumsy at points, though it does look good, which
means you’re often frustrated with the interface too.
//Nikopol’s story is the biggest problem however, with the narrative
being poorly explained at the start of the game and continually baffling
no matter how much persistence you give it. The whole world of //Nikopol
feels like an only half-baked mish-mash of other ideas which
unfortunately blend about as well as water, oil and lemon sorbet.
That said, //Nikopol is at least new and bold, and will most likely
appeal to those die-hard Enki Bilal fans out there. Or those who are
absolutely desperate for a science fiction and Egyptian religion blend
and who are tired of //Stargate. Unless you’re certain you fit into
those categories though it’s probably best to let Nikopol keep the
//Secrets of the Immortals to himself. /
*
*Cheers guys!
Tim Smalley
www.bit-tech.net