Nokori

About

Nokori is a single player action game. It was developed by Heartomics and was released on March 25, 2016. It received neutral reviews from players.

"Nokori" is a game where you raise a hero and explore the world with them. Your hero can participate in various activities such as strength training, magic school, art lessons, and instrument practice. Each day, you can perform three main actions, but overworking your hero without rest can lead to consequences. The game encourages players to balance their hero's activities for optimal growth and success.

Genres & Tags

Casual

Play Modes

Single-Player

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44%

Audience ScoreBased on 39 reviews

music2 positive mentions

story3 negative mentions

The music in the game is nice and relaxing.
The game features changeable clothes for character customization.
Some players found joy and hope in the game during difficult times.

The gameplay is repetitive and lacks depth, with minimal story and frustrating mechanics.
There is no tutorial or clear instructions, making it confusing and difficult to progress.
The writing and dialogue are poorly executed, resembling a low-quality e-book rather than a game.

story
12 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
17%
58%
25%
The story in the game is perceived as minimal and lacking depth, with players noting that it feels more like a backdrop to stat-building rather than a compelling narrative. While there are hints of branching paths and potential for development, many find the current storytelling insufficient and frustrating, leading to a desire for more engaging content in future updates. Overall, the narrative aspect seems to require significant effort to uncover, leaving players feeling disconnected from the experience.
- “Moral of the story: you never know what life has in store for you, and if I had given up when all odds were against me, I wouldn't be where I am today.”
- “I would most likely play it again if there is an update with more puzzles or story.”
- “Seriously, there seems to be very little plot behind a bunch of stat-building.”
- “The game doesn't give much story to begin with, although I believe that there is a story branching in this game since I played this and got a game over without doing anything significant.”
- “The story, or some aspect later in the game may be redeeming, but I'm going to force myself to get to that part because right now it is simply no fun to play.”
grinding
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Players find the grinding aspect of games like Heartomics 2 to be tedious and frustrating, often comparing it to the slow pace of visual novels where progress feels unnecessarily drawn out. Many reviewers criticize the lack of clear objectives and engaging gameplay, describing the experience as a monotonous grind focused on stat boosting or card farming without meaningful rewards. Overall, the grinding mechanics detract from the enjoyment, making the gameplay feel like a chore.
- “Heartomics 2 is a grinding game to boost your stats to fight monsters.”
- “This is a stat grinding game with no clear point on what to do.”
- “So tedious to play it... barely has gameplay.”
gameplay
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
40%
60%
The gameplay is criticized for being overly simplistic and frustrating, with many users noting that it lacks meaningful interaction and is plagued by bugs. The dialogue is described as poorly written, leading to a tedious experience that detracts from the overall enjoyment of the game. Players are advised to consider it only for collectible cards rather than for its gameplay.
- “The gameplay is frustratingly basic, and the story?”
- “As a visual/interactive novel, this doesn't feature any notable gameplay; it's just a lot of clicking through badly written dialogue that would never have been accepted or published in print, which poses the question, 'how did something this badly written end up on Steam?'”
- “So tedious to play it... barely has gameplay.”
music
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50%
25%
25%
The music in the game is described as nice and relaxing, with users appreciating its calming effect. There are two tracks available, both of which contribute to a soothing atmosphere.
- “There are two pieces of music in this game, and they're very nice and relaxing.”
- “The music is nice.”
- “I relaxed for 5 minutes listening to this music, long enough to realize that I would be okay.”
graphics
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50%
50%
The graphics in the game are criticized for their simplistic 2D art assets, which do not improve significantly even when resolution settings are adjusted. Overall, players find the visuals lackluster and feel there are no substantial options to enhance the graphical quality.
- “While there are options to change the resolution for the e-book, all this does is scale up the simplistic 2D art assets used to make the e-book, which makes little or no difference to the graphics quality.”
- “Without any other substantial graphics tweaks, it's not possible for gamers to improve the lackluster 2D visuals.”
stability
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
300%
Users express significant dissatisfaction with the game's stability, highlighting a prevalence of bugs that detract from the overall gameplay experience. Many find the issues so severe that they question the enjoyment of the game.
- “Do you enjoy an extremely buggy gameplay environment?”
- “The game crashes frequently, making it nearly unplayable.”
- “I experienced constant lag and glitches that ruined my experience.”
emotional
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The emotional response to the game is overwhelmingly negative, with users expressing strong dissatisfaction and a desire to remove it from their collection entirely.