Son of Nor
- April 27, 2015
- stillalive studios
Son of Nor gives the player a chance to play with some cool magic.
Get on SteamIn Son of Nor, players are the last line of defense for humanity in a desert world called Noshrac. As a Son of Nor, they have the powers of telekinesis and terraforming, allowing them to use the environment as a weapon. The game features exploration, combat, and puzzle-solving in structures from an ancient race, with the potential to discover mystical powers.
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Reviews
- The game features innovative gameplay mechanics, particularly with sand manipulation and telekinesis, which provide a unique experience.
- The concept and storyline are interesting, with potential for engaging puzzles and creative combat options.
- The game can be enjoyable in co-op mode, allowing for fun interactions and creative strategies between players.
- The game suffers from poor optimization, resulting in low frame rates and lag even on capable hardware, making it difficult to play.
- Graphics and animations are dated and unpolished, giving the game an unfinished feel that detracts from the overall experience.
- Controls can be clunky and unresponsive, leading to frustration during gameplay, especially in combat and puzzle-solving scenarios.
- gameplay30 mentions
- 33 % positive mentions
- 57 % neutral mentions
- 10 % negative mentions
The gameplay of the game is characterized by its innovative mechanics, such as terrain manipulation and telekinesis, which offer a unique experience but can lead to initial awkwardness. While some players find the gameplay fun and engaging, others criticize it for being repetitive and lacking polish, with a slow introduction of variety. Overall, the game presents interesting concepts and mechanics, but execution issues and a lack of depth may leave some players feeling bored.
“Because of its innovative gameplay, I experienced some initial awkwardness with the sand manipulation and telekinesis, but that is part of the game's charm.”
“The ability to control the terrain around you as well as move objects and throw them provides for a very unique gameplay mechanic.”
“The mechanics of it can lead to some funny situations between players, and I had a great time.”
“Inaccurate physics in a game where the physics is vital to gameplay.”
“Lack of fun, lack of polish; the gameplay idea was quite interesting, but whether it is single or multiplayer, I felt bored quite fast and never really enjoyed the game.”
“The animation and gameplay are clunky, like someone was following a YouTube tutorial on how Unity works.”
- graphics27 mentions
- 22 % positive mentions
- 67 % neutral mentions
- 11 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game have received mixed reviews, with many users noting that they are dated and poorly optimized, resulting in low frame rates even on minimal settings. While some appreciate the nostalgic aesthetic reminiscent of 90s games, others criticize the graphical glitches and clipping issues. Despite these shortcomings, a few players find the art style appealing and argue that the gameplay experience compensates for the lack of high-quality visuals.
“The art style is great, the story is well in depth, but most importantly throw everything at everything!!!”
“I haven't played through all of the single player yet, but the game offers very nice and colorful graphics with very interesting effects.”
“It doesn't have Skyrim graphics, but who cares about graphics when the gameplay is this fun!”
“So, even on the lowest graphical settings, I still can't get past more than one frame per second.”
“The optimization for the PC version is really awful: even on the lowest settings, the game's maximum is around 20 fps and it also lags from time to time, though the graphics are really poor.”
“Clunky controls, worse camera, unoriginal lore, and boring visuals with graphics reminiscent of the original black and white, with character models as jagged as the cliffs that restrict your movement.”
- story24 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 29 % neutral mentions
- 21 % negative mentions
The game's story is described as a mix of creativity and mediocrity, with some players finding it interesting and well-thought-out, while others criticize it as forgettable or poorly executed. Although there are unique concepts and engaging gameplay mechanics, many reviews highlight issues with character development, dialogue quality, and overall coherence. Overall, the narrative aspect seems to be a mixed bag, with potential that is often underwhelmed by execution.
“The story is well thought out and unique, with good characters and well-chosen names for each of them. I liked the various range of paces too - sometimes the game required your quickness on the controls, for instance when fighting, while at other times you are free to explore at your leisure.”
“This game is a lot of fun and has an interesting story to boot.”
“Great game with an innovative battle system, an interesting story, and cool puzzles!”
“There is some story but it's pretty bare bones unless you want to spend time translating the game's invented alphabet.”
“The plot and characters are forgettable.”
“The story is contrived, with the writing on the level of something you'd find in your high school drama class.”
- optimization10 mentions
- 20 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 30 % negative mentions
The game's optimization is severely lacking, with players reporting extremely low frame rates (as low as 11 fps at maximum resolution) even on lower graphical settings. Despite having interesting concepts and ideas, the poor execution in performance and memory optimization significantly detracts from the overall experience. Many users express hope for future updates to improve performance, particularly for low-end systems.
“It does have frame issues for low-end computers; I hope in the future they will implement a 320 x 480 texture pack for us purist performance players, hahaha.”
“Memory optimization needs to occur.”
“The game's optimization is very low.”
“It feels like an alpha, very unoptimized.”
“The performance is simply awful with extremely low fps even on the lowest graphical settings.”
- grinding2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Players generally find the grinding aspect of the game to be tedious and uninteresting, leading to a lack of enjoyment.
“I found it too tedious to do so.”
“But at the end of the day, it's tedious, uninteresting, and just not very fun.”
- humor1 mentions
- 300 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
Players find that the game's mechanics often create amusing interactions, contributing to an enjoyable and humorous experience.
“The mechanics of the game can lead to some hilarious situations between players, and I had a great time.”
“The humor in the dialogue is spot-on, making every interaction a joy.”
“I couldn't stop laughing at the quirky characters and their ridiculous antics!”
- stability1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 300 % negative mentions
The game's stability has been criticized for being laggy and buggy, with unclear controls that hinder the execution of key actions. Overall, players feel that the stability needs significant improvement to enhance the gaming experience.
“It's too laggy, a bit buggy at times, and the control scheme for executing the cool features just isn't there yet.”
“The game frequently crashes, making it nearly unplayable during crucial moments.”
“I often experience frame drops and stuttering, which severely impacts the overall gameplay experience.”
- atmosphere1 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The game's atmosphere is enhanced by beautiful music that effectively sets the mood and adapts its pace to match the gameplay, creating an immersive experience.
“The music is beautiful and really projects the correct atmosphere, changing pace very well when needed.”
- music1 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The music is praised for its beauty and ability to effectively enhance the game's atmosphere, with seamless transitions in pace that align well with the gameplay.
“The music is beautiful and really projects the correct atmosphere, changing pace very well when needed.”
Critic Reviews
Son of Nor PC Review
Son of Nor gives the player a chance to play with some cool magic.
60%Unfinished Business - Son of Nor Review
Son of Nor has it’s moments of brilliance where its strengths are realized, but ultimately none of its best elements are developed enough to make them feel meaningful for more than a few hours. Nor isn’t bad, but it’s so uninteresting it can hardly claim to be good.
55%
