Nikopol: Secrets of the Immortals

 PC
Metascore
68

Mixed or average reviews - based on 14 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 14
  3. Negative: 2 out of 14
  1. PC Format
    42
    How the hell does such a simple system manage to be this fiddly? [Feb 2009, p.100]
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  2. Adventure Gamers
    40
    Regardless, the gorgeous look and feel of the game is poorly served by bad design decisions and ultimately fails as an enjoyable experience.

Awards & Rankings

93
#93 Best PC Game of 2008
68
#68 Most Discussed PC Game of 2008

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User Score
5.6

Mixed or average reviews- based on 38 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 38
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 38
  3. Negative: 13 out of 38
  1. tech-noir
    May 24, 2012
    3
    The overall graphical presentation, general environment, and artwork are very well done and interesting to look at. The plot and storyline areThe overall graphical presentation, general environment, and artwork are very well done and interesting to look at. The plot and storyline are intriguing and engaging, set in a dystopian science fiction far future. Even the voice acting is okay. Sadly, those are the only positive aspects of Nikopol. In this point and click adventure game, you should expect terrible pixel hunting, as well as puzzles that are quite unintuitive and will certainly require hints or walkthroughs to make any progress. Worst of all, is that if you do not pick up certain items in various rooms in order, or perform certain actions in a specific order, you will need to reload a saved game and do many portions of the game over. The focus on tiny details and prearranged orderly functions make for an irrational, boring, and forcefully repetitive experience that was not even present during the late 80s and early 90s of the genre's era. In order for you to understand which action takes precedence over others requires a walkthrough. It is a must. There is no other way to approach this game whatsoever. For the developers to think that this game design decision was appropriate is an absolute disaster, and should serve as an example for others to never follow. In addition, there are several events that are timed, and require the player to perform some actions quickly, and if they do not possess certain items that were left behind in other rooms, there is simply nothing that could be done except for reloading and starting over. The save system is another serious stumbling block. You are not allowed to quick save. Instead, "saving" only saves your last checkpoint. This means that because of how flawed the overall design is, if you miss an item in a previous room, and find yourself farther in an area without it, there is nothing you could do except restart from the last checkpoint. You cannot walk back and correct the problem. You must restart and do it all over again. Needless to say, the only way you will know that you are stuck besides not being able to execute any useful actions for a prolonged period of time, is a walkthrough. There are no other options. The game fails horribly at providing hints, or doing anything remotely resembling intuitive reasoning. It is a truly broken point and click adventure game that has no place in the genre, or in the professional field of game design. Nikopol is an enormous waste of beautiful artwork and a riveting storyline. It is a technical and developmental malpractice of the worst kind.… Full Review »
  2. NightGeisha
    Feb 1, 2019
    4
    Based in the graphic novels "The Nikopol Trilogy", from Enki Bilal, Nikopol: Secrets of the Immortals is a Point & Click that does not live upBased in the graphic novels "The Nikopol Trilogy", from Enki Bilal, Nikopol: Secrets of the Immortals is a Point & Click that does not live up to the task.
    Back in 2004 I get in touch with this books since the trilogy was adapted to movie, "Immortel, ad vitam". Like the books, the movie was weird but I liked a lot. It is story of a dystopian futuristic universe with elements from the old Egyptian mythology.

    Anyway, backing to the game. The game could be so much more...I cannot understand why something with such a good background of stories could became a tedious game with boring story, disinterested characters. But on top of that the Point & Click are also dull, clumsy and does not help at all a game that is already bad.

    It's a shame, but I cannot recommend it. I really would like to like this game but it was a disappointment to me.    … Full Review »
  3. kingoftrolls
    Nov 14, 2013
    10
    I normally don't play games like this (point and click), but once I got the hang of it I really enjoyed it. I was a fan of the film "Immortal"I normally don't play games like this (point and click), but once I got the hang of it I really enjoyed it. I was a fan of the film "Immortal" and I recognized the floating pyramid and the Egyptian gods in the screenshots from the film. This game was very well put together, and it took quite a bit of brain power to finally finish. Once I did I looked up more about it and found the Graphic novel online called "the Trilogy of Nikopol." It made me appreciate this game even more because it is closer to the lore than the movie, even though the movie is still one of my all time sci fi favorites. I would recommend this to anyone who is up for a challenge, and especially anyone who is a fan of the film "Immortal"… Full Review »
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