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. IGN
    82
    A challenge worth taking on. It's fun to look at, fun to play, and it's even fun to call someone you feel might be a bit smarter than you and drag them over to look at a tricky part.
  2. Game Over Online
    70
    I wouldn’t recommend Nikopol to novice adventure game players, but veterans might find it worthwhile, and it’s certainly better than White Birds Productions’ other current offering, Sinking Island.
  3. GameZone
    80
    This is an adventure game that rises above the crowd in terms of great story and immersive gameplay elements. There is just the right mix of puzzles and dialogue, plus lots of action. The atmosphere is fitting, and the animation nicely done.
  5. 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.
  6. Cheat Code Central
    82
    Nikopol is a concise, smoothly flowing sci-fi adventure that offers plenty of challenge for the old school crowd and a more pleasantly streamlined and updated approach to the genre for anyone who’s been longing for something a little different.
  7. Just Adventure
    75
    It is professionally done with good graphics, good voice acting and challenging puzzles.
  8. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    60
    Good story supported by stylish graphics resembling the world of Blade Runner. Pity the adventure is so short and technical flaws don’t allow a high score. [Nov 2008]
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  9. GameSpot
    55
    Even for a French adventure, Nikopol is awfully surreal.
  10. 3DJuegos
    76
    Nikopol is a remarkable graphical adventure with enough details to recommend it to those that are fans of the genre. It might be too complicated, but the the ingenious puzzles and the brilliant and rare mix of relaxed and hysterical atmospheres make it worth a chance.
  11. Jolt Online Gaming UK
    74
    As long as you go with the flow, soak up the excellent atmosphere and don’t let yourself get too frustrated by some of the puzzles, there’s a pretty enjoyable adventure to be had.
  12. PC Format
    42
    How the hell does such a simple system manage to be this fiddly? [Feb 2009, p.100]
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  13. AceGamez
    60
    High quality presentation isn't enough to save Nikopol: Secrets of the Immortals from its own shortcomings though and ultimately it isn't going to turn many heads.
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  14. GamingXP
    74
    A brave mix of Egyptian mythology, „Blade Runner“ and „The fifth Element“. Brave, but successful! If you let the atmosphere of the game work, you won’t be disappointed. Sadly, the riddles you have to solve in the game aren’t as good as the rest.
  15. Multiplayer.it
    80
    Nikopol has a great storyline, full of twists and turns and very faithful to the style and the art of Enki Bilal. Unfortunately as the biggest part of all the graphic adventures there's no replay value, and this problem is particularly important because the game is a little bit short.

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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