NORCO

 PC
User Score
7.3

Mixed or average reviews- based on 66 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 37 out of 66
  2. Mixed: 16 out of 66
  3. Negative: 13 out of 66

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  1. t_bone
    Apr 28, 2022
    10
    Stellar: a must buy. Seriously, get it.

    Pros: - graphics are beautiful - story is.... amazingly thought provoking. There's so much to talk about, so many ideas that it deals with intelligently, that just throwing them out here would do you a disservice. Seriously: the game speaks for itself. And beautifully so! My translation of it's ideas would just be muddying things. - minigames    Stellar: a must buy. Seriously, get it.

    Pros:
    - graphics are beautiful
    - story is.... amazingly thought provoking. There's so much to talk about, so many ideas that it deals with intelligently, that just throwing them out here would do you a disservice. Seriously: the game speaks for itself. And beautifully so! My translation of it's ideas would just be muddying things.
    - minigames are fun.
    - the amount of side-missions that you can stumble into are really neat and range from hilarious to depressing.
    - a lot of earnestly funny moments

    Cons:
    - too short
    - not meant for people who want a lot of fast-paced action, or dislike reading
    - not a game for people who don't like stories or complex narratives
    - the ending is very philosophical and interesting, but as the reviews show, it can definitely go over some people's heads.    … Expand
  2. FelicityFenwick
    Mar 31, 2022
    10
    Just an incredible game. I'm not sure what EDGE was thinking (or Playing), but it's an early GOTY candidate for me.
  3. Yallmae
    Apr 15, 2022
    9
    For me the best Writing since Disco Elysium. If you enjoy great writing/Story in Videogames thats must buy.
  4. Robyntries
    Mar 26, 2022
    10
    Amazingly beautiful pixel art, great soundtrack and sound design, the writing of this game is sooo good you won’t be disappointed!
  5. timmytime
    May 30, 2022
    9
    Easily the best point and click adventure game I've ever played. Smart writing, interesting characters, funny moments, some mild and intuitive puzzling.

    The exact midpoint of Kentucky Route Zero and Disco Elysium.

    You can get a bad ending if you miss a few things but, there is an autosave that you can reload to
    rectify it.

    This is on Gamepass so no reason to not check it out.
  6. NathanHiberDive
    Jan 21, 2023
    8
    The best thing it does is tell a very compelling, emotionally moving world, full of human weaknesses. There's cancer, dysfunctional family issues, corruption of the rich and powerful, gimmicks to make money and habitat struggles with nature. It has an appeal similar to a Radiohead album, it discusses and reflects on things many people struggle through day to day.

    Though it fixes the    The best thing it does is tell a very compelling, emotionally moving world, full of human weaknesses. There's cancer, dysfunctional family issues, corruption of the rich and powerful, gimmicks to make money and habitat struggles with nature. It has an appeal similar to a Radiohead album, it discusses and reflects on things many people struggle through day to day.

    Though it fixes the pacing issues of early 90s adventure games, some of the story beats are a bit loose like from that era. Along with an ending that doesn't wrap things well, could have been more complete but still a great experience.

    I am 100% looking forward to supporting Geography of Robots next game.    … Expand
  7. parallax_84
    Feb 7, 2023
    10
    Norco is one of those games that stays with you, the time goes by and you still remember those.
    It has a very well written story altough it turns a bit complicated towards the end but is good anyway.
    also beautiful pixel art, really good music and some memorable characters. To be honest i love PnC games but im not into text based games and this one has a balance that i never thought i    Norco is one of those games that stays with you, the time goes by and you still remember those.
    It has a very well written story altough it turns a bit complicated towards the end but is good anyway.
    also beautiful pixel art, really good music and some memorable characters.
    To be honest i love PnC games but im not into text based games and this one has a balance that i never thought i would like. Im very glad i gave it a shot.    … Expand
  8. rexicola
    Dec 4, 2022
    9
    Very entertaining, i like this game because you can complete it in a day, it has a compelling story and the ambient feeling is special, the design of the caracter is good too, not a single complain, i enjoyed it !
  9. xp47
    May 21, 2022
    10
    One of the best writing in any point and click ever. Also feels like the next evolution of point and clicks it becomes a bunch of different games at times, creative way to do it. You won't regret playing this.
  10. RunFish12B8
    Apr 21, 2022
    10
    Gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooood!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  11. Trixxstrr
    May 21, 2023
    8
    Strange little point and click adventure that got good reviews, but other than that I knew nothing going in. Went some unusual directions. But ya, I'd recommend. Took about 9 hours to finish so not too long.

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Metascore
89

Generally favorable reviews - based on 22 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 22
  3. Negative: 0 out of 22
  1. GameStar
    Jan 25, 2023
    83
    Norco offers an incredibly atmospheric story - without gameplay surprises.
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  2. Guardian
    Oct 9, 2022
    100
    Like Kentucky Route Zero and Disco Elysium, the writing here occasionally sacrifices clarity for floridity, although its ornate descriptions do add detail and texture to the rudimentary pixel art.
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  3. Eurogamer Italy
    Sep 13, 2022
    90
    NORCO is hauntingly beautiful. A surreal tale that is dystopic and futuristic but at the same time extremely rooted in the hopeless and sad reality of the suburban industrial areas of USA. A sort of a great acid trip that we won't soon forget.
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