Son of Nor

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7.3

Mixed or average reviews- based on 27 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 16 out of 27
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 27
  3. Negative: 4 out of 27
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  1. MajorasMask3
    Apr 8, 2015
    9
    A great game with refreshingly different mechanics and innovative gameplay. I enjoyed the campaign just as much as the immensely fun co-op mode. So far, the game is worth every penny of its very reasonable price. The graphics are okay for the most part but it's really the gameplay that shines here. So, if you enjoyed using the force in various Star Wars games, you'll love this game.
  2. KomodoGuy
    Apr 8, 2015
    8
    I can't help but compare this game a liiitle bit to Zelda. You have a nice mix of fights and puzzles in temples. The powers you have as a player, telekinesis and morphing of the sand are innovative and very fluid. Most fun for me was playing this with my brother in co-op. Doing some havoc with fire spells together and seeing enemies fly off the map made for some very funny moments. It hasI can't help but compare this game a liiitle bit to Zelda. You have a nice mix of fights and puzzles in temples. The powers you have as a player, telekinesis and morphing of the sand are innovative and very fluid. Most fun for me was playing this with my brother in co-op. Doing some havoc with fire spells together and seeing enemies fly off the map made for some very funny moments. It has its weaknesses, graphics for example don't look up to speed given next gen consoles. But I quickly forgot it after diving into the puzzles and fights.… Expand
  3. victoriaenlared
    Apr 15, 2015
    10
    Son of Nor is an indie retro game that has a special touch of magic in it. Conceptually interesting and well achieved. It has original landscapes and scenarios. A truly MUST play!
  4. Parmy
    Apr 7, 2015
    9
    An enjoyable blend of action adventure and puzzles. Thoroughly enjoyed the single player and the coop is among some of my favorite in any game. Between the telekinesis, terraforming and magic elements, there's a lot of gameplay variety and ways to approach enemies.
  5. das-auge
    Apr 4, 2015
    10
    What is the game about?
    You may read that elsewhere. I will stick to my experience.
    How does it feel like playing it with mouse and keyboard? First a bit strange. I was excited about moving the sand, but it was irritating to face enemie warriors without having in hand any weapon. While getting introduced to the various ways to finish off an enemy and getting used to handle    What is the game about?
    You may read that elsewhere. I will stick to my experience.

    How does it feel like playing it with mouse and keyboard?

    First a bit strange. I was excited about moving the sand, but it was irritating to face enemie warriors without having in hand any weapon. While getting introduced to the various ways to finish off an enemy and getting used to handle telekinesis and terraforming it got really entertaining to face enemies. It's not like all these action games where you run around with your gun and repetitively shoot down what comes across. Here every fight is different. You fight them with sand, throwing rocks, precipitating or pushing them into a pit, or shoot the sword of a defeated enemy into the next one. With time you get elemental powers which enable you to fight tougher monsters.

    Which method works, depends heavily on your surroundings (Is there sand? Is there anything you can throw?) and on your adversaries: A shielded warriror for example is immune to many attacks but you can telekinetically snatch the shield away from the warrrior (and use it as weapon yourself). Sometimes I found it best to sneak around the enemies using my skills to hide behind a pile of sand, or to distradt them with a noise somewhere else.

    In short: In fights you have to think how to get past your enemies the best way under these particular circumstances and it super diversified the game for me.

    The other big part of the game are puzzles. Given the huge possibilities I have (terraforming, telekinesis, magic and x logical combinations of them) sometimes I got stuck in a puzzle because i forgot what i am capable of doing (Couldn't kill a monster until I managed to push it off the platform).

    How does it feel with Tobii EyeX eye tracker?
    I had the possibility to test it in a game exposition. With this device enabled you use the mouse only for clicking and adjusting the viewing direction. But the action focus lies on the thing you are looking at. So: Whithout moving the mouse I could grab the rock at my left (just looking at it and clicking) and shoot it at the enemy approaching from the right corner of the screen (by looking it and clicking again).

    And its not like (dark voice:)"Concentrate your eyes on a spot where the desired object lies, and when you are sure, you focussed it, push the right mouse button." It's more like: "Click, click, HEADSHOT!" Because the great thing is: Your eyes focus automatically. You don't need to think about that part.

    Normally I spot a rock, move the mouse to center it, grab it, look for the enemy, center it, and shoot. Now just immagine both mouse-moving-actions just drop out. That is how it really feels. Since I am not a hardcore gamer but more a casual one this was the best gaming experience I ever had, because with all other games i was handicapped by my scatterbrained mouse movements.

    Because of this I can't other than give a 10 out of 10. Without the eye tracker it would be 9/10    … Expand
  6. Protagonist72
    Apr 8, 2015
    10
    Finally the game gone out of EA and it made huge progress. Excellent gameplay with a fantastic co-op mode. Finally a Kickstarter project who kept their promises and did all the time communicating to the backers and community. Worth playing and buying.

    Enjoyed all hours so far. Spent huge amount of time in co.op mode.
  7. Damon_Knight
    Apr 8, 2015
    9
    I backed this in Kickstarter and got it on Steam, and I really like it. Yes, it is an Indie game. Yes, you do not get Call of Duty style graphics. Yet the looks of the game are beautiful. But what is even more fun is the unique gameplay. Fool around with rocks, sand, fire, and so on as you like. Make a mess out of everything around you. The game is great fun and I can only recommend toI backed this in Kickstarter and got it on Steam, and I really like it. Yes, it is an Indie game. Yes, you do not get Call of Duty style graphics. Yet the looks of the game are beautiful. But what is even more fun is the unique gameplay. Fool around with rocks, sand, fire, and so on as you like. Make a mess out of everything around you. The game is great fun and I can only recommend to have a look.… Expand
  8. Ajego
    Apr 8, 2015
    9
    I'm playing this game since the beta. It is a nice blend between action-loaded fights and challenging riddles. The combination of the elements and the telekinesis spell create powerful weapons to defeat the enemies and help to solve the riddles. The game can also be played in coop-mode, on-line or via split-screen which is a neat detail. In my opinion, the only downside of the game are theI'm playing this game since the beta. It is a nice blend between action-loaded fights and challenging riddles. The combination of the elements and the telekinesis spell create powerful weapons to defeat the enemies and help to solve the riddles. The game can also be played in coop-mode, on-line or via split-screen which is a neat detail. In my opinion, the only downside of the game are the animations, which could have been done better. 9/10… Expand
  9. MadJaples
    Apr 1, 2015
    0
    Whilst the concept of the game is good - sadly everything else about it is utter tripe.
    The germans continue to be better at automotive technology than they seem to fare at gaming software.
    With an intro so long you could probably cook, serve and eat your Sunday lunch, you'll either be so damn bored before it even begins that you'll turn it off in disgust at the thought you just forked    Whilst the concept of the game is good - sadly everything else about it is utter tripe.
    The germans continue to be better at automotive technology than they seem to fare at gaming software.
    With an intro so long you could probably cook, serve and eat your Sunday lunch, you'll either be so damn bored before it even begins that you'll turn it off in disgust at the thought you just forked out money for a five minute short movie - or you'll be itching to play the game.
    In truth, it was as much as I could bear to hang on to my sanity before I started pulling my hair out at how infuriatingly long the intro was. I had to wait for ages. And ages.
    We have lives devs. We don't want to spend it watching short films on games - unless it's on GTA IV. Otherwise, no.
    The graphics. Dear goodness, the graphics are another problem. Despite a mass of backing from thousands of kickstarter supporters, the graphics look like they would be more at place on a playstation 1 console than on a recently manufactured PC. The controls are....strange at best, just plain tricky at worst - and the game...sadly, I couldn't bring myself to play it for that long that by the time I'd sat through the longest intro I'd seen in a while THAT I COULD NOT SKIP - and when confronted with the **** graphics and the dire gameplay, I thought there was only one possible option for this........the recycle bin.    … Expand
  10. Sjalka
    May 1, 2015
    5
    The game feels and looks more than a little bit unpolished. While game mechanics are there and working ... and graphics are present, both have the feel of an alpha stage.

    The physics, arguably the major core of the combat and game mechanics, seems alright but gives me no feeling of actual weight and power. Throwing a tiny rock feels just like picking up a huge one - and both pretty much    The game feels and looks more than a little bit unpolished. While game mechanics are there and working ... and graphics are present, both have the feel of an alpha stage.

    The physics, arguably the major core of the combat and game mechanics, seems alright but gives me no feeling of actual weight and power. Throwing a tiny rock feels just like picking up a huge one - and both pretty much behave the same when used against enemies.

    morphing the ground and environment is a nice mechanic indeed but seems like the effect was copy pasted from a sandbox freeform 3d program. - In other words... my character seems to interact with the surrounding but he himself remains nothing more than a "brush" ... a curser or tool like a mousepointer.

    the design of the world feels a little both small and lacking a great deal of detail. Much of this is contributed to the morphing abilities of the player and enemies i reckon - but even so... the world feels empty.

    Character design is a matter of taste - but it is not mine. No deduction of points for taste though.

    I do know that this is not a AAA title and cannot build on the vast resources of big games - but look and feel of the game is that of playing something like a "RPG creator kit" - a program that needs to make too many compromises to really shine compared to other games.    … Expand
  11. tinyspiders
    Jul 13, 2023
    1
    If you paid for this game, I'm sorry for you. It feels like a soulless cash grab: an asset flip most likely where the devs didn't have the ability to add new features to the engine, so you end up with 'telekinesis' powers that have no way to be upgraded or changed. No gear, no weapons, no skills, no quest log. Completing 'quests' doesn't reward anything. The only positive point was theIf you paid for this game, I'm sorry for you. It feels like a soulless cash grab: an asset flip most likely where the devs didn't have the ability to add new features to the engine, so you end up with 'telekinesis' powers that have no way to be upgraded or changed. No gear, no weapons, no skills, no quest log. Completing 'quests' doesn't reward anything. The only positive point was the couch coop, which was fun for about 15 minutes while we laughed at how janky the game was.… Expand

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Mixed or average reviews - based on 14 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 14
  3. Negative: 3 out of 14
  1. 4P.de
    Aug 17, 2015
    53
    This action-adventure sports some interesting ideas. The execution leaves a lot to be desired though. Technically and mechanically it feels outdated.
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  2. CD-Action
    Jun 29, 2015
    35
    It could have been a fun game if it was developed by creative people with experience and money. [06/2015, p.64]
  3. SpazioGames
    Jun 8, 2015
    70
    If you are looking for a third person action-adventure with beautiful settings, an original gameplay, a great attention to physics, many powers and elemental spells, Son of Nor could be a good choice. Not everything is successful, but as debut game Stillalive Studios did not disappoint.
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