NORTH

 Switch
User Score
5.4

Mixed or average reviews- based on 18 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 18
  3. Negative: 6 out of 18

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  1. PetrovGamer
    Mar 6, 2018
    10
    If you want to get the game it's not here.It is a work of art that touches on life-giving themes.It's a mixture of cyberpunk and horror.But horror is not in the typical sense."Game" shows the horrors of"people."The game is worth its meager price.
  2. lightrush
    Aug 18, 2018
    10
    Something I feel that lacks in video games today, even the best ones is abstractness. While other art forms like music and video games have sub-genres that get weird, I've only come across a handful of games that are strange yet beautiful at the same time -- in comes North. At the risk of sounding pretentious, this isn't a video game, it's a work of art. At it's core this is a walkingSomething I feel that lacks in video games today, even the best ones is abstractness. While other art forms like music and video games have sub-genres that get weird, I've only come across a handful of games that are strange yet beautiful at the same time -- in comes North. At the risk of sounding pretentious, this isn't a video game, it's a work of art. At it's core this is a walking simulator with puzzles sprinkled in, but the story told here, and the imagery shown... is something I've never, ever experienced in a game. Plus the soundtrack honestly melted my ears, for the price this is a no brainer.… Expand

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Metascore
66

Mixed or average reviews - based on 5 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
  1. Nintendo Insider
    Mar 14, 2019
    50
    NORTH carries an important message that it wants to impart, but whether it manages to successfully convey it to the player is debatable. The cyberpunk atmosphere helps it to stand apart from other games on the Nintendo eShop. But, with the developer having exerted more effort to create unpredictable and trippy scenes, you soon come to the realization that it is reading the letters sent from brother to sister that beat at the heart of the experience. In comparison, everything else feels meaningless.
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  2. Nintenderos
    Aug 17, 2018
    58
    Few games put the focus on today so directly. North pushes you into a dreamlike and terrifying landscape that drives you crazy and disgusts you. Without being brilliant, it serves as a model to promote new developments that risk your message and expand the concept of videogames.
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  3. Switch Player
    Mar 22, 2018
    60
    North is a brave entry into the Walking Simulator pantheon. Though not for everyone, it can be quite interesting to see how deep this rabbit hole goes.
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