Nova Lands

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  • Summary: Nova Lands is a factory building, exploration, and island management game. Explore, engage in combat, and automate your industry.

    If you were to mix Factorio, Forager, and Satisfactory, Nova Lands would be just that. Explore, build, and automate your base in this awesome, open-world 2D    Nova Lands is a factory building, exploration, and island management game. Explore, engage in combat, and automate your industry.

    If you were to mix Factorio, Forager, and Satisfactory, Nova Lands would be just that. Explore, build, and automate your base in this awesome, open-world 2D game!

    BASE BUILDING
    New planet, new home. Build your new base with all sorts of resources available to you, from basic rocks and wood to rare and unknown materials. Unlock new possibilities with every new building, maximize efficiency, and push deeper to other islands.    … Expand

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  1. Starbit
    Nov 24, 2023
    50
    Thanks to a good sense of progression, the player will enjoy watching their endeavour grow, but Nova Lands veers off the right track when its sense of progression gives place to an overwhelming amount of objects and tasks on the screen, as well as game mechanics that become dull and repetitive too quickly. What's more, the game's controls are rather irregular in their response, and the performance suffers from too many issues. Overall, this is an experience that's best suited for intensive play, rather than a relaxed approach.

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  1. LucikTHJ
    Jun 26, 2023
    10
    Oh, my goodness, let me tell you how blown away I am by this game! Seriously, you need to drop everything and get your hands on it right now.Oh, my goodness, let me tell you how blown away I am by this game! Seriously, you need to drop everything and get your hands on it right now. Trust me, I could go on and on for a whopping 50+ hours about how amazing it is, but I don't want to spoil any surprises for you.

    Just take my word for it — this game is an absolute must-play on Switch. I guarantee you won't regret it. And let me tell you, I'm certainly not regretting a single moment of it. At one point, I was a bit down because I thought it was reaching its conclusion, but lo and behold, something incredible happened that completely changed the game for me.

    I want to extend a heartfelt thank you to the developers for creating such a masterpiece.    … Expand
  2. Swery451
    Jun 26, 2023
    8
    After spending approximately 25 hours completing the game and earning all achievements, here's my concise review:

    The game combines    After spending approximately 25 hours completing the game and earning all achievements, here's my concise review:

    The game combines elements from Forager and Factorio but falls short of excelling in either aspect. The initial hours are enjoyable, filled with anticipation and unlocking new content. However, my overall impression is marred by the disappointing ending, which overshadowed the positive experience I had during the first three-quarters of the game.

    Unlike Factorio's expansive map and blueprint system that encourages the growth of a colossal factory, this game restricts your workspace severely. Towards the end, I struggled to fit numerous assemblers on a small island, hampering production speed despite gem speed-up upgrades.

    Logistics and collector robots are also limited, with only five allowed per island, making packaged product management challenging. The inability of logistics robots to carry more than one item at a time becomes frustrating, particularly when dealing with the requirement of 100 items per package. It seems as though the game's testing primarily focused on the functional aspects of the final 25% before release.

    Despite these issues, I still recommend the game because it is enjoyable and has the potential to improve. However, as you approach the end, you'll encounter the limitations I've described. Increasing the available workspace, either by enlarging existing islands or introducing more islands, would greatly enhance the gameplay. Furthermore, having ten robots per island, with stack carrying as a logistics bot upgrade, would alleviate logistical challenges.    … Expand
  4. MannyOwl
    Jun 29, 2023
    8
    The gameplay of this farming-style game is highly addictive. The automation mechanics are straightforward and simple to grasp. It would haveThe gameplay of this farming-style game is highly addictive. The automation mechanics are straightforward and simple to grasp. It would have been more enjoyable if there were larger areas or additional islands, even if they maintained the same themes. In summary, this game provides a relaxed experience where you gather, construct, and enhance various elements. The gameplay loop is incredibly gratifying.… Expand
  5. Wavew
    Jun 25, 2023
    2
    El juego parte de una idea que podría ser interesante, fusionar Forager y (en menor medida) factorio. Pero desgraciadamente el resultado es unEl juego parte de una idea que podría ser interesante, fusionar Forager y (en menor medida) factorio. Pero desgraciadamente el resultado es un pequeño juego en el que tendremos que luchar contra el inventario y los baúles durante el 95% del juego.

    El sistema de almacenamiento es tan desagradable y atrasado, que el resto de factores dan igual. Un ejemplo es que NO podremos almacenar directamente del inventario al cofre, tendremos que abrirlo, bajar 3 veces, seleccionar el objeto y pulsar un botón... así todo el rato.
    Ojo, y además de todo esto, SOLO se pueden apilar 100 unidades en los escasos 4 huecos de los cofres... hay que ser memo para diseñarlo así de mal.

    Además, lo limitado de nuestra mochila hace el avance pesado. Se te quitan las ganas de visitar islas o hacer las escasas misiones.

    Solo con el enorme problema de gestión, el juego ya no vale la pena en absoluto, pero a esto hay que sumarle: Un estúpido sistema de oxigeno que te hace regresar sin motivo cada pocos segundos. Un movimiento desesperadamente lento. Un sistema de combate de principios de los 90.
    Nulas mecánicas de "calidad de vida" que faciliten muchas tareas. Una gestión de Drones poco trabajada. Etc.

    Lo pongo un 2 por que me dio 2 horas de juego antes de mandarlo a la papelera.    … Expand