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Navaros
Eager Tradesman
Joined: 10 May 2003
Posts: 40
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anyone else played it?
i guess you'd have to like horror games to enjoy it; as long as you like horror games - you can't go wrong with Nocturne.
this is the most compelling adventure game i've ever played. near-perfect story, near-perfect gameplay: plus absolutely perfect atmosphere
hopefully there are some more diehard Nocturne fanboys on this site. it really is one of the best games ever made and it's a shame it didn't sell 100 Million copies since it's better than almost 100% of any other games to be released after it. |
Fri Apr 23, 2004 2:46 pm |
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Xerxes712
High Emperor
Joined: 01 Nov 2002
Posts: 605
Location: Uber die Welt |
Never heard of it. Where is some info or website for it? When was it released?
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Sun Apr 25, 2004 2:43 am |
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Gorath
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Joined: 03 Sep 2001
Posts: 6327
Location: NRW, Germany |
Afaik Nocturne is an action-adventure, not an adventure. Different genre.
Reviews were pretty positive.
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Navaros
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Joined: 10 May 2003
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it was released in 1999. unfortunately there are not many sites left about it on the Internet
GameSpy gave Nocturne a 94% in it's Review but unfortunately GameSpy is trying to "erase from history" any evidence of their %-based score system to try to fool people into thinking they've used the retarded new "stars" score system from day 1: hence the link to that Review is now gone.
here is a link to the Adrenaline Vault Review which gave it 4 out of 5 stars:
http://www.avault.com/reviews/review_temp.asp?game=nocturne
...and a page of good screenshots following that Review:
http://www.avault.com/reviews/review_temp.asp?game=nocturne&page=4
here is a link to the Official site. unfortunately this site has not been touched in years and many of the links are broken  :
http://www.nocturnegame.com
there are two playable demos for the game which can be downloaded from FilePlanet at this link: http://www.fileplanet.com/search.aspx?q=nocturne
yes it is an Action/Adventure game rather than a straight adventure game but the emphasis is on atmosphere & exploring rather than how fast you can hit the FIRE button so i'd say it's more of an adventure than an action game.
EDIT: some goods news, after much digging i found the GameSpy 94% Review:
http://archive.gamespy.com/legacy/reviews/nocturne_a.shtm
Note these comments from that Review:
..." Screenshots simply do not do the game justice, as the realtime lighting and volumetric atmosphere effects add a great deal of depth that's not captured in individual still frames. Trust me, the first time you move in front of a flickering torch and watch your shadow expand out across the wall, or better yet see an enemy shadow flit by behind you and nearly have a heart attack, you'll understand."
These comments are quite true. You can't really grasp the awe of the game unless you actually play it. Screenshots truly do not do it justice. |
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Mon Apr 26, 2004 2:26 pm |
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Ovädershimmel
Village Dweller
Joined: 19 Oct 2002
Posts: 9
Location: Sweden |
Yeah, it was very good. The Blair Witch games which came after Nocturne was decent but not as good, built on the same engine / concept. |
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Sat May 08, 2004 10:44 pm |
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Navaros
Eager Tradesman
Joined: 10 May 2003
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quote:
Originally posted by Ovädershimmel
Yeah, it was very good. The Blair Witch games which came after Nocturne was decent but not as good, built on the same engine / concept.
that is because only the first Blair Witch game, volume 1 Rustin Parr, was made by the Nocturne devs
the other 2 just licensed the engine, and were made by other devs. that is why they were not so good. |
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Sun May 23, 2004 7:26 am |
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Dragons_Pet
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Joined: 01 Jul 2004
Posts: 5
Location: Wherever I Seem To Be |
If you havent learned about Nocturne you better learn quick! Its the #1 action/adventure title out there. Rock On Yo, AND ALWAYS PLAY Nocturne WHENEVER POSSIBLE!!!
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