Игрок 8783·Рекомендует·6 ч в игре

I almost bounced off this, but I stuck with it long enough to get on its wavelength and found a weird and interesting game. I liked it quite a bit.

Игрок 4630·Рекомендует·7 ч в игре

Norco is what I would call a "point and click visual narration" game. It's not entirely like that though. You need to follow what people say in order to figure out where you're supposed to go next and what you're supposed to do. It reminded me a lot of Disco Elysium, but you don't have a character to control and it's not nearly as hard. You have a couple of "fights" but these involve light strategy and following patterns. Not hard at all. I really liked this game because in the beginning, you do not know who you are and you are presented with a web of people that you're supposed to uncover through clues. The gameplay is pretty linear, and to my understanding there are only two endings. The pixel art is absolutely stunning. Needless to say, this is a very unique indie game, there's probably some inspiration from Disco Elysium in there, but it's more of a point and click story than it is a problem solving game. I was initially drawn to this game because of the beautiful pixel art and my love for Louisiana/New Orleans, and stayed for the storyline because even after you finish the game and experience the ending, you can come up with your own explanation for what happened, or google the meaning. I found both fun. The game left a lot of room for thinking, and I love how it kept me guessing the entire time. I had no idea what was happening until the last 2 hours I'd like to say. You do slowly uncover your story through that web I mentioned, so everything will come to light as long as you trust the process. It took me about 7 hours to complete and I did so in one sitting, which is apparently average. I give it a solid 7/10 for this genre of game. The art though is a 10/10. I could tell that the dev worked hard on this. My only advice is to pay attention while playing. You'll only need a walkthrough guide if you don't pay attention.

Игрок 7624·Рекомендует·15 ч в игре

Weird, mysterious, funny, sincere. Definitely picks up momentum as you get deeper into the game. There were a few scenes that were so WTF, and a few more that made me laugh out loud. Overall, super chill but memorable. I picked up the soundtrack, too.

Игрок 6976·Рекомендует·8 ч в игре

This is a game with a plot that twists all the time and has a lot of drama in it. The quests are pretty straightforward, and I didn’t have any moments where I got stuck. Everything is very intuitive, and the game is short. If you’re interested in the topic of techno-religion, this game is for you.

Игрок 0201·Рекомендует·7 ч в игре

Что будет, если смешать т.н. "южную готику", пропитанную сыростью болот Луизианы, затхлостью заброшенных церквей и прелостью тел местных, до ужаса набожных, реднеков, с киберпанком? Получится NORCO - сюрреалистическая и уникальная история в трех актах, повествующая о нелегкой жизни не самых элитных слоёв населения города, погрязшего в разрухе после беспощадного катаклизма. Кажущаяся вроде простой задача найти непутевого братца обернется для его сестры погружением в нечто такое, о чем здравомыслящему человеку и прийти не сможет в голову. Но местные - народ бывалый, и не такие метели им в рожи летели, а значит жизнь продолжается, несмотря на сюр и макабричность высоких технологий и низенькой жизни. И пускай буржуи оттяпывают участки земель для своих алчных нужд, а многолетние дебилы на сектантах носятся по городу, как ненормальные - и это, в конце концов, пройдет! Честно говоря, я нихрена не понял поначалу, в чем суть сюжета, чего нам нужно делать. Однако постепенное втягивание дало свой результат, и уже завершал игру я с легким потрясением от случившейся развязки. Все таки американский Юг - структура тонкая, которую надо как следует распробовать, чтоб понять, лютая это вещь или сойдет! Мой вердикт: 8 Гарретов из 10

Игрок 2865·Не рекомендует·5 ч в игре

这游戏生动的展示了一个剧情和主题完全脱节或者说根本就没有主题的游戏，剧情能做的多么莫名其妙。整个游戏也只能说徒有氛围了，所有设定摆在那里都只起到一个设定的作用。对于这些角色，我只感觉他们只是普通那种任何一个游戏都有可能出现的镇民，而完全感受不到他们和背景中所存在的这些困境有什么实质性的关系，他们的生活因此得到了怎样的改变。在这样一个背景下，故事主线却是围绕宗教展开。主线剧情和故事本身的氛围以及主题割裂感过于大。反乌托邦和科技感要素在这个游戏里更像是一个标签，实际上根本没有在这两个方面产生展开。核心设定也不讲清楚，一切都是一个形而上学式的概念，然而这个故事的主题又并不是一些形而上学式的概念。感觉看了一场超级长的流水账，告诉我生活在这样情况下的主角这几天都干了什么，然而呢？这并没有什么意义。不花心思塑造主题塑造人物。反而大段大段的开始以文学创作的形式写文案。最后整的跟金句大杂烩一样，写的很优美但是让人看完没有任何感受，甚至没有什么想要看的欲望。

Игрок 9422·Рекомендует·8 ч в игре

宗教，是一道天然的分水岭，足以在中国玩家和西方玩家之间竖起审美的鸿沟。 对于我来讲，游戏内全部的宗教、邪教内容全部剔除，游戏本身叙事的优秀点依然存在，没有任何折损。 宗教元素的存在，反而占据了大量篇幅，大大阻碍一些可挖掘的剧情展开。 天灾，飓风和洪水不断冲击这个城市，人们流散，死亡，重建。出生在洪水中，衰老在洪水中，循环往复的命运，这点在正文浅尝辄止了。 工业资本，污染和事故使人死去，就业岗位和城市发展供人生活。资本与劳动者之间的矛盾也是草草带过。 侦探的存在让小镇像一本老派的悬疑小说，机器人的存在让小镇蒙上了科技失控和赛博朋克的影子。 这些精彩的，而且确实和美国南部历史结合得天衣无缝的点，都被长篇大论的宗教挤占了篇幅，而且宗教线的走向平平无奇，甚至谈不出什么超越、叛逆、解构。他们张嘴说基督，你就知道结局是什么。本游戏也是如此，毫不意外。 美术风格优秀，交叉叙事算是让人眼前一亮。对我来说，曾经有两个很好的情节让人浸润在公路游戏的身心激动里：一个是第一次进后院，看见米利恩坐在漫天夕阳里，坐着那辆皮卡。一个是凯瑟琳和超鸭那个哥们去了他家，看见他家的圣诞树，谁都明白这只是短暂的停泊，归家无定。

Игрок 9107·Не рекомендует·2 ч в игре

Didn't finish it. Watched it on Youtube. Positive: act 1 (mother's death, deep emotional resonance), worldbuilding, aesthetics. Negative: - too many topics/elements but only surface level exploration (politics, environmentalist, religion, AI etc.) - the plot scattered around loosely. never a fan of multiple protagonists gameplay/narrative in games. - trying too hard to be cool. - Characters interesting at first fall flat very quickly. - cringy humour. in summary, everything about the mother-daughter relations is very well-written and emotionally touching. everything about the world, other characters fell flat and serves merely as flavours. It feels like a cake with too much icing on top and it never fills your stomach. you ended wanting something more.