Nova-111 Reviews

A fun, thought provoking game which allows you to go at a pace you are comfortable with. Opening everyone up to a broad array of possibilities to get out of even the most difficult situations. At times punishing but not frustratingly so. I would recommend all types of gamers, new and olld, to give it a try. I would like to see more creative games like this which combine gaming elements I have long enjoyed into something which seems original and fun.

A really nice aesthetic and an interesting idea, which is let down by the game just not having a fun core mechanic and the principles of game design not really being thought about. You reveal the map a few spaces in advance of your position but this only really serves to trick the player into heading into a situation that kills them, every now and then, in a mildly annoying, unavoidable death. Enemies are simple and just trade blows with you, there is no 'rock, paper, scissors' balance to the combat and the levels, whilst they do hide items, don't encourage exploration with visual or audio feedback and there's no clue until after the mission, as to how many secrets are in the level, so the only encouragement to explore a level, is if the player has an urge to return to a level, which doesn't differentiate itself from the others in the area, with interesting layouts or anything like that. Overall, it just isn't worth playing. Again, though, big props to the graphic designers who worked on the game, as that part is really well executed.

Weird mix of turnbased grid movement with real time attacking and moving enemies. The game really deserves more attention.

Put simply, the game is excellent all around with fantastic artwork, controls, sound & music. The only sour grape I have with the game is that it is too easy for me - and likely for most gamers out there. It suits a more patient or casual gamer. If that sounds like you then it's a perfect game - I highly recommend it. If you're impatient like me, or you're looking for a challenge (ie: something not trivial) then I would have second thoughts.

There is something too basic about this game. It takes me back to a simpler time. The controls don't lead to fun gameplay. I liked the colours, art style and the landscapes the player is able to explore, just not enough. The checkpoint restart seems to force the player into repeating levels a little too much. I am not drawn back to this title very much. The controls are just too simple. There is no depth. 4.5/10

Fun game, many good puzzles and interesting interactions. It falls off towards the last 1/3 or 1/4 of the game

Very fun and relaxing. A great blend of turn based strategy with brief moments of twitchy panic - just enough to keep you moving at a comfortable pace, rather than agonizing over every move. It's pretty unique; a mix of puzzle, action, and strategy. There are a lot of game mechanics being introduced over time, and each one is cool and new and unexpected, and adds more complexity to your decision making! Nevertheless I've found it very easy so far. I've gotten partway through the second major area (about 2 hours of play), and the only real puzzling I've had to do is to find a couple of the secrets, and I am typically passing up on the majority of health pickups. However, I still have a lot to explore; even of the areas I've completed, I intend to go back to get those secrets I missed, and to try to decrease my time/turns spent (since they show global ranks for those stats). P.S. so people are calling it a roguelike? I would noooot call this a roguelike. Only resemblance to Rogue is that it's tile based. No procedural generation. No permadeath. No randomization of any kind.

eu achei muito divertido, mas não tem tanta coisa. se você curte esse estilo de jogo, vai ser uma boa opção

Nova-111 is an excellent puzzle game with some really fun innovations to a pretty stale genre. If you like old-school 2D puzzle games like Adventures of Lolo, then this is for you. At first, Nova-111 seems like a typical turn-based puzzle game on a grid. But quickly you learn that some elements in the environment are in realtime. For example, you have to juggle turn-based enemies with realtime laser turrets. This makes for some very fun maneuvering. At first, all your ship can do is bash into enemies, but as the game progresses you gain some additional abilities like a smart bomb and a teleport gun that lets you move two squares in one turn. (And more powers that are better left a surprise.) Overall the game is not very difficult but if you want to save every scientist and find every secret area (while also minimizing your damage and number of moves) then you can make yourself a real challenge. The enemies are fun and varied with interesting patterns to memorize. Not to mention a lively sense of humor and polished art style. Recommended for puzzle lovers!

This game is really fun. The mechanics are deceptively simple but the interactions between objects are rich and the potential for clever play is very high. Dodging between enemies and tricking them into killing each other is really satisfying. The art/music/levels are very polished and doing simple things like bonking walls feels satisfying. It's kind of relaxing and makes me feel smart at the same time.