Norco

[radiofloyd]

I’m blitzing through games now. Norco is a point and click adventure game set in New Orleans. The location alone gives it a very strong Gabriel Knight vibe. I say point and click adventure but Norco is closer to a conversation ‘em up.

 

 

 

Most of the gameplay in the first hour plays out through conversations.  Similar to games like Read Only Memories and Va-11 Hall A, and of course, Disco Elysium, without the rpg elements. The game also has a strong Kentucky Route Zero vibe. Let’s see if it lives up to the reviews.

[radiofloyd]

About 4 hours in now, the game has certainly picked up in drama and intrigue. The question is, what is it building towards? The review scores suggest something really cool, but we’ll see. 

[radiofloyd]

Finished after about 6 hours. I’d give it a solid 8/10. I wouldn’t give it a rapturous 94% like PC Gamer or the kind of glowing review that Eurogamer gave it.

 

I’m not the kind of person who’s into philosophy or intellectual discussions…and I’m not one to overly analyse games that I play. Just give me a good story and wrap it up nicely at the end. Norco does have a cool story but it’s not a concrete story, it’s got a little bit of that Twin Peaks style ambiguity to it

 

As a game, it’s simple and functional, so it all comes down to what you get out of the story. The ending didn’t particularly elevate it for me in any way, which is a shame.

 

If you like games like KRZ and Disco Elysium then it’s a safe bet that you’ll like it I think, but I wouldn’t call it a point and click classic.