Northern Lights

I quite enjoyed the 50 minutes it took me to complete Northern Lights. Some are saying it can be done in 25 minutes so I am obviously a terrible player. It takes a page from INSIDE and showcases potential. I really hope that this isn't the end and there are more episodes or a fuller game on the way. In all honesty, I love everything about this game minus the little niggles we will get into in the CONS section but I find it really hard to recommend this game based on the price and the content. If you want to support the devs like I did in buying this then go right ahead. I would love to see what comes next but if this is 'it' then I am going to be gravely disappointed. _________________ PROS + Visually pretty. The graphics are quite nice to take in and they got the larger backdrops nailed. + Ambient soundtrack and effects. The music and subtle sound effects are well suited for this type of game. + Smooth. Everything moves like butter over bread. + An easy 100% for cheev...

[table] [tr] [th][url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/33501916/]Follow my curator for more great puzzle game recommendations![/url][/th] [/tr] [/table] Short, very short, but sweet puzzle adventure game where you play a lonely robot waking up after a global calamity. Who are you? What happened? Who is this mysterious King of Diamonds. The puzzles mainly come in two types, avoid the obstacles and follow a pattern guitar hero style on a screen to open doors to further you adventure. There are also a few enemies that need to be trapped or avoided. These follow the pattern sections are best played with the keyboard, it was too slow with a controller. The graphics are fantastic and reminiscent in style to Human fall flat. The OST and sounds effects are equally good. There were a few minor quibbles, the main menu was a little hard to use, selecting was a little haphazard and one of the checkpoints really should have been after solving the door pattern puzzle, no...

What the heck?????? Honestly, I am so SO disappointed with this game!! It's bloody GORGEOUS and it draws you in with this mystery story about the King of Diamonds and then it just stops after 20 minutes, without explaining ANYTHING to you??? What about the dog that all those posters were telling you about?? What was the point in those if they weren't going amount to ANYTHING IMPORTANT AT ALL????? If there was just a LITTLE bit of closure or explanation, I would rate this 5 stars, but as it is, I feel like... This game left a very bad taste in my mouth because it seemed like it was preparing you for something epic and extraordinary, and then it just stops after like... 2 puzzles.

I came here ready to drop a 'do not recommend' but lo and behold they already patched the game to fix my largest grievance. The terminal puzzle, which is a large part of the game, was horrifically frustrating and difficult. With that fixed, I believe the game is definitely worth the price. Pre Day 1 Patch playthrough: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBHz3ePYZLk Northern Lights is a cute, short adventure game set far in the future when humanity has disappeared, leaving behind only robots. You play as a tiny little fella who must restore some laser beams. And beware the King of Diamonds! The graphics are good and the character design is fun. You'll feel shades of Limbo and Inside at points, but it does manage to be it's own thing.

Luckily this game only costs $2 because it is not worth anymore than that. I really don't know if it is worth $2. Clearly the game was made using the same engine Inside used, but this game lacks 180% of the thrill inside has. This game is soooo slow and boring. The main character moves sooooooo slow. The gameplay is sooooo slow. The "puzzles" (if you can even call them that) are so easy, a 5 year old could do them. I'm talking about puzzles that require you to move left, then right, then left, then right.... solved! Its as if the developers took ONE SIMPLE ASPECT of Inside, and made their entire game into that. What I see is clear narcissism in the development of this game. The developers must have thought they designed something SO beautiful, SO immaculate, that they could make the gameplay slower that molasses, and the player would be enthralled at the sheer magnificence of the design. But to be honest, its not really even designed all that well. Its sub par. I would give this game...

A short yet good game to refresh your mind. The music, graphic and atmosphere remind me to 'INSIDE'.

Want an atmospheric sidescroller with a dystopian theme? Then I would advice to buy limbo or inside. This games tries as well but becomes frustrating in control on level one. Up to the devs if / when they want to fix this.

Its hard to give this game any kind of rating because its depends on the player. For me I love the artwork and style but i found it a little hard and very short. I only paid 50 cents so i really cant complain. The ending is confusing. It made me think the game was just getting started but it just brought me back to the menu. Im going to give this a thumbs down because it needs more, much more. This would have made more sense as a demo

Honestly loved the universe,as i found it visually pleasant.. But there is not a "variety of puzzles" as advertized, its just 20 minutes of pressing A and D. Then comes the huge disappoinment, when you finally start to get into it just to realize its all what there is..

Eh, strange feelings about this game. Its not that bad by the gameplay but its very very short - only 30 min. And because of this I don't really know what to say. I mean shortness doesnt mean bad but in this 30 min nothing really happens except 2 timing puzzles, 5 fast pressing keys puzzles and 3 dialogues. And, as you may guess, they reveal nearly nothing about the story and the world. I don't really want to rate it anyhow but Steam requires so... it will be negative. Yes, you may say it's only 2$ and it's an indie game and etc, but, you know, if some drunk bum comes to you at the street and offers to show how they dance for 2$, would you reject it because its pointless or accept because it's only for 2$? So, yeah, if this game somehow recieves update and continuation of the story for at least 1-2 hours, than I might reconsider the review, As for now, there is just no point in buying and playing it,