NERO
Release Date: May 15, 2015
Developed by the debuting independent studio Storm in a Teacup, an unusual first-person adventure game, the visuals of which are strongly connected with the plot and mechanics. The action of N.E.R.O. takes place in a surreal world that is projected in a little boy’s mind.
N.E.R.O.: Nothing Ever Remains Obscure for PC, PS4 and etc. is an original, first-person perspective adventure game kept in the “visual novel” style, in which the artistic graphics are directly connected with the plot and the game’s mechanics. This is a debut production of Storm in a Teacup – an independent studio from Italy, which hires game development veterans who have worked for e.g. Crytek, Eidos, Midway, and Ubisoft.
The action of N.E.R.O. takes place in a surreal world that is projected in a little boy’s mind. The title’s originality is provided by the omnipresent bioluminescence. Landscapes lay in darkness are lighted by bright, fluorescent objects. Apart from the purely aesthetic function, they also play an important role of sign posts, as the plot and the journey’s destination are not initially known and they are revealed as the game progresses. Depending on your choices that stress such values as love and devotion, you reach one of several endings of the story.
Mechanics of the title link with the popular Myst series. The action is seen from the third-person perspective and the key element of the game is exploration and solving puzzles, which sometimes make use of different light and time aspects. Some of the puzzles are obligatory – to move the action forward you have to solve them. The rest is optional and they are there to simply make gameplay more diverse.
N.E.R.O. published on PC, PS4 and etc. features artistic and a bit oneiric graphics that are inspired by such classic productions as Myst and contemporary independent titles, like Journey. The creators admit that they also drew inspiration from the Final Fantasy series, Avatar movie by James Cameron and Japanese productions created by the animation studio Ghibli. The reception of original visuals is intensified by an atmospheric soundtrack, on which you can hear e.g. the incredibly famous Icelandic band called Sigur Rós.
Platforms:
PC Windows April 29, 2016
Nintendo 3DS cancelled
PlayStation 4 June 24, 2016
Xbox One May 15, 2015
Nintendo Switch cancelled
Developer: Storm in a Teacup
Publisher: Soedesco
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System Requirements for N.E.R.O: Nothing Ever Remains Obscure Video Game:
PC / Windows
Minimum System Requirements:
Intel Core i5-4670 3.4 GHz, 4 GB RAM, graphic card 1 GB GeForce 560/Radeon HD 7790 or better, 5 GB HDD, Windows 7.
Recommended System Requirements:
Intel Core i7-3770 3.5 GHz, 8 GB RAM, graphic card 1 GB GeForce 560/Radeon HD 7790 or better, 5 GB HDD, Windows 7.
Nintendo 3DS
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Xbox One
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Xbox Live
Nintendo Switch
Supports:
Nintendo eShop
Game Ratings for N.E.R.O: Nothing Ever Remains Obscure Video Game.
Arcade Sushi: 4 / 10 by Jason Fanelli
I wanted to like Nero, I really did, but as the credits rolled all I could do was wish I could get my two hours back.
PS4Blog.net: 8.5 / 10
N.E.R.O is a short game that can be completed in a handful of hours, but there is a lot more to the game than meets the eye. The game is well worth your time and I was very happy that I got a chance to do this N.E.R.O.: Nothing Ever Remains Obscure review because this is a great game you have to play on PlayStation 4.
PlayStation LifeStyle: 4 / 10 by Chandler Wood
NERO is not fun. NERO might have a powerful story. NERO might look pretty. But NERO is not fun. Nor enjoyable. Or engaging. Or really anything that may have driven me to want to keep playing. The only thing that kept me playing was the review, because dammit I'm a games writer and that's what I do. For its few successes in deep storytelling and pretty visuals, it fails to come together in any meaningful way. Less interactive than a game. Slower to consume than a book. Not as visual as a movie. NERO takes storytelling's greatest mediums and takes away the reasons you would use each particular canvas to tell a story. The result is a slow technical mess that has something deep to say but doesn't know how to say it.
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