Nobody Wants to Die Reviews
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Nobody Wants to Die is a fun time, if you like piecing together a whodunnit. Outside of that, though, don’t expect anything more. The story is thoroughly entertaining, and at least two endings paired with branching story beats ensures you’ll see or hear something different if you play it more than once. While a low-action, linear game probably isn’t everyone’s cup of tea, those who like this style will find plenty to love in Nobody Wants to Die. Critical Hit Games has done a great job for their debut title, and hopefully we will see more from them in the...
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In 2329, Detective Karra must solve a high profile case in a world where no one ever really dies; here's Nobody Wants to Die.
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Nobody Wants To Die punches well above its weight as an visually stunning if flawed interactive story in an intriguing future noir setting
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Nobody Wants to Die’s amazing world building and presentation combined with the excellent choice of combining sci-fi and noir detective storytelling makes up for its lacking puzzles.
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Nobody Wants to Die doesn't bring much invention to the table - but while it lacks originality, it has atmosphere, heart and relevance in spades.
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I love film noire, great detective stories, hardboiled dialogue, and true crime. As genres go, they’re a bit underrepresented in video games, though not entirely absent. Add to the roster Nobody Wants to Die. In addition to being a genuinely impressive retro-future noire narrative, it’s a troubling meditation on several hot topic issues. You know, little things, like the downside of immortality and massive economic inequality.
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While Nobody Wants to Die is not a long game, that short length has allowed the developers to pack in a solid detective story and a beautifully designed world with surprisingly deep lore. The investigation mechanics aren’t the best, but don’t let that put you off this slick, quick love letter to old-school detective films.
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Nobody Wants to Die is a fantastic, wonderfully cinematic sci-fi noir that's over all too soon. Its procedural detective work can be too procedural, but there's the kernel of something really great here.
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Nobody Wants to Die's short announcement-to-launch window and its ambitious concept made us cautious, but that caution was unnecessary in the end. It's a tight, gripping adventure that knows exactly what a great sense of place can do for an experience like this, and we had no trouble blasting through the game in one sitting. A little more gameplay depth wouldn't have gone amiss, and Nobody Wants to Die is overall quite a short game - but it's one that's definitely worth picking up if the visuals and themes on show here speak to your gaming sensibilities. Now, we need...
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In the first five minutes of the new cyberpunk noir game Nobody Wants to Die, the main character runs through a list of genre tropes in record time. He pounds down a bottle of pills, takes a swig of alcohol from his flask (while another unopened bottle of moonshine sits in the background), gets sad about his dead wife, and talks about being a disgraced detective who plays fast and loose with the law. This all happens before he gets a call from the police chief letting him know that he’s getting reinstated for a high-profile case. I love it.
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While Nobody Wants to Die doesn’t really emphasize its gameplay as much, in turn, it offers up a story that is an absolute joy to experience, thanks in no small part to its well-realized cyberpunk world and well-written characters.
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The price is right for an eleven hour game. I’ll likely go back through it one more time for achievement cleanup and to check some things I believe I missed on my first playthrough. It’s far from a long game but it is a tight and thoughtful experience. There’s no combat and most of the gameplay is on-rails, meaning the game won’t let you progress unless you do exactly as it’s telling you. Very little player agency exists in Nobody Wants to Die, though I should note that some of the choices do actually change some ending conditions.
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After showing the gameplay to the press, I was not favorably disposed towards Nobody Wants to Die. However, the creators from Wrocław managed to break my skepticism after just fifteen minutes of play. Even though I found myself yawning at times, I won't soon forget this transhumanist neo-noir adventure.
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The game’s soundtrack helps give that sense of a lived-in, surreal noir cityscape. It sounds like a full-on orchestra with lots of brass, piano, and a grand style that you rarely get in media today (let alone video games). There are two main characters in the game, your detective and his over-the-comms liaison, Sara. The actors do a wonderful job making these characters feel believable despite the story going in some bizarre places. This is a body-swapping, f’ed up world, and you’re nowhere near the top of the food chain. The acting and writing help make that feel real. You’re...
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