No One Lives in Heaven

This game is incredibly fun. The story is very interesting, the characters are likable, and the quests offer a great diversity. I really like the soundtrack and the graphics. There are a lot of decision-making options and you have a huge amount of freedom when playing. Many quests can be solved in different ways and the decisions often have consequences. I'm very happy to have discovered this little gem and don't regret buying it.

I am very glad to have given the game a chance. The story pulled me in right away and the humor is right up my alley. I had to laugh heartily in many situations. The graphics are great for this kind of game. The soundtrack is also beautifully done. The combat system works with elements and skills, so it brings a certain tactical depth. However, the battles are only secondary. The focus is clearly on the story, which you can influence through your own decisions. + interesting story + funny dialogs + great freedom of choice + huge amount of content + awesome soundtrack - the mouse control is not optimal...it works better with keyboard or gamepad - not all dialogs have voice over

So the premise is that you're playing in a game that's already finished, and that seems neat, but it largely plays just like an RPG maker game with an unusual premise. That's... fine I guess, but it kept glitching out on me, and it did so in game-breaking ways, so I must hope it's unintentional. For example, it was missing a JPG and would tell me about it every couple of seconds to the point that the game locked up. Even when things are working, there are weird design choices, like early on I hunted for the menu button and hit escape and it took me into an entirely different game and asked me if I wanted a tutorial. Of course, I didn't, I wanted the damn menu, but that locked me out of that particular tutorial. It's not expensive and I still feel like I wasted my money. Maybe there's a great game buried under that mess, but I can't get to it, so I can't rate it. You're taking your wallet into your own hands if you buy it. I say nice idea, but poor implementation, give it a miss.

Haven't played on GOG, but on steam I have 23 hours played over one playthrough. I wasn't terribly thorough and missed some stuff too. NOLIH is a fun RPG maker game focused more on exploration, story, and quests than combat. It's full of quirky characters and gags, references, interesting dialogues, and so on. A good amount of choices too, so more incentive for replays there. I thought I had the plot pinned down, but it took a lot of twists and turns and kept me on my toes. The music is pretty good, some tracks are great, some fairly generic. Being a German game originally, the English translation is kinda strange in places, but usually it falls on the charming side of strange translations, and only once or twice was I unable to figure out what the meaning was. It should also be noted that the developers are friendly and very good about patching any bugs or typos brought to their attention. Overall, I would recommend this to anyone looking for something more laid-back but still engrossing.

I played this game a few months ago and was very impressed. The quest design is very unconventional and interesting. The story is rather in the background at the beginning, so you have time to get to know the world and its characters. From the fourth chapter on, however, the main story picks up quite a bit and becomes very twisty and philosophical towards the end. I definitely had a good time with the game and would recommend it to anyone looking for a different gaming experience than the same RPGs with their endless fetch quests.