Nikopol: Secrets of the Immortals
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Nikopol: Secrets of the Immortals is a point and click adventure game developed by White Birds Productions and based on the graphics novels
of Enki Bilal's
The Nikopol Trilogy
.
- may be alive and well in the city. At the same time, a strange pyramid hovers over Paris, and a rumour of Egyptian gods residing in it spreads like wildfire.
However, not every review of the game was favourable. Adventure Gamers gave it 2/5 stars, with the reviewer criticizing several aspects of the game, including its linear nature, illogical puzzles, and, what they felt to be a particularly confusing story. Currently, it scores 68/100 on Metacritic
, based on 14 reviews..
Graphic novel
A graphic novel is a narrative work in which the story is conveyed to the reader using sequential art in either an experimental design or in a traditional comics format...
of Enki Bilal's
Enki Bilal
Enes Bilal is a French comic book creator, comics artist and film director.-Biography:Born in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, to a Slovak mother and a Bosnian father who had been Josip Broz Tito's tailor, he moved to Paris at the age of 9. At age 14, he met René Goscinny and with his encouragement applied...
The Nikopol Trilogy
The Nikopol Trilogy
The Nikopol Trilogy comprises three science fiction graphic novels written in French by Bosnian born Enki Bilal between 1980 and 1993. The original French titles of the series are La Foire aux immortels, La Femme piège and Froid Équateur which were later translated in English and published by...
.
Plot
The year is 2023 and Paris is governed by a power-hungry dictator. As Alcide Nikopol you try to find a way of joining the underground rebellion and help stop the dictator's iron fist rule. The history takes a turn towards the weird, as Nikopol finds out that his father - an astronaut sent into orbital exile in cryopreservationCryopreservation
Cryopreservation is a process where cells or whole tissues are preserved by cooling to low sub-zero temperatures, such as 77 K or −196 °C . At these low temperatures, any biological activity, including the biochemical reactions that would lead to cell death, is effectively stopped...
- may be alive and well in the city. At the same time, a strange pyramid hovers over Paris, and a rumour of Egyptian gods residing in it spreads like wildfire.
Reception
The game received fairly positive reviews, earning a score of 8.2/10 from IGN, 8.0/10 from GameZone, 8.2 from Digital Chumps and a final score of 'GREAT GAME' at Diehard GameFAN. The game was rated highly for its graphics, story, sound and puzzles.However, not every review of the game was favourable. Adventure Gamers gave it 2/5 stars, with the reviewer criticizing several aspects of the game, including its linear nature, illogical puzzles, and, what they felt to be a particularly confusing story. Currently, it scores 68/100 on Metacritic
Metacritic
Metacritic.com is a website that collates reviews of music albums, games, movies, TV shows and DVDs. For each product, a numerical score from each review is obtained and the total is averaged. An excerpt of each review is provided along with a hyperlink to the source. Three colour codes of Green,...
, based on 14 reviews..