NENA

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NENA is a clever little action puzzle game that I liked almost immediately because of its unusual central mechanic. I play as Botley, a robot who cannot perform many basic actions himself, so he has to rely on telepathy to control objects around him. I enjoyed how this limitation becomes the entire point of the gameplay instead of simply being a weakness the story tries to ignore. The possession system is easily my favorite part. Botley cannot jump, shoot or explode, but the objects he controls can do those things, so I have to think about how to use the environment instead of relying on a normal character moveset. I liked figuring out which object could solve a particular problem and then using it at the right time. It makes the puzzles feel very connected to the world rather than being separate challenges placed in my way. There is also a surprising amount of action mixed into the puzzle design. The game has combat encounters and boss fights that require me to use telepathy creatively, so the possession system is not only useful for opening paths. I enjoyed that because it stops the game from becoming a purely slow puzzle adventure. There is always a sense that I might need to …

Игра 'NENA' – это восхитительное погружение в мир акварельной графики и медитативного геймплея. Изящное сочетание головоломок и платформинга с плавными, текучими движениями создает расслабляющую, но в то же время увлекательную атмосферу. Управление интуитивно понятное, что permite fácilmente adaptarse al mundo. История, раскрываемая через визуальные образы и окружение, скорее чувствуется, чем рассказывается напрямую, позволяя игроку самостоятельно интерпретировать происходящее. Особое внимание заслуживает звуковое сопровождение. Нежные мелодии прекрасно дополняют визуальный стиль, создавая ощущение спокойствия и умиротворенности. По мере преодоления препятствий и решения головоломок возникает чувство достижения и удовлетворения. Хотя игра не отличается высокой сложностью, она предлагает достаточный вызов для поддержания интереса. 'NENA' – это прекрасный выбор для тех, кто ищет что-то расслабляющее, красивое и эмоционально насыщенное. Однако, любителям динамичного экшна она может показаться недостаточно захватывающей.

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That boss battle is too hard, but it was fun up until then. Also I can't change the movement controls from WASD (I use a nonstandard keyboard layout.) I guess you get what you pay for though. If I could give it a star rating it'd be 3/5.

Cute, fun, clever little game that deserves way more attention than the 33 reviews it's gotten since being released over four years ago. I do have two complaints about the game - one is the lack of save points - the only time the game saves is when you complete one of the three chapters. If you're unable to finish a chapter in one sitting and have to go back, you have to start the entire thing over, every time. While admittedly the game is fairly short, it's not THAT short that this doesn't get annoying. Secondly, although most of the boss battles have reasonable difficulty, I'm fairly convinced the final boss battle may actually not be possible to beat. If it is, the difficulty on that one is racked up so high it's crazy, and as I result I may sadly never get to actually see how the game ends (I'm going to go ahead and just assume it's a happy ending). Aside from those points, fun, chill little game that's absolutely worth playing, especially at the price of free.