
Nine Sols is a lore rich, hand-drawn 2D action-platformer featuring Sekiro-inspired deflection focused combat. Embark on a journey of eastern fantasy, explore the land once home to an ancient alien race, and follow a vengeful hero’s quest to slay the 9 Sols, formidable rulers of this forsaken realm.
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Languages: English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Korean, French, German, Russian, Ukrainian, Portuguese - Brazil, Spanish - Latin America, Italian +2 more
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Одна из лучших соулслайков что я когда либо играл.
El arte, la música, la jugabilidad, las animaciones... Se nota que todo en este juego está hecho con dedicación y cariño. Toma elementos de otros metroidvanias pero en vez de limitarse a ser un simple calco construye una identidad propia que se siente fresca y única. Me gusta el homenaje que hace a la historia y mitología China y el mensaje de que, al final, todo en la vida es un ciclo. ¡Una obra maestra!
战斗做的很有意思,蚨蝶和易公的战斗都太棒了,就是有点遗憾易公的故事没怎么展开。 期待一个dlc能见见李耳那一辈的。
this game is probably the best game i've played in my life, the story, art direction, music and gameplay are incredible, my only complain is that its short, and my solution would be a DLC, would allow us to support the game further while allowing for more gameplay, it could play out as a different perspective of a character, or something that happens after true ending or normal ending. i 100% the game and you should do the same.
[h1]En un mot ? Masterclass.[/h1] J'ai terminé [b]Nine Sols à [i]100%[/i][/b], et je peux dire sans hésiter qu'il rejoint directement mon [b][u]Top 2 des meilleurs jeux auxquels j'ai joué[/u][/b]. [h2]Mon classement personnel :[/h2] [b]🥇 Ori[/b] (L'indétrônable.) [b]🥈 Nine Sols[/b] (Pépite) [b]🥉 Hollow Knight[/b] (Classique) Et croyez-moi, il faut un jeu exceptionnel pour réussir à se placer devant Hollow Knight. (Oui oui, on parle bien d'Hollow Knight...) Tout fonctionne. La direction artistique est magnifique, le gameplay est nerveux et ultra satisfaisant, l'exploration donne constamment envie d'aller voir ce qui se cache derrière à chaque recoin, et les combats de boss sont aussi exigeants que mémorables. Petit coup de cœur personnel pour [spoiler]Dame Éthérée[/spoiler] (sans spoiler). C'est mon boss préféré du jeu, et sa musique est tout simplement incroyable. Une OST légendaire. Et maintenant, parlons du véritable héros de cette aventure. [h1]Shuanshuan.[/h1] Le [b]GOAT.[/b] Le [b]MVP.[/b] Je refuse tout débat. [h3]Les + ✅[/h3] [table] [tr] [th]Aspect du jeu[/th] [th]Note[/th] [th]Avis[/th] [/tr] [tr] [/tr] [tr] [/tr] [tr] [/tr] [tr] [/tr] [tr] [/tr] [tr] [/tr] [tr] [/tr] [tr] [/tr] [tr] [/tr] [tr] [/tr] [tr] [td]Gameplay[/td] [td][b]10/10[/b][/td] [td]Un gameplay précis, nerveux et extrêmement satisfaisant.[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Histoire[/td] [td][b]10/10[/b][/td] [td]Un univers captivant et une histoire qui donne envie d'en savoir toujours plus.[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Visuels[/td] [td][b]10/10[/b][/td] [td]Une direction artistique sublime.[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]Ambiance sonore[/td] [td][b]10/10[/b][/td] [td]Une bande-son absolument incroyable.[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td][b]SHUANSHUAN[/b][/td] [td][b]11/10[/b][/td] [td]Shuanshuan. Pas besoin d'explication.[/td] [/tr] [tr] [td][b][u]Note finale[/u][/b][/td] [td][b][u]11/10[/u][/b][/td] [td]Rien à redire.[/td] [/tr] [/table] [h3]Les - ❌[/h3] [table] [tr] [th]Rien. J'ai beau chercher... je n'ai aucun reproche à faire au jeu.[/th] [/tr] [tr] [/tr] [/table] [h3]Verdict[/h3] Merci à Red Candle Games pour cette pépite. Si vous aimez les Metroidvania, les jeux exigeants mais gratifiants et les bandes-son mémorables, foncez. Nine Sols mérite largement toute la reconnaissance qu'il reçoit.
Jogue pelo desafio, platine pela historia.
Nine Sols Review: Edit: After read more review i relaise the issue with this game isnt the difficulty it the parried based combat system now the parries in the game for the most part feel pretty good but the issue is that when you pull of an perfect parry there no reward you just dont take damage and the fight continues and thats it. That is what make the combat feel so bad and unbalanced but dont get me wrong there alot of great thing this game does very well but the disappointing parry system is so frustrating that make me want to go play something else. That being said i stand by past feel i think this game is something i would recommend to player who want an experience that very difficulty and feels punishing really wanting a challenge. But i think it just isnt for me ill update review if my opinion changes
8.5/10, 恐怖和类银两个截然不同的品类都霸占国产巅峰, 这个赤蜡烛制作组确实有东西. 知道前作的活后火速购入, 万一哪天锁国区就是买到绝版货了.
powerful story, very fun game. it was really interesting to see yi develop over the course of the story and watch his initial views be challenged so harshly and piecing together the story over time kept me engaged. gameplay is also great and meshes soulslike and metroidvania very well; the game throws difficult fights but will usually give you plenty of time and resources to learn the fight while still making learning the fight feel very satisfying, plus the mechanics themselves are very flexible and offer a surprising yet welcome degree of player expression in what upgrades/tools you use the most. high quality experience everyone should play it
Nine Sols is almost a great game. Unfortunately, the entire game requires parrying of attacks. Now, don't get me wrong--I love Sekiro, I think it's the best single entry in the From Software catalogue. The problem is that Nine Sols doesn't quite match the fine-tuned combat that From are known for. There are plenty of attacks where the hitboxes extend far beyond where you would expect, with you often getting hit while standing behind enemies. On top of that, towards what I assume is the end of the early game you get what are known as "Unbound Counters" which are essentially super-parries. This enables you to parry a certain type of attack that previously you would have to dodge. However, these unbound counters require you to hold and then release the parry button, which makes precise timing difficult. In addition to this, many of the attacks that require this type of counter are so fast that unless you're just sat around waiting for an enemy to attack, you're almost certainly going to miss them as the telegraphing can be incredibly short. I know that a lot of people love this game but ultimately it isn't for me. I really enjoy the way that Sekiro encourages you to mix defence in with offence, and Nine Sols does expand on that, but unfortunately you're pretty much discouraged from attacking, as that prevents you from doing what seems to be intended: sit there passively, waiting for attacks to parry then once you have enough Qi, hit them with a talisman and start waiting again. I don't find that super engaging. Otherwise, this would be a pretty good metroidvania, I really like the map design (although some kind of player map markers would be nice) the art style is great, and the sound design is cool too. The plot is interesting, although there is a *lot* of dialogue which often feels a bit extra. If I was able to give this a rating out of 10, it would probably get a 6, but I wouldn't recommend it unless you enjoy punishing games that require incredible reflexes, while also not playing aggressively whatsoever.
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