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2 people found the following review helpful:
 Engaging and fair magic puzzler, January 6, 2023by Lance Cirone (Backwater, Vermont) Suveh Nux lets you work out what it's all about just by experimentation. Once I got my book, I started off by typing all the spell names. Then I charted down their effects, and what happened if I used them more than once. This just led to more ideas with what I could do, and it feels rewarding to keep trying and learning new spells. There's a small aspect that confused me, and it was (Spoiler - click to show)the ANI effect. I noticed that some of my effects were delayed, but I thought it was a method to make my next spells immediately more powerful; like maybe it would be better than casting it multiple times in a row? Still, the game has a useful hint system, and is loaded with Easter eggs. Try everything you can, and even if you don't, it's still a fun game. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
by Lilirose Non mi ha convinto granché, per via dell'esiguo numero di enigmi e della mancanza di trama. Il sistema degli incantesimi è molto originale, questo sì, però viene presto a noia e diventa ripetitivo. Un paio d'ore che non lasceranno traccia. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
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My brain hurts, February 14, 2022by Cody Gaisser (Florence, Alabama, United States of America, North America, Earth, Solar System, Milky Way, Known Universe, ???) Suveh Nux is an escape room game with a very creative system of magical language and plenty of personality. I'm giving this game the benefit of the doubt because other people seem to not have bounced off of it as hard as I did. Maybe my brain isn't as sharp as it used to be, but I didn't find this as easy and intuitive as most other players seem to. Even when I was on the right track, I was at a loss for how to make the timing bits go off the way they were supposed to. After about an hour of (Spoiler - click to show)trying to put more than a light crack in the door, I threw my hands up and consulted a walkthrough. I had fun with this game when I was learning its rules and solving its puzzles. I stopped having fun when I couldn't figure out how to time the solution of the main puzzle because I didn't comprehend how the timing and intensity of spells related. Maybe the problem is me? Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
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Quick play with fun puzzles, October 16, 2020by greenbug Spent an hour or two solving the delightful little puzzles. A progress indicator lets you know you're doing a good job unpacking the interesting magical mechanics, an ancient counting system, and a sneaky little beastie. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
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Very good, but not my cuppa..., December 6, 2019When browsing recommended lists and best of lists, Suveh Nux springs up frequently, so I decided to play it. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
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The best IF game I ever played!, July 6, 2019by simuloid (Ann Arbor, Michigan) I love everything about this game. It's length is perfect for me; I am a deliberate player and was able to finish it in an hour while taking notes. The puzzles are challenging without being hard, and importantly all of them had clues in the game to help solve them. The material was all thematic, I found the game very immersive. I felt rewarded by the ending. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
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A vault, an apprantice and a mysterious spell book., March 19, 2018by Jens Leugengroot (Germany) A vault, an apprantice and a mysterious spell book. What else do you need for a good adventure? Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
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An escape game mixed with a language puzzle, February 3, 2016Suveh Nux is a great game. It is a mid-length one-room fantasy game where you have to learn a magical language to escape a vault. You have to learn the grammer, the vocabulary, and some numbers. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
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Rewarding Experimentation, May 21, 2013by Andromache (Hawaii) Okay, I confess. I needed the hints. I was on the right track, but math really isn't my forte. I see numbers and my brain gets confused and I become intimidated. But don't let that deter you, if you're like me. The game is not all about math. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
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Highly satisfying short play, September 11, 2012by Kim Ahmad (Toronto, Canada) Although it often feels like one-room escape games have been done to death, every so often an original take on the idea comes along, and this is such an original take. The puzzling is fun and, for me at least, hit the sweet spot of feeling just challenging enough, but not at all frustrating. Mastering the commands was surprisingly satisfying. I can't really think of anything to fault the game for, except perhaps the maddening nature of wondering where that last 5% of the score could have come from! Also worth noting: there is a fair bit of intricate non-dictionary typing in this game, so it may not be ideally suited to some alternative input methods. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | View comments (2) - Add comment
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6 people found the following review helpful:
An absolute gem!, September 3, 2012by Dida Suveh Nux is a true gem and my favorite IF game to date! The game is short, simple and uncluttered. It uses a good system of magic, teases the brain a little and entertains nicely. As one of the first IF games I played, I found it a commendable introductory game. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | View comments (3) - Add comment
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Fun Puzzle, May 1, 2012I found this game to be a fun one-room puzzle. At first I found difficulty playing but then It became easier as I went along. I really enjoyed this game. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
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Innovative game, September 7, 2011I really enjoyed my initial playtime with this game. I had a lot of fun deciphering what magic words meant what, and how I could escape from my trap. Unfortunately, the solution (which I read after an hour of floundering) was a bit more scientific/technical than I had expected. That may not be a bad thing for some, but I have no interest iin that kind of solution -- it was more tedium than fun. Give me a locked door puzzle instead! I also didn't really read anything from the book in the game, which definitely put me at a disadvantage. My eyes glazed over while reading the book (ironic because the entire game is based on reading, I know), so sue me. I guess I am just not a science person. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
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Don't be put off by the "magic language" aspect...., February 3, 2011by diddlescatter (US) I must say, I was initially put off by this game when I read in reviews that in this game you interact with your environment by learning to communicate in a language it understands. As a semi-relative-newcomer to IF, all I could think was, AGH!! ISN'T THAT ALREADY THE PROBLEM WITH INTERACTIVE FICTION?! DO WE REALLY NEED TO MAKE IT HARDER?!?! However, I found myself continually drawn back to this game with its strange title, and eventually I just had to try it. Casting aside my misgivings, I downloaded the game and began to play. And, I must say, it was well worth it. I was immediately drawn into the story and my fears about the "magic language" were completely dispelled (no pun intended). There were NO endless "guess the verb" sessions as I had feared. Rather, everything needed to solve the puzzle was provided within the game. What a relief not to have to read the author's mind, as seems to be the case with so many other games. All in all, Suveh Nux was a beautifully simple and enjoyable game. I now laugh at my initial hesitation to try it. After completing the game, my only disappointment was that it was over! Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
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alohomora, January 17, 2011by Aintelligence (Canada) I've played a lot of one-room puzzles, and most have something completely different to get out. Suveh Nux really utilizes the one room space with some good puzzles with few objects. In fact the player only has four or five objects to deal with while playing the game, most being scraps of paper, but the implementation of those objects is well done, with possibly the best magical system I've really seen. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
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Excellent Puzzle, December 8, 2009by tggdan3 (Michigan) You are locked in a vault while putting something in it for your wizard master, and you must find a way to escape. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
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High coolness factor, April 24, 2009by Kenji Yamada (SF Bay Area, California) This is a pretty short game, but I don't see that as a problem. The fun of figuring out the system of commands you have to use and the variety of responses you can get from them, on their own, made the game worth playing for me. This is the first game I've played that involves figuring out a grammar for the commands you enter. Very cool. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
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Solid, Fun, Polished, though maybe too Easy, January 5, 2008Suveh Nux is not an ambitious game. Backstory and characterisation are minimal; it is quite short; and all of it takes place in a single, almost bare, room. In this room, the player has to solve a number of puzzles, all of which are based on a linguistic magic system. Figuring out this system is not too hard, though what you can do with it is sometimes less obvious. (I used the hints at one point, though I suppose I might have managed without if I had spent more time on the problem.) Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
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Great fun, and solidly implemented, December 30, 2007I really enjoyed this one. The hints are well-paced, the puzzles make sense, the implementation is sound, and there's lots to play around with. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
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Small, elegant puzzle game, December 23, 2007by Emily Short A brief, charming game with puzzles centered on a neat magical grammar. The system is well-designed and internally consistent, the puzzles are fun to solve, and there are lots of rewards for experimenting. For the most part the solutions are not too difficult, either, but there's a hint system, just in case. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Remove vote | Add a comment
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