Each form comes with a list of quests, which may start off as small challenges such as using a particular ability 100 times, or killing 3 enemies at once. Nobody Saves the World is an action RPG in concept, but some standard conventions of the genre are downplayed in favour of more exciting, action-focussed challenges.įor example, experience points are not gained by defeating enemies, but by how you defeat them. It’s an interesting, engaging dynamic, and one that’s accentuated by the game’s approach to character progression. Since no single form can target all enemy weaknesses, juggling between forms is important for battle, but it also plays a big part in world traversal, too – only certain forms can fit through small gaps, only a handful can swim, and so on. While some forms are fantasy archetypes such as the Ranger and Monk, others are far more unusual, more amusing – there’s the stage magician, body builder, and my personal favourite, a horse. There are 18 total forms arranged in a compelling flowchart that encourages you to spend time focussing on learning each different form in order to unlock more of them at higher tiers. Levelling one of those unlocks two more forms, and so on. Forms gain levels individually and open up the pathway to more forms – powering up as a rat unlocks two new forms, each with different mechanics and abilities. For example, with your initial Rat form, you can take down enemies quickly, but only at very close range. Combat is fast and usually involves enemies coming at you in droves, and while you’re able to fight in your basic Nobody form, your feeble slaps won’t get you very far.įorms each have their own uses and weaknesses. The action in Nobody Saves the World revolves around a flexible class system called ‘forms’. The story is predictable, but presented with the same humorous irreverence as Guacamelee, so even though the characters take this world seriously, the game absolutely does not, which is great.
So Nobody sets off to do the job themselves – if not to save the world, then because they don’t have anything else to do.
A great Calamity has struck this anachronistic fantasy land, and the only wizard who can stop it – the owner of the wand – is missing.
You play Nobody, a featureless grey creature with no memory of who they are, who finds a magic wand that lets them turn into various eclectic forms. Nobody Saves the World is a top-down action adventure reminiscent of classic Legend of Zelda games, combined with a customisable class system inspired by Final Fantasy Tactics. Their latest is no different, and no less successful. Drinkbox Studios has a penchant for making skill-based experiences that successfully mix video game genres – like the Metroid-like brawler Guacamelee, and first-person swordplay game, Severed.
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