The player controls one of nine heroes, who in the name of the gods they follow compete in a grand test of their capabilities. Heroes who undertake a pilgrimage over the highest mountains, through valleys and deep forests, underground vaults and the scorched sand of deserts.
Numen however is no mere hack-and-slash game. It offers the player the possibility of tactical decision making, searching for enemies weak spots, selection of adequate weapons.
It rewards those who are able to adapt to the changing situation on the battlefield. In this the player is helped by the unique powers and abilities invested in him or her by the god he or she follows, provided that the god is happy with him or her.
The Olympian gods, after all, are renowned for their wanton and unpredictable nature. No reviews - Be the first to submit one! User Ratings. Nine heroes. And only one champion. Mythical Greece. The land of gods, poets, heroes, but also of terrible monsters and creatures. Numen is a fully three-dimensional action RPG set in mythical Greece. The player controls one of nine heroes, who in the name of the gods they follow compete in a grand test of their capabilities. Heroes who undertake a pilgrimage over the highest mountains, through valleys and deep forests, underground vaults and the scorched sand of deserts.
Numen however is no mere hack-and-slash game. If you are looking for a game with adult themes like Dragon Age or The Witcher avoid this game. If there is such a thing as a "family orientated" RPG Numen is it. When Numen is evaluated based upon what was designed to be instead of evaluated against a set of false expectations the fact of the matter is that this game is a worthwhile contribution to the RPG genre. At the beginning you start off as either a boy or girl and have the ability to develop into either a magic user, archer, or melee fighter.
The player progresses the story by completing MMO styles quests such as killing X monsters or collecting X items. One different feature of Numen is the ability to curry favor with a god of your choice by doing various things in the game to please your god such as by killing monsters, making sacrifices, or defeating other AI heroes. Another aspect of the game is that you are in competition with eight other AI heroes. Defeating other AI heros helps curry favor with the gods but it doesn't, unfortunately, make that much difference in the long run.
The designer does make some rather unfortunate decisions. For one, you can only save the game while you're resting and the places you can rest are not necessarily close to where the action is. Another hassle is the reality that many of the maps are quite small and it's possible to kill all the monsters on the map and still not get enough items to complete you quests, meaning that you have to rest to get the monsters to reset.
Further, all the monsters on a map reset every time you either die or move between maps. This results in a great deal of unnecessary fighting that doesn't do anything to advance the story and the tactics aren't complicated enough to hold interest on their own; the net result giving the game at times a grindy feel.
If you are seeking a game that is intellectually stimulating or challenges your reflexes this game isn't it. Still, the game manages to be a pleasant diversion so long as you don't expect too much from it. The graphics are well designed. The story is easy to follow and make senses. There is a enough detail to the game so that you actually have to think about what items you equip and where you put points in your stats as you level up.
It succeeds well at what it tries to be which is a casual, easy-going, light RPG designed for young people or gamers looking for a stress-free experience. Numen: Contest of Heroes is not a bad game at all. It's just not mindblowing either. I'd probably describe it as lukewarm since it manages to Numen: Contest of Heroes is not a bad game at all. I'd probably describe it as lukewarm since it manages to be all right at just about everything but doesn't excel at any of those things.
Right from the beginning the game makes it clear that you'll need to specialise in one of the three ways of offence: melee, archery, and magic. Additionally, once you've finished the part as a teenager and start as an adult, you get to choose 1 of 9 Greek Gods to be loyal to 3 Gods for each of the combat type.
This is a really good concept for a game, even though I felt it didn't quite live up to its potential.
The combat itself is not bad, although a bit slow-paced. There is a fair bit of micro-management in regard to items your character is wearing, although it's a bit of a mess at times, i. You can find a lvl 50 item when you're still lvl 20 and it won't be any use to you for a long while. Basically, as you picked one of the Gods to serve, you are competing against the heroes loyal to each of the other 8 Gods, but these heroes are all AI-controlled.
You come across them in quests sometimes, where you have choices of whether to help them or not, and you also get to have tournaments where you fight against them. Despite having a fairly good gameplay and fairly good graphics, the game lacks immersion.
It could be due to the world not being big and diverse enough, and it could also be due to the fact that there is no voice acting at all.
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