Nocturnal got my attention because I saw that it was only 2-3 hours long and had a pleasant art style. Also, I do love some 2d action platformers, although I admit I am terrible at them.
Nocturnal is a good game that doesn’t overstay its welcome. The battle system is nice and has an upgrade system, that gives you just enough new moves that you can learn if you want, which gives something extra. The enemies are not tough, but they pose enough challenges that if you just try to spam attacks will get you killed quite frequently (I would say from the middle part of the game onwards, early on it’s easy).
There are also light puzzle elements that the game throws at you, but they aren’t difficult at all, especially if this is not your first action adventure. The game also has a very lenient checkpoint system, so dying or failing a jump will not lose you much progress.
The art style is neat, especially the fire animations in dark places. The world is great to look at, though you will spend most of your time inside buildings. The music is also pleasant and not memorable.
All in all, there isn’t much to discuss within Nocturnal, at least for me. It’s a 3-hour game you can play, have a fun time, and probably forget within a week. The story and characters are rather one note, the combat system has some depth plus the game has a pleasant visual style. If it’s on sale and you have a couple of hours to kill, it’s an option.

Nocturnal got my attention because I saw that it was only 2-3 hours long and had a pleasant art style. Also, I do love some 2d action platformers, although I admit I am terrible at them.
Nocturnal is a good game that doesn’t overstay its welcome. The battle system is nice and has an upgrade system, that gives you just enough new moves that you can learn if you want, which gives something extra. The enemies are not tough, but they pose enough challenges that if you just try to spam attacks will get you killed quite frequently (I would say from the middle part of the game onwards, early on it’s easy).
There are also light puzzle elements that the game throws at you, but they aren’t difficult at all, especially if this is not your first action adventure. The game also has a very lenient checkpoint system, so dying or failing a jump will not lose you much progress.
The art style is neat, especially the fire animations in dark places. The world is great to look at, though you will spend most of your time inside buildings. The music is also pleasant and not memorable.
All in all, there isn’t much to discuss within Nocturnal, at least for me. It’s a 3-hour game you can play, have a fun time, and probably forget within a week. The story and characters are rather one note, the combat system has some depth plus the game has a pleasant visual style. If it’s on sale and you have a couple of hours to kill, it’s an option.