Little Noah: Scion of Paradise

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  • Summary: Create unique teams and combos from 40+ recruitable allies in this casual but compelling game. Port Manacloud – a nation that owes its power and prosperity to its alchemists. Noah, an alchemical prodigy, is journeying across the skies in her airship when she discovers mysterious floatingCreate unique teams and combos from 40+ recruitable allies in this casual but compelling game. Port Manacloud – a nation that owes its power and prosperity to its alchemists. Noah, an alchemical prodigy, is journeying across the skies in her airship when she discovers mysterious floating ruins. As she draws closer to investigate, a cat leaps on board. The cat accuses Noah of being a tomb raider and unleashes a storm that sends her vessel crashing down. In need of parts to repair her ship and driven by curiosity, Noah enters the ruins…

    A Casual Roguelite Action Game
    Explore dungeons that shift with each playthrough and sweep through foes along the way. Use recruitable allies, “Lilliputs,” and items you’ve collected to defeat the ruin bosses. If you get knocked out during your adventure, never fear—you can use the items you’ve earned to power up Noah and come back stronger than ever.    … Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 4
  3. Negative: 0 out of 4
  1. TouchArcade
    Jul 14, 2022
    90
    Little Noah: Scion of Paradise is a surprisingly fun take on the side-scrolling roguelite genre, with plenty of personality courtesy of its charming character designs and solid gameplay mechanics that are perhaps a little easier to come to grips with than those found in some of its peers. While I wouldn’t consider it among the best in its category, it’s a very well-made game that is worth playing if you’ve enjoyed games like Dead Cells or Rogue Legacy.
  2. Siliconera
    Jul 6, 2022
    90
    I’m shocked at how enjoyable and well-executed LIttle Noah: Scion of Paradise is. Its a roguelike that ticks all the right boxes. It is approachable, but still challenging. You can go in knowing you’ll grow slightly stronger, but the unpredictability of which Lilliputs you’ll and randomization keeps things fresh. The enemies can be quite strong, but it is possible to learn patterns and survive through proper planning and insight. It is a fantastic game and one of 2022’s better surprises.
  3. NintendoWorldReport
    Oct 20, 2022
    85
    I wrapped up Little Noah: Scion of Paradise in around ten hours. It was just such a refreshing feeling to finish up with a game in this style in a short period. I really appreciated the simple gameplay loop of going on a run, finding cool familiars, and figuring out the best order to put them in. I didn't feel bogged down by the systems cause I knew no matter how good or bad a specific run went, I’d still be coming out of one with some currency to work on the next upgrade I wanted. I would have liked some optional modes now that I’m finished with Little Noah, like a daily challenge mode or something, but I still had a fun time and recommend it to anyone curious.
  4. Nintendo Life
    Jul 8, 2022
    80
    Little Noah is a game that we can easily recommend, but with the caveat that it’s not really special in any way. The quality of the combat and the design of the progression systems make it clear that the developers are big fans of roguelites and understand what makes them alluring, but Little Noah is rather light on its own ideas. Sometimes that’s enough; not every game needs to reinvent the wheel, and Little Noah certainly feels like it deserves credit for how effectively it delivers on the roguelite formula. This may not be a game to rush out and buy right away, then, but keep an eye on this one and have it in mind when you feel like snapping up another roguelite. If you're after a solid 'one of those', it’s well worth your time and money.

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  1. SkinnyGlassesM
    Jun 30, 2022
    8
    Very rarely do you see a game trailer that features than quick flashy scenes and intense music, followed by a title drop. When I saw theVery rarely do you see a game trailer that features than quick flashy scenes and intense music, followed by a title drop. When I saw the trailer for this game I was blown away by the amount of information thrown my way. They covered everything this game had to offer and there was nothing hidden, it was all covered in trailer and I was thankful. Little Noah Scion of Paradise is a cute, well polished, bright, fast paced rougelite where you play has a female alchemist attempting to locate her father after her sky ship crashes on an unknown location. Most of the gameplay will have you go through these randomly generated dungeons in a castlevania/Metroidvania style. When you die all your items and pick ups are converted into mana to use to upgrade your ship which provides you with permanent upgrades to your character and following play throughs. You die, get stronger go further…and repeat. It can get a little frustrating sometimes and maybe even repetitive cause it’s not like there much here other than some monster style collecting that will be the main way of your fighting and some avatars that give you power ups…so it can get stale if you don’t pace yourself. But for your a game you can sit and enjoy, all be it a bit simple it does what it sets out to do and does it perfectly. Fun
    Flashy Polished
    Smooth
    Loading times not existent Cute and colourful Gameplay is solid
    Fair challenge

    8/10    … Expand
  2. Zer0TheHer0
    Jul 11, 2022
    0
    This game doesn't work with mouse and keyboard. At all. You can't even click the menus. I can't believe it.

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