How Noita Gave Us Access To Realistic Magic

Noita's magic feels incredibly real, drawing players into a universe where every spell has weight and consequence. Magic in Noita is not just a tool; it's a dangerous and mysterious force that demands your respect. With each spell you cast, you must learn to control its unpredictable nature. One wrong move could lead to your demise, alter the landscape around you, or even threaten the fabric of existence itself! The phrase, "The sacrifice of oneself to the pursuit of knowledge is the highest tribute to the Gods", perfectly encapsulates the essence of what it means to wield magic in this game. This quickly becomes the mantra of many new players, and rather than putting experience points or gold towards meta-progression in this Roguelike, knowledge alone is what pushes you further onwards. Ok so yeah you got me - I just wanted to gush about Noita because it has quickly become one of my favourite games. I hope you enjoy this review and more importantly, I hope I get a few more people to try this game! ====== Contents ====== 0:00 - Introduction 1:00 - What Is Noita? 2:18 - Noita's Dark Vibes 2:51 - Noita's Realistic Magic 3:37 - Limitless Possibilities of Magic 4:38 - Wand Building 5:37 - Becoming a God 6:31 - Knowledge is Progress 7:53 - Sacrificing Oneself For Knowledge 9:24 - Noita's Limitless Depth 10:14 - Conclusion (Noita Is Amazing) 11:08 - Outro and Special Thanks HUGE thanks to ‪@Deado‬ for much of the late game footage and for generally being a good sport and being incredibly willing to help out on this! Go give him a well deserved follow over at   / its_deado   Credit goes to Viowlet for the incredible Noita font used in the thumbnail. ALSO credit to From Grotto/Niilo Takalainen for all the in game music used for the video. Genuinely wicked Psychedelic Rock band, check em out here: https://fromgrotto.bandcamp.com/album... Let me know what games you want me to play/review next in the comments below and don't forget to Live, Love, Likeandsubscribe. Follow me on Twitch at   / bluespores   My current streaming schedule is: Tuesday 6:30pm - 9:30pm GMT Thursday 6:30pm - 9:30pm GMT Sunday 4:00pm - 8:00pm GMT *A NOTE TO ALL VIEWERS* The title of this video was changed on 21/07 because, as you'll see in the comments, the original title was kinda flawed in it's premise. This video is really only a fun look at Noita as a review/video essay/love letter to the game. I don't want to distract from that, I love the game and I genuinely want people to see this video as an apppeal for more people to check it out! I also don't want my channel, or the videos here to be seen as click bait. To some extent, you gotta have a snappy title to get noticed, but I want my videos to have at least SOME degree of accuracy. THE ORIGINAL TITLE HERE FOR POSTERITY: "How Noita Changed Roguelike Meta-progression" Feel free to comment why this is stupid below. Much love to all for watching/commenting/subscribing/calling me a dumb-ass xoxox #noita #gaming #videoessay #newgame #gamereview