They will also sense you through sight and sound, so you'll definitely want to slink around corners and use silenced weapons if you're the type who doesn't like a full frontal attack. This game really is a challenge, and you'll often find the best route is to avoid the enemies altogether, whether you're a silent killer or a gun-toting badass. Guns are nice and all, but since Cate's a spy, she has a multitude of neat little gadgets at her disposal as well. NOLF is a world where hair barrettes are useful for picking locks and sunglasses serve as miniature cameras. Exploding lipstick comes in handy when you want to clear a room, and sleep-inducing perfume is a great way to sneak past a pesky guard without creating too much of a ruckus.
Objectives vary from level to level.
In some missions you may have to protect civilians while taking out a contingent of H.A.R.M. agents, while in another you may be encouraged to avoid enemy contact altogether while taking pictures of important secret documents or saving an important scientist. There are some puzzle elements in NOLF, but this game is all about atmosphere and action, so they're easy to figure out and hardly slow you down at all. In NOLF you'll find yourself in Germany, the Caribbean, Morocco, undersea in full S.C.U.B.A. gear, and, as mentioned earlier, even outer space, as well as a multitude of other locations. These sometimes provide helpful information to help you progress through the level, but more often contain jokes, some of which are very obscure, but leave you laughing aloud once they hit you. While NOLF is primarily a single-player game, multiplayer is a spot of fun, but it's nothing special.