Limbo - Reviewed by Andrew Pyle
Let's say you are looking for a game that is gloomy, thought-provoking, or gruesome. You may be looking for a game like Gears of War for your gruesome fix, or Heavy Rain for your gloomy and thought-provoking fix. What if I told you that there is a game that is completely irrelevant to Gears and Heavy Rain, but fit into all three categories? The result is Limbo; a dark and uniquely artistic puzzle-platformer by indie studio Playdead.
In Limbo, you are a young boy that awakens in a forest, bent on finding his sister. After just minutes into the trek, your motive quickly shifts from "I wonder where she is..." to "I gotta get out of here!" Story matters little in Limbo, however. Its selling point comes consists of challenging puzzles, and a highly engrossing atmosphere, topped with a soundtrack that is mostly made with the realistic ambience and sound effects of the game world. The puzzles get progressively more interesting as they come and go, as the setting goes from fending off a giant spider, to (my favorite parts) playing with switches to tamper with the world's gravity. Many of these puzzles require a lot of thought and will require you to make death defying leaps to safety.
Speaking of death, you will die a whole lot in Limbo. You will meet your maker in many gruesome ways, in which it's sometimes a horrifying sight for a platformer puzzle game. At the same time, it somehow succeeds to add to the gloomy mood of the environments and its black and white silhouette style. Also, you will start over right before the area where you perished. It's safe to say that it's a trial-and-error experience, too. Sometimes I find myself taking an intentional leap to my doom just to see what the death looks like. It can get very engrossing (or a turnoff for the faint of heart).
This beautifully twisted game is not without a couple flaws. First of all, the game is very short, and can be completed in much less than ten hours. Second, depending on who you are, the game can be very frustrating to some. Don't fret, this downloadable gem had me coming in hungry, and leaving completely satisfied, regardless of its length. You HAVE to try this out if you're into puzzlers or platformers alone.
Visuals: 10 / Gameplay: 9.6 / Sound: 10 / Replay Value/Length: 5.9
Overall: 8.9 Limbo - Reviewed by Andrew Pyle
Let's say you are looking for a game that is gloomy, thought-provoking, or gruesome. You may be looking for a game like Gears of War for your gruesome fix, or Heavy Rain for your gloomy and thought-provoking fix. What if I told you that there is a game that is completely irrelevant to Gears and Heavy Rain, but fit into all three categories? The result is Limbo; a dark and uniquely artistic puzzle-platformer by indie studio Playdead.
In Limbo, you are a young boy that awakens in a forest, bent on finding his sister. After just minutes into the trek, your motive quickly shifts from "I wonder where she is..." to "I gotta get out of here!" Story matters little in Limbo, however. Its selling point comes consists of challenging puzzles, and a highly engrossing atmosphere, topped with a soundtrack that is mostly made with the realistic ambience and sound effects of the game world. The puzzles get progressively more interesting as they come and go, as the setting goes from fending off a giant spider, to (my favorite parts) playing with switches to tamper with the world's gravity. Many of these puzzles require a lot of thought and will require you to make death defying leaps to safety.
Speaking of death, you will die a whole lot in Limbo. You will meet your maker in many gruesome ways, in which it's sometimes a horrifying sight for a platformer puzzle game. At the same time, it somehow succeeds to add to the gloomy mood of the environments and its black and white silhouette style. Also, you will start over right before the area where you perished. It's safe to say that it's a trial-and-error experience, too. Sometimes I find myself taking an intentional leap to my doom just to see what the death looks like. It can get very engrossing (or a turnoff for the faint of heart).
This beautifully twisted game is not without a couple flaws. First of all, the game is very short, and can be completed in much less than ten hours. Second, depending on who you are, the game can be very frustrating to some. Don't fret, this downloadable gem had me coming in hungry, and leaving completely satisfied, regardless of its length. You HAVE to try this out if you're into puzzlers or platformers alone.
Visuals: 10 / Gameplay: 9.6 / Sound: 10 / Replay Value/Length: 5.9
Overall: 8.9 |
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