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Gameplay is for kids, the visuals absolutely NOT | First Impressions - LIMBO+

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LIMBO+

9.8

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LIMBO+ is the Apple Arcade version of LIMBO and was released for Apple Arcade in 2021, offering players an immersive, depressing, and challenging minimalistic experience, including the visuals, audio, and gameplay.

The depressingly dark visuals are also utilized in the game's puzzles, which often require players to use shadows and silhouettes to solve them. The game's atmosphere is just amazing and gives its game its dark personality and theme.

The player must solve puzzles and use the environment to their advantage to progress through the game. The puzzles are well-designed and often require a bit of creative thinking to solve. The game does not hold your hand and just puts you right into the game, there are no tutorials or even story or logical explanations given for the varying puzzles throughout the game, adding to the sense of mystery and discovery.

The subtle use of sound effects, such as creaking boards or the distant sounds of machinery, adds to the game's sense of unease. The game's puzzles are also used to create a sense of danger, with some puzzles requiring quick reflexes and split-second decision-making, usually leaving many players dead before they can react, and taking a few tries to properly pull it off.

Except for the title “LIMBO”, The game's story is left intentionally vague, allowing players to draw their conclusions and interpretations of what's happening. (In fact there are lots of story theories going around on the internet). This approach is refreshing in a medium where games have defined and distinct stories, and the storytelling method is spoon fed to the players.

My only gripe with LIMBO is that the game is a little bit harder to understand and control with the transition from physical controllers on the consoles to touchscreen devices. While nothing is exceedingly hard to get, the game can sometimes feel unresponsive, and the lack of precision can be frustrating, especially during puzzle-solving sequences that require quick reflexes. However, this issue is relatively minor and does not detract significantly from the overall positive experience.

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LIMBO+

9.8

Psychological HorrorAdventurePuzzle

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If you’ve somehow missed this puzzle-platformer gem, go play it now | Full Review - LIMBO+

LIMBO is a puzzle-platformer game with simple controls, minimalistic visuals, and a depressing tone. Developed by Playdead that was first released in 2010. It has since been ported to various platforms, such as iOS back in 2021. 🟩Pros +minimalistic platformer gameplay experience. +depressing monochromatic visuals +haunting soundtrack equally as depressing as the visuals 🟥Cons -controls is hard to control sometimes

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