Limbo

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About the Game

Limbo is a puzzle-platform video game developed by independent studio known as Playdead and acted as their first game in the gaming industry. The game was originaly published by Microsoft. Since its initial release the game has been released in other platforms such as Sony's Playstation. The game was a massive hit and inspired other developers to produce indie games to each genre. Many inspired games have come out since then such as Shady Part of me and ofcourse the massive hit that is the Little Nightmares. Six years after Limbo was out, the studio released their second (and as of 2022 last) game Inside which was also very succesfull. Furthermore, with collaboration with 505 Games, the developers released a limited amount of physicals bundles that contain both Inside and Limbo. Last but not least for a 2010, the game seems to still be enjoyed 12 years later by players around the globe. Limbo was a huge success which earned plenty of awards and open the path for other indies such as the Journey to popularize the indie developers.

What is Limbo!?

Limbo is a black and white puzzle platforming game where the player gets control of a young boy who moves around in dangerous areas in search of his sister. The boy tries to find his way around the dangerous forest however he found himself being chased by a giant spider.The spider chases the boy with the purpose of killing the boy and get itself some food. The boy escapes the danger of the spider by further proceeding into the forest. The forest also consist of other dangerous inhabitants beasts or humans who re not friendly towards the boy.
Will the boy be able to escape the dangerous forest and find his sister?

The game shares it's story through its visual imagery and sounds. As mentioned this is a black and white game that creates a horror feeling even if there is nothing scary in the display. The game shares no dialogue and thus it's one of the wordless games such as little nightmares unravel and others. The story of the game is very simple but it works perfectly with it's concept.

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Gameplay

The gameplay of Limbo is very simple and easy to follow. The player gets the control of a young boy who moves around in a 2D environment with the goal of reaching the end and hopefully find his sister. The forest is filled with various dangerous platforms, enemies who shoot projectiles and in general traps and puzzles used to prevent the player's goal. The player can only move forwards, backwards and jump above spikers and others. The boy is weak and in fear of everything that is moving and thus he will always die one shot. Furthermore the player can die by map traps and others which can be avoided by using the levers around the world. The puzzles themselves are very simple that require skills and precision. Whether the player turns the screen upside down or swapping the players gravity itself. Moreover, there are moving platforms, falling traps and dangerous hazards which will kill the boy for a small mistake. There are locations where electric sparks move around and the players will have to time their jumps and movement. Last but not least, there are certain enviromental items that will cause a side effect to the player such as inverse commands and others.

Final Thoughts

Over all this game is very interesting and at the time of it's release it was unique. It's black and white tone with creepy music sets the mood for a dark apocalyptic land a scary concept whose imagery alone is enough to capture the players attention. The plot and the gameplay of Limbo are simple and act perfectly for the game. The game has been out for a long time and based on the player's feedback it seems to be consider a standard game to be experienced. The game is relatively short since the story can be copleted within two to three hours. The game is normaly very cheap and it's also being featured in plenty of sales usually in a bundle with Inside.

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