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July 2010
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The editors liked
Eerie and desolate atmosphere
Unique visual style
Excellent physics
Immersive atmosphere
Amazing sound design. Puzzles are ingenious
Memorable
And fairly challenging.
So creative and haunting
You won't be able to stop thinking about it.
Spare sound
Visuals
Clever puzzles
Moody
Blackandwhite visuals
Excellent sound design
Thoughtful puzzles with lots of variety
Hidden secrets reward a second playthrough.
You won't be able to put down your controller until you're finished
The editors didn't like
A bit off balance
Some may have issues with lack of story.
Somewhat short
Not much replay value beyond Achievements. Plot doesn’t really provide a definite
Satisfying conclusion. We know its cliched to say that screenshots don't do this game justice
But it static images truly don't convey the same sense of atmosphere or eeriness as the actual game itself. (That's why we put that video up at the top for you.)
To the extent where it just might invade your nightmares.
Abstract: In Roman Catholic theology, limbo is defined as a place between the realms of life and death. Here, believers that were never baptized and those who were born before the time of Jesus Christ must quietly suffer, wanting nothing more than to accept God’...
Abstract: The edge of “darkness,” a limbo between the brightness of day and the blackness of night, can be a scary place. Especially if it is, in fact, the actual limbo, the otherworldly place between the living and the dead, the intermediary waiting...
Abstract: To what extent would most boys go to be with their sisters? No matter how good the relationship is, most boys would probably not go quite as far as the young man in Limbo, a new XBLA game, is willing to go. Not only does the kid go to Limbo in order to...
Abstract: Kicking off Xbox Live Arcade’s third annual Games of Summer promotion is Limbo, a gothic puzzle platformer in the vein of Braid and Flower. It is no surprise that this game made the cut for Microsoft’s promotion. Right from the main menu, it’s easy to ...
Limbo is an incredible achievement. Very few games are as original, atmospheric, and consistently brilliant as Limbo. It belongs in everybody's collection. The journey may be over too quickly, but you will be entertained every minute. This is one of my...
Abstract: How far would you go for a loved one? Limbo doesn’t actually ask that question, but I found myself entertaining the idea while dodging Lord of the Flies wannabes and unreasonably angry monster spiders. Believe it or not, I’m not rambling off-topic. In ...
Abstract: Since it began, Xbox Live’s Summer of Arcade has given us some of the most unique platformers of the last few years. 2008 gave us the time-twisting puzzler Braid, and last year we were treated to a vastly different take on what a platformer could be wi...
Excellent physics, immersive atmosphere, amazing sound design. Puzzles are ingenious, memorable, and fairly challenging.
Somewhat short, not much replay value beyond Achievements. Plot doesn’t really provide a definite, satisfying conclusion. We know its cliched to say that screenshots don't do this game justice, but it static images truly don't convey the same sense of atmosphere or eeriness as the actual game itself. (That's why we put that video up at the top for you.)
