honestgamer's Limbo (XLA) review

There are two achievements that don't relate to those hidden objects, and then there are the ones for the objects themselves. The total is 12, as you said. I'll fix that.

I'm glad that you enjoyed the review. It definitely didn't come easy for me, and striking that balance was difficult (as was giving a good example from the game that would mean something to the gamer without giving it away). I chose the one that I did because you can encounter it within the demo, if you choose to download it, but I still didn't want to give away the answer and spoil it for anyone. Honestly, I spent about as much time writing the review as I did playing the game. It's nice to hear that the results worked for you.

I wrote up some feedback, but then I realized you might use this in the TT.

So now you'll just have to wonder what I was going to say.

//Zig

Definitely the Xbox beats PS3 in terms of their indies. Limbo looks amazing, even if it probably is just a mere diversion.

I played the demo for this. It was good, and genuinely creepy when that spider showed up. The decision isn't so hard for me, because I have so many games I haven't played yet, that I can wait for an eventual special deal for this one.

I'd argue that its length is one of its strengths: like Portal, the short running time means Limbo can be consistently brilliant and constantly surprising throughout. It's an easy GotY so far, for me.

Lewis bigs up artsy monocrome title; shock and awe abound.

I've wanted to play Limbo for a while now, but there's no way I'm dropping that many points on it.

Just download the demo. It features quite a lot of content. You probably won't need to buy the full game.

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I do declare Limbo to be the finest electronic video game to be released in the year of our lord 2010.

The length really isn't the issue, as tons of shorter games offer plenty of challenge and reason to return. Playing Limbo is like a would-be lover who always kicks you out right after you both get naked. It plays like the prelude to what should be a great rest of the game... I hope they finish it someday. Until then, I've no reason to replay the prelude. Finishing was more frustrating than gratifying.

//Zig

Really? I thought it built up to a wonderful and satisfying ending.

Gary: Limbo does indeed look beautiful, but what I loved about it was the constant evolution of the puzzles and the environments, rather than any artsiness. I found it to be a very unpretentious game.

I'm only kidding, old chum.

Trial version is downloading away now.