Limbo Review (creeppire)
The game’s great, I’m just stupid
Having played INSIDE before, I decided to give Limbo a try despite knowing how frustrating it’s going to be, and I unsurprisingly found myself tugging my hair each time I missed a jump only by a split-second or got insta-killed by an unpredictable environmental hazard. However, dying is part of Limbo’s charm in addition to its brain-melting, physics-based puzzles that require dexterity, logical problem solving skills, perfect timing and a holy amount of trial and error which can be frustrating to idiots like me.
It’s funny how I can play Outlast without batting an eyelid but I was utterly shocked by the brutal deaths in this gloomy 2D puzzle platformer - perhaps because you’re often blessed with the gruesome sight of the boy’s rag doll corpse flying around when you’d least expect it. Much like every other aspect of the game varying from the simple controls and minimal story-telling to its short length, the B&W graphics are also very simplistic yet so eerily pretty, as if conveying the message that sometimes ”less is more”.
I would’ve hoped for a clearer insight into Limbo’s fascinating world as well as a more forgiving approach to the timed puzzles like in its follower INSIDE, but this surely is a thrilling experience for those who love a bit of horror-ish puzzling and cursing. I know, I’m sorry, Mom.
Graphics
☐ Stunning
☑ Beautiful
☐ Good
☐ Decent
☐ Jumble of pixels
Gameplay
☑ Super fun
☐ Enjoyable
☐ Normal
☐ Boring
☐ Don’t fall asleep
Audio
☐ Eargasm
☑ Amazing
☐ Good
☐ Not horrible
☐ Better without headphones
PC Requirements
☑ Potato
☐ Medium
☐ Fast
☐ Ask NASA for a spare computer
Difficulty
☐ Piece of cake
☐ Easy
☐ Average
☑ Difficult
☐ Very difficult
Story
☐ No story
☑ Some lore
☐ Average
☐ Good
☐ Masterpiece
Length
☐ Super short (0-2 h)
☑ Short (2-6 h)
☐ Average (6-10 h)
☐ Long (10+)
☐ Endless
Price
☐ Free
☑ Worth the price
☐ Buy it on sale
☐ If you have extra money
☐ Not recommended
Bugs
☑ No
☐ Minor
☐ Annoying
☐ Too much
☐ The game itself is a bug
Replayability
☐ No replay value
☑ Maybe once
☐ Multiple times
☐ Infinite replayability
Scariness
☐ Try not to yawn
☑ Has its moments
☐ Very scary/tense
☐ Nightmare
8/10