Lifeless Moon Review (Bensenhaver)
I feel disappointed with LM. I want to like it but it didn't quite deliver for me. The first time I played LP I hadn't bought it (let's face it, these things happen) but I liked it so much that I ended buying it and playing it I think twice more. So when I saw LM was about to be launched I was full of excitement to get it and play it. But from the beginning I wasn't having fun, the notebook disturbs the flow of the gameplay every 20 seconds or so. After I finished The Biologist's chapter (an irritating and poorly executed chapter IMHO) I was tired of the story and I missed exploration. I have finished the game, it goes somewhat better after that chapter (except for the memorial, the initials and the poor, clumsy system used for... nothing?), but the overall experience has been underwhelming, frustrasting and (the worst that can be said about a game) NOT FUN. I have found LM to be a soulless, listless repetition of LP. I won't replay it not even for the missing achievements. Nevertheless I'll be there for the next one. I hope Lifeless Comet will regain the adventure, the exploration and the fun.