Lume for Pc

Whether you like the game really depends on how you think of it. If you're rating it as a point-and-click adventure and don't consider anything else, it's short, and the puzzles are nice, but not too hard (well, except for the padlock. Even after I found out the solution, it didn't make a whole lot of sense to me). To be sure, because the game is so limited, it's easy to be sure that you've seen everything there is to see, so the clue must be somewhere out there. That aspect of the game fosters the puzzling aspect and diminishes the "point at every pixel on the screen" aspect aspect. This is all to the good. And yet it's short, and the shape of the solution becomes clear very early on. Not a whole lot of bang for the buck, considerd in this light. But then you can also play it because it's a very specific and unusual aesthetic experience. The mix of real backgrounds and computer animations gives a beautiful texture to the game. One might expect the mix to come close to the uncanny valley, but in point of fact, it feels anything but uncanny. It's a lot of fun to just immerse myself in that environment. Just for that reason, it has a lot of replay value, even if the story-line and puzzles are nothing much, especially after the first time through the game. To focus on story and puzzles is, I think, to miss the point of this "game."

The graphics and the details are beautiful. I enjoyed every part of it. It's a really fun game with good puzzles EXCEPT that it's way too short. I must say not worth 5 dollars unless it is longer.

To give any prospective buyers a more detailed view, please read my short overview/review. This is a point and click style title with some very tough puzzles added in thoughout the experience. The graphics are pre-rendered CG animation movies that play as you click around areas, much like some of the realtime CG events that took place in games like Final Fantasy VII. The gameplay is fluid and challenging (in a good way!), but please understand that this is not a platformer, or an action title in the traditional sense. This is a title that demands patience. I enjoy it so far, however I only have one minor item to mention. The game initially starts in fullscreen mode. However, the graphics only fill a small square region in the middle of the screen, leaving a large black border around them. This is mitigated some by pressing "Esc" and returning to a windowed view. I would enjoy being able to stretch the visuals to fit the screen if possible (though I understand they will lose some definition as a result). I would still find the experience much more pleasing in that format. All in all, a very good title (so far, I have yet to finish it!). However, if you are not into point and click adventure games, and not up for a good brain twisting puzzle, then this might catch you off guard once you get it downloaded.

It was only 2 bucks, so I decided to try it. It’s a simple game with a small window but you don’t need much. The premise was to turn on the lights after you read Grandpa’s note. It’s an introduction to Lumina City which Grandpa wanted to tell his granddaughter the story of his adventures in town. Back to the puzzles - it’s kinda the same format at Machinarium only simpler, so it makes it a nice one to try. Takes some skill to think things through. I did have to go back and forth to figure out what I needed to do to open a door or get an object. Commands are basically point and click except for quitting which uses your menu/dock or cmd Q on keyboard. The music was cute and after a while I was humming along with the tune. I liked it enough to go ahead a pay for the LuminoCity which continues the this app story.