Limbo
SCORE: 56
Limbo has made it to the PS Vita. This is
a testament to the technology of that little hand held. Unfortunately it
makes this nightmarish game even more difficult to play. Why is that?
Because things are even harder to see on the small screen. The black and
white flickering graphics contribute as well.
I know Limbo on the Xbox 360 was an extremely controversial game. There
were all kinds of vicious attacks against Family Friendly Gaming because
this gaming site dared to think outside the box. I agree with that
decision, and thought the review was a little too kind to the game.
Hence my score is much lower.
Limbo is disgusting on multiple different levels. There is the whole
spiritual aspect of this game that flies in the face of accepted
doctrine. I can only assume it was put there to try and confuse those
who are not firmly rooted in the Word of God. Then there is all the
blood, gore, and death.
The character in Limbo dies repeatedly until the player find the right
solution to the puzzles. He can be impaled, sliced up, squashed,
drowned, and more. I find it amazing that it takes all kinds of
offensive content to qualify as art in the mouths of those video game
zealots.
Limbo can easily provide headaches due to all the death sequences. The
eye straining graphics are the second contributor to migraines. The mood
and atmosphere is way too quiet. That is until there is something to
destroy the playable character. The puzzles rarely make sense - at least
not to me.
What makes Limbo on the PS Vita even worse is that halfway gore filter
is gone. Which makes me wonder why this hand held game was not given the
macabre and morbid rating. I would keep Limbo away from kids, and
teenagers. It can easily twist minds and create all kinds of real world
problems.
- Luke
Graphics: 45%
Sound: 58%
Replay/Extras: 61%
Gameplay: 67%
Family Friendly Factor: 50%
System: PS Vita
Publisher: Playdead
Rating: ‘T’ -Teen
{Animated Blood, Mild Violence}
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