Every now and then you get hit upside the head with a game that comes screaming out of right field. A game that wasn’t ever a blip on your gaming radar. One that you weren’t even looking forward to in the least bit. To me? Playdead Studio’s Limbo was that game. It’s quite easy to confuse Limbo with another upcoming title called Lost In Shadows, but having played through the 5 minute long trial game for Limbo, it’s very apparent that Limbo is a different game on its own. For Limbo my money just seemed to magically disappear from my wallet. And you know what? You might feel the same way. Have you ever tried to get a random mime to tell you an epic long story? A story filled with adventure, puzzles, action and includes an epic scale? That’s essentially what the guys at Playdead in Denmark try to do with Limbo. It’s a completely quiet (no really it is) puzzle platformer that does a great job of telling a compelling story without the needs for obtrusive musical scores or dialog. If Limbo was a mime it could actually tell you that epic story
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Review: Limbo
