{"id":15249,"date":"2016-08-03T00:01:14","date_gmt":"2016-08-03T00:01:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/?p=15249"},"modified":"2016-07-12T09:14:49","modified_gmt":"2016-07-12T09:14:49","slug":"lumo-ps4-vita-xbox-one-pc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/2016\/08\/03\/lumo-ps4-vita-xbox-one-pc\/","title":{"rendered":"Lumo (PS4, Vita, Xbox One, PC)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"LUMO_BOX\"<\/a>Back in the 80s, computers like the Sinclair ZX Spectrum were popular for playing games in Europe, and especially the UK.\u00a0 One type of game seen often on these computers were 3-D isometric viewed puzzle platformers.\u00a0 Even well-known game developers like Rare made a few of these.\u00a0 As a US gamer, that\u2019s all I can tell you about that, but some of those types of games made it over to America.\u00a0 Like Solstice on the NES and its SNES sequel Equinox.\u00a0 I never played the sequel, but I did rent the first game a couple of times (mainly because the music was really good).\u00a0 The only other game I can remember like that was Monster Max on the Game Boy.\u00a0 Anyway, if you like those kinds of games, you\u2019re in luck because a new game done in that style is out now and it\u2019s called Lumo.\u00a0 It\u2019s available for most modern consoles and PC, but reviewed on PS Vita here.<\/span><\/p>\n

So in the game you play as a kid who walks into a building where a bunch of people are playing games on computers and arcade cabinets.\u00a0 In the back, one of the computers sucks you in, and now you must figure out how to escape.\u00a0 Yeah this game really knows its roots.\u00a0 Even the developer logo screen at the beginning comes in like how an old computer would load.\u00a0 So inside the computer, you are transformed into a squatty little critter wearing a floppy witch\u2019s hat.\u00a0 Now you must go through hundreds of rooms, one room at a time, solving puzzles and avoiding obstacles to get out of the maze.<\/span><\/p>\n

You view the action in a 3-D isometric perspective in each room.\u00a0 Sometimes you may have to do a bit of platform jumping, other times you may have to push blocks and solve puzzles.\u00a0 Collect items like keys to unlock doors, or other goodies like the ability to jump higher.\u00a0 Avoid dangerous spikes and roving enemies or you\u2019ll have to start the room over again.\u00a0 You can collect pages in a book to view a map, but it\u2019s not as handy as you may think.<\/span><\/p>\n

These types of games have always had a few of the same problems.\u00a0 The 3-D isometric perspective makes it hard to judge distances when jumping, and play control can be a bit confusing as well.\u00a0 Goals are sometimes unclear and the game doesn\u2019t tell you what some of the items you collect do and why they are important.\u00a0 Plus the game is a bit buggy, and froze up on me a couple of times and forced me to reset my Vita.\u00a0 Luckily the game autosaves in every room, but that makes it no less annoying.\u00a0 Hopefully they\u2019ll release a patch to fix that.\u00a0 If you really liked games such as Solstice, you may still like this one anyway.\u00a0 You can even choose to play the game in a super tough Classic Mode!<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\"LUMO_SCREEN\"<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Kid Factor:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Lumo is rated E-10 with ESRB descriptors of Violent References and Comic Mischief.\u00a0 When you get hit, you\u2019ll just disappear in a puff of light and reappear again at the last door you used.\u00a0 There is a small bit of toilet humor, too.\u00a0 Reading skill is helpful for some of the text, and younger games may get frustrated or bored with the lack of clear goals, fuzzy controls, and old-school gameplay.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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