Yes, that’s right, you have more than 400 rooms to explore, enemies to avoid, puzzles to solve, traps and poisonous-looking terrain to avoid, as our hero is deathly allergic to everything he or she comes into contact with and you have just the 3 lives to see you through to the end, or just as far as you can possibly get before the Grim Reaper lays his bony hand on your shoulder and takes you away to afterlife (at least until you decide to try again.) You see, there are two ways to play Lumo, one is Adventure mode, which is the full game, but you have an infinite amount of lives, so when you die, you will respawn at the point of where you entered the room and you can save your progress, so if you feel like quitting and playing it again a little later on, you absolutely can,Īs for the other mode that is Old School, which while it is the truest way to play this game that pays homage to the golden age of isometric video games, it is also the hardest as you can’t save, there is a clock to play against, urging you to beat the game as fast as you possibly can so that you can upload your time to the game’s Leaderboards and show off your worth as a true gamer, but it all comes with a price as you only have 3 lives. In terms of graphics, they’re not all great as they do seem a tad out of place and child focused, so I’m definitely not a fan, but they are better than the game’s story, which first has you picking a male or female protagonist and the colour of their clothing, who is then sucked into a video game and must strive to do all that they can to collect the required objects and escapee alive, which is easier to do when playing in Adventure mode. So yes, Lumo is not for the faint of heart as there are more than 400 rooms, four unique zones and a total of 6 mini-games that are so well hidden, you’ll be lucky to find half of them during your first playthrough because if you’re not taking the time to explore every nook and cranny of each room, then you will not find them and with so many things to collect, including four important Story related items, there really is a lot to discover. Especially since in is a game packed with so many puzzles that while half of them are a doodle to figure out, the rest will have you ripping your own hair out and resorting to go online to look for tips on videos by others to aid you. With the Nintendo Switch being the hot piece of kit that it is, it’s understandable that developers and publishers will want to bring their games to it and with Rising Star Games having so much to offer the console, today it is time to talk about Lumo.įor the uninitiated, Lumo is described as being a game that is a “rebirth of the genre” as it is a “classic isometric adventure,” but is somewhat modernised as it has a modern twist that gamers of all ages can enjoy, so don’t let some of its kiddie appearances fool you, there is more to Lumo than meets the eyes. Release Date: 17 th of November, 2017 (EU & NA) By Jack Longman Nintendo Switch, November Feature, review, Rising Star Games, Spiral House, Triple Eh?
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