![]() ![]() Limbo is a game I was aware of, but never bothered to play since I don't like puzzle platformers. It shows Inside first, but it should be played second. The only real issue with this double pack is the order of the games. The atmosphere in these games is great, so even someone like me can get some entertainment out of them. The atmosphere in these games is great, so even someone like I don't like puzzle games and prefer games with good storytelling and atmosphere. I don't like puzzle games and prefer games with good storytelling and atmosphere. But other than that, if you buy it on sale, it’s well worth the money. $20 is too much for this short of a game. Tell you the truth, this would be a 10 from me if it wasn’t so expensive. I liked not having to sift through a walkthrough for this one (except once). The puzzles were a better level of difficulty than Limbo as well, more manageable, not quite as difficult. Nonetheless, I liked that this one had a world you could learn about a little more easily than Limbo, and that added a lot to my personal interest in the game. Inside 9/10 Really liked the art style and the sound was well done, although I thought the booms got a little too loud sometimes, particularly when dogs were chasing you. ![]() ![]() I subtracted one point because the puzzles were so obtuse in places, and another point because of the price-$20 is too much for such a short game. So, while personally I would’ve given this a 6, I’ll give it an 8 here, because I know I have a certain taste and the puzzles were possible. Some of the puzzles were so hard I had to look up a walkthrough to get through them, which I personally don’t like (I’m more in to this genre for the story), but I understand that others might. None of these are top tier and none of them are notably ‘bad.’ But when I play this type of puzzle platformer, I’m looking for a moving story with interesting puzzles, and this was more of a tough-as-nails puzzler with a story that only really showed its face at the very end, and even then, not much. On one hand, the art is passing (not great, but not bad), the sound is fine, and the story is fine. I subtracted a point for that after averaging my scores for the two games, then rounded up to 8. I subtracted a point for that after averaging my scores for the two Buy on sale, because $30 is too much dough for about eight hours of game. Nevertheless, its strength lies in an almost inexplicable charm that it has which keeps you going through each puzzle.Buy on sale, because $30 is too much dough for about eight hours of game. I didn't have much fun with this game, since its puzzles were often underwhelming and its atmosphere was unexciting. If it were longer it would likely begin to grow wearisome to play. ![]() It can certainly feel depressing if you play it all in one sitting. What might be praised as an interesting design could be phrased by others as being a bleak design. The game is very much a trial by fire kind of experience, which is to its benefit. Its difficulty is mostly derived from being able to execute your plan more than it is from being able to figure out what your plan is. Nevertheless, the game is sweet, if short. The idea of a puzzle platformer is nothing new, and there are others out there that outdo this game in every way. The puzzles, with one or two exceptions, are only mildly challenging and the atmosphere is creepy. ![]()
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