Limbo – XBox Live Summer of Arcade
by Johnny on Jul.21, 2010, under Video Games
The first game released for this years XBox Live Summer of Arcade is ‘LIMBO‘ from Playdead. I just downloaded and played through the demo today and I loved this game!
You play as a young boy who has entered LIMBO to find his sister. The game is simple, you can jump and interact with specific objects. The visuals are monochromatic and there is no music, just a few sparse sound effects. The atmosphere that Playdead created for LIMBO is minimalist, but I find that to be very refreshing. LIMBO would suffer if it were in 3D and packed with visual effects. It is somehow both creepy and charming at the same time.
View LIMBO’s trailer is after the jump…
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You can checkout the LIMBO demo yourself for free on XBox Live, and purchase the full game for 1200 points. I plan to buy the full game tonight. I hope games like LIMBO catch on with the XBox crowd, and we see more offerings like this.
