![]() It’s so close to being something really special, but doesn’t quite manage it.Go down the stairs and make the tea, then run back upstairs to see your Grandad is missing. That goes some way to correcting its issues, but it also means you’ll keep wondering why it couldn’t have been better. Its storyline is pretty barebones, relying on you to be charmed by its good looks, rather than its depth. Lumino City rarely steps away from simply looking gorgeous though. It’s a neat touch, meaning you earn your solution. It’s also a puzzle within a puzzle, with its contents page offering a series of number based riddles that require answering before you know what page to consult. This book is huge, weighing in at hundreds of pages, but you can use it to find a solution to mostly anything. One other form of assistance comes from a manual that you’re given at the start of the game. On the plus side, you’re never overwhelmed by items, so you can generally figure out what you’re meant to be doing through a process of elimination. It’s sometimes tricky to tell what you can and can’t interact with, and the small screen of the iPhone further enhances this issue. ![]() Another time, you have to enter a room that’s a kind of giant camera, having you develop photos within, in order to fool a security camera.Īt times, the puzzles are less clear which isn’t helped by hotspot issues. An early puzzle has you placing lemons on a fuse board, connecting up the electrical current to get things working again. Those puzzles are reasonably interesting, at least. It works, but it feels more shallow and less exciting than it could. You then spend some time solving a puzzle to progress to the next section. You enter a new area, chat to some quirky characters, before finding your way forward blocked. Most of these puzzles serve to unlock the next area of the game, meaning you soon feel like you’re repeating yourself. Its many puzzles are offered up to you in a way that’s more like a Professor Layton game than a regular adventure. It’s immediately heartwarming, even if you do soon realise it’s all a facade.ĭespite initially seeming like a fairly typical adventure game, however, Lumino City soon feels more disjointed like that. At times, you see the action drawn around you, as you enter a new section. You’re given a camera to take in-game shots, and I found myself often hitting the button just to appreciate a great new look. Lumino City is a very linear tale, hardly requiring any backtracking, so make sure to take in the surroundings whenever possible. Just turning a corner to a new area feels spectacular as you watch the world turn with you, capturing a real sense of scale. Think of the stylings of something like LittleBigPlanet and you’re not far off. ![]() The world is made of cardboard, felt, wood, and all sorts of other delightfully tactile looking things. Her grandfather has gone missing (not unlike in Lume), so off she goes to figure out what happened. Such beauty means that you’ll forgive it a lot of the time though, just about.Īs before, you play a young girl called Lumi. In a similar vein, Lumino City is just as beautiful to look at, but offers some shallow puzzles in return. Remember Lume? Lume was a rather gorgeous adventure game that suffered due to some awkward puzzles. Puzzles are too divided from rest of the game
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