LIMBO

 PlayStation 4
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7.7

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  1. WaraWana
    May 19, 2023
    8
    Great fun little puzzle game that I had no expectations of at all heading in to it. Recommended by a friend I dove in and enjoyed nearly every part of it.
    Thank you for reading. Enjoy Gaming.
  2. goodgriff33
    Dec 24, 2022
    6
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  3. m3ny0
    Oct 31, 2022
    10
    Limbo é um jogo fenomenal. A estética preta e branca pode parecer não ter graça, mas o contraste entre os elementos do cenário e o personagem, principalmente por seus olhos brancos iluminados, trazem um gráfico lindo e inspirador. Os efeitos sonoros são impecáveis e os controles simples são uma ótima acessibilidade a qualquer jogador. O progresso é ótimo e o nível secreto foi, na minhaLimbo é um jogo fenomenal. A estética preta e branca pode parecer não ter graça, mas o contraste entre os elementos do cenário e o personagem, principalmente por seus olhos brancos iluminados, trazem um gráfico lindo e inspirador. Os efeitos sonoros são impecáveis e os controles simples são uma ótima acessibilidade a qualquer jogador. O progresso é ótimo e o nível secreto foi, na minha opinião, a melhor parte do jogo.… Expand
  4. MaxieZeus
    Sep 2, 2022
    6
    It started off nice with the atmosphere and puzzles, But the game goes on for too long and has nothing new to offer through the end that I just wanted it to be over.
  5. PombaMortamw
    Aug 23, 2022
    5
    Comprei por ter lido muitas criticas positivas. Mas confesso que fiquei desiludido, os quebra cabeças são chatos, enfadonhos e os gráficos reina a monotonia.
    Terminei o jogo, mas não é daqueles que gostaria de repetir.
  6. frederik1478
    Mar 3, 2022
    5
    The game has some strong pads and some miracle moments but sadly it's not that memorable of the game itself. Maybe it's because we have been kind of dumb to breathe small kid with big head simulator but it just doesn't really hard as hot as it did baked den
  7. yasino21
    Feb 27, 2022
    9
    great game good gameplay good graphics interesting story i want see more limbo games
  8. LastOfKratos
    Oct 11, 2021
    8
    Limbo was good. Not anymore. Considering 2011 standards, not bad but absolutely not as mesmerizing as INSIDE. Inside was far too better.
  9. PensionerR
    Jul 17, 2021
    1
    Расхваленный инди проходняк. Большенство загадок решаются с первого взгляда, но выполняются с 10 попытки, потому что тайминги просто отвратительные.
  10. fabiola1
    Jun 14, 2021
    9
    acabo de adquirirlo y ya lo he terminado, me ha durado 8 horas, el diseño es muy bonito y bastante entretenido, tiene buena dificultad.
  11. nexus151196
    Feb 28, 2021
    7
    Неплохой , атмосферный платформер с прекрасным визуальным и звуковым сопровождением. Я не любитель жанра, но игру прошел за пару заходов.
  12. sergio123456
    Feb 17, 2021
    6
    Un juego del que esperaba más la verdad, pero me dejó con un sabor un tanto agridulce, su estética es preciosa, pero su estilo de juego simple con unos puzzles también bastante simples, no me acabó de convencer del todo, aun así no es mal juego
  13. FrpMan
    Dec 19, 2020
    8
    Çok keyif alarak oynamıştım bu oyunu. Özellikle siyah beyaz havası çok iyiydi. Hikayesiz hikaye anlatan oyunlardan.
  14. Vagabundork
    Nov 13, 2020
    9
    The game has one major and one minor flaws:

    One of these is, it is too short. I finished it after maybe three hours.

    The other is it doesn't have a proper ending.

    Which one is the major and which one is the minor flaw, it's up to you to decide.

    Everything else is perfect: great controls, excellent sound, fantastic mood and pace.
  15. Skurttish
    Sep 21, 2020
    8
    I’m torn on this one. On one hand, the art is passing (not great, but not bad), the sound is fine, and the story is fine. 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    I’m torn on this one. On one hand, the art is passing (not great, but not bad), the sound is fine, and the story is fine. 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. 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.

    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 technically possible. I subtracted one point because the puzzles were so obtuse in places, and another point because of the price—$10 is too much for such a short game.    … Expand
  16. Jouniac
    Jul 21, 2020
    9
    REALLY creepy... in a good way! The story & art style is very unique. Two thumbs up!
  17. ElCucuy
    Jun 16, 2020
    7
    Ничем не примечательная головоломка-платформер, была бы обычным середняком из сегмента инди-игр, если бы не отличнейшая проработка физики и наигустейшая атмосфера и сеттинг.

    В целом игра понравилась, у неё перспективные разработчики, буду обязательно за их творчеством следить. Итог: 7 из 10.    Ничем не примечательная головоломка-платформер, была бы обычным середняком из сегмента инди-игр, если бы не отличнейшая проработка физики и наигустейшая атмосфера и сеттинг.

    В целом игра понравилась, у неё перспективные разработчики, буду обязательно за их творчеством следить.

    Итог: 7 из 10.
  18. Menni
    Apr 27, 2020
    7
    Gioco interessante, peccato per l'assenza di una minima narrazione differentemente da altri giochi dello stesso genere o similare (Unravel, Valiant Hearts, Never Alone...)
  19. painava
    Jan 16, 2020
    9
    I've played this game on Xbox 360, Android and PS4. Great puzzles, creepy and unique atmosphere.
  20. robomartion
    Oct 22, 2019
    9
    Probably the best cinematic puzzle platformer ever made. A haunting atmosphere, creative puzzles, a true adventure. An experience. Some say it's too short to justify its price, but I've played the game over 5 times over looking for all of the secrets well making this worth the price of admission. If you haven't played it yet do yourself a favour and do. You won't look back.
  21. topcover73
    May 10, 2019
    10
    I played this game in late 2016 on PS4 and couldn't have been more blown away by it. Truly deserving of a 10 across the board (along with it's successor) it and Inside have been my two favorite games of all time since I've played them. They are games that are just hard to describe unless you've played them, but I think the appeal is in the power of the imagery, and Playdead's amazingI played this game in late 2016 on PS4 and couldn't have been more blown away by it. Truly deserving of a 10 across the board (along with it's successor) it and Inside have been my two favorite games of all time since I've played them. They are games that are just hard to describe unless you've played them, but I think the appeal is in the power of the imagery, and Playdead's amazing ability to tell a deep, powerful, emotional story without saying a single word. Limbo is my favorite game of all time.… Expand
  22. BSchwarz95
    Feb 7, 2019
    9
    One of the most chilling and haunting games I've experienced. It's extremely simple but very unforgiving, and hard to put down once you pick it up. Sure, it's about a 2-3 hour game if played leisurely but you'll be hard-pressed to find a game of the same length that offers as much as this one does. Very happy I decided to play this after having it on my playlist for a couple years now.
  23. Bigtasos
    May 13, 2018
    9
    Having heard so much for LIMBO, a critically acclaimed game, when it became available with PS Plus I decided I'd give it a try and here's my review.
    Starting the game knowing as little as ''Uncertain of his sister's fate, a Boy enters Limbo.'' the hype for this acclaimed 2D platformer by PLAYDEAD was building up rapidly.
    Beginning the journey in some dark foggy forest, the visual    Having heard so much for LIMBO, a critically acclaimed game, when it became available with PS Plus I decided I'd give it a try and here's my review.
    Starting the game knowing as little as ''Uncertain of his sister's fate, a Boy enters Limbo.'' the hype for this acclaimed 2D platformer by PLAYDEAD was building up rapidly.
    Beginning the journey in some dark foggy forest, the visual elements and the eerie audio would allow the player to make wild thoughts about what's to follow and within the first minutes immerse himself into the dark and moody setting of Limbo.
    In absence of direct narrative you find yourself toying with interesting (some awe inspiring I would never expect in such game) mechanisms in a series of puzzles that strain your perception and navigation skills in the game while trying to interpret the meaning of everything apparently the game is using as symbolic implications of a greater underlying storytelling.
    Personally, due to the lack of story, after an hour into the game I grew bored of the gameplay and frustrated by puzzles relying solely on the timing of your jump (cause i found no difficulty in finding the solution to none but one puzzle -one 4 or 5 before the end- ) but I patiently waited for the ending.
    Ending the game was the moment that this game lived up to its fame. One of the most heartfelt moments in my experience of video games. All those wild thoughts came to a conclusion, leaving you with all the possible explanations to the game's storyline and an urge to talk about it, see other people's interpretations (and believe me, there are some very interesting out there) and opinion.
    This game? Truly a legend of storytelling.
    Summing up:
    The visuals were astonishing (taking into account that the game was a 2D platformer in black and white) the experience they served was a blast (Visuals 9/10)
    The audio as well created an immersive experience and was indeed very helpful throughout the game (and of course during the bonus level which was almost entirely depended on audio) (Audio: 8.5/10)
    The gameplay was surprisingly rich with mechanisms one would not expect in this game but there were some ''points of frustration'', where, while in knowing of the solution, a death by mistake would cause the puzzle to reset. (8.5/10)
    The story is up to the user's interpretation. So, to me, for what I kept as my conclusion, the story of LIMBO is a 10/10.
    Overall 9/10.    … Expand
  24. TheCornflex
    Jan 31, 2018
    8
    The game really has not much to offer. Just one playthrough to be honest. But this one time it is a pure pleasure.
  25. SuperkenGaming
    Aug 10, 2017
    8
    LIMBO
    A dark story and challenging puzzles
    Uncertain of his sisters fate, a boy enters limbo. Limbo is a puzzle platformer where you play as this boy searching for his little sister The entire game aside from a few exceptions is black and white, this makes for some really great moments in the beginning of limbo as its hard to tell whats a trap or enemy and what isn’t.. this keeps you    LIMBO
    A dark story and challenging puzzles
    Uncertain of his sisters fate, a boy enters limbo.
    Limbo is a puzzle platformer where you play as this boy searching for his little sister
    The entire game aside from a few exceptions is black and white, this makes for some really great moments in the beginning of limbo as its hard to tell whats a trap or enemy and what isn’t..
    this keeps you on your toes and suspicious of everything…
    These initial moments of this little less than 4 hour journey for me was my favorite..
    The game is very much a game of trial and error, and the game is generous with its checkpoints being nearly instantaneous.. knowing where youre going to mess up and most of the time having an instant spot for you to try again keeping this games momentum steady…
    After these initial moments of dealing with traps and a giant spider, the game slowly starts to be more puzzle focused and this is where I started to fall out of love with this game…
    Not that the puzzles are bad, im just not a huge fan of problem solving while im platforming and looking out for suspicious shadows..
    Youll be pulling boxes, throwing switches, and timing jumps and other buttons to progress through the game..
    I found a lot of these puzzles to be decently challenging, though none too complicated or having too many steps… but a few definitely did come close… and I may or may not have had to look the answer up for a couple..
    with so many limbo clones out there now, going back to play limbo and playing through these puzzles is a bit of a drag because ive seen them so many times now…
    I would’ve preferred if the whole game was like the first few chapters of deception…
    I felt there was something really special there. It kept me hooked and intrigued hoping for more moments like this later on, but sadly they never came
    Personal preferences aside, limbo is a very erie and dark game, youll die gruesome deaths,
    the game will disturb you and turn your stomach at times…
    and it will get your mind going…
    both for the puzzles and trying to figure out just exactly whats going on with the story…
    even with the dozens of clones out there, limbo stands out as something special and unique..
    one of the most enjoyable and unsettling puzzle platforming games ive played
    I give limbo
    an 8/10    … Expand
  26. Alvokun
    Jun 13, 2017
    9
    Excellent experience. I played the demo version twice and surprisingly got bored in both occasions, but it has finally been on PS4 that I have discovered this game.

    Aesthetically beautiful and carefully designed, the atmosphere is captivating from beginning to end. There are some difficult parts and at times it may even become a trial-and-error game, but that does not diminish its    Excellent experience. I played the demo version twice and surprisingly got bored in both occasions, but it has finally been on PS4 that I have discovered this game.

    Aesthetically beautiful and carefully designed, the atmosphere is captivating from beginning to end. There are some difficult parts and at times it may even become a trial-and-error game, but that does not diminish its quality overall.

    It is probably not the best indie game, but it certainly must be included among the best ten or so.    … Expand
  27. SuperDuck23
    May 28, 2017
    10
    Limbo is a beautiful looking side-scrolling puzzle platformer that is near perfect in its execution. Its haunting visuals, smart puzzles and rich world add to its replay value too.
  28. SketchesofPlain
    Apr 1, 2017
    9
    Platforming and puzzle perfection. Well, nearly perfection. This game does an incredible job of blending both styles of game in a challenging but really fun way. Unlike plenty of modern games, solving the puzzles in Limbo actually makes you feel like you have accomplished something. Limbo is both eerily haunting, and very comforting, at the same time. It's short length is the only thingPlatforming and puzzle perfection. Well, nearly perfection. This game does an incredible job of blending both styles of game in a challenging but really fun way. Unlike plenty of modern games, solving the puzzles in Limbo actually makes you feel like you have accomplished something. Limbo is both eerily haunting, and very comforting, at the same time. It's short length is the only thing keeping it from being a 10/10 game.… Expand
  29. SassyQuatch
    Jan 12, 2017
    7
    LIMBO offers a unique experience. The puzzles, with one or two exceptions, are only mildly challenging and the atmosphere is creepy.

    The idea of a puzzle platformer is nothing new, and there are others out there that outdo this game in every way. Nevertheless, the game is sweet, if short. Its difficulty is mostly derived from being able to execute your plan more than it is from being    LIMBO offers a unique experience. The puzzles, with one or two exceptions, are only mildly challenging and the atmosphere is creepy.

    The idea of a puzzle platformer is nothing new, and there are others out there that outdo this game in every way. Nevertheless, the game is sweet, if short. 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. The game is very much a trial by fire kind of experience, which is to its benefit.

    What might be praised as an interesting design could be phrased by others as being a bleak design. It can certainly feel depressing if you play it all in one sitting.

    It doesn't suffer from being too short. If it were longer it would likely begin to grow wearisome to play. I didn't have much fun with this game, since its puzzles were often underwhelming and its atmosphere was unexciting. Nevertheless, its strength lies in an almost inexplicable charm that it has which keeps you going through each puzzle.    … Expand
  30. KayVen17
    Jan 3, 2017
    7
    Deutsche Review - Kritik

    Der folgende Test ist in 5 Kategorien zusammengefasst. Diese 5 Kartegorien ergeben die Gesamtpunktzahl von 0 - 100 Punkten. Um einen passenden Userscore zu geben wird auf oder abgerundet. Bei 84 Punkten ergibt das einen User Score von 8. Bei 86 einen von Userscore von 9. Falls eine 85 kommt entscheide ich ob ich es eher positiv oder negativ nehme. Regeln    Deutsche Review - Kritik

    Der folgende Test ist in 5 Kategorien zusammengefasst. Diese 5 Kartegorien ergeben die Gesamtpunktzahl von 0 - 100 Punkten. Um einen passenden Userscore zu geben wird auf oder abgerundet. Bei 84 Punkten ergibt das einen User Score von 8. Bei 86 einen von Userscore von 9. Falls eine 85 kommt entscheide ich ob ich es eher positiv oder negativ nehme. Regeln verstanden?
    Dann sind hier meine Punkte.

    Mein persönlicher Score = 65/100
    Mein User Score = 7/10    … Expand
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  1. Push Square
    Mar 8, 2015
    80
    Limbo holds up incredibly well on the PS4, but it would have been nice to see a little more from this port – especially seeing as it's not cross-buy compatible.
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