Laraan
- January 11, 2017
- Flynn's Arcade
Get on Steam"Laraan is a single-player Science Fiction Platformer game that uses a minimalist low poly style to convey a breathtaking story of inter-dimensional travel. Experienced best with a controller, the game's fluid cinematic storytelling, complete with a splendid movie soundtrack, realistic sound effects, and digitized sound, makes players feel like they're on a movie soundstage."
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Reviews
- The game features beautiful low-poly graphics and a captivating soundtrack that enhances the overall experience.
- It offers a unique and relaxing exploration experience, allowing players to travel between planets and enjoy the atmosphere without conflict.
- The art style and environments are well-designed, creating an interesting and immersive world to explore.
- The game suffers from poor controls and camera issues, making movement and platforming frustrating at times.
- There are significant technical flaws, including bugs that affect gameplay and a lack of polish that detracts from the overall experience.
- The gameplay can feel repetitive and simplistic, with some players finding the mechanics unengaging and the level design confusing.
- music11 mentions
- 64 % positive mentions
- 9 % neutral mentions
- 27 % negative mentions
The music in the game is widely praised for its quality and ability to enhance the immersive experience, complementing the beautiful low-poly graphics and diverse environments. Reviewers highlight the soundtrack as a standout feature, contributing to the game's mystical and colorful atmosphere, although some note that it can be overly loud at times. Overall, the combination of art and music creates a captivating experience that many players find worth exploring.
“Great soundtrack and a strange world.”
“Beautiful art, great soundtrack, and thousands of miles of an incredible open world to explore makes this title a must for the 2017 indie scene.”
“The music walks you into a mystic and colorful world.”
“The music you hear throughout the levels is well done; however, it often feels repetitive.”
“While the art style and levels are impressive, the music lacks variety and can become monotonous.”
“The music creates a mystical atmosphere, but it doesn't always match the intensity of the gameplay.”
- graphics5 mentions
- 60 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 40 % negative mentions
The graphics of Laraan are characterized by an incredible low-poly aesthetic that is both abstract and minimalistic, contributing significantly to the game's appeal. Players appreciate the unique art style and its harmonious integration with the music and level design, enhancing the overall experience.
“Incredible lowpoly graphics and music!”
“The game's graphical style is very abstract and minimalistic, which is part of the reason I was drawn to it.”
“I think the art style is interesting and the aesthetic is very nice.”
“The gameplay of Laraan is very simple platforming, consisting mostly of running ahead and jumping between cliffsides while avoiding falling to your 'death' (you are just warped back to a checkpoint) or running into various traps (ceilings that collapse and kill you, or blades that spring from walls...). The game's graphical style is all very abstract and minimalistic, which is part of the reason I was drawn to it.”
“If I didn't enjoy this game's art style as much as I do, I would be less likely to recommend it for that reason.”
- story4 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 25 % neutral mentions
- 75 % negative mentions
The story of Laraan begins with a religious theme but maintains a subtle approach throughout, effectively contrasting relaxing and menacing environments that reflect its afterlife narrative. However, some players feel the overall story is lacking depth and the game itself appears unpolished.
“No real story to speak of, and the game feels extremely unpolished.”
“Laraan frames itself with a somewhat religious storyline at its opening, but it doesn't beat you over the head with that kind of content throughout the game itself.”
“The game also strikes an interesting tone between shifting environments from feeling relaxing and open to close and menacing, which reflect its story of the afterlife well.”
- gameplay1 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- -300 % neutral mentions
- 300 % negative mentions
The gameplay of Laraan features straightforward platforming mechanics, primarily involving running and jumping between cliffs while navigating traps and avoiding falls, which result in respawning at checkpoints. Its abstract and minimalistic graphical style adds to the overall appeal of the experience.
“The gameplay of Laraan is very simple platforming, consisting mostly of running ahead and jumping between cliffsides while avoiding falling to your 'death' (you are just warped back to a checkpoint) or running into various traps (ceilings that collapse and kill you, or blades that spring from walls). The game's graphical style is very abstract and minimalistic, which is part of the reason I was drawn to it.”
“The gameplay of Laraan is very simple platforming, consisting mostly of running ahead and jumping between cliffsides while avoiding falling to your 'death' (you are just warped back to a checkpoint) or running into various traps (ceilings that collapse and kill you, or blades that spring from walls...).”
“The gameplay feels repetitive and lacks depth, making it hard to stay engaged for long periods.”
“I found the controls to be unresponsive at times, which led to frustrating moments during gameplay.”
