Lost Labyrinth Extended Version
- July 27, 2015
- Flying Interactive
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Reviews
- The game offers deep character customization and a wide variety of viable builds, enhancing replayability.
- It's a fun and engaging roguelike experience, especially enjoyable in multiplayer mode with friends.
- The retro music and overall adventure theme create a nostalgic atmosphere that many players appreciate.
- The game suffers from significant bugs, including mouse functionality issues and a clunky UI that makes it difficult to navigate.
- Graphics are inconsistent and reminiscent of low-quality indie projects, detracting from the overall presentation.
- Many players report frustrating gameplay experiences due to unresponsive controls and lack of polish, making it feel unfinished.
- graphics18 mentions
- 17 % positive mentions
- 67 % neutral mentions
- 17 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game are widely criticized for their inconsistent quality and varying art styles, reminiscent of a 90s indie project. Reviewers noted the presence of poorly designed borders and a basic interface, although some appreciated small details like the animation of specific abilities. Overall, the presentation is deemed lacking, with many expressing a desire for a more cohesive aesthetic.
“I also like the little details in the graphics too, such as 'arcane arrow' animated as a purple bolt.”
“Admittedly, the graphics and interface are very basic, but functional.”
“If the whole game had that aesthetic... well, I still wouldn't have liked it, but at least it would've been charming.”
“The graphics look like a 90s indie project; the various character and enemy tiles vary widely in quality and art style, and the sound and music are just awful.”
“The presentation in this game is awful: the graphics are all different styles and often have nasty looking borders around them.”
“Its graphics are simple and inconsistent.”
- music10 mentions
- 30 % positive mentions
- 40 % neutral mentions
- 30 % negative mentions
The music in the game is described as retro and catchy, though opinions vary significantly; some players appreciate its nostalgic charm, while others find it repetitive and off-putting, leading them to turn it off. Overall, it adds a unique flavor to the experience, but may not appeal to everyone.
“Music is catchy if a bit repetitive.”
“Music is pretty retro and great to hear.”
“The sound and music, god.”
“I turned the music off the second I could.”
“There's low res pictures with visible jpg artifacts in them and the music is repetitive as heck.”
“The graphics look like a 90s indie project, the various character and enemy tiles vary widely in quality and art style and the sound and music, god.”
- replayability6 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
Players highlight the game's extensive variations and deep character customization as key factors contributing to its high replayability, making it particularly appealing for fans of hardcore roguelikes. Overall, the consensus is that the game offers significant replay value.
“The variations are vast, and give the game a lot of replay value.”
“Great replay value.”
“A very deep character customization sets you up for extreme replayability in a hardcore roguelike.”
- optimization4 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game's optimization is severely lacking, with users reporting a horrible user interface, poor sound quality, and significant mouse stuttering, which detracts from the overall experience and makes it nearly unplayable. Despite its potential as a deep and engaging roguelike, these technical issues hinder enjoyment.
“The user interface is horrible, the sound is terrible, and mouse stuttering mar what could otherwise be a deep and fun roguelike.”
“As a die-hard roguelike fan, I wanted to like this game, but in its current state, the UI, stuttering, and sound issues make it nearly unplayable.”
“The user interface is horrible, the sound is terrible, and mouse stuttering mar what could otherwise be a deep and fun roguelike.”
- gameplay4 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
Gameplay is highly customizable, allowing players to mix and match abilities and attributes, such as equipping mages with heavy armor or enabling fighters to cast spells. While the mechanics may be straightforward, the overall experience relies heavily on strong presentation to elevate the basic gameplay.
“The abilities and attributes you choose and build for really impact gameplay, and you can select almost any ability at the start; so you can have mages in plate armor, or fighters dropping fireballs if you want.”
“The thing about games like these is that they can play as basic as this one, and still be good, but that basic gameplay needs excellent presentation.”
- stability4 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game has been reported to have significant stability issues, with users consistently describing it as "very buggy."
“But it's true that it's kind of buggy.”
“Very buggy.”
- humor2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The humor in the game is not explicitly mentioned in the reviews, but the overall tone suggests a lighthearted and enjoyable experience, particularly when played with friends. Players describe the game as extremely fun and engaging, indicating that its charm and wit contribute to its appeal as a hidden gem in the roguelike genre.
