LUMbA
- August 4, 2022
- Team Lumba
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Windows
Reviews
- Lumbinosourus offers a challenging and addictive bullet hell experience with a unique and engaging story.
- The game features excellent music and visuals, enhancing the overall gameplay experience.
- The developer is responsive to feedback, leading to improvements in gameplay and balance over time.
- The game can be frustrating due to its one-hit death mechanic and some bosses lacking checkpoints, making them tedious to defeat.
- Certain gameplay mechanics encourage a tedious playstyle, which can detract from the overall enjoyment.
- There are occasional performance issues, such as lag, particularly in specific levels.
- story6 mentions
- 17 % positive mentions
- 33 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
The game's story weaves a narrative of betrayal and misery, enhancing the experience of its challenging bullet hell gameplay. Players appreciate the deep philosophical themes and emotional weight, which are complemented by a striking visual presentation and an intense soundtrack. Overall, the story adds significant depth to the gameplay, making it a compelling aspect of the experience.
“Boss fights set you in perilous encounters, and that last boss took me over half its runtime to beat, not because it's difficult, but because my sense of self had been stripped away by the deep philosophical nature of the story.”
“Locked deep within this treacherous bullet hell is a story of betrayal and misery.”
“Boss fights set you in perilous encounters, of which that last boss took me over half its runtime to beat, not because it's difficult but because my sense of self had been stripped away by the deep philosophical nature of the story.”
“A soundtrack filled with pumped-up breakcore and alarming ambiance assails your ears and mind as you witness the bloody deaths of disgusting freaks of nature and the downfall of a man convinced his quest is righteous.”
- music5 mentions
- 60 % positive mentions
- -20 % neutral mentions
- 60 % negative mentions
The music in the game is highly praised, featuring an engaging soundtrack that blends pumped-up breakcore with eerie ambiance, enhancing the overall experience. While the visuals are simple yet captivating, the music stands out as a strong point, contributing significantly to the game's atmosphere and storytelling. Despite some frustrations with gameplay, the soundtrack remains a highlight, crafted by artists doxxboxx and neatneet.
“Excellent music, simple yet fascinating visuals, and even comes with bonus content for when you beat the game.”
“There were two dudes that made the soundtrack: doxxboxx and neatneet, and it's a good soundtrack with a breakcore vibe.”
“A soundtrack filled with pumped-up breakcore and alarming ambiance assails your ears and mind as you witness the bloody deaths of disgusting freaks of nature and the downfall of a man convinced his quest is righteous.”
“The music is overwhelming and often distracts from the gameplay, making it difficult to enjoy the overall experience.”
“While the presentation and soundtrack are strong points, the music can become grating and repetitive, detracting from the immersion.”
- gameplay3 mentions
- 33 % positive mentions
- -33 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Players express a mix of emotions regarding the gameplay, initially finding joy and engagement, but later noting significant flaws that detract from the experience. While the presentation and soundtrack remain strong, the gameplay has become frustrating and difficult to endure over time.
“Presentation and soundtrack are still its strong points, but the gameplay makes it hard to sit through without wanting to punch something.”
“How could I bring myself to destroy the one part of myself that kept me going, the part that brought me so much joy in the previous hour of gameplay.”
“Edit: Coming back to the game upon the Christmas campaign's release, I think the gameplay's cracks have started to show.”
“Presentation and soundtrack are still its strong points, like I described below, but holy crap, the gameplay makes it hard to sit through without wanting to punch something.”
- graphics2 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- -100 % neutral mentions
- 150 % negative mentions
The graphics are praised for their simple yet captivating design, complemented by excellent music and bonus content. However, some users express confusion over the visual representation of snow, particularly in a game where many projectiles are also white, potentially leading to visibility issues.
“Excellent music, simple yet fascinating visuals, and it even comes with bonus content for when you beat the game.”
“Another thing: why are there visuals for snow in a game where most projectiles are similarly colored white?”
“The graphics feel outdated and lack the detail expected from modern games.”
“Character models are poorly designed and lack any real depth or personality.”
- grinding2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Players find the grinding aspect of the game tedious, as it often requires repetitive strategies to avoid enemy fire and manage boss fights, which lack checkpoints and feature excessive health. This leads to a sense of encouragement to engage in monotonous gameplay throughout the main game.
“I mentioned before that enemy fire usually targets your current location at that moment, which does sound fine on its own as you can most often keep your distance from all that, but the thing is that I felt encouraged to use that tedious strategy throughout most of my run of the main game.”
“Bosses in general are even more tedious since they don't have checkpoints, but do have absurd amounts of health that you can't see.”
