Lunnye Devitsy

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Lunnye Devitsy is a single player casual puzzle game. It was developed by Boss Baddie and was released on July 1, 2009. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

"Lunnye Devitsy" is a unique and enchanting puzzle-adventure game set in a beautifully hand-drawn world. Players control the Moon Spirit, solving puzzles and collecting magical artifacts to bring back the light to a world cast in shadow. With its whimsical charm and challenging gameplay, "Lunnye Devitsy" offers a captivating experience for players of all ages.

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Audience ScoreBased on 122 reviews

atmosphere18 positive mentions

grinding6 negative mentions

The game features a beautiful and immersive atmosphere, with charming graphics and a relaxing soundtrack.
Lunnye Devitsy offers a unique exploration experience, allowing players to discover multiple ways to achieve their goal without the pressure of enemies.
The gameplay encourages creativity and problem-solving, with various puzzles that can be approached in different ways.

The lack of clear instructions and guidance can lead to confusion and frustration, making it difficult for players to understand objectives.
Gameplay can feel tedious and slow-paced, with some areas requiring excessive backtracking and trial-and-error to progress.
Technical issues, such as poor optimization and frustrating controls, detract from the overall experience and enjoyment of the game.

atmosphere
36 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The atmosphere of "Lunnye Devitsy" is frequently praised for its peaceful, mysterious quality and beautiful visuals, creating an engaging environment for exploration. However, some players feel that the atmosphere can become monotonous due to bland level design and tedious gameplay, detracting from the overall experience. While the soundtrack enhances the ambiance, there are suggestions for better guidance and interaction to fully realize the game's atmospheric potential.
- “It's all about exploration, finding all hidden trinkets and all the endings, as well as letting the peaceful, mysterious atmosphere sink in.”
- “It's got a cozy atmosphere, great soundtrack and the visuals were very pleasing to me, though I don't think the game in itself is in any way extraordinary.”
- “A little exploration and platforming game with a superb atmosphere and an astounding soundtrack that makes you acquire inner peace.”
- “The environment is overly large and featureless in a way that feels more like empty padding than lonely atmosphere, and an overabundance of fake walls force you to ram your face into every surface along the way.”
- “It's like Limbo but without the atmosphere, sound effects, or puzzles.”
- “The music was really enjoyable, although it didn't quite play into the atmosphere of the game.”
gameplay
34 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay of "Lunnye Devitsy" is characterized by a mix of minimalistic exploration and frustrating mechanics, leading to a blend of guesswork and backtracking. Players encounter poorly controlled mechanics, such as unreliable cannon shooting and inconsistent double jump functionality, which detract from the overall experience. While the game offers a visually appealing atmosphere, its bland level design and lack of engaging mechanics result in a tedious and often confusing gameplay experience.
- “Very simple in gameplay, but quite fun.”
- “Relaxing and melancholic gameplay with pleasant colors of the game's world.”
- “The gameplay is 2D platform style, and involves exploring a huge floating mountain trying to find 6 different ways to return to the moon at the top of the map.”
- “Guesswork and backtracking are abundant in this poorly controlled game where the only thing more obtuse than the gameplay is how to pronounce the game's name.”
- “In order to get back to the moon the seventh time, you must collect all the coins scattered around the map, some of them in almost unreachable areas. The cannon shooting mechanic is completely broken, sending you way off track from where you're supposed to be and in different directions each time. Combine that with the double jump mechanic, which randomly stops working at times, and you've got yourself an almost impossible to finish game.”
- “The last puzzles require skill, but one of those last puzzles depends on ambiguous mechanics which will require senseless repetition when it's completely unclear why it fails.”
music
34 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The music in the game is frequently praised for its charm and ability to create a cozy atmosphere, with many reviewers highlighting the enjoyable soundtrack and ambient sounds. However, some players noted that the music can become repetitive over time, and certain sound effects, like the rain in the final level, detract from the overall experience. Overall, while the music is a standout feature, it doesn't always align perfectly with the game's atmosphere.
- “Ld is a metroidvania-lite platformer that's exploration-based with good music and ambient sounds.”
- “A little exploration and platforming game with a superb atmosphere and an astounding soundtrack that makes you acquire inner peace.”
- “Run, jump, double jump, and dive into this platformer for an excellent adventure with outstanding music and sound effects.”
- “While that song playing in the background as you jump around isn't necessarily bad, you will eventually grow tired of hearing it, and after the four or five hours you'll spend with the game, if you're into getting all the achievements for returning to the moon seven times, you will be glad it's over.”
- “Additionally, it seems the final level, which is the only thing you can do once you've gotten the first six win conditions, covers up the decent soundtrack with a terrible 'rain' sound effect, making it unpleasant to listen to.”
- “The wind and water effects and sounds are very cool, though a little too loud for the rest of the soundtrack.”
story
30 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The story in "Lunnye Devitsy" is minimal and often described as bland, revolving around a tiny alien who repeatedly falls from the moon to a mountain below, with little character progression or narrative depth. While some players appreciate the atmospheric elements and subtlety of the plot, many find the lack of a coherent story and guidance frustrating, leading to a sense of aimlessness. Overall, the game offers a beautiful and immersive experience, but its storytelling leaves much to be desired.
- “Incredibly pretty, very calm, and the plot is subtle yet pleasant.”
- “See, one day, a little moon maiden, our heroine of the story, falls off the moon!”
- “Lunnye Devitsy wants to tell us the story of an alien that inexplicably falls from the moon onto a huge mountainside on the planet below each time you make him fall, only to then spend the next few minutes finding a way back up.”
- “The problem is: there is no story; the only known thing about the alien is the fact that he needs to return to the moon, and yet each time he does, he will fall again only to do the same thing all over again.”
- “Lunnye Devitsy is a bad idea with a worse execution; the story or the purpose of the game makes no sense, and the bugs and technical issues will sometimes make the game impossible to play. On top of that, most players won't even know what to do without a guide since there are no indications whatsoever.”
- “It's not hard to sink a few hours into this one trying to divine its secrets, but without any sort of character progression, collectibles, or story, it's also not hard to get bored quickly.”
graphics
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The graphics of the game receive mixed reviews, with some players appreciating the unique visual style and cozy atmosphere, while others criticize the blurry textures and excessive bloom effects that can lead to frustration and discomfort. Overall, the visuals are described as pleasing but not extraordinary, and players recommend adjusting post-processing settings for a better experience.
- “It's got a cozy atmosphere, great soundtrack, and the visuals were very pleasing to me, though I don't think the game in itself is in any way extraordinary.”
- “A fun little platformer presented with a nice graphic style and calming music.”
- “Graphics were blurry and there was too much bloom effect on the lighting that gave me a headache about 3 minutes in.”
- “This, combined with a labyrinthian world to explore, can make early progress frustrating if you aren't very good at picking out different paths through the overwhelming particle effects and sometimes washed-out graphics.”
- “The visuals did look unique, but you'd better turn off the post-processing effects.”
grinding
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The grinding aspect of Lunnye Devitsy is criticized for being overly tedious and repetitive, with players finding the gameplay a monotonous slog of collecting items and navigating bland level designs. The lack of engaging mechanics and unclear objectives further contributes to the sense of frustration and boredom during exploration.
- “Once I booted up a second machine to play it in a functioning state, it was still a mind-numbing tedious slog, even as far as atmospheric platformers go.”
- “Perhaps too simple as it soon becomes a tedious task of collecting knickknacks and repetitive platforming back and forth through the same areas all while trying to explore completely unexplained goals and unclear interactions.”
- “Lunnye Devitsy is a minimalistic exploration platformer that looks gorgeous and atmospheric at first, but gets old fast due to its disappointingly bland level design, tedious gameplay, and lack of any interesting game mechanics.”
replayability
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The game offers an enjoyable first play-through, but many users express doubt about its long-term replayability, especially after completing all challenges. While it is fun initially, it may not provide enough incentive for multiple play-throughs.
- “Replayable: not likely after completing all of the challenges, but certainly fun the first time through.”
- “It is worth a play-through, but I'm uncertain whether or not it would actually have some replay value.”
- “[b][u]Replayable[/u]:[/b] not likely after completing all of the challenges, but certainly fun the first time through.”
optimization
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's optimization is widely criticized, with users reporting severe performance issues despite minimal graphical demands, including random blur effects and hidden configuration settings that complicate adjustments. Many players experience significant slowdowns, rendering the game nearly unplayable even on capable machines.
- “Embarrassingly poorly optimized for as little as is going on (hope you like random blur filters on everything!). It buries basic settings inside an obscure config file instead of exposing them, and will randomly decide it has a vendetta against your machine's configuration, bogging down to near unplayability even if your machine is normally pretty fast.”