Limbo (two meanings to that)

Hi guys, I'm back! It's been like a month since I've posted because I have been busy with camps and vacations, but Smith is back from Limbo, with a review of (you guessed it) Limbo! Limbo is a puzzle platformer at its core, behind all the fancy graphics and stuff is a creative, albeit difficult game. Speaking of the graphics, the game is simply stunning. The simple monotone art direction and shades of gray convey the games message and creepy tone perfectly. In fact, the graphics tell most of the story. The only "story" you get is in the description of the game when you download it from XBLA. It mentions a boy looking for his sister in Limbo. Suffice to say, the "story" only shows itself in the last minute of the game. But in this game the atmosphere begs you to write your own story. What is this place? What are the other beings here? Many questions are asked, all are left to your own imagination to figure out. Now at the beginning I said this was a difficult game, and boy it is. The puzzles are devilish, requiring a lot of ingenuity on your part, considering the game provides literally no direction whatsoever. Limbo is a harsh place, and you will die, a lot. The difficulty ends up padding out the game length also, as if this game were a breeze it could probably be completed in less than an hour. Thankfully, due to all the time you spend thinking on how to solve the puzzles, it evens out to a healthy six. Limbo is an interesting game, one that demands the player to think on all levels. The story, the gameplay, the world, it's all left to the player to figure out. It feels refreshing, nothing is to overbearing, everything is at a relaxed pace that complements the way the game is meant to be played. At fifteen bucks, this difficult road through Limbo is well worth the price of admission.

Final Score: 8.5/10
-Smith