Lunark game3/29/2023 ![]() The first dungeon is a little maze that requires activating all the switches and putting all the platforms in their proper positions so that you can create new pathways through the ruins.Īside from the bats, there’s also gross spider-like creatures skittering around. You’ll also need to find crystals to activate switches, which then move large platforms back and forth. You’ll jump across gaps, climb up and down platforms, and roll through narrow passages. The demo includes some of the first dungeon and ends with a boss fight. Aside from that one issue, which is all on me, the controls feel natural and crisp. It doesn’t stay on for long, so watch your timing. Fortunately, Leo also has a shield with limited uses. Suffice it to say that I ran into plenty of bats. So, if you’re sprinting and bats come flying at your face, you might not be able to duck in time. The animation has to finish before he can perform another action. It took me a little while to adjust to the realism. The animation and physics look and feel realistic. I recognized its lineage as soon as I started moving. Lunark is a cinematic platformer in the same vein as Flashback, Another World, and the original Prince of Persia. A door in the floor opens, and it’s at this point that the game begins. Gideon then gives him a gun and sends him on his way.Īt the ruins, Leo finds an engraving that reacts to his presence. It’s unclear what he means by that and even Leo seems unsure. Gideon asks him to retrieve an ancient artifact by using his abilities. As such, it’s apparently time for Leo to pay him back. Gideon starts by reminding Leo that he’s always helped him, even though he’s different. ![]() As Gideon’s protégé, Leo is in no position to refuse Gideon’s requests, no matter how ominous they seem. It can also fire a rechargeable gun.Īfter mastering robots, Leo follows Gideon to his office for that serious chat. The robot, and eventually Leo, can run, jump, hang, roll, and climb up and down. This section acts as a brief primer for the game’s controls. Before that, though, Leo takes a quick detour to control a robot. After chatting up the guards and employees, all of whom are concerned about the rebellion, he meets up with Gideon, who wants to have a serious talk. It certainly has a cyberpunk/sci-fi feel to it.Īt the start of the demo, Leo lands at some kind of robot production factory. And our protagonist, Leo, has a few mysteries of his own. Meanwhile, back on Earth, a rebellion is forming against Noah, but it’s unclear why anyone would want to rebel against the AI built to protect them. I’m not sure how it does that, but if I had to guess, there’s probably something sinister to it. An AI named Noah has taken up residence on the moon, which has been eponymously renamed. The demo doesn’t showcase much of Lunark’s plot, but I managed to pick up a few details. Lunark’s demo is short (I beat it in probably twenty minutes or so), but this brief glimpse into its world and gameplay already shows promise. This turned out to be quite the boon for me. ![]() I’m not much of a PC/Steam gamer, and the only reason I even checked it out was because the illustrious Josh Speer of HPP asked me to do so. I have to admit that Lunark flew under my radar. ![]()
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