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We actually loved Lumo when it launched on Swap again in 2017, awarding the isometric action-puzzler an 8/10 and saying that it “supplies a contemporary isometric platformer, providing (as you’d count on) improved audio-visual presentation over the classics of the style, while nonetheless offering the identical form of leisure.”
Numskull has introduced that the sequel, aptly named Lumo 2, will launch on Swap on seventeenth October.
Now, if you happen to’re across the identical type of age as this author, you may get a heat and fuzzy feeling inside while testing the brand new trailer for the sport (above), as identical to its predecessor, Lumo 2 appears intent on reviving this lost-but-very-much-still-loved ‘sub-genre’ from an unnecessarily early grave. Sure, that is proper, convey again the iso-action-puzzler, and do it this immediate. Please.
Lumo 2 is available in each digital and bodily flavours, with a deluxe bodily version rocking a soundtrack cassette and “different retro goodies”, in an ’80s-themed collector’s field. Digital will set you again £19.99 / €22.99 / $24.99, whereas the usual bodily is available in at £34.99 / €39.99. And that snazzy collector’s field is £49.99 / €59.99.
Photos: Numskull Video games/Triple Eh
With loads of nods to classics of the style, and gaming tradition of the interval, there must be lots to take pleasure in right here when the sport drops in just a few weeks. For now, although, here is extra from the press launch:
“Lumo 2 is a love letter to the 8-bit period and to the Golden Age of British gaming – so count on collectibles galore and retro-inspired isometric visuals, all with the polished mechanics of a contemporary platformer.
In Lumo 2, gamers can expertise:- Retro‑impressed puzzle platforming – A contemporary sequel constructed on the allure and artistry of early isometric British classics- Traditional Collectibles – Accumulate 25 classic cassettes and 20 geese hidden in creative areas, rewarding exploration and persistence- Evolving Gameplay – Traverse over 100 shifting dimensions and portals; mini-games and genre-bending ranges shock round each nook”
Photos: Numskull Video games/Triple Eh
Have you ever performed Lumo? Trying ahead to the follow-up as a lot as us? Tell us!
PJ is a employees author throughout Hookshot Media. He is been enjoying video video games just about nonstop for the reason that early Nineteen Eighties, which is ages in the past. Favorite genres embody RPGs, puzzle video games and wonderful massive single participant adventures of all types. The weirder the higher.
