Instead, players can focus on solving the mysteries strewn across the barren landscape.
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On the plus side, no combat means players are free to journey through the game without threat of death from hidden monsters and trigger-happy enemies. Lifeless Planet’s lack of action and combat works both for and against itself. However, once players get a little farther into the game, they realize it lacks the depth needed to inspire continued play. It provided a few opportunities to think through simple puzzles, and a simple yet elegant narrative that easily grabs player attention. We’ll admit that the first half hour of the game is intriguing, interesting, and fun. Additionally, the game’s short viewing distance gives players very little to see at as they venture along through the game. This simple design could have been a benefit for the game, had players not been required to spend so much time staring at the muted and boring landscape. The visuals in Lifeless Planet aren’t particularly great, though we’ll admit it would be hard to make an uninhabited, dying planet look very impressive. From pushing rocks, to leaping across stones, to using the astronaut’s mechanical arm, it often feels like players are not quite able to complete the task without the controls botching their efforts. This feeling of frustration is compounded when players discover how clumsy the game’s controls can be. Granted, adding more difficult puzzles would have threatened the game’s attempt at simplicity, but they also would have given players a sense of accomplishment, instead of frustration.
While this was likely intentional, the puzzles end up feeling more like cumbersome obstructions that serve only to annoy players, rather than challenging and intriguing obstacles. However, these puzzles are overly simple and quick to complete. While this does help keep players on track as they venture through the world, it feels like a let-down to have a full, expansive planet and no opportunity to truly explore.Īs players move along the designated path, they occasionally encounter puzzles to solve in order to continue their progress. However, players quickly discover that the game is quite linear, with a single, simple path to follow.
Speaking of wandering, at first glance, Lifeless Planet looks like an open-world adventure where players must discover their own way and unravel the mystery of the planet and its people.
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