Posted on: December 23, 2024
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In the Shadow of the Original LBA
I have very mixed feelings. On one hand, it's a game, world, and story that deserved a new installment for a long time. Visually, it's very pleasant and strongly cartoonish, though it completely fails to recreate the atmosphere of the first LBA—the somber mood and color palette that conveyed the dire situation the characters faced. It reminds me more of the cheerful tone of LBA2. One of the stronger aspects is the music—modernized but retaining motifs from the original. However, here too, the sense of dread and grittiness is somewhat missing. A major point of criticism is the unnecessary changes to the story. Second—bugs! Bugs, bugs, bugs! Firstly, the Polish translation—it’s not bad; it’s atrocious and incomplete. There are also bugs where characters direct you to someone for information, but that person either doesn’t have it or is stuck performing a scripted action tied to a completed different goal, creating an inescapable loop. Similarly, there are broken dialogue lines: if you meet someone for the first time but happen to already have the item they’re supposed to ask for, the initial dialogue is skipped entirely. Speaking of faithfulness to the original—if Twinsen gets under fire, he might not be able to escape, easily getting stuck. The story changes didn’t address the original’s biggest flaw: loosely connected missions and nonsensical actions required to progress. For instance, a key location is never mentioned in dialogue, or a key is obtained from a random character with no hints. The lack of logic or guidance is frustrating—I mostly got through by recalling the original’s quirks. :( On a positive note, the new installment preserved the Easter eggs from LBA1, including dialogue-based ones—a detail deserving big respect. It’s the same great game in a modern version but lacks the original’s atmosphere, fails to address its most frustrating issues, and has the flaws I mentioned. Despite this, it was enjoyable and worth revisiting the planet Twinsun!
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