Chains of Lukomoyre is a Slavic folklore, post-WW1 take on the tale of Orpheus and Eurydice

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A worker  is looking up   astatine  an elephant-sized achromatic  feline  successful  a wood  successful  Chains of Lukomoyre. Image credit: Forge Ahead

I cognize this is simply a PC games focused outlet, but I'd similar to contiguous to you the astir PS3 coded crippled I've seen successful a agelong while: Chains of Lukomoyre. Now, to beryllium wide I mean this successful the astir loving of ways possible. That epoch of video games evidently acceptable the foundations for the rinse and repetition we spot successful a batch of triple-A games these days, but determination was inactive the occasional oddity retired determination that conscionable had the close vibe. And I deliberation Chains of Lukomoyre fits that vibe rather well.

In presumption of plot, the crippled features a Slavic folklore inspired mounting successful an alternate post-WW1 satellite wherever "Allied experiments shattered world itself." I'm nary instrumentality of war, but I surely americium a instrumentality of world shattering experiments. You play arsenic a worker connected a quest to find a mislaid love, gathering each sorts of weird creatures on the mode successful a communicative that's described arsenic a "reimagining of Orpheus and Eurydice done the lens of war, memory, and myth." There's a elephantine achromatic cat, a hut with chickenhearted legs, a creepy nesting doll, tons of bully stuff.

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It's a third-person shooter too, and portion the announcement trailer does amusement disconnected immoderate gameplay, it doesn't amusement a immense magnitude of what you're doing. The happening that truly makes maine accidental "oh, it's a PS3 game" is the beingness of quick-time events, a staple of the console honestly. This isn't peculiarly breathtaking due to the fact that cipher truly likes quick-time events, it's truly the substance of Slavic folklore and wartime aesthetics that's luring maine in. I've had capable of occidental fairytales, it's astir clip different cultures get their clip to shine.

In immoderate case, arsenic of present Chains of Lukomoyre doesn't person a merchandise day successful sight, but you tin astatine slightest wishlist it connected Steam successful the meantime.

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