Leave a Review Lumino City
Poor implementation on AppleTV ruin an otherwise beautiful game
Finding this game VERY frustrating to play on AppleTV due to the poor (lazy?) implementation of controls. The interaction model that works well on a touch screen does not work on AppleTV. Having to control a mouse pointer to find and interact with hotspots instead of simply swiping the touchpad to cycle through the hotspots onscreen gets old very quickly. These unnecessary and demanding interactions include forcing users to move the mouse pointer to a “next” button instead of accepting a simple tap to continue is just one example of the work to convert the touch screen interaction model to AppleTV has not been done, instead pushing this effort onto the users. Hopefully this is improved with a future update.Show lessshapesinaframe
Beautiful!
Such a beautiful game and I love the little puzzles throughout. Was unsure about buying it for that price, but no regrets hereOff square
I WOULD NOT EVEN PAY 99 cents FOR THIS.
I consider myself to be a bit of a “graphics snob,” so it always catches my attention when there’s a game with rave reviews about its graphics, and the actual game play is equally as important. The screenshots didn’t look impressive to me at all, but I also understood this was made using real world objects and that sometimes screenshots can be rather misleading. There are so many great reviews about the game play, so I figured that even if the graphics are as disappointing as the screenshots look, I’d still enjoy the game. Wrong, wrong wrong.
The graphics look exactly as you see here. I happen to be an artist, too, yet I have so little appreciation for the design of these “sets,” or whatever you might call them if they can’t be called “graphics.” I can’t think of a better description than “Childish.” (Maybe children would love this game? That’s a possibility...)
As for the game play: Ugh. It’s just so plain stupid. Maybe I’m spoiled from the great games I have played? Maybe I expect to be challenged more than others? This game was so uninteresting to me in every way that I deleted it before even completing it. I’d rather re-play one of The Room games than play this game for another second.
Gadz, I really regret paying money for this...Show lessKauaiFinn
I absolutely adore this game
Lumino City is one of the most creative and beautiful games I have ever seen, based on the concept and design alone. The levels were challenging but not impossible. Admittedly a couple sections didn't make sense to me and I had to hunt online to see how to get started.
My single, solitary, one and only complaint about this gorgeous game is that it was obviously designed for a much larger screen than my iPhone. At times it was extremely difficult to maneuver or trap what I needed to because of the size. At other times, the camera angle, which might have been accommodated by a large screen (turbine tower!), were nearly impossible to see where I should be going. These things aside, I stuck it out and even watched the entire credit reel. It's a work of art, disguised as a game. 😊Show lessmoeberb
Astounding
This game is visually and intellectually and artistically awe-inspiring. A tiny girl moves through an incredibly textured world using her wits and the manual given to her by her granddad. The world is so small, and it feels small, but it is also vast and filled with familiar mysteries.
The manual itself is a work of art, and it’s only a piece of the game. It makes it everything that it is. For any challenge, it gives instructions, a simple clue, or the whole solution. This means nothing is miserably tedious or too hard because the answers are built in— not just to the game, but to the narrative. Our hero is learning the ropes, after all. You can play the whole game just by following/working out the explicit directions in the manual, and you’d be well within the narrative to do so. Not cheating at all.
Absolutely immersive and challenging and mind boggling. I started to play it on my iPhone — not fun. Too small a screen. The whole thing changed for me when I tried it on my iPad. Finished the remainder of the game during a blizzard. Absolutely magical. Fully recommend to anyone and everyone.Show lessGoforlaunch41
Great
Great except it crashes the Apple TV. Anyway plays fine on iPhone over AirPlay.AngryExpat
Absolutely wonderful game!
To start with, I almost never write a review unless it’s to warn people off wasting money. Not this time. I just finished this game. 100% worth paying for! The visuals were stunning. You frequently forget this was a hand-made game. The artist(s) did an incredible job on this. The story is engrossing and amusing. The puzzles are challenging enough to be fun, but not frustrating. The book was a perfect touch. Just enough to get you through. I highly recommend this game and want to assure everyone that you are absolutely getting your money’s worth!Show lessLoganH2016
Lovely stuff
Great art, great music, satisfying puzzles. Just get this game :)Somaphreak
Decent but not amazing
The aesthetic of the game is good but the controls are awkward and difficult at times which can get really annoying. I’m not normally one to complain about game controls but they are really not very good here.gjfgjhgfdgyhbdbjgjudsb
Apple TV
I purchased Lumino City as one of the first apps on my Apple TV 4K and sadly it doesn't work at all. Quits immediately after launch. Playing it on my iPad Pro, it's excellent and well worth the money. Please fix the Apple TV version. :)Nathanael Grant
