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Limbo Boy took 3200 hours to program

Recently, you may have heard some people talking about a little game called Limbo. I know I have, the game has been the buzz on my twitter feed, my facebook friends have all been talking about it, and most importantly my message box on the Xbox360 has been full of my friends talking about it, what would you expect on it’s exclusive platform though, hey? It’s not just the game that’s amazing, though there’s some pretty interesting facts behind it, about both the game and Playdead themselves

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Mista T5762d ago

feel sorry for them, all that came out was a boring game with a little kid getting his head chopped off.

UnSelf5762d ago

shessh the hate for games on this site is strong

Mista T5762d ago (Edited 5762d ago )

the hate for overrated games is strong, seriously where did all the praise come from for this game? it's just a kid jumping over traps and hidden ones. also the lack of music is bad.

@Butterfinger - the lack of fun is what makes this game bad, its always funny as to the way people turn to mw2 as excuse toward criticism, yet I have not played the game in months and is gaining dust.

and if you think a platforming game needs intelligence you need to rethink your own

Thrillhouse5762d ago (Edited 5762d ago )

Mista T, the lack of a soundtrack helps further the isolated atmosphere of Limbo.

The Lazy One5762d ago

Limbo has music, it's just quiet.

And if you think it's bad, you just haven't played it. One of the best indy games atm.

mikeslemonade5762d ago

I'm in the middle of this. It's not like a really good game or just an average game.

Arnon5762d ago

Any other subjective opinions you'd like to pass off as a fact, Mista T?

nickjkl5762d ago (Edited 5762d ago )

thrill house what happened to that um in game music

hows that working for you

tahersaid5762d ago

We don't know how many hours it took to make the great games we have to compare to Limbo

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theonlylolking5762d ago

I thought it was boring too.

When I played limbo at night I was so bored that I almost fell asleep*no joke*. Then I put in MW2 and got angry at my teammates and then watched Tv.

T9X695762d ago

If you're playing MW2 this far after its release, you're just proving to people you find every game boring and your gaming taste just suck.

DMason5762d ago

^^^Agreed.

Limbo was a fantastic game.

theonlylolking5762d ago

@T9X69

I play it because I am good. 2.38k/d BABY!!! I thought limbo was boring because there was no music, black and white, and you just jump, push/pull, and walk. The spider boss was sooo boring. Any person could make limbo in LBP so why should this game get praise?

butterfinger5762d ago (Edited 5762d ago )

ONE person created a Limbo game in LBP2, so now "anyone" can?! LMFAO. I bet you couldn't make anything close. It sounds like you've never even played LBP before. Not to mention it is hilarious when kids like you say they are "good at" MW2. Nothing like playing a game that requires very little skill.

Lol @ Mista T: clearly your intelligence IS lacking. I wasn't referring to you about Modern Warfare 2. Just calling Limbo a platformer also makes it clear that you don't know shit about it.

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butterfinger5762d ago

you will likely find this game boring and return to a game that requires much less of you, such as Modern Warfare 2. If Limbo came out on PSN, I'd buy it again, day one.

acky15762d ago

Why would you buy it again on PSN, I hope that was an exaggeration to emphasise that you really like the game. I am actually awestruck at that comment...just why?

butterfinger5762d ago

Clearly I would buy it again because the game is amazing. I would also love to add the trophies and support the devs.

acky15762d ago

so you're gonna buy every indie game on every console you have to support the devs....lol

Do you apply that logic with other products you buy? Do you download music of an amazing underground band then buy the cd then buy the lp then buy the special edition then buy...?

butterfinger5762d ago

and I can afford it, why do you have a problem with me spending MY money? It is pretty pathetic how concerned you are with how I spend my money. I could really care less how you spend yours, so it is hard for me to understand your obsession with how I spend mine. You must be a sad, lonely person. You aren't even discussing gaming at this point.

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UnSelf5762d ago

i want more articles like this one

i wanna know how much solid snake weighs

dabri55762d ago

75 kg (1999)
63.5 kg (2014)

UnSelf5762d ago

they have a database for all VG chars' stats?

Thrillhouse5762d ago

Took two minutes for catguykyou to find that. I am amazed.

BannedForNineYears5762d ago

Lol, where did you find that, Catguykyou? xD
I googled it but found nothing.
The only explanation.........YOU'RE SOLID SNAKE!!!!!!!!

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iPlayGamez5762d ago

thats not that long imagine getting a sequel every 5 months, unless im wrong ofcouse.

HuntingJake5762d ago

No it's not that long, if they built the whole game in that time.
But taking 3200 hours to program just the character, who appears as nothing but a silhouette is quite a long time.

Microshock5762d ago

It's not 3200 hours of non-stop 24/7 work. And I think they meant JUST the boy himself took 3200 hours of work.

CoffeewithChess5762d ago

would be about 200 days of work by just two developers, based on an 8 hour work day.

I guess it depends on how many developers were working on it really.

iPlayGamez5761d ago

so making the game is actually easier than what i thought?

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yewles15762d ago

All that for someone that looks like he belongs in Braid, silhouette-wise?

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Wouldn't the answer here be ... all of them?

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