LUNA The Shadow Dust is a stunning game to look at. The beautiful hand drawn art evokes the feeling you’re peering into a storybook.
Now, without further ado, let’s get cracking on the next level of LUNA The Shadow Dust! Level 10: The Boy’s Room After an adorable cutscene involving mice and cheese, players will find themselves in control of the pet only. Luckily, this level is pretty straightforward. Luna: The Shadow Dust is a picture book in motion. It is the dream-like quest of a young boy who must restore light and balance to an enchanted world. Come experience the hand-drawn graphics, clever puzzles, and haunting music of this indie gem. LUNA The Shadow Dust. My first playthrough guide to the game made a few mistakes but this was trimmed to help people more i hope it helps as two of the puzzles are tricky and just blind luck on one had me beat it still great game and yeah go for it!. LUNA The Shadow Dust - Gameplay Walkthrough part 1 (No Commentary) LUNA The Shadow Dust is a fully hand-animated Point&Click puzzle adventure, brought to lif.
How the game is set up – having you complete a series of one-screen puzzles – only further cements that similarity.
You play as Uri, who has to solve the problems posed on each screen via the help of her strange dog-like companion Layh.
Both characters have their own abilities – Uri can flip switches for instance, and Layh can interact with certain items that Uri cannot.
The whole game sees you climbing a mysterious tower, and there’s actually very little plot. You simply have the rooms to solve, with – refreshingly – no dialogue to get in the way.
So it hurts to say this, but despite this promising set up LUNA is a game that is definitely missing a certain something.
The puzzles by and large are simple, but certainly not easy to solve. Yet a fair few are dragged out simply due to the slow speed of the characters, and others are just a chore to solve – with much back and forth switch flipping.
There’s also the fact that despite the impressive presentation there feels like there was a missed opportunity when it came to the overarching plot.
The mysteries of the tower you’re climbing are never revealed in a particularly satisfying way – and considering the puzzles could have been designed around helping to remedy this issue it makes LUNA a strangely hollow experience at times.
There are minor issues with the Switch port and the controls – this is a title best suited to a mouse and keyboard – but ultimately LUNA is a solid fit for the console and there are no performance issues.
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LUNA is far from a failure of course, and is certainly worth checking out for fans of slower paced puzzlers – its beautiful presentation should help attract a good helping of casual problem solvers too, even if the experience might leave them feeling a little empty in the end.
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Inspired by the adventure games of old, LUNA The Shadow Dust is a moving tale of two playable companions drawn together in a hand-animated puzzle adventure, featuring a breathtaking original soundtrack and beautiful 2D cinematics.
To light a candle is to cast a shadow
Behind the shadow of reality, an enchanted world awaits illumination. Experience the magical journey of a young boy and his companion as they solve puzzles and trace back the memories of old, brought to life with visually stunning, wordless cinematics. Enter the ancient tower that stands at the edge of the world and discover the hand-drawn cinematics, intricate puzzles and haunting music of this indie gem.
Behind the shadow of reality, an enchanted world awaits illumination. Experience the magical journey of a young boy and his companion as they solve puzzles and trace back the memories of old, brought to life with visually stunning, wordless cinematics. Enter the ancient tower that stands at the edge of the world and discover the hand-drawn cinematics, intricate puzzles and haunting music of this indie gem.
The Game Includes:
Traditional frame by frame character animation
12 frames per second, 3 layers per frame. Over 250 animations and 20 minutes of cinematics. A nostalgic and time-consuming process – but really worth the challenge for a small indie team of four.
Traditional frame by frame character animation
12 frames per second, 3 layers per frame. Over 250 animations and 20 minutes of cinematics. A nostalgic and time-consuming process – but really worth the challenge for a small indie team of four.
Single player mode with dual character control
Solve puzzles from different perspectives. Discover a story of true courage with two playable characters drawn together through an inseparable bond.
Solve puzzles from different perspectives. Discover a story of true courage with two playable characters drawn together through an inseparable bond.
Think outside of the box
Spark your imagination and solve a wide variety of puzzles, presented in gorgeous hand-drawn environments. Puzzles work standalone, requiring no ‘hidden items’ or player backtracking.
Spark your imagination and solve a wide variety of puzzles, presented in gorgeous hand-drawn environments. Puzzles work standalone, requiring no ‘hidden items’ or player backtracking.
LESS reading, MORE cinematics
We replaced a dialogue system with a series of beautifully hand-animated cinematics telling a mysterious story.
We replaced a dialogue system with a series of beautifully hand-animated cinematics telling a mysterious story.
Engaging Original Soundtrack
Our composer created an original soundtrack, designed to immerse the player in the emotional highs and lows of the story, kindling goose-bumps along the journey.
Our composer created an original soundtrack, designed to immerse the player in the emotional highs and lows of the story, kindling goose-bumps along the journey.
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Luna The Shadow Dust Achievement Guide
Minimum System Requirements:
Luna The Shadow Dust Gameplay
OS: Windows 7, Windows 8, 8.1, Windows 10
Processor: Intel core i5 2557M
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: GeForce GT440 or HD5570
Storage: 1 GB available space