Nihilumbra
| Nihilumbra | |
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 Nihilumbra app icon on iOS | |
| Developer(s) | BeautiFun Games |
| Publisher(s) |
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| Designer(s) | Kevin Cerdà |
| Programmer(s) | Aniol Alcaraz, Pol Urós, Marcos Sueiro |
| Artist(s) | Freya Horn, Lourdes Nicolich |
| Composer(s) | Álvaro Lafuente |
| Engine | |
| Platform(s) | iOS,[1] Microsoft Windows,[2] Mac OS,[2] Linux,[2] Wii U |
| Release | June 27, 2012 (iOS) |
| Genre(s) | Puzzle, Platform |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Nihilumbra is a puzzle platformer video game developed by Spanish video game developer BeautiFun Games.[1] The game was first released for iOS in June 2012. Nihilumbra has been translated to seven languages.
Plot
Nihilumbra follows the story of Born, who was created from the Void, the nothingness. When he abandons it and appears in the world, he sets up on a long journey where he will learn how to use the colours around him, granting him powerful abilities. The Void from which Born escaped reclaims him, and it will never stop chasing him, devouring everything in its path. As Born runs for his life, he condemns the beautiful places he visits, as the Void makes them vanish forever.
Gameplay
Nihilumbra is played as a standard platform game, by controlling Born as he walks and jumps across the game's levels. There are multiple enemies that the player needs to avoid since, at first, there is no way to defeat them. The game is divided into the five worlds that Born explores. In each of them, the player is granted a new colour, with which the player can paint on the terrain (by touching the screen) to modify the behaviour of the environment.
- In the Frozen Cliffs Born receives the blue colour, that makes surfaces slippery.
- In the Living Forest the green colour is obtained, from which objects bounce off.
- In the Ash Desert the brown colour is obtained, whose ability is to make surfaces sticky and slower to walk on.
- In the Volcano, the player is given red, that can make objects and monsters burn.
- In The City, Born receives yellow, the last colour in the game, that is able to conduct electricity to a variety of devices.
Reception
Since its release, Nihilumbra has received generally positive reviews, with an aggregate review score of 86 at Metacritic [3] (based on 12 critics), of 85.71% at GameRankings [4] (based on 7 reviews), and 8/10 at ComboCaster.[5]
Other versions
A Wii U version, that was first announced on the August 2013 Nintendo Direct Europe, will be released in the future.
A PC version was made available via Steam Greenlight [2] A remastered version of Nihilumbra was released on the 25th of September for Microsoft Windows, Mac OS, and Linux,[6] with updated graphics and soundtrack, and voice acting for the narration.
References
- ^ a b "Nihilumbra". iTunes. Retrieved 2013-07-15.
- ^ a b c d "Nihilumbra". Steam Greenlight. Retrieved 2013-07-15.
- ^ "Nihilumbra for iPhone/iPad Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 2013-07-15.
- ^ "Nihilumbra for iPhone/iPod". Game Rankings. Retrieved 2013-07-15.
- ^ "NAnálise Nihilumbra". Combo Caster. Retrieved 2013-11-15.
- ^ "Nihilumbra Development video for WINDOWS, MAC and LINUX". YouTube. Retrieved 2013-07-15.
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