Lumines Arise

[h1]LUMINES ARISE — FORTY DOLLARS TO MATCH COLORS[/h1] Lumines Arise is another game that proves modern gamers can be impressed by almost anything if you add enough flashing lights, electronic music, and particle effects. The core gameplay is still about placing 2x2 colored blocks, making matching squares, and waiting for the Timeline to clear them, yet people talk about this game like they just witnessed the second coming of puzzle games. [strike]Maybe I am simply incapable of appreciating artistic brilliance.[/strike] No, I just do not start crying because a glowing whale appears while I match yellow blocks together. The game looks fantastic and the soundtrack is obviously a huge part of the appeal, but [u]good presentation does not automatically make simple gameplay deep.[/u] There are more than 35 stages, Burst mechanics, multiplayer, and VR support, but giving me more ways and more backgrounds to perform the same basic activity does not suddenly make that activity worth forty dollars to me. The funniest part is how people describe the game as some profound sensory experience. Brother, you are matching colors. Calm down. [spoiler]Sometimes blue goes next to blue.[/spoiler]…

I'd really recommend this, but the game's graphics holds me back because it lags very heavily. Not even lower graphics helped either. I'm happy to pick this game up during its sale (although, too expensive) and got to play it for real, the gameplay mechanics were different than what I was used to play on Lumines Remastered, which felt lenient and snappy compared to its old rule, of which I was being used to before I played Arise. The burst mechanic is brand new to me, and it took me a while to learn this new technique. I couldn't make large squares this fast, nor act very swiftly due to my muscle memory of how I play Tetris for decades... Overall, it was very fun, but short, yet mesmerizing at the same time. It was a great journey. Actually, on the other hand, my laptop isn't powerful enough to handle 3D graphics like this, even on lowest resolution available. I'm aware that it barely meets the bare minimum of this game's recommended specs, and I thought that this could function the same way as Tetris Effect: Connected ran smoothly in low graphics (except for Hula Soul, at least). Unfortunately, "handheld mode" didn't even help to improve performance and optimization. Most…

Like Tetris Effect before it, Lumines Arise is the best way to experience the game Lumines. Beautiful visuals coupled with wonderful music, Lumines Arise is a puzzle game worth experiencing.

A pleasant visual audio experience. I suck at making squares though to be any good at this game

I haven’t played much yet, but enjoyed what I have. I also wanted to post this to help offset the negative review of the person who gave it negative because they dont like simply “matching colors” (tbh it’s not that simple as they try to make it seem). That’s like giving Tetris a negative review because one doesn’t like blocks. Anyways, this game is fun. Makes you think. Has good music. Good effects. A nice challenge.

Ich mag Lumines echt gern, aber Arise irgendwie nicht. Während Tetris Effect für mich das beste Tetris überhaupt ist, holt mich Lumines Arise überhaupt nicht ab. Hab ne Stunde gespielt und das Spiel ist irgendwie unbequem und langweilig. Die Musik ist in manchen Leveln unpassend, die Effekte stellenweile sehr störend, da sie auch das Spielfeld überdecken und insgesamt fühlt es sich an wie eine billige Kopie der Idee von Tetris Effect. Da es aus dem gleichen Studio kommt, hab ich eigentlich ein ähnlich smoothes und rundes Erlebnis erwartet, wurde aber leider enttäuscht. Schade eigentlich, aber ich hab ja noch Tetris Effect ;)