Luma Island [Review]
Luma Island is a quaint adventure game with tons to do. You can start with or without the tutorial, but even with the tutorial the game throws you in pretty quickly! The game doesn’t leave you high and dry, though. You can pin the missions, and you’ll be led to the area by a stream of fireflies. Of course, you can explore what you’d like as you like, but you should at the very least get to know the town. The town is where you’ll be able to buy and sell items, upgrade your tools, and even get job permits. This game has a job system with each one having different recipes and skills that open up more of the game. You have to pay for the permits but the first one is free and you’re able to select any of the seven.
I mentioned earlier that the town is helpful because you can upgrade tools, In this game your tools don’t have durability. Along with that, your character doesn’t have stamina. The game allows you to play through the day and night without having to worry about sleeping or your tools breaking! It might have farming in it but I wouldn’t call it a farming game as Luma Island favors exploration and adventure over anything. There’s even an unlimited inventory (there is an auto sort feature), you can explore the mines endlessly as long as you have enough torches.
The mining system and dungeon system are separate and not connected like they often are in most games. Instead, Luma Island treats them differently, the mine is an endless and dark labyrinth where you can pick a direction and mine in. Dungeons are more streamlined and puzzle-oriented. The dungeons are usually crawling with bugs and bats but also feature some puzzles like turning a fire-breathing statue while being shot with arrows. At the end you’ll get a chest and hopefully a Luma egg!
Along with the name of the game, Luma is also the name for these little creatures that hatch out of the eggs. You can make a pen and take care of these Luma and they’ll be able to come on adventures with you, plus they’re pretty cute.Luma Island is a lovely adventure game! And the game is co-op so you can adventure with your friends! I highly recommend this game!
8/10