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[asleepinawell]

Lorelei and the Laser Eyes

Since this game seems to have slipped under the radar for the most part, I wanted to give it a shout out and recommend it to all lovers of puzzle games.

The basic premise is that you play as a woman invited to a secluded and almost completely uninhabited hotel somewhere in central europe. You're given almost no information to start out and it's up to you to piece together what is happening (and what already happened).

In the house there are puzzles. So many puzzles. Several people have compared the puzzle aspect to Professor Layton (which I have not played). They range from logic puzzles, to patterns, to spotting hidden elements in images, manipulating and mirroring, memory games, etc, etc.

It's not an action game; there are no enemies or combat. I also wouldn't call it horror so much as mystery, though it is a little creepy at times.

The visual aesthetic of it is quite striking, being in black and white with only splashes of red/violet in certain places. Also the soundtrack was fantastic.

It draws a lot of inspiration from things like surrealist cinema, horror games (think original resident evil without combat), and more. Several reviews have said it has Twin Peak vibes. And it has things to say about art and capitalism.

While there are some minor annoyances with the controls (no dedicated back button in menus is the big one), overall it played really well and I never got bored. It's also really fun to play with a second person (no online co-op or anything, just through streaming on discord or something) and work together on the puzzles.

So if you like puzzle games in creepy houses with slowly unfurling mysteries, it's definitely worth grabbing.

[sewerdraws]

I am an old woman

i'm yesterday's news

i dream in black and white

see it all through laser eyes

Remember folks, Reblogs > Likes ! 💖

[highly-nonexistent]

I dream in black and white See it all through laser eyes

[katiekatdragon27]

How have I never drawn fan art of this game before it literally built me.

Everyone and their entire families should play Ilomilo right now I'm not even kidding it's so good and fun and creative the emotional and I HATE that everyone sleeps on it.

Progress images (and some design points) below the cut:

When customizing the designs, I wanted to make them look like the source materials, ie. plushies. I made them have seams an stiches like their original designs but gave them cloaks instead of the weird body suits they naturally have. Also, the rectangles where their faces are are masks. Their actual faces are much fluffier.

That's really it. I love them. Play their game. Listen to their OST. Do it. Do it already-

Have a nice day dudes :))

[gebo4482]

LORELEI AND THE LASER EYES | Release Date Trailer

Steam

[florosprouts]

Your wild heart glitters, in that I shine.

[hardcoregamer]

Simogo's Simon Flessler Discusses Inspiration, Design, Fulfillment in Lorelei and the Laser Eyes

For a team that's no stranger to dishing out hit after hit of titles that challenge conventions and usual genre standards, to go one step further than even the lofty achievements accomplished prior, takes some doing. But what exactly was the reason for Lorelei's stark change in artistic direction, tone and Simogo's return to the world of ciphers and puzzles to solve? We recently had a chance to sit down with Simon Flessler, co-founder of the studio, to discuss not just the thought processes and inspirations that went into Lorelei and the Laser Eyes, but now just over two months after release, Flessler's own reaction to its glowing reception from both critics and the player-base alike.

Check it out!

[cloutmask-replica]

Simogo are just the GOATs at making trailers aimed at me specifically

[thefreecheese]

The Free Cheese Episode 570: Device 6

This week on The Free Cheese, thank you Player570. You have earned 100 points. We revisit a game we both left unfinished and follow up last year’s addition of Year Walk to The List. This time, we’re spinning our mobile devices in circles and listening closely to the sounds between the lines in Device 6. Reviews Joe Device 6 is a fascinating reshaping of traditional media that presents…

[delicatessendigital]

Lorelei and The Laser Eyes

Todos los rompecabezas se componen de dos partes: enunciado y solución. A veces, el enunciado es transparente... pero no siempre lo es. A veces, saber qué diablos hay que hacer es el auténtico maldito quebradero de cabeza, y cómo resolverlo es, si eso, lo de menos. En Delicatessen Digital, este último es nuestro tipo de enigma favorito... pero no abundan ejemplos en los videojuegos. La reutilización de assets, la necesidad técnica de ofrecer elecciones entre opciones limitadas y el miedo a que el jugador se extravíe y se frustre hacen que sean pocos los juegos de puzles en los que se nos invite a encontrar la inspiración frente a un lienzo en blanco, y muchos los que nos ponen a probar combinaciones en una libreta de hojas cuadriculadas. Eso es lo que adoramos de Lorelei and The Laser Eyes. Que sí, que la premisa es jugosa (una suerte de mansión Spencer sin enemigos ni agobios), que el desarrollo es poco lineal y que la dirección artística es apabullante, pero nada admiramos más de SIMOGO que el que hayan logrado un juego repleto de rompecabezas ingeniosos y libres, que se enredan en una maraña de disciplinas artísticas, obsesiones intelectuales, formatos audiovisuales y guiños varios. El contenido es la forma y la forma es la de una llave.

Nos gusta: La autoconsciencia del juego: es una obra de arte que quiere tanto preguntarse qué es el arte como serlo, y que se agarra a cuanto tiene a su alcance (temas, referencias, estilo visual, exuberancia, gafapastismo —aka metarreflexión—) para ganarse semejante consideración. Todo va a una, así que, por lo tanto, nos gusta su coherencia incuestionable.

No nos gusta: Son como moscas en nuestro campo visual: no deberían estar ahí (¡acaso no estén ahí!), pero... las vemos. Un guion un tanto manido que no termina de encajarnos con las ambiciones filosóficas del juego. Unos puzles que sentimos a ratos deslavazados: tienden a ser geniales pero conducen unos a otros sin demasiado ton ni demasiado son. Una dificultad que a ratos nos trata de listos (¡y menudo placer!) y, después, nos trata de tontos (¡y pelín chasco!). Cosillas...

Nuestro veredicto: El propio juego lo deja claro: el problema del arte reside en su público. «¡Ah, si existiera el arte sin audiencia!», fantasea uno de los personajes en Lorelei and The Laser Eyes... y nosotros estamos de acuerdo, por supuesto. Pero no: los videojuegos tienden a requerir de jugadores que los jueguen y eso, desgraciadamente, atrae a los críticos como buitres (¡incluso a los críticos de Tumblr!). Qué duda cabe, que este título debería valorarse como una Pieza perfecta. Pero los imperfectos somos nosotros. Y es solamente a través de nuestros ojos (que adolecen de una terrible ausencia de láseres) que el juego se nos antoja más bien un Gran calibre.

[geekcavepodcast]

Lorelei and the Laser Eyes Release Date Trailer - Nintendo Indie Showcase April 2024

Simogo and Annapurna Interactive's Lorelei and the Laser Eyes is a non-linear puzzle game. The game features over 100 handcrafted puzzles with shifting mechanics and perspectives. A young woman is summoned to an old hotel in central Europe to participate in a project. The game finds her faced with increasingly nightmarish and surreal illusions.

Lorelei and the Laser Eyes launches on May 16, 2024.

[satoshi-mochida]

Lorelei and the Laser Eyes launches May 16

From Gematsu

Puzzle game Lorelei and the Laser Eyes will launch for Switch and PC via Steam on May 16, publisher Annapurna Interactive and developer Simogo announced.

Here is an overview of the game, via its Steam page:

The stage is set. Imagine an old baroque manor, perhaps a hotel or a museum, somewhere in central Europe. A woman wanders in search of answers. An international auteur. What does he want? An aristocratic artist. Who killed her? A vagabond illusionist. Who is he? And you, the wandering woman. Why are you here? Watch carefully, observe. Numbers. Patterns. Puzzles. Are they all part of a macabre game, a complot, a simple treasure hunt? We invite you to take a journey into the nightmarish surreality, and answer these questions to solve the enigma of Lorelei and the Laser Eyes—a non-linear adventure puzzle—no—place—yes—place.

Watch a new trailer below.

Release Date Trailer

[sewerdraws]

for the 4 people who are being as autistic as me about this game, you get the first draft of the last illustration, as a treat.

i thought it was too boring and i'm glad i thought that cause the new vers is so much better. also fun fact yes i modeled one of the maze rooms accurately to in game (i think it's the center one ?) just to show a tiny fraction of it in the glasses.

[thecuddlymuffintop]

Right now, I am streaming the critically acclaimed arcade music game known as Sayonara Wild Hearts.

Due to flashing imagery throughout, viewer discretion is highly advised, especially if you have had a history of epilepsy/seizures.

If this doesn't affect you, you're more than welcome to either watch it here or click the below link to join my Twitch channel.

Twitch

[gentlyouttatime]

so much for the lorelei tag, i finished the game lol

[gebo4482]

LORELEI AND THE LASER EYES

Maze Trailer

Steam