Toby: The Secret Mine

"Toby: The Secret Mine"

Reviewed by: Carless Yen

Toby was inspired by Limbo so if you enjoy that great game we figure you will this one as well. They aren't completely the same though. Toby kind of pulls back a little bit being a little less difficult then Limbo. It still isn't easy, there are a few parts that will make you think a little bit. The animation and level design are pretty much one in the same though. The dark gloomy surroundings hide traps, and secrets from you.

Toby is the hero of the game, and who you play as. His town was raided and everyone kidnapped by a large character the resembles you as well. He sort of comes off as a demon, especially in your final battle with him. Your mission is to chase him, while solving multiple puzzles to advance towards him. There are 25 of your friends you must find a long the way hidden in cages. There is an achievement or trophy for doing so. The puzzles are pretty simple, and don't make you really get frustrated with them. Overall i really enjoyed the game. it really reminded me of Limbo which i loved. It falls a little short though of capturing all that Limbo does. One thing is it is a little short. You can finish the game in about two hours maybe three if you look around for your hidden friends. There is also multiple endings, that will probably having you repeating the final boss fight. Another thing is I experienced a bunch of glitches. There was a few spots i had to restart the game numerous times to get it to unfreeze. One spot in area 17 if you die you have to reset every time because when you respawn you can't move. had same issue on multiple Consoles so its a issue with the game. I'm sure they will take care of these things with patches, but like to make sure to point them out to anyone thinking of purchase, or for a developer reading this.

Even with all this i still recommend the game to anyone who enjoyed Limbo, Indie/Arcade games, and retro side scrollers. It really is a cute little game with fun story, sounds, and level design. For the short amount of time i spent with it I had a blast. To anyone maybe thinking about grabbing a short game to spend a evening on this is it. Your gonna have a blast with it, I don't see a lot coming back to it to play it over, but for the price I see it as being a fun night of gaming.

Pros: Really adorable characters.

Cool Limbo inspired Level design, much

brighter and colorful though.

Smooth Controls.

Cons: Really Short

Glitchy at times

Overall: 7.4 (If you love Limbo, you are going to at least enjoy this. You can really see the inspiration and influence here. It comes close to accomplishing what Limbo did, but a few flaws keeps it from getting quite there. Still very much worth your time though, a very charming game.)

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