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La-Mulana

200580/100
PlatformPuzzleAdventureIndie

Challenging · Comedy · Fantasy · Open World

La-Mulana's appeal resides in its brutal, uncompromising approach to Metroidvania design. The game demands meticulous note-taking and lateral thinking, tasking players with deciphering cryptic clues hidden within ancient ruins. Its unforgiving difficulty stems from obscure puzzles and deadly traps, but the satisfaction of overcoming these challenges and uncovering the secrets of the ruins is what keeps players invested.

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The protagonist of the game is Lemeza, a whip wielding adventurer similar to Indiana Jones exploring the tomb within La-Mulana. Although there is only one ending in the game there are many ways to get there, in that completing objectives in the game (gaining power ups and reaching new areas) is not linear, nor is there an obvious recommended path to take. Many powerups will allow you to reach new areas (similar to Super Metroid), but the game gives no indication of where to go.

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