Are you looking for a graphically lush game with a rocking soundtrack? A linear game that explains things as you go? Do you hate reading instruction manuals?
This game is definitely not for you.
La-Mulana is hard and unforgiving. Basically, you play as Indiana Jones-esque explorer Lemeza Kosugi, seeking the treasure of La-Mulana and exploring the ruins, which are full of enemies, traps, and puzzles. You can't travel willy-nilly either. Weigh down the wrong pedestal, drop down the wrong pit, or strike the wrong wall, and you might never come back. Read everything in the ruins, save often, find weapons, and you might get through it all. And I haven't even mentioned the monsters yet. They range from bats (uber-annoying) to massive guardians, all based on ancient mythologies around the world, all that require their own strategies to overcome.
The original PC version is free to download here. If you are stuck, search the internet for DeceasedCrab's YouTube video series "Let's Play La-Mulana". There is an upcoming remake for the Wii, designed as a homage to retro game remakes. Now that is something new. I'll review that when it arrives.
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