Lifeless Planet: Premier Edition

Lifeless Planet: Premier Edition

released on May 13, 2015

Lifeless Planet: Premier Edition

released on May 13, 2015

A remaster of Lifeless Planet

While seeking life on a distant planet, an astronaut discovers an abandoned Russian town. He suspects his mission is a hoax until a mysterious young woman saves him from a strange and deadly phenomenon... Lifeless Planet is a third-person action-adventure that features an old-school sci-fi story and spectacular environments in the spirit of classic action-adventures. After a hard landing on the planet, the astronaut discovers the planet that was reported to be rich with life is instead a barren wasteland. When he goes searching for his crew, he makes a more startling discovery: evidence that humans have already been to this planet years ago! When he comes upon a deserted Soviet-era Russian town, he struggles to make sense of his mission. Did his light-speed travel to the planet send him back in time? Or is this all some strange Cold War hoax? Along the way, the astronaut meets a Russian woman, Aelita, who is somehow able to survive the hostile atmosphere of the planet. Through an unusual natural phenomenon, her skin causes the soil to glow green under her feet. The player must use these glowing tracks as a guide across the planet past treacherous and deadly threats. Is she leading him to safety... or an untimely death? Lifeless Planet was inspired by Cold War era science fiction stories, posing questions about humankind's desire for space travel. What if you journeyed across the galaxy to another planet, only to find humans had already been there? What kind of person would sign up for a one-way mission, leaving behind planet Earth and everyone they've ever known and love... to go in search of an Earth-like planet? Equipped with a limited-use jet-pack and a mobile robotic arm, the player must use wits and skill to solve puzzles, unravel the mystery, and survive the Lifeless Planet! Key Features: -Explore 20 unique and atmospheric environments on a vast and treacherous planet. -Follow a mysterious young woman as she guides you past dangerous terrain and deadly life-forms. -Investigate the startling discovery of an abandoned Russian town. -Experience an exciting and intriguing story through rich graphics and cinematic cut-scenes.


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L’aventure proposée ici est narrative ; une narration interactive, mais une narration avant tout. Il y a bien quelques énigmes rudimentaires de-ci de-là, et quelques phases de plate-forme (les secondes bien plus ardues, je reviendrais sur ce point), néanmoins elles sont secondaires.

L’histoire est donc le point névralgique du jeu.
Le point de départ est l’arrivée d’une équipe d’astronaute sur une planète inconnue. Autour de ce fil rouge vont venir graviter différents thèmes. Ne le nions pas, nous nous trouvons ici avec des sujets classiques de la littérature d’anticipation.
Mais la force du jeu est d’éviter de tomber dans les clichés et de nous épargner l’horrible sensation de déjà vu et revu. Finement écrit et brillamment mis en scène, Lifeless Planet se parcourt comme un bon roman.

Tout comme l’action, les prouesses graphiques ne sont pas à rechercher dans ce jeu que l’on doit à un petit studio indépendant, et presque l’œuvre d’un seul homme, David Board. Toutefois le dépaysement comme l’immersion sont assurés, et les compositions de Rich Douglas parachèvent avec succès l'immersion dans le récit.

Seul petit bémol, les phases de plate-forme et l’utilisation du jet-pack. Ces dernières pourraient bien vous faire perdre patience. En cause, la programmation particulière de cet indispensable outil de l’astronaute. Cependant, une fois la logique d’utilisation cernée, l’avancée pourra reprendre sans trop d’accro.

Ce jeu m’a captivé jusqu’au dénouement. Dès le premier pied posé sur cette planète,  j’eus l’impression de me retrouver dans un roman de Stanislas Lem, quelque part à mi-chemin entre L’Invincible et Feu Vénus.

Je ne peux que recommander ce jeu à tous les amateurs de littérature de S-F, et d’anticipation en particulier.

A atmospheric, sci-fi-focused light platformer is basically Grade-A catnip to me, and so I very much enjoyed Lifeless Planet. The story itself was a little trite in comparsion to the world encompassing it, but the sheer, majestic scale of the environment you explore made up for it.

One of the Epic freebies I actually finished, if you like walking sims and sci fi as a genre, you will love this. I was pleasantly surprised by this game.

If you're a fan of walking sims and sci-fi, you can give this a try. Pleasantly surprised when I gave it a go thru Epic freebies.