The Lucius Quadrology, Ranked (Best to Worst)
A comprehensive list of the most bizarre trilogy of games to have come out of the last decade that you probably haven't heard of (and for good reason).
RULES:
- No "in-between" scores. A 3.5/10 is a 3.
- 0/10 is a score you give to a game if you're on Metacritic. Fuck Metacritic.
- I don't like being a misery-wank and try to avoid it when I can. Sometimes I fail.
RULES:
- No "in-between" scores. A 3.5/10 is a 3.
- 0/10 is a score you give to a game if you're on Metacritic. Fuck Metacritic.
- I don't like being a misery-wank and try to avoid it when I can. Sometimes I fail.
4 Games
6/10
Review: https://backloggd.com/u/Yultimona/review/495283/
Excerpt: Fundamentally, a version of Lucius which plays itself less straight, which works out far better.
Review: https://backloggd.com/u/Yultimona/review/495283/
Excerpt: Fundamentally, a version of Lucius which plays itself less straight, which works out far better.
1
4/10
Review: https://backloggd.com/u/Yultimona/review/472607/
Excerpt: While the gory nature of this game means that it's relatively inaccessible to a more mainstream audience, a premise like this has the potential for subversive gold. The biggest flaw Lucius has, which ties all of its inconsistencies into one bow, is that it's never aware of this. It's The Omen on paper, but not in spirit.
Review: https://backloggd.com/u/Yultimona/review/472607/
Excerpt: While the gory nature of this game means that it's relatively inaccessible to a more mainstream audience, a premise like this has the potential for subversive gold. The biggest flaw Lucius has, which ties all of its inconsistencies into one bow, is that it's never aware of this. It's The Omen on paper, but not in spirit.
2
3/10
Review: https://backloggd.com/u/Yultimona/review/588671/
Excerpt: If you want to laugh at Lucius II's myriad technical issues and design oversights, like how forcing somebody who has an item that you need down an elevator makes the item fall with them, this is a hoot and a half. But if you're looking to play this out of curiosity, don't.
Review: https://backloggd.com/u/Yultimona/review/588671/
Excerpt: If you want to laugh at Lucius II's myriad technical issues and design oversights, like how forcing somebody who has an item that you need down an elevator makes the item fall with them, this is a hoot and a half. But if you're looking to play this out of curiosity, don't.
3
1/10
Review: https://www.backloggd.com/u/Yultimona/review/496021/
Excerpt: The premise of Lucius III is so rich with thematic potential that, had it been handled by another developer, might have had the opportunity to become one of the greatest horror stories ever told in a game. The story, as told by Shiver Games, has nary a twist to its name.
Review: https://www.backloggd.com/u/Yultimona/review/496021/
Excerpt: The premise of Lucius III is so rich with thematic potential that, had it been handled by another developer, might have had the opportunity to become one of the greatest horror stories ever told in a game. The story, as told by Shiver Games, has nary a twist to its name.
4