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Lux-Pain

First seen: 4 april 2008

Information found in: from 49 sources in 8 countries.

Great Deal: $10.00

  • Expert Score (24)
    4.7 4.7 from 24 reviewers
  • Gameplay (5)
    4.6 4.6 from 5 reviewers
  • Graphics (6)
    7.8 7.8 from 6 reviewers
  • Sound (6)
    7.9 7.9 from 6 reviewers
  • Storyline (2)
    7.0 7.0 from 2 reviewers
  • Control (3)
    7.0 7.0 from 3 reviewers
  • Addiction (2)
    2.5 2.5 from 2 reviewers
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Pros & Cons

  • pleasing artwork, impressive artwork, story keeps you hooked, surprisingly good voice acting, solid voice acting
  • uninspired gameplay mechanics, standard text scribble adventuring, static backgrounds

Lux-Pain

Lux-Pain is a game developed by Killaware and published by Ignition Entertainment. Set in historical Kisaragi City, a town plagued by mysteries from small mishaps to murders. Players assume the rold of Atsuki, seeking the avenge the death of his parents by an anomaly called the ‘Silent’, a worm that infects humans and forces them to commit heinous crimes. Players guide Atsuki through his quest to acquire Lux-Pain, that can be used to seek and destroy ‘Silent’ for good. The game has a CERO:…

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Lux-Pain

Lux-Pain is a game developed by Killaware and published by Ignition Entertainment. Set in historical Kisaragi City, a town plagued by mysteries from small mishaps to murders. Players assume the rold of Atsuki, seeking the avenge the death of his parents by an anomaly called the ‘Silent’, a worm that infects humans and forces them to commit heinous crimes. Players guide Atsuki through his quest to acquire Lux-Pain, that can be used to seek and destroy ‘Silent’ for good. The game has a CERO: B/ESRB: T rating.

Features

The game involves having players to investigate their surroundings and gather hints by conversing with characters in the game. It features the massive world of Kisaragi City for players to explore, and allows them to use their stylus to conduct autopsies of Silent worms found throughout the game. Players will also have Psychic Powers that will enable them to save potential victims from Silent.

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Reviews of Lux-Pain

  1. Lux-Pain Review (Nintendo DS)

    Reviewer: Kezins
    6 May 2009

    More Screenshots and Assest Located HERE .gallery { margin: auto; } .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 33%; } .gallery img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } What Others Are Saying: Test Freaks - No Scores Yet IGN 4.2/10 Thunderbolt 3/10 Why are the scores so low?  I assume its because this game is certainly NOT for everyone.  As I said before, you need to love anime, reading and complex stories to... Read more

  2. Lux Pain

    23 April 2009
    Overall 6
    5.9
     

    However all of these facets don't change the fact that Lux-Pain is nearly impossible to recommend. While it succeeds rather surprisingly on almost every technical level it's still a hard sell due to the translation. When dealing with a medium that is almost entirely focused on the words you're reading it's important that those words make sense. If this was an RPG back in the SNES days where you spent 30+ hours fighting enemies and only about an hour on story then it... Read more

  3. NDS Review - 'Lux-Pain'

    Reviewer: WorthPlaying
    2 May 2009
    Overall 3
    3.0
     

    Lux-Pain is an all-new text-based adventure game set in historical Kisaragi City, a town plagued by mysteries from small mishaps to murders - with no logical explanation as to why these events occur. Read more

  4. Lux-Pain

    Reviewer: The Gamers Temple
    3 May 2009
    Overall 5
    4.7
     

    If you are as big a fan of "weird for the sake of being weird" as I am, Lux Pain might be worth a look. If you want a nice, normal text adventure on the DS, Hotel Dusk and Phoenix Wright are the way to go. Lux Pain is really only suitable for gamers who are flat-out tired of stuff that makes sense, plots that can be followed and games that can be honest-to-goodness enjoyed. If I had purchased Lux Pain at full price, I might have been very, very angry. I got it for the... Read more

  5. Lux-Pain Review

    Reviewer: DreamStation.cc
    6 June 2009
    Overall 5
    5.0
     

    In the end, the experience isn’t all that it’s cracked up to be. The pacing, bad translation, and lack of interaction bring Lux-Pain down quite a few notches and pretty much make it one of those very niche titles that a select group of people rave about, but only rave about it when you actually stick through it. Most other gamers will avoid this game and rightfully so due to the many flaws it has, which in the end make the overall experience not as enjoyable as it... Read more

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