Recently Perfect World Games announced Lumione, a platformer developed by Glimmer Studio. This side-scrolling adventure takes place in a deep-sea universe that has been consumed by darkness. Players will need their wits and quick reflexes to avoid dangers and find their way through the maze and witness the reappearance of the light.
Glimmer has meticulously crafted 170 levels for Lumione and designed dozens of challenging mechanics for players to overcome. The design of these levels was divided into 3 parts.
●Ideation of level mechanism - this was the hardest part of the design process
●Build and connect the levels
●Test and validate the feasibility of the level design
Once these steps were completed by Glimmer they had a new level on their hands. While they do place an emphasis on challenge in their level design they also want each level to be original and fun. Typically it takes a week to design a new level from start to finish. At one point they were able to knock out about 30 levels in 3 months. Game producer Raker wanted to ensure that each level not only contained a challenge for the player but that it also made sense in relation to the plot. Glimmer Studios not only wants the players to appreciate the challenge they have in store but the story as it unfurls.
It was important to Glimmer not to rely on the same old bag of tricks over and over again to try and challenge players as they made their way through the levels of Lumione. Game mechanics such as Neon Line, Pinball, and Jetpack were added to different levels to spice them up and add more variety to the game. The core mechanic tying all 3 together though is traveling. Leaning to use these mechanics in different chapters enhances the degree of difficulty the players face as they progress through Lumione but it also allows them to operate in larger spaces and reward them with a greater sense of accomplishment after they conquer a level.
While Lumione is a platformer it is also a game with a hope and a dream theme. It tells the players a story about going through hardship and finally successfully finding the light. In the game players will encounter difficult obstacles but as long as they continue to hone their skills they will eventually be able to break through the difficulties. “Although you will fail at times, you must continue to try.” This is a major theme that Lumione wants to convey to the players.
Lumione can be added to your wishlist on Steam now. You can also reserve the game on Glimmer Studio’s official website. The people under the sea in darkness are waiting for your rescue so go chase the light.
Official website reservation: https://lumione.games.wanmei.com/en
Added to your STEAM wishlist: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1339860/Lumione/
About <Lumione>:
The horizontal platform jumping game "Lumione", produced by Glimmer studio under Perfect World Games. Uses Unreal Engine 4 with the original three-dimensional process to portray the colorful and ever-changing deep-sea landforms and take you to enjoy the audio-visual level of animation movies.
Hundreds of levels and dozens of challenge mechanisms increase the fun during the adventure. Glimmer studio consists with a group of young graduates full of dreams, with an average age of only 23. This group of young people want to use the team's first game to tell you a story about finding the light.