THE LAMPLIGHTERS LEAGUE - REVIEW
Today many gamers complain about the industry being filled with mostly remakes, remasters, sequels, and various spin-offs of long-established franchises. For the AAA sector it's indeed true - creating new IPs doesn't happen often in large and well-known studios lately.
However, recently The Lamplighters League and the Tower at the End of the World was released, and... nothing. Not much hype, not much critical praise, and sales (according to the publisher) are underwhelming. So, are original properties not really in demand? Or there is something else going on?
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All in all, I would recommend this game but only when it's on sale. If you like movies about Indiana Jones and Mummy, if you've already beaten all the aliens in XCOM and Nazis in Commandos, playing this game will scratch your itch in all those types of experiences. It's just too bad that The Lamplighters League doesn't master each of those experiences the way certain games do that focus on just one area.
