L U C A H Demo

It doesn’t take long to realize that everyone has some sort of struggle they are going through, regardless of social status, nationality, or anything else. Some of these problems are not even visible to everyone else, so it’s easy to be completely oblivious to everyone else’s hardships. On the other hand, it’s impossible to go through life worrying about everyone else all the time.

  L U C A H is a top-down action game with fast-paced gameplay mechanics, in which you get to explore a dark world and utilize an interesting set of moves to defeat enemies. The game features a few strong philosophical themes as well, mostly regarding dreams, hell and torture. However, the real torture is the combat itself, since you need good reaction times and a lot of patience to defeat the enemies.   In short, the story starts when the main character finds himself in a hellish place populated by nightmares, which are actually capable of physically hurting him. Thankfully, Lucah has the ability to find salvation by moving forward and finding various purification rituals, so there’s a chance. On the other hand, it’s important to survive the encounters by using your character’s abilities.

Speaking of which, the combat is all about the Mantras, which are basically different kinds of elemental magic sets designed to deal damage in combos. You can execute both light and heavy attacks, but the trick is to combine them in such a way as to score the highest amount of damage possible. It’s also possible to make use of familiars to add some extra ranged damage.   Lastly, the graphics can be a bit weird at first, given the fact that the environments look like rough sketches most of the time. Almost everything is black and difficult to make out, except of course for your character and the enemies, which come in bright colors. It only takes a few minutes to get used to this style, and it actually helps a lot with the overall atmosphere, given the theme of the game.

All things considered, L U C A H is definitely on the right path, but it needs more work before it can be considered a finished product. However, the developers need your help for that to happen, and you can lend a hand by participating in their Kickstarter campaign.