Once you realize that every object, every room, every ledge, nook, and cranny has been included for a reason, and has some important part to play in completing a puzzle, it’s generally not too hard to put them together. Even in really innovative, challenging games that blend action with problem solving, such as Portal or Braid, you can usually figure out the solution to a challenge by looking at the level design. We’ve pointed out before the general lack of any kinds of false leads or red herrings in games like this before. For one thing, it has some of the most ingenious puzzles ever seen in a game of this type. Still, that’s not exactly saying much, and Light Crusader is a good enough game that it deserves recognition for feats far more impressive than simply being less terrible than The Immortal. By the way, that sentence is one of the few instances where I would ever speak out against the execution of the people who made The Immortal. The main difference between them is that the execution on Light Crusader is miles better than that of The Immortal. Still, both games feature isometric perspectives, and the gameplay is a blend of combat, exploration, and puzzle solving within an RPG setting so conceptually, at least, the games really are pretty similar. I only ask because that’s essentially what Light Crusader is – a game made by Treasure that’s an awful lot like the Immortal. In other words, what if it had been made by Treasure? What are you asking him for? All townspeople are idiots. What if, instead of a poorly controlled nightmare where you got killed every two seconds for things that you could hardly be faulted for, it actually lived up to its potential as a solid action RPG with furious combat, dungeons to explore, and devious puzzles that maybe didn’t insta-kill you if you got them wrong? The kind of game Will Harvey could put his name on the cover of without having to worry about me throwing garbage at him. What if The Immortal hadn’t sucked? I know that’s a tough concept to grasp, but let’s just think it through for a moment.
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