Finally beat Limbo. I bought it, played it more than halfway through in one setting, got really stuck in one section, took a break, got busy, and just never made it back.

I liked it. It is visually pleasant and the puzzles can require a bit of thought to solve without being overly difficult or frustrating. But the trial and error game play is a bit annoying. Most of the time you have to die from an obstacle in order to even know it is there. The first time you play the game everything that can kill you will kill you, and the amusing overly violent deaths only amuse the first few times you see them... and you're going to see them a lot.

As much as I liked the game, I am not quite sure why it has been as popular as it has. Seems like since its release I've seen this thing ranked among the big boys on every list of top Xbox games of 2010 or top Xbox Arcade games of all time. Was it really such a bad year for new games? Or was there some really shining aspect of Limbo I somehow completely failed to see? Personally, I think Braid is ten times the game Limbo is and far more intelligent, too. While Braid was popular, I don't recall it ever getting anything near the praise and hype of Limbo.

I don't think Limbo is worth anything near its $15 price tag either. I bought it when it was on sale for 800 MS point ($10), but I'd encourage others to wait until it is on a 50% off sale; 600 MS points is just about the perfect price for the game.