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Lorelei and the Laser Eyes is a classy, cinematic puzzle box that preys on my fear of maths


The pre-release marketing for Lorelei and the Laser Eyes has suggested a particularly abstract experience. Strange trai…

Lorelei and the Laser Eyes Release Date Trailer Watch on YouTube You explore the hotel hallways in full 3D, essentially like a point and click adventure or survival horror (just without the combat). Other menus are more fun to interact with, like the Game Boy-esque Byte Seyes system, the pixelated inventory screen, or DOS-like computers that act as save points and more, all adding a notable 'gamey' element to this abstract exploration. The art of cinema appears to be a key element at least, from the chiaroscuro of its visuals and off-kilter framing, to the Signorina herself who struts through the hallways like an Italian model Audrey Hepburn lookalike stuck in a Federico Fellini film.

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