![]() It does tend to get repetitive though, as good as it is, and sometimes when solving a complicated puzzle, I would mute the TV so I could think in silence. Each act's music meshes with the theme of the act perfectly, too, with a shanty sounding piece for the pirate themed level, a mysterious Eastern sounding piece for the desert, and so on. I could easily see the score being the score of a musical. The music compliments the stage production aspect as well. Because of the music and the fluffball characters, it feels very much like a fable or fairy tale, and the way it's presented as a stage play gives it a lighthearted tone, almost as if it were a puppet show. In the beginning of the game, Leo's vast stockpile of gold has disappeared, and as he follows the trail of coins to try to find its captor, he muses about which of his greedy family members was the one to take it. The story of Leo's Fortune was a surprisingly heartfelt tale of the pitfalls of avarice and narrow-mindedness, told primarily through the thickly Russian (or, at least Eastern European) accent of our fluffy hero Leo and his fabulous moustache. This is truly one of the most gorgeous games I have played in a long while, not only in the quality of the graphics, but also in the presentation and art direction. Each time, I wanted to see what beautiful landscape was coming up next, with my personal favorite being the desert ruins of Act 3. Each act's theme is also really well realized and distinct, which made progression from one act to the next exciting. I've heard a lot of people compare the visual presentation to that of Donkey Kong Country, and it's something that I thought while playing it as well the usage of pre-rendered, 3D graphics placed into a 2D playing field give it a great sense of depth. Some of the backgrounds look almost photorealistic, and with the amount of detail involved it's hard to believe it was ever a mobile game. All of the visuals have been scaled up to 1080p for consoles, and it is nothing short of gorgeous. ![]() The first thing that immediately grabbed me, and I'm sure many others, about is just how amazing Leo's Fortune looks. It's a small game that really only does one thing and is over nearly as quickly as it began, but it does that one thing very well and is enjoyable from start to finish. To say Leo's Fortune is simple wouldn't be incorrect, but it would be more accurate to say that it's refined. It's divided into five acts of four levels, each loaded with puzzles and gorgeous visuals, each with it's own specific theme, and each with an overworld map with which you track Leo's progress. ![]() Leo's Fortune is a very well crafted platformer, and it's a platformer in a very classical sense. Leo's Fortune is another title that began its life as a mobile game, but you shouldn't let that discourage you from checking it out. ![]()
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