Lemnis Gate

Lemnis Gate is an unusual production which combines elements of a strategy game and a first-person shooter. The title uses the convention of science fiction (we are talking mainly about the theme of controlling time). Ratloop Games Canada studio is responsible for its development, while Frontier Foundry is the publisher.

Mechanics

At first glance Lemnis Gate resembles a classic first-person shooter, but in reality the rules governing the gameplay are much more complicated here. The game is divided into turns lasting 25 seconds - each of the participants gets that much time to perform a specific action, such as shooting at the enemy or hiding. When everyone makes their moves (one by one), the next 25-second sequence begins.

But that's not all, because in Lemnis Gate players also have the ability to influence turns that have already been made and thus change the course of events. The production forces the participants of the events to think in four dimensions (the fourth is time). Thanks to this unusual mechanics we can even play in cooperation with ourselves (or rather our version from earlier turns).

During the game we have a wide range of characters with different skills at our disposal - some can create protective fields, others perform attacks with poisonous substances, and still others slow down time to make aiming easier. Particular characters are adjusted to different styles of play.

Game modes

In Lemnis Gate we can play only with others. The basis of the gameplay is the network multiplayer mode.

Technical issues

Lemnis Gate has a fairly typical, three-dimensional graphic design. Models of characters and the environment are characterized by a decent level of detail, but it is not a title that sets new standards for the genre in this regard. The artistic style, in which there are many typical motifs associated with the convention of science fiction, is also quite average.