Yeah, I am inclined to agree that the art is becomming too much. Ive tried Luxor 3 and Luxor quest for the afterlife. Luxor 3 is far more clean and streamlined. Way too much unneeded graphics in luxor quest like the flashy sundisc animation filling the screen between the map. Just too much and overwhelming. The simple design of Zuma which the series is based on should not be forgotten, dont overwhelm the player with so many flashy effects that it takes away from the core gameplay.

Interesting discussion. We have actually had the same exact discussions here. I don't know what the next Luxor will look like, but I did want you to know that we are constantly re-evaluating the direction and certainly welcome this type of feedback from our players. R

Welp, the results of the poll are definitely in favor of a Luxor 5 for the next game, and I'm waitin'! I love the Luxor series of marble poppers - they're my favorite games! Get crankin' on v5 you guys, and keep up the great work!

Couple of comments on Lux4:

Global Catch Accuracy doesn't work...it ALWAYS says 0%

Bring back more of the Puzzle Mode, please ;-) There were 42 in Lux3, and only 20 in Lux4. It would be great if it were a different 20 in each difficulty level.

Lux4 never seems to "end". Once you've made it through Haton, you are taken to the credits and all seems done. When you fire up the game next time though, the option to "continue adventure" is still available. At that point, the game should start afresh at the next skill level. I mean, I've looked and played awhile longer but see no good reason to continue a game once you get through Hotan...Nefertiti tells us that to win the game we have to get the 4 jars and defeat Thutmose, so what's the point of continuing? It's a little confusing when you choose to start a new adventure at a harder level and the game says "are you sure you want to wipe out your old adventure" (or something like that)...I mean, it's over, ain't it?!?

Continuity Question 2: Under my current player, I have completed the game once in all four difficulty levels. At each difficulty level, I trekked the *entire* silk road and all byways and played one puzzle campaign (for a total of 4 times). I'm just wondering why I didn't get these 4 achievements: Defender, Riddle/Sphinx, River Crossing, and Revealer of Secrets? There was NOWHERE else to go!

It was a blast to play...my end score was 86,263,810, 93% global accuracy, 7,000+ leftover coins (after buying out the store) and (ugh!) total time of 29:52:45. I'm replaying Luxor 3 with renewed interest now.

Thanks for a truly addictive and fun popper. It was a great 30 hours man! (Although I expect some sort of repetitive motion finger disorder after having fired 42,011 shots ;-)

I can't wait to see how you all push the marble popper genre even further...Hail Luxor 5!!!

WytnoiZ

I would love to go back to Luxor 3 or Amun Rising. Loved the puzzles in between. No more bright lights in between levels would be nice. Also the bright light when you get I believe it is the slow special, you can't see the color of the balls unless you buy more time for that particular option. Still trying to get the 3rd and 4th jars even though it looks like I have gone to every city on the map and have no more sun disks. However keep up the Luxor series, still love them the best of all!!

I think Luxor 3 is the best. I like the puzzles in between levels. I also like the store option. I also enjoy the achievement awards especially when I'm playing against my husband and I have more than he does. Just keep the Luxor's not so bright like Quest is. It seems like most of us love the game but don't need the extra animations with it. Also if the animations take up too much time in between levels, you are wasting the trial time of possible new players so they don't get as good an idea whether they wanna jump on the Luxor bandwagon cause the trial time runs out faster without them having a good idea of game play.

Totally addicted to luxor!!!

I have to agree that the lights before and after every game are getting on my nerves. Ithink that you should have a battle going into every city even if you have already been there. It helps to add variety while playing. When you exit the game the save mode is not working properly. I have had to start a new game twice now because I exitted once while the thief was out and once when I had not used the Sun Disc yet and lost them both. I worked hard to be able to buy the nicest shooter because I thought that it would have extra powers or wing span or something. I was disappointed when it didn't. I love the graphics!

Looking forward to the next Luxor :-]

Monique

Lux 3 is my fav for general gameplay , akin to gameplay simplicity of Lux2 but deeper graphics and a store. Have no prob with the great artwork in 3 or QFAL and want even more detail. The fire or bright lights become a memory challenge, if you view it that way, adding difficulty.

That center thingie protruding onto board bottom really has to go as it obscures next ball.

As mentioned in another post, once you buy the store theres no more use for ank coins. In Lux 2 u earned more lives and could lose the game which to me was more useful as a gamer. A thought is, why can't we do both?

Go back to Lux2 ank concept plus use excess to expand powerups. It may take much longer but anybody who owns this on a given player name will eventually attain all items...make it tougher...

Some new powerups be nice too, like a wipe board similar to sandstorm but awarded after maybe 20 combos. Try as i might i cannot see any use at all for the colour replacer, its useless.

On Lux 3 the end level bonus session ( treasure hunt?) is great but not avaliable to practice in free play...thats so good it could be a mini game and if you have looked at plants vrs zombies mini games, something in that format would be a great addon to Luxor.

thanks

Luxor 3 is by far my favourite. I find too much story line in Luxor 4 and that whiney voice of the Queen! I don't need her comments every time I hit the scarab for coins. Also each difficulty level should have some differences besides ball colours and more and different things to help like sandstorm. Once we have heard the story we don't need it again or should be able to skip the repetitive bits. Once I have completed a leavel I don't need the screen to fog over and remind me every time I finish a series of games to go to Hotan. I know this. Suggestions for Luxor 5. If possible have some significant differences to the story or plot or new games at each difficulty level. More puzzles, and I always get the message "A new store item has been unlocked" long after I have unlocked and purchased everything. How about sneaking in some new store levels at the harder levels.

Guys, the new Luxor Adventures game is the 5th Luxor. The next upcoming luxor (hopefully 2010) would be Luxor 6. Has anyone played Luxor Adventures yet because no body is commenting on it. Plus I have an excellent idea for the next Luxor. I don't know if its possible to create, but you'll find it in my new post called "Excellent idea for the 6th Luxor game."

Technically LUXOR Adventures is # 6: LUXOR, LUXOR: Amun Rising, LUXOR 2, LUXOR 3, LUXOR: Quest for the Afterlife, LUXOR Adventures and......? LUXOR: MahJong!

So a new LUXOR would be #7 but I used the term #5 since it would be the fifth marble-popper (not counting LUXOR: MahJong or LUXOR Adventures).

If we made a new game, which game should it most closely resemble? LUXOR / LUXOR: Amun Rising, LUXOR 2, LUXOR 3 or LUXOR: Quest for the Afterlife? All four of those games have a different look and feel. Your comments are wanted and welcome!