Lost: Via domus
April 28th 2008 14:24
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Genre: Action Adventure
Players: Single
Developer: Ubisoft Montreal
Publisher: Ubisoft
Platform: PS3, 360, PC Windows.
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Previously On Lost...
For some, that three worded little sentance, means an escape to an exciting mysterious Island out in the pacific. I would say i'm one of those, I've watched it from the start and eagerly await each new episode that comes out. Unfortunately Lost as a TV series has had its up's and down's. Season 3 being a low point, in my opinion. However in this latest season, things are becoming better again. Slowly questions are being answered, which is a good thing, people don't like to be kept in the dark for too long. Waiting over 4 years to find out the answer to a secret is a let down, to say the least.
But recently Ubisoft has released the Official Game, Lost: Via Domus. The premise of the game is you are another survivor of Oceanic Flight 815, however unlike the other survivors you have amnesia, and without saying have no knowledge of your past life. So while trying to unlock the secrets of the island, you are also trying to unlock the secrets of your past.
The island looks as beautiful as it does on the TV screen, full of mystery as much as beauty. You get to interact with I think almost all of the survivors, and Ubisoft did a great job with the characters to make them look really life like, and made the castaways really look like they belonged in the enviroment. However it was abit annoying to find that not all of the cast had done the voices for their characters, only a few had. But i guess that can be expected with busy celebrities these days.
The storyline is really done well, as it should be comming from the guys who make the TV series, the usual plot twists and turns are present to really make you feel that you are apart of an episode... they even put the opening sequence into each section of the game along with the "previously on lost" catch up session before commencing. My only quarrels with the storyline is the fact that it is short, and you feel left hanging with the dismal ending. In typical lost fashion, leaves more questions than answers. Which brings up questions as to whether a sequel might be made? But again as stated before, people don't want to wait 4 years to finally find out the answer to major question in the storyline. On the plus side however, is the fact that you get to explore area's that aren't shown in the TV series that does answer a couple of questions, however small they were.
My biggest problem with the game was the controls and the gameplay. The controls, atleast with the PC version, were too fiddly and unnatural for my liking. While the photography minigames were interesting, i found having to switch between the camera controls and movement controls a bit too awkward. And while the various minigames were interesting, and sometimes enjoyable, they felt too mix mashed which made the game not quite solid. This is generally suprising from the Development House that makes games like Assassins Creed, Splinter Cell, Far Cry and Rainbow Six series. Perhaps if they make a sequel they might find a way for everything to blend in together more naturally, and answer those questions...
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