Lost Via Domus

Lost: Via Domus (Jewel Case)
$9.99
Find your redemption. Find your way home. You find yourself standing in the wreckage of Oceanic flight 815. Survivors are screaming, explosions and debris are everywhere. And you have no memory of what happened. Experience the never-before-told story of a previously unseen flight 815 survivor. As you fight for survival, you'll uncover secrets and piece together fragments of your furtive past. And if you're lucky, you may just find your way home. Explore new and familiar island locations. Interact with key survivors. Confront dark island forces, uncover your illicit past, and find your way home.

Lost: Via Domus
$29.99
When this game first game out I was excited to get it, but hesitant, knowing that TV/Movie based games disappoint 90% of the time. The bad reviews here made me decide not to purchase. After a while the standard full msrp price (sixty) was cut in half to thirty. These days its cut in half again, going for around fifteen. The reviews seem to be rated fairly based on the price.

For sixty, this is a 2 star game.
For thirty, this is a 3 star game.
For fifteen, this is a 4 star game.

A few characters are voiced by the real actors. Many others are not. For a show with the attention to detail of Lost, that is terrible. Comparing the game mechanics to GTA, Resident Evil or Uncharted makes it look terrible. The combat is very limited and only occurs a couple of times. Being spoiled with the freedom provided in a GTA game, its terribly obvious how boxed in you are in Lost. The areas you play in are beautifully rendered and very interesting to explore, but when you hit the edge of a space even a small log is a solid force field.

Reviewing this purely as a video game its not so good. However, if you are the type that:
* Bought the seasons on DVD, if not blu-ray
* Listen to the official Lost podcast, if not 3rd party podcasts
* Wanted the show to move slower and cover the story in more detail

Then this is a game you'll enjoy. Its only 5-7 hours of play time, but fun while it lasts. Damon and Carlton assisted with the game design and stated that everything is true to the story. You get to explore areas of the game in detail which was great. Especially nice is the chance to explore the Swan hatch from season two and see exactly how everything is laid out. The game also gives a better sense for where some island spots are located relative to one another. The story was pretty good, and does give the sense of watching a few extra episodes.

Ideally, the game would have had:
* combat like Uncharted, as the show had plenty of that with the others
* much more freedom to explore the island GTA style
* more episodes (levels)
* Downloadable content to extend the game as seasons of the show passed.

Not what it could have been, but I'm very glad I picked it up at current prices and played it.

Lost: Via Domus
$19.99
All I can say is - make sure your computer meets the requirements of this game before purchasing. I made the mistake and thought it would work on my laptop and it didn't. I never got a chance to play it, but I did return it to Amazon immediately and they did refund me, so I'm grateful for that.

Lost Via Domus
$13.00
As a passenger of Oceanic flight 815 you survived the crash and find yourself on an uncharted island somewhere in the Pacific Ocean. As you begin to unravel mysteries of the island you begin to discover secrets of your own. You will have to understand your past mistakes in order to survive and find your way home... Features: Play as a survivor of Oceanic Flight 815: Confront your dark past seek your redemption and ultimately find a way home. Authentic Lost experience: Explore familiar locations unravel mysteries and interact with the main characters from the show. Survive the challenges that the island throws at you: Solve puzzles outsmart enemies battle the smoke monster and overcome many other challenges to survive the island and come out alive.