Seeing as "Lost" is one of the most successful shows on air at the moment, it`s not surprising that Ubisoft decided to launch "Lost: Via Domus", to take advantage of the huge number of fans that will buy everything related to the show. Let`s take a look and see if this is a game for everyone, or just for the "die-hard/never miss an episode/sleep with a picture of Kate under my pillow" fans.

One thing that is going to surprise you from the first moment is how good the game looks. If you have a computer capable of running it at max details, then Lost: Via Domus is indeed a treat for the eyes and the fans will definitely enjoy this. Let`s start from the beginning though, and get on with the story to see what the differences are between the game and the show. As you might already know (or if you don`t, you do now), the game doesn`t follow the characters from TV, but instead introduces a new character, with his own dark past. Suffering from amnesia, like most of the passengers of flight 815, Elliott Maslow is a photojournalist (and I think that says it all...) who would do anything for some incriminating photos, as you`re soon going to find out.

Before discovering his name and messed up past, you`re going to have to go through about half of the game wondering who you`re playing with, and after you do find out, you`re probably going to wish you hadn`t. I`m not going to spoil it for you, since you`re going to find out if you watch the movies posted along with the article, but Elliott is one of the most despicable characters I`ve ever had the honor of playing... All the characters from the island have something in their past that needs fixing and Elliott is a prime candidate for this. It is a shame however that you find out nothing about your fellow castaways and hear nothing about their past, Kate being the only exception. Most parts really are only for the fans, because as a new comer you will have no idea as to what is happening around you. The major events from the show are there, like Locke finding the underground facility, but again, nothing is explained to you, so watching the first season of the show would be a great help in understanding everything.

 

 

 

As I was saying, to jog your memory you`re going to have to complete a number of "quests" and do a lot of running around on the island and this serves as a tutorial at first as well. While wandering around you will have the opportunity to meet all the major characters from the show, chat with them and drink some tea. It`s quite a disappointment that only a few of the actors agreed to do the voiceovers for their counterparts in the game, while others miss this small but important detail. For this reason Sawyer sounds like a hillbilly and Locke sounds nothing like the show.

In fact, most of the characters from the game retain nothing from their original counterparts. Some personality for each of the characters would have been nice. During the first minutes of the game you will meet Kate and you will immediately remember seeing her in cuffs, during the flight. This surprised me a bit, since this information takes some time to be revealed in the show, but hey, the game is very short, so why not? One thing that seriously let me down is the dialogue system that is pretty much irrelevant. It is all very repetitive and you will hear the same thing over and over again. I was getting sick of hearing from everyone how Jack doesn`t trust me one bit.

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