LOST Via Domus - Gen. Discussion & Info

[LinkinPrime]

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Update 1/28: Achievements
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Based on the award-winning television series, the Lost video game will allow players to experience an untold adventure of "Lost" in an immersive, interactive world.

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...

The Lost video game is being developed by Ubisoft's Montreal studio. Today, at Comic-Con 2007, Ubisoft released the first trailer of the game.
http://news.teamxbox.com/xbox/14101/Lost-Teaser-Trailer/

Trailer looks good, hope they can accomplish the eerie vibe that the first season had.

[ryanbph]

trailer looks god...not sure about the game though

[Graystone]

Trailer looks good. I hope I get to play as Hurley, and Sawyer.

[Jek Porkins]

Trailer looks good. I hope I get to play as Hurley, and Sawyer.

Word is that you'll play as another, non-main character. Both island and flashback stuff for that character.

I just hope there's some good gameplay in there, and maybe something that makes it replayable. Hopefully no token collecting, and that it maintains the flavor of Lost.

[Lobsterjohnson]

Hopefully no token collecting

I'm lead to believe (sadly) that this is what the game will mostly consist of. But I'll probably end up playing it one way or another, just because it's LOST. It would be pretty funny if they advertised it as, "Answers one of the Islands mysteries!"

[shinryuu]

Its gonna be weird if it actually has an ending. And its also going to be weird if they have some type of map of the island, even though some theorists have already came up with their map and what not.

[Brak]

I've wondered what happened to this title...

I hope it turns out well.

[CocheseUGA]

So, you'll get about 25% into it and then have no idea what's going on?

[LinkinPrime]

New gameplay details:
UK magazine Xbox World 360 has now revealed further details about Lost: The Video Game, based on interviews with three of the game's development team. Lost is built using a version of the GRAW 2 engine, which has been modified in order to deal with the "organic" environments of the island. While primarily a third-person adventure game, there will be a first-person view in order to enable the player to search for clues.
As previously revealed in GameSpot's preview (http://www.gamespot.com/xbox360/adventure/lost/news.html?page=1&sid=6175730), gamers will play as a survivor of the crash of flight 815--but Xbox World 360 reports that the character for the game will not be taken directly from the TV show. You will play as Elliott, and must explore the characters own past (using flashbacks) to overcome a severe case of amnesia as well as finding your way off the island. Characters from the TV show are also likely to be found at different stages within the game, however.
According to the magazine, there will be no online multiplayer aspect to the game, but the developers are "definitely looking to provide downloadable content via Xbox Live."


http://www.gamespot.com/news/6179283.html?tag=latestnews;title;0

[darthbudge]

:drool::drool: I can't wait for this. Also since Ubisoft is doing this it will be good. Also any info on a release date?

[dragonreborn23]

:drool::drool: I can't wait for this. Also since Ubisoft is doing this it will be good. Also any info on a release date?

Ehh... I don't know about that. Ubisoft has been a bit spotty in the past.

[LinkinPrime]

:drool::drool: I can't wait for this. Also since Ubisoft is doing this it will be good. Also any info on a release date?
Q1 2008

[MemphisGun]

I SMELL A FLUNK. just like farcry p:I

[Greetard]

EGM had a bunch of details in Issue 220.

You play as Elliott- some random dude on the flight who has amnesia. The levels are broken up into "episodes", complete with episode-opening recaps, playable flashbacks, and big cliffhangers at the end. The game will wrap itself up, but not much will be revealed about the main TV story.

During the course of the game, you'll have to trade for supplies with Hurley, Locke will fix things for you and lead you through the jungle, and Sawyer will give you nicknames. Michael, Walt, Kate, Sayid, Jack will be in the game, along with others, but they won't play large roles. The creators are unsure if they'll be able to get the shows actor's to do the voices for their VG counterparts.

Some of the challenges in the game:
Run from the smoke monster/polar bears
Enter the numbers into the hatch computer
Dodge bullets from the Others' snipers
Snap pictures of events that unfold
Gather dynamite from the Black Rock
Some fetch quests- one being to prevent the hatch from exploding

[karkyco]

Do you get to snap pics of Kate and Shannon in their undies/bikinis?

That's worth $60 right there.

[A Happy Panda]

I hope it's as convoluted and absolutely random, as though there's no script, like the show is!

/end sarcasm.

I had to get my punches in for Lost. Hopefully fans of the show will enjoy the game, and it won't suck like so many other TV/movie licensed games.

[LinkinPrime]

A new trailer surfaced last week, forgot to bump the thread, also new title "LOST: Via Domus". The new trailer seems pretty sweet, I'll have to pick this one up.

[GizmoGC]

Wow, one month? Had no idea this was coming out so soon. Looks like I have Turok, Devil May Cry and Lost to beat before SSBB.

[Nealocus123]

This looks pretty awesome. I'm gonna have to grab a copy.

[joe2187]

I Will have this game, and i will throw all my LOST frustration into it. everytime Locke opens his mouth he gets shot in the face...YES!

[kennistond]

My favorite achievement will easily be "Find the VW Van."

The episode where Hurley finds it is on top of my list of favorite episodes of Lost.

[mtdrummer]

what does Via Domus mean, huh?

[Jesus_S_Preston]

It roughly translates to "The Way Home" or "A Way home", I think.

[Cursor]

Anybody else see the pricing of this game and do a big 'ol "HUH?"

PS3: $60
360: $60
PC: $30

Ummm... Think I'm going to get the PC version on this one. Just pre-ordered through Amazon actually. Wonder why they are charging bargain title price on the PC and regular major release title price on the consoles?

[ryanbph]

awsome thanks for the info about launch date and achievmenets

[thrustbucket]

Very curious what type of reviews this gets, will definitely wait for a few before I buy.

[GizmoGC]

I played a good 2 hours or so of this today...not too bad. I finished Chapter 2 and just started Chapter 3. So far so good. Reminds me a lot of King Kong for the 360. The voices are...interesting. So far the only original actors that I can tell are Ben and Claire. Looks like everyone else has been replaced. Sawyer sounds like a cowboy.

[Ragekod]

As much as I love lost, I'll have to wait for the price drop since most of the voices from the cast aren't in here.

[LinkinPrime]

To buy or to wait for drop...hmmm. I really do want to play this now :-k

[fart_bubble]

To buy or to wait for drop...hmmm. I really do want to play this now :-k

just wait, I would be surprised if this doesn't drop like a lead stone

[JJSP]

just wait, I would be surprised if this doesn't drop like a lead stone
It's Ubisoft. It'll take 6 weeks tops.

[GizmoGC]

Its not a very long game. 6-8 hours tops with every achievement.

[dmaul1114]

I love lost, but I'll have to pass on this with the crappy voices and word that parts of the story aren't cannon (and that it apparently doesn't reveal anything new--just a different angle on stuff we've already seen).

Getting some new tidbits of plot would be the only thing that would get me to play this, since it's clearly not a AAA title.

[OffTheWall16]

I like the show but im not sure the game will be very good

[DarinIsAwesome]

Is it just me or does anybody else think that the graphics don't look good at all?

[Nealocus123]

I really want to see some reviews on this...

[DomLando]

As a huge fan of lost I really want this game as well. But 6-8 hours is pretty short. Might wait for a drop on this.

[klwillis45]

Only 6-8 hours? Smells like a rental with possible purchase @$10 or less.
With a game that short, they should have made it canon if they want a bunch of fans to plunk down $30 or more.

[Ragekod]

6-8 hours is a rental, but I would rather own the copy and will wait for the price drop. Somehow I think ubisoft didn't know how to price this, either they think it is a solid game or just want to rip the money out of lost fans pockets.

[thrustbucket]

sounds like they dropped the ball. ABC really could have made a killing by putting tons of clues into a real game dealing with the mythos in a new way, revealing new stuff.

[Ragekod]

sounds like they dropped the ball. ABC really could have made a killing by putting tons of clues into a real game dealing with the mythos in a new way, revealing new stuff.
Yeah, considering they worked closely with the the writers they could have made this a lot better.

[Wolve11]

I really like this game, but it was really short. I say it wasn't 6 hours, more like 10 or so. It has an adventure type feel to it and some parts are pretty creepy. I thought the story was pretty good too.

[DomLando]

I really like this game, but it was really short. I say it wasn't 6 hours, more like 10 or so. It has an adventure type feel to it and some parts are pretty creepy. I thought the story was pretty good too.

I see you got 1000/1000 achievement points in it already. Was it just basically going through the whole game to get them or you have to do other things?

[Wolve11]

You can go through the game once and get all the achievements, BUT you'll have to find items and there's a few things you could easily miss out on. Especially when looking for the Medical Station and when looking for Pearl Station. Basically the photograph achievements. Otherwise you can easily rack up points in the game by just playing through the story.

[doc_zaius]

playing now, it's so-so.

[Nealocus123]

Should be coming to me soon on Gamefly, pretty excited.

[tenzor]

the game is alright, perfect for LOST fans. However no way this game is worth $59.99, it should have been released at $29.99. The game is really short and can be completed in like 5-6 hours. Not much replay value after finishing the game so unless you actually want to collect this game to add to your LOST merchandise or put it with your DVD sets there is no point to shell out $59.99 for it. Get the PC version, wait for a price drop, or simply just rent it. It is good enough to play through just not worth a full 60 dollars IMO.

Game gets a solid 7.0 out of 10 (but more like a 6 out of 10 if you arent a LOST fan)

[Bezerker]

Just started playing the game, before playing I was dissapointed to find out that most of the voices arent done by the characters. I was even more devastated that Steven Jay Blum (one of the most repetitive and annoying VA's) does Jack's voice. Locke's VA doesnt seem any better.

I guess i can play with the voices on mute. Heres hoping they didn't skimp out on the gameplay since they apparently cant even afford the cast members.

[CouRageouS]

When does this game take place chronologically with the show? I've only really watched since Season 2, I only know S1 from reading online stuff. I added it to my gamefly queue today because it looks interesting enough to give it a shot.

[Papadosh]

When does this game take place chronologically with the show? I've only really watched since Season 2, I only know S1 from reading online stuff. I added it to my gamefly queue today because it looks interesting enough to give it a shot.

Yeah I haven't finished it, but events with the main characters occur at the same time as stuff with your character. You would be better off watching Season 1(which is free on ABC's website in HD I think) than playing this game IMO. I'll probably stop playing it on PC, and just wait till the summer and finish it on the 360 for the achievements.

[Jesus_S_Preston]

Still waiting for this to come. Be nice if I got it sooooon.

[Jek Porkins]

When does this game take place chronologically with the show? I've only really watched since Season 2, I only know S1 from reading online stuff. I added it to my gamefly queue today because it looks interesting enough to give it a shot.

You'll be fine. If you watched season 2 and figured out what's going on in the show, the game won't require any additional knowledge of season 1. You are aware that there was a plane crash? You're all set!

[doc_zaius]

Locke sounds more like Ernest. knowhutahmean?

[Bezerker]

Welp, just finished the game. Cant believe that they're charging $60 for this game. I guess they expect the name to carry it. This is a rent at best. I beat it in around 6hrs and the only replay value seems to be the achievements (which nearly all take little to no effort).

I guess I shouldn't have expected too much considering its a property based on a tv show, but they could have at least put a little more effort into giving the full "Lost" experience. The voiceactors do cause a bit of a distraction, Locke sounds like a Samoan guy.

[SoulReaver]

So, any good story details revealed in it?

[doc_zaius]

no.

[Bezerker]

So, any good story details revealed in it?

Nope, though wierdly enough it does coincide with the episode that aired this week. But i guess that was probably planned by ABC.

[dmaul1114]

So, any good story details revealed in it?

And to add to the other's "no" the producers said the game's story isn't cannon, so it's not meaningful at all.

[doc_zaius]

finished it, overall pretty disappointing. as a game by itself, it's crap.


as fan service, I enjoyed running around the stations (Swan, Pearl, Staff, etc.) but that's about it. I do appreciate the actors who DID do voices, Sun, Claire, Ben...I think that's it.



the rest was pretty dull.

trading is pointless (I think I used a total of 3 bullets) and the character you play is a complete asshat.

The "cripple" line when he looks at the wheelchair is kinda stomach churning. Is your character an asshole for calling people cripples or are the game designers assholes for using that term in the game?


glad I only spent 8 bucks for a blockbuster rental.

[abducted vision]

I got this game for free. A local radio station was giving them away at my friends school. I'll give this game a try this weekend... Glad I didn't have to pay anything for it :lol:

[BackInBlack]

I hate glitches...i was in the middle of episode 4 and missed an achievement so i went to main menu and completed it from the episodes section. But when you try to go to Episodes or Continue, u can't do Episode 5, excellent!

[insertcleverthing]

This game is unfathomably bad. As a hardcore LOST fan who loves all the ARG's, I wouldn't even suggest renting this game. Just pretend it doesn't exist. The gameplay is like getting kicked in the nuts. To add insult to injury, the story proceeds to totally distort the characters (Locke helping someone get off the island? Wha?) and architecture of the show. -And don't even get me started on that horrible ending because it really doesn't work on any level and pretty much contradicts most of the established mythos.

I even feel dirty for having the 1000gs in my gamer profile.

[Brak]

They padded Locke helping the main character off the island by having Locke speak heavily of the importance of carrying out the island's wishes -- and that being the island's wish.

Even still, the story kinda stunk, and there were parts that made me cringe. Such as Sayid giving you the passenger manifest in order for you to find your name on it, and prove that you were on the plane -- this logic made me slap my forehead.

The ending was surprisingly decent, however.

[Wolfpup]

I really like this game, but it was really short. I say it wasn't 6 hours, more like 10 or so. It has an adventure type feel to it and some parts are pretty creepy. I thought the story was pretty good too.

Hey, sounds good enough to me. This and Lost Odyssey are the only games so far this year that've really excited me (actually I don't know of ANYTHING else this year I'm interested in...aside from Spore, like that'll actually ship ;) )

[twen]

Brak: I know the game isn't canon, but the island did want Michael & Walt to leave too... so maybe Locke is right about it. Also, you don't remember the shit that happened with Ethan not being on the manifest in season 1? That's where the idea comes from.

Idk tho, I haven't played the game myself yet -- I've only seen some gameplay over at DarkUFO.

[BackInBlack]

This game is bad, i dont know why they even bothered adding the trading. There was only one instance that i had to buy fuses, and you don't even need to buy a clip for the gun, there are barely any hostiles to shoot. This game is really only worth a rental to Lost fans or someone looking to boost their GS.

[Brak]

Also, you don't remember the shit that happened with Ethan not being on the manifest in season 1? That's where the idea comes from.
That's not my point.

Why would you give someone the manifest and say, "Here. I'll let you into the hatch if you can find your name on there." What's to stop you, if you were sinister, from asking around the camp, feeling out who's dead and merely picking a random name on the list?

He shouldn't have given you the list -- it was just stupid...

[twen]

Gotcha. But yeah.

[Ragekod]

Brak: I know the game isn't canon, but the island did want Michael & Walt to leave too... so maybe Locke is right about it. Also, you don't remember the shit that happened with Ethan not being on the manifest in season 1? That's where the idea comes from.

Idk tho, I haven't played the game myself yet -- I've only seen some gameplay over at DarkUFO.
Who are you brotha? What am I doing here? How do you know my bloody name!!

[defiance_17]

That's not my point.

Why would you give someone the manifest and say, "Here. I'll let you into the hatch if you can find your name on there." What's to stop you, if you were sinister, from asking around the camp, feeling out who's dead and merely picking a random name on the list?

He shouldn't have given you the list -- it was just stupid...
While I freely admit that I all but shut my mind off while playing this, I don't recall being given the manifest. I thought Sayid had the list the entire time.

It could have been my incredibly low expectations, but I kind of liked this game. I think it was worth the ~$22 I paid at GameStop yesterday, especially considering it's still valued at 950 points on Goozex. If you ignore that it could have (and should have) been something great, it's at least worth a rental for LOST fans.

[n8rockerasu]

While I freely admit that I all but shut my mind off while playing this, I don't recall being given the manifest. I thought Sayid had the list the entire time.

It could have been my incredibly low expectations, but I kind of liked this game. I think it was worth the ~$22 I paid at GameStop yesterday, especially considering it's still valued at 950 points on Goozex. If you ignore that it could have (and should have) been something great, it's at least worth a rental for LOST fans.

Yeah, actually, defiance is right. Brak is talking out his ass. There are definitely things you could complain about with this game, but don't steer people in the wrong direction with your ignorance.

Anyone paying attention would notice that Sayid doesn't ever give you the manifest (otherwise why can't you look at it in your objectives/journal?) He tells you to figure out your name, tell it to him, and he'll check if that name is on it.

Having said all that, I got this game from yourfree360games.com, and I actually enjoyed it. It was really short, and wasn't very difficult (some of the fuse puzzles were a little tricky), but I enjoyed being "in" the show. It's definitely more of an adventure game than an action game...and if you look at it this way, and you're a fan of the show, it's a pretty good time.

[Corvin]

I enjoyed being "in" the show.


Except for the fact that whenever any character from the show opens their mouth you are pulled right out of the game/"show."

[defiance_17]

Except for the fact that whenever any character from the show opens their mouth you are pulled right out of the game/"show."
Eh, I thought the voice acting was overplayed in many reviews. Yeah, it sucked, but it wasn't any worse than what you hear in most games. They weren't that far off from the actual actors in the show, and while GameSpot's reference to Locke as the old prospector gave me lulz, I don't know if I would have ever heard that on my own.

[porieux]

I actually thought the voice acting was fine. What sucks is that once you finish this rather short game there is absolutely zero replay value, it might as well be a coaster. That's OK for a rental, but purchasers are screwed.

[porieux]

That's not my point.

Why would you give someone the manifest and say, "Here. I'll let you into the hatch if you can find your name on there." What's to stop you, if you were sinister, from asking around the camp, feeling out who's dead and merely picking a random name on the list?

He shouldn't have given you the list -- it was just stupid...

Well since you had to prove your identity, picking a random name wouldn't work.

[Brak]

Yeah, actually, defiance is right. Brak is talking out his ass. There are definitely things you could complain about with this game, but don't steer people in the wrong direction with your ignorance.

Anyone paying attention would notice that Sayid doesn't ever give you the manifest (otherwise why can't you look at it in your objectives/journal?) He tells you to figure out your name, tell it to him, and he'll check if that name is on it.

Having said all that, I got this game from yourfree360games.com, and I actually enjoyed it. It was really short, and wasn't very difficult (some of the fuse puzzles were a little tricky), but I enjoyed being "in" the show. It's definitely more of an adventure game than an action game...and if you look at it this way, and you're a fan of the show, it's a pretty good time.
Damn, dude. You're just too cool.

[n8rockerasu]

Damn, dude. You're just too cool.

Sorry man, just sayin. You were so adament about proving "your point". And your point was wrong...

[Brak]

Sorry man, just sayin. You were so adament about proving "your point". And your point was wrong...
First off: I wasn't adamant about the issue at all.

Lastly: In retrospect, I could have sworn Sayid's bit of dialogue was something like, "Here. Take this manifest." I checked a YouTube walkthru, and I see I'm wrong.

No need to be condescending and insulting there, tiger.

defiance handled it with class. You, on the other hand...

[Matt Young]

I went to Wal-Mart today (had a gift card) to pick up Lego Indiana Jones. I saw that they had Lost for $29.99. Seems to be a permanent drop. $30 was the magic price point for me, so I bought it along with Indy.

[bigdsinferno]

...they've also been selling it at gamefly for about 18 dollars.

[Matt Young]

Well, I've tried simply renting games from Gamefly, and both times I had 10 day trials, I never received a single game despite living not far from L.A. After that, I personally wouldn't buy from them. That's a good price for a used copy, though.

[bigdsinferno]

Well, I've tried simply renting games from Gamefly, and both times I had 10 day trials, I never received a single game despite living not far from L.A. After that, I personally wouldn't buy from them. That's a good price for a used copy, though.

odd. i find that they don't usually screw you until you become a paid customer.

[Matt Young]

Haha... Well I didn't lose anything since it was a free trial. I'm just saying I *personally* wouldn't buy from them for fear that my paid order would go missing. I know many others have had good experiences with Gamefly, though.

[Kaijufan]

...they've also been selling it at gamefly for about 18 dollars.
I'm hoping it's $10 during the next gamefly sale, that's about as much as I'm willing to pay for it.

[Krams706]

I'm probably one of the biggest Lost fans there is, yet I can't seem to get excited about this game. Likely because theres so many other great games out there. Maybe later.

[foxdvd]

I would have had more fun with the game, if they took out all the "game" stuff and just had a 1 hour story.

[Jesus_S_Preston]

I enjoyed this for what it was.

[porieux]

Someone should start a train to send this game around. Once you've played thru it, the disc is a coaster. No replay value.

[PenguinoMF]

I would be down to be in a train for this game.

porieux, since it was your idea maybe you should start it ;)

[Lokki]

I would be down to be in a train ;)

You may want to change up that first part. People can use that in a bad way. :D

[foxdvd]

I would be down to be in a train for this

wooh...slow down dude.

[PenguinoMF]

Geez I always set myself up for insults.

[Jesus_S_Preston]

Well, hopefully no one else wanders into this thread and sees your post out-of-context.

[ivanctorres]

Whats up with the ending? Anyone care to shed some light?

Also game is very short and pretty much unplayable if not for the Lost tie-ins.

[Jesus_S_Preston]

No way is it "unplayable."

[Matt Young]

I don't understand how any Lost fan could dislike this game unless they knew nothing about it going in and thought it would be a simulation of the show's main storylines with all the main characters playable.

Knowing what I was getting into, it was really fun. I started and finished it today with 1000/1000 achievements (a first for me), but it was more than worth the $30. I'd have paid $40 happily. It started off slow, but ended up offering a great, engaging story and I was thoroughly entertained for the 6 and 1/2 hours I spent playing it.

Anyone saying it's the worst game they've ever played must not have played very many games. I'd give this a 7/10. The only way it'd be lower is if you're not a Lost fan. And if you're not, why would you be playing this?

[porieux]

I would be down to be in a train for this game.

porieux, since it was your idea maybe you should start it ;)

Heh would be nice I do not own the copy I played.

[Wolfpup]

I don't understand how any Lost fan could dislike this game unless they knew nothing about it going in and thought it would be a simulation of the show's main storylines with all the main characters playable.

Knowing what I was getting into, it was really fun. I started and finished it today with 1000/1000 achievements (a first for me), but it was more than worth the $30. I'd have paid $40 happily. It started off slow, but ended up offering a great, engaging story and I was thoroughly entertained for the 6 and 1/2 hours I spent playing it.

Anyone saying it's the worst game they've ever played must not have played very many games. I'd give this a 7/10. The only way it'd be lower is if you're not a Lost fan. And if you're not, why would you be playing this?

Thanks for this! Makes me even more sure I've got to try it. (Honestly at this point I'm mostly just waiting to see which version to buy, and waiting since I have 90 bajillion other games...but I have to play it before the next season starts!)

I continue to be floored by the show. IMO EVERY season has just blown away the prior season. Every season sort of "opens up" and expands our understanding of what's going on, and makes what came before seem so limited, like just a tiny sliver of the big picture. I mean I just finished Season 4, and it's...it just blows away the rest of it, and I keep thinking that after every season!

[Corvin]

And on the other side of the coin...

I'm a huge Lost fan and have no problems admitting the game is crap. That's assuming you could call it a game at all. They did a good job of giving it the feel of the show with the "Previously on..." and flashback moments but that's all for naught when everything else is piss poor and shallow as it is. Don't go in expecting to learn anything that you didn't already know either, because you won't find it.

All you do is walk around and talk to the Losties and that would be fine and dandy if they had some decent voice acting. Every time someone speaks it pulls you out of the experience. Couple that with the fact that there is only a single puzzle in the game that you do over, and over, and over again. Nevermind that it isn't a fun puzzle the first time, let alone the 10th. You waste time collecting items and trading for weapons/kerosene that you never use. Oh yeah, you trade for guns with Sawyer and have 100s of rounds of ammo, yet you only need 3 bullets the entire game.

They had some decent ideas and the game could have been something special, but it needed another year in the cooker and some heavy focus testing. Lost: Via Domus makes the King Kong game look like a triple-A title. It's barely worth a rental and nowhere near the $30 value Matt makes it out to be above. Less than $10 is what it is really worth. It's only a 6 hour game for crying out loud and not a very fun 6 hours either. You can even watch the entire game on YouTube. That's how short it is.

[Matt Young]

Eh, I definitely got my $30 worth even though it was only a 6 hour game. The first 30 minutes were somewhat boring, but after that, I enjoyed the whole thing.

[insertcleverthing]

And on the other side of the coin...

I'm a huge Lost fan and have no problems admitting the game is crap. That's assuming you could call it a game at all. They did a good job of giving it the feel of the show with the "Previously on..." and flashback moments but that's all for naught when everything else is piss poor and shallow as it is. Don't go in expecting to learn anything that you didn't already know either, because you won't find it.

All you do is walk around and talk to the Losties and that would be fine and dandy if they had some decent voice acting. Every time someone speaks it pulls you out of the experience. Couple that with the fact that there is only a single puzzle in the game that you do over, and over, and over again. Nevermind that it isn't a fun puzzle the first time, let alone the 10th. You waste time collecting items and trading for weapons/kerosene that you never use. Oh yeah, you trade for guns with Sawyer and have 100s of rounds of ammo, yet you only need 3 bullets the entire game.

They had some decent ideas and the game could have been something special, but it needed another year in the cooker and some heavy focus testing. Lost: Via Domus makes the King Kong game look like a triple-A title. It's barely worth a rental and nowhere near the $30 value Matt makes it out to be above. Less than $10 is what it is really worth. It's only a 6 hour game for crying out loud and not a very fun 6 hours either. You can even watch the entire game on YouTube. That's how short it is.

I'd tend to agree with this. Via Domus is a really, really below average game with a story that pales in insignificance to the writing of the actual show. Whereas Matt would say "I don't understand how any Lost fan could dislike this game", I find it really easy to see it the other way. I don't understand how any Lost fan could like this game.

To each their own.

[Wolfpup]

Well, none the less I'll have to try it one way or another before season 5 starts :)

[porieux]

And on the other side of the coin...

I'm a huge Lost fan and have no problems admitting the game is crap. That's assuming you could call it a game at all. They did a good job of giving it the feel of the show with the "Previously on..." and flashback moments but that's all for naught when everything else is piss poor and shallow as it is. Don't go in expecting to learn anything that you didn't already know either, because you won't find it.

All you do is walk around and talk to the Losties and that would be fine and dandy if they had some decent voice acting. Every time someone speaks it pulls you out of the experience. Couple that with the fact that there is only a single puzzle in the game that you do over, and over, and over again. Nevermind that it isn't a fun puzzle the first time, let alone the 10th. You waste time collecting items and trading for weapons/kerosene that you never use. Oh yeah, you trade for guns with Sawyer and have 100s of rounds of ammo, yet you only need 3 bullets the entire game.

They had some decent ideas and the game could have been something special, but it needed another year in the cooker and some heavy focus testing. Lost: Via Domus makes the King Kong game look like a triple-A title. It's barely worth a rental and nowhere near the $30 value Matt makes it out to be above. Less than $10 is what it is really worth. It's only a 6 hour game for crying out loud and not a very fun 6 hours either. You can even watch the entire game on YouTube. That's how short it is.


Pretty much agree except IMO the voice acting was adequate. I've heard so much worse in games I have a hard time criticizing it. I couldn't care less that it wasn't the original actors (though a couple are). That part definitely didn't spoil the experience for me, so YMMV.

It's still kind of amusing for a Lost fan to be immersed in the world, even if it is lacking in pretty much every way.

[opterasis]

I just grabbed the game for about 20$ on ebay, and have been playing it for about an hour. The only voice acting complaint I have so far is Locke. When did he become native American?

[MightyHealthy]

I just grabbed the game for about 20$ on ebay, and have been playing it for about an hour. The only voice acting complaint I have so far is Locke. When did he become native American?this made me laugh out loud, seriously:lol:

[Lokki]

So I finally got around to unwrapping the copy of this that I bought at CC for $14 a few weeks ago. The game is pretty cheesy as most people have said. However, being a Lost fan, I have a big gripe. I'm not sure if this has been covered previously since I haven't read through the whole thread, but it is when Elliot first runs into Ben and Juliet and Ben tells Elliot that he may be the One. Following the show, this just doesn't make much sense, since they were first testing the children, and then he thinks Locke is the One. At this point in the storyline in the game, they know very little about Elliot. It seems like they just tossed it in to have an encounter with the Others.

[Wolfpup]

I guess I'll have to give this a try pretty soon, before the fall season starts. That aspect you just mentioned does sound gratuitous. I'm really looking forward to this though!

[Matt Young]

There is no fall season. The show comes back in late January/early February.

[crunchb3rry]

The last few seasons are going to be shorter, that's why it starts in Winter instead of Fall. I think part of it is so the finale is timed to be around May Sweeps. Rather than start in fall and miss out on ratings opportunities, they start it late.

[n8rockerasu]

I have a big gripe. I'm not sure if this has been covered previously since I haven't read through the whole thread, but it is when Elliot first runs into Ben and Juliet and Ben tells Elliot that he may be the One. Following the show, this just doesn't make much sense, since they were first testing the children, and then he thinks Locke is the One. At this point in the storyline in the game, they know very little about Elliot. It seems like they just tossed it in to have an encounter with the Others.

I beat this game several months ago, but I found this interesting as well. My take on it is this. Basically, throughout the game, Elliot takes on the role of SEVERAL different characters from the show. As soon as the plane crashes, he's Boone, running around helping Jack. When everyone questions his honesty and if he's an "outsider", he's Ethan. When he and Kate are all flirty, he's Jack. And then, yeah, when he seems to be such a pivotal part of the island, he's Locke. There are probably even more, I just can't remember. I did find myself constantly thinking "that's just like..." with Elliot though. So I at least felt it was intentional.

[Lokki]

The last few seasons are going to be shorter, that's why it starts in Winter instead of Fall. I think part of it is so the finale is timed to be around May Sweeps. Rather than start in fall and miss out on ratings opportunities, they start it late.

Another reason is that people were complaining about the season being split with 8 episodes in the Fall and then a 2 month break with repeats before it picked back up. Plus, they sometimes would do a new episode and then a repeat, then another new one. So they now start at the end of January and run straight through. It makes the show easier to follow in my opinion.

[as50193]

Here's my 2 cents.

If you're looking for a lost supplement, you'll be very disapointed. If you're looking for a compliment to the lost universe, here it is. Gameplay and Story are somewhat mediocre, but playing it yourself in a universe you know is pretty fun. The game's plot is pretty drastically different from where the show is heading though...

[Wolfpup]

There is no fall season. The show comes back in late January/early February.

Another reason is that people were complaining about the season being split with 8 episodes in the Fall and then a 2 month break with repeats before it picked back up. Plus, they sometimes would do a new episode and then a repeat, then another new one. So they now start at the end of January and run straight through. It makes the show easier to follow in my opinion.

Thanks for the info! I think I actually prefer this. The shows I like best are all like this-Lost, Heroes, Battlestar Galactica, Smallville, Terminator, etc. where they're really continuing stories, so maybe running them more continuous will be better.

And in the mean time I always have Netflix to get to catch up on other shows :)

At any rate, now I won't worry about playing Lost until late this year.

[Matt Young]

Lost was like hat this past season 2. Smallville will run from September-May, likely with 3-4 weeks off in the middle. Not sure about Terminator. They only ran 9 episodes the first season. I think season 2 is set to be 13 episodes.

[Wolfpup]

Are you sure about Terminator? That's not just what was ordered so far? I'd expect a full season unless it was cancelled. It was pretty awesome even though half of it was shot without the producers there to do their thing/rewrite, etc. Probably worse than it would have been, but still excellent, so I can't WAIT for next season! (I got a call from my mom yesterday actually-she saw what she described as an awesome preview for next season and she can't wait either.)

[Lokki]

Thanks for the info! I think I actually prefer this. The shows I like best are all like this-Lost, Heroes, Battlestar Galactica, Smallville, Terminator, etc. where they're really continuing stories, so maybe running them more continuous will be better.

And in the mean time I always have Netflix to get to catch up on other shows :)

At any rate, now I won't worry about playing Lost until late this year.

I really hope that Heroes redeems itself this next season. Season 2 left a lot to be desired.

Back to this thread though. I had a glitch last night while I was playing it. I was in Episode 5 and walked up to Kate and got stuck in place. I couldn't do anything to get free other than exit the game. I ended up just playing the Braid demo instead. I'll probably go ahead and finish up the game this weekend and I may go back for a few of the easy achievements that I missed.

[Wolfpup]

Which version of Lost were you playing?
****

I *LOVED* season 2 EXCEPT that they cheesily finished it off. It had such an awesome setup, but then they threw that all away I guess because the network demanded they wrap it up and pretend that was a whole season before the strike.

I wish they had just left it the way they were going to leave it, and finished it after the strike-like most shows did.

The previews for Season 3 look awesome too...not that that's a surprise!

[Jesus_S_Preston]

What are you talking about? Season 4 and 5?

Season 4 only lost, like, two episodes because of the writer's strike btw.

EDIT: But there are no season 5 previews. So I don't know what the fuck you're talking about.

[Lokki]

Which version of Lost were you playing?
****

I *LOVED* season 2 EXCEPT that they cheesily finished it off. It had such an awesome setup, but then they threw that all away I guess because the network demanded they wrap it up and pretend that was a whole season before the strike.

I wish they had just left it the way they were going to leave it, and finished it after the strike-like most shows did.

The previews for Season 3 look awesome too...not that that's a surprise!

Ehh Season 2 wasn't affected by the strike. Season 4 was.

[Corvin]

Which version of Lost were you playing?
****

I *LOVED* season 2 EXCEPT that they cheesily finished it off. It had such an awesome setup, but then they threw that all away I guess because the network demanded they wrap it up and pretend that was a whole season before the strike.

I wish they had just left it the way they were going to leave it, and finished it after the strike-like most shows did.

The previews for Season 3 look awesome too...not that that's a surprise!

You have no idea what you are talking about. As pointed out the strike was last season, season four. Also it wasn't 'wrapped' up because of studio pressure. They did squeeze 8 episodes of material into 6 but ABC actually gave them an additional hour to play with for the finale.

[Wolfpup]

What are you talking about? Season 4 and 5?

Season 4 only lost, like, two episodes because of the writer's strike btw.

EDIT: But there are no season 5 previews. So I don't know what the fuck you're talking about.

You have no idea what you are talking about. As pointed out the strike was last season, season four. Also it wasn't 'wrapped' up because of studio pressure. They did squeeze 8 episodes of material into 6 but ABC actually gave them an additional hour to play with for the finale.

Guys, I was responding to someone talking about Heroes, not Lost. Lost didn't seem to be affected too badly by the strike. He was talking about how much he hated Season 2 or whatever of Heroes, but Heroes they had this awesome setup, then caved to network pressure to just wrap it up in like an episode or two. It was completely abrupt-well down for what they had to do-but just a waste of an awesome 6+ (?) episode setup.

[Jesus_S_Preston]

Oh.

But hey, you're still wrong. Heroes Season 2 was always meant to be split into two "volumes", "Generations" (before the winter break) and "Villains" (after the winter break). So what we saw of season 2 was barely effected by the writer's strike, except the end of the final episode. Originally, it ended with Peter not stopping the virus and Nathan collapsing due to it instead of being shot.

The strike had nothing to do with season 2 of Heroes being one of the worst excuses for television ever.

[Wolfpup]

I could not possibly disagree with you more about that. IMO that was one of the best seasons of anything ever, regardless of the strike or how it ended. Not THE best, but right up there (I mean Heroes, or Lost, or Buffy, or whatever at their WORST are 10,000x better than most shows at their best).

Are you 100% sure that wasn't truncated? Because I even read that it was from producers, and it sure seemed to be. AWESOME setup, and then really, really abrupt end. It's like a 6 episode (or whatever) complex setup, and then like 1 episode to all of a sudden try to finish it all off.

Even still I loved it.

[Lokki]

The part I hated about Heroes Season 2 was the whole thing with Maya and her brother. They wasted a ton of air time on several episodes dealing with them and her brother constantly running around screaming "Maya! Maya!" Yeah, I understand that it setup Sylar getting his ability back but they were annoying.

[Jesus_S_Preston]

I could not possibly disagree with you more about that. IMO that was one of the best seasons of anything ever, regardless of the strike or how it ended. Not THE best, but right up there (I mean Heroes, or Lost, or Buffy, or whatever at their WORST are 10,000x better than most shows at their best).

Are you 100% sure that wasn't truncated? Because I even read that it was from producers, and it sure seemed to be. AWESOME setup, and then really, really abrupt end. It's like a 6 episode (or whatever) complex setup, and then like 1 episode to all of a sudden try to finish it all off.

Even still I loved it.

Yeah, that was just shitty writing.

Heroes Season 1 is one of my favorite television seasons ever. But Jesus, was season 2 atrocious.

-Peter and Hiro both spent way too long in Ireland and Japan, respectively, doing nothing interesting at all.
-The Caitlin storyline. "Oh Caitlin I love you so much. Oh, wait, you're stuck in post-apocalyptic future #2. Kthxbye."
-Sylar spent half of the season doing nothing but riding around with the Wonder Twins and killing super-minor characters.
-The Wonder Twins. They were totally boring and spent half the season just driving to the US, Maya spent the entire time crying, then demonstrated her idiotic bitch skills by suddenly falling in lovez with Sylar, the most obviously evil character this side of the comic book universe. Then they kill the one likable half of the useless duo.
-The storyline with Micah and his Katrina Kousins was boring. The only likable part of this cast additon was the grandmother, who didn't get to do anything while his younger cousin acted like a idiot-douche and his older cousin got involved in another stupid writing blunder. She has all these crazy-awesome moves that she's learned with her mimicing power, and when she gets captured, she...barely struggles as they carry her away and tie her up. Wait, what.
-Nikki's story was even worse then her S1 story. She was barely even there. Oh, here's another annoying personality. Oh wait, she's gone already. Here, you're dieing. Oh, heroic sacrifice. But it doesn't matter becasue you're back for next season anyway.
-West. This kid can't act his way out of a paper bag ("MR. BUTLER. WHAT ARE YOU DOING."), and spends half the season being a creepy-ass stalker before Claire just falls in love with him. Speaking of which:
-Claire acts like an insufferable little bitch the entire season. Her family gives up their lives to keep her safe, and what does she do? She goes out with the Amazing Flying Douche and uses her powers to pull pranks and get her jollies.
-The characters all became idiots for the neccisty of the story. After having it drilled into our heads last season that Hiro can't change the past, what does he do? Tries to change the past. Does Hiro use his ability to, you know, STOP TIME for everyone but him and Peter to explain to Peter why Adam is Bad News Bears? No. Claire seems to totally forget all about her father's job within The Company so she can get all outraged about it. Peter stands there, racing aganist time to open a safe, when he has the ability to phase right through it.
-They ended season 1 with DL dieing from a bullet wound, then brought him back....to have him get shot by some random guy. Why even do that?

And so on. And honestly, from the Comic-Con spoilers, things aren't looking up.

Mohinder and Ando get super powers? What? Nathan and Niki's dramatic deaths are totally undone? Nikki has another personality?

[Corvin]

Even though I still enjoyed it and will be picking up the blu-ray I have no complaints with what JS Preston typed up, he is correct on all of them. My biggest gripe of the show in general though is that the first half of season 1 focused on a half dozen people with abilities fitting in with the real world. By the end of season two, there are maybe two characters who are normal human beings(Mohinder & Claire's mom). All superheroes all the time isn't that interesting. They need to mix it up again.

Guys, I was responding to someone talking about Heroes, not Lost. Lost didn't seem to be affected too badly by the strike. He was talking about how much he hated Season 2 or whatever of Heroes, but Heroes they had this awesome setup, then caved to network pressure to just wrap it up in like an episode or two. It was completely abrupt-well down for what they had to do-but just a waste of an awesome 6+ (?) episode setup.

Ahh, my apologies.

Wolfpup is correct on this one. Heroes was truncated. Producers were even given the option to come back post strike for a couple episodes but the creators of the show decided to cut their losses and start fresh for season 3 since season 2 was brutally hammered. It didn't get going until the last couple of episodes and that's when they decided to just wrap it up.

FWIW, there will be two unfinished episodes on the Blu-ray release of season 2. I'm not sure if it is included in the SD release.

[benjamouth]

So........that Lost game, pretty easy 1000 points isn't it.

[Jesus_S_Preston]

Yeah, my only full 1000.

[Lokki]

Same here. My only full 1000 and I finished that up last night. Now it will sit on my shelf until the next good GS trade in gimmick.

[jollydwarf]

With this game only really representing two-plus seasons, I think there's certainly room for one more LOST game before the series wraps. Now if they'd only treat the average player of the game as the average intelligent fan of the show, as opposed to watering it down so some obese, eight-cat-having, bespectacled, Sawyer-crushing librarian can somehow use her plump digits to stumble her way through the whole 'experience' (seriously, this game was made for a kind of non-gamer that even the Wii intimidates). But it's Ubisoft and it's a licensed game that can't fall back on the action element, so we all know how 'cerebral' it would end up being. As opposed to should.

Not really sure why the supplemental entertainment for this show, from Bad Twin to this game, is so incredibly lame. You would think that even when LOST is bad, it's pretty good. Actually, it ends up really, really bad.

P.S. Anyone who thinks that the second season of Heroes is quality television either gets off on fetish porn featuring Hispanic girls crying until their eyeliner runs, or embodies the concept of masochism. Then again, we are in the Via Domus thread....

[Jesus_S_Preston]

If they do another game, they should just wait until the series is over.

[munch]

Did anyone have a serious glitch in this game? I beat Episode 5 and it took me to the opening screen. Now it's making me go through Episode 5 again. I can't get to 6.

[munch]

Did anyone have a serious glitch in this game? I beat Episode 5 and it took me to the opening screen. Now it's making me go through Episode 5 again. I can't get to 6.

It did it again. I was actually enjoying this game. I have no options now, right? I mean, I beat Episode 5 twice and it won't let me move onto 6. This really sucks.

[Mrcapcom]

what was the black smoke all about?

[Wolfpup]

Did anyone have a serious glitch in this game? I beat Episode 5 and it took me to the opening screen. Now it's making me go through Episode 5 again. I can't get to 6.

Which version? Maybe that'll help me decide which one to play :lol:

I hate bugs like that in games. Always makes me wonder how they can possibly be play testing them.

[munch]

Which version? Maybe that'll help me decide which one to play :lol:

I hate bugs like that in games. Always makes me wonder how they can possibly be play testing them.



360. I googled for similar experiences and didn't come up with anything. My brother-in-law had the game and his went through without any glitches. Reallly weird. I was racking up the cheese, too.

[Wolfpup]

Huh. There's some method of forcing the 360 to delete it's game cache from the hard drive, but I'm not sure how you do it-some button combination. I wonder if that might help?