I'm going to just come out and say it, I enjoyed this game. There were certainly some gameplay instances that I found annoying, but overall it was a nice addition to the lore of Lost. Let me give some background on the game. Lost: Via Domus takes place just after the crash of Oceanic flight 815. You play Elliot, a character once unrelated to the Lost lore and you make you way through the first couple of seasons coming across and interacting with main characters and set's from the show.
Ubisoft did a good job in making the surroundings and character models look like their real life counterpoarts. Everythingand everyone is recognizable. Are the graphics up to the standards of what an Xbox 360 game can be? No, but this is a story driven game so having nice flashy graphics isn't as crucial as having a strong story to help support and explain the source material.
Well, it sorta faulters there as well. Lost the TV show, while is heavy on story, deoesn't really explain much, and the game follows that same formula. Ask a lot of questons, and get a lot of questions in return. Don't expect to walk away from the game, knowing what went on. So when a game is light on story and light on graphics, gameplay is what really makes this game playable.
Alright, so the game play in Lost, also doesn't really live up to the standard expected in games for this generation. There are some fun puzzles, but most of the time you're running through a forest running into trees to escape the black smoke or walking through dark caves. That's kind of fun the first time, but having to repeat it over and over again, is exhausting and repetitive.
Even when everything that makes a game fun is not good, why did I give it such a high score? I'm a fan of the show. I know what to expect of the story and in that respect it delivered. I liked interacting with the characters and roaming through the sets from the show solving puzzles and discovering all the little nuances. The experience was fun and since the game is short, I didn't feel like I wasted a lot of time playing it.
