According to the
television show Lost, in 2004, Oceanic Airlines flight 815 crashed somewhere in the Pacific Ocean. Whether you think the survivors are stranded on an island or bottled up in a different location, Ubisoft has added one more survivor to the mix in its latest adventure game
. Lost: Via Domus tells a good story, but it's far too short to justify the game's price of admission. In
Lost: Via Domus, you take control of an amnesiac photojournalist who was also aboard the fateful
transpacific flight. During the game you must slowly regain your identity through completing quests, talking with the other survivors, and correctly identifying clues during
flashbacks. Early on you find out you had a camera on the plane with you. Evidently one of your photographs made another survivor mad enough to want to destroy the photograph and kill you. The events in the story unfold in a great parallel to the
TV series. Most of the game's storyline occurs during the first two
seasons of the show, but characters appearing in
season three of the show are also included in encounters and exposition.
The as-seen-on-Lost locations and the few new environments are beautifully and accurately rendered. The lighting, feel, and sounds of the environment are all spot-on. The crash site looks true to the
show's pilot episode, even if the chaotic initial few minutes don't play out exactly as they do in the
TV series. The areas look great, and their diversity keeps you from feeling like you're spending too much time in one place.
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