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Lost: Via Domus PC
  • Publisher: Ubisoft
  • Release Date: Feb 26, 2008
User Score
6.1 out of 10

Mixed or average reviews- based on 25 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 25
  3. Negative: 8 out of 25

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  1. MattK.
    Mar 3, 2008
    1
    What can I say? This is not something I wish to see from a game published in 2008. Let's start with the good points. The main menu is very nice - that gives the one point. Game looks pretty decent in the terms of graphics, but what doesn't nowadays? Problem with the graphics are that they don't run very well. I consider my PC somewhat high-end (Q6600, GF8800GTS, 2GB) but still the mouselook drags. Sounds are average, music is good, but why the music stops playing when the game loads? And talking about loading, it does it ALL the time. Loading times take ridiculously long, and I think I was looking at the loading screen more than actual gameplay during the first 15 minutes. Let's take an example: you walk in a (tube)jungle for about 50 meters - LOAD 30s - you found a person, talk to him/her - LOAD 30s - you find yourself in the plane, take a picture with your camera - LOAD 30s - you are again talking with the same person as before - LOAD 30s - you are on a beach.... Seriously? What the heck is this? Have the developers actually ever played this game, because it is not a bit fun.… Expand
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  2. KristophD.
    Jan 29, 2008
    0
    It's is a licensed game so it is bound to be rubbish it usually is always sometimes a bad idea to turn tv shows into video games.
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  3. JacobS.
    Feb 24, 2008
    10
    The game is just like the show. Basically...if you want to buy a few more episodes of lost...get it...haha. I'm getting the PC version though...because it's 30 dollars, instead of 60. You just need a good machine to run it.
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  4. 4rchetype
    Mar 10, 2008
    7
    This game is only for lost fans, the game is pretty good as a lost episode but could have been a lot better. I laughed my way trough the first few levels then it started to grow on me, but not all that much. The lost characters don't really like me too much other then Kate, not that I had any choice that I could tell and that made me start to get angry at Jack Lock and Siead*. I would only recommend Lost: "via domus" to lost fans that don't mind a trudge through a not so great adventure game to get at the lost content. I gave this a 7 because I liked the story.… Expand
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  5. BoD.
    Mar 3, 2008
    10
    Seriously, how great is this? Here we get to play a completely new character as if he were connected directly to the tv series instead of some far off story that has nothing to do with the series. And all at a great price (if you bought the PC version, which is only $30 compared to $60 for the other versions). Controls are smooth and fluid and the game has all the atmosphere and mystery of the tv show.… Expand
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  6. Steve
    Mar 11, 2008
    3
    This game should get lost and stay lost... forever! Annoying gameplay glitches make the whole thing almost unplayable. With few minor tweaks this could have been... average.
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  7. SalM.
    Mar 4, 2008
    10
    Finally! After all this time we finally have a good companion game to the show. This is a lot better than I expected, given that the show has such a strong fan base. They could have made any old cruddy game and it would have probably done well just with the diehard show fans alone. But they took the care to make this a sharp, fun and well paced game that stands on it’s own as a good story but is a good companion piece to the show as well.… Expand
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  8. JasonCorley
    Feb 13, 2009
    7
    This game is really not very good at all, but the score I'm giving it is due almost entirely to one thing: an approach to the "amnesiac player character" that has not been done before. As with the show itself, the compelling flashbacks reveal more and more of the character until you discover that you may not be all that you wish you were. This parallel to the show's overall structure, in (excruciatingly short) miniature is an innovative way to get the emotional appeal of the show across in a (pathetically) brief time frame. In short, this would make a really great game. PS Hurley's comment when you snap out of a flashback is worth the price of admission for the die-hard fan.… Expand
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  9. DavidP.
    Feb 27, 2008
    6
    A very poor take on the show. Some of the characters personalities, most notably Kate, are nothing like they should be. All the references to events in the show feel very contrived and forced. A lot of the game doesn't even make sense, at one stage you are given a dharma lighter from Michael, yet at this stage of the story they haven't even come in to contact with dharma. Graphics are pretty good in places, jack's face is pretty good but overall the graphics are nothing special. I love lost, i don't love this.… Expand
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  10. JalexD.
    Feb 28, 2008
    10
    A classic game....but, only if you're already immersed in the 'Lost' world.
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Metascore
52 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 22 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 22
  3. Negative: 9 out of 22
  1. GameSpy
    40
    One gets the feeling that the show's creators are trying to wash their hands of Via Domus, awkwardly placed as it is in the series' now-sprawling legendarium. But above and beyond that, fans should approach it as a lark; it's not very accomplished as a game.
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  2. IGN
    55
    At least it only takes five hours to reach the conclusion.
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  3. GameSpot
    65
    This short adventure game nails the feel of both the show and the island on which it's set, but struggles with some of the characters.
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