Lost: Via Domus
I'm a dedicated fan of Lost. It's probably my favourite show currently. I love it for 2 things:

1. The characters -- they all have amazing depth.
2. The mysteries -- all of 'em are incredibly interesting, intriguing and mind provoking.

This game has both of those elements. So, in short: as a Lost fan, I find this game a superb one.

However, let's be a little more objective.

It's an adventure game, which means you'll be talking alot. And you'll. You play a brand new character who's not featured on the show. The plot of the game and the plot of the show is pretty much the same, and there are bunch of paralells, but still, it's not a hundred percent identical. There are some plot points which are ignored in the game(every single death basically).Yet to understand what's going on in the game , you need to be up to date with the show.

It's a pity, because with a little more explaination this game could very well work on it's very own. Anyhow, adventure game, yes. Alot of talking, yes. But here"s the biggest con of the game: No original voices! Why? There are a few(Claire, Emilie de Ravin, Sun, Yunjin Kim et cetera) but most of the voices are fakes! And most of them are inaccurate... not to mention that the characters you are going to interact with the most of the time are fakes. So despite Claire being Claire, you'll probably talk with her... once.

Apart from talking, adventure games are known for exploring. You'll be doing that alot too, but here's the second biggest issue. It's very limited. Mostly due to the console nature of the game. There are invisible walls everywhere, and you just can't really explore the jungle. In fact, it's one of the most straightforward games I've played recently.

There are two obsticles apart from the main quest during the exploring. The black smoke monster and the others. The smoke monster is integrated well into the game. It acts the way it does in the show. Although it feels a bit forced at times for it to appear. I think it appeared more in this game than in the show. The others on the other hand... they have huge stands and are shooting at you no matter what. Sorry, that's just... not the way it should be. They are completetly different in the show, I don't understand why this was done this way.

But still, there are cool parts of exploring. You get to fully explore 3 Dharma stations, and boy, they are awesome. Also, the parts where you get to explore caves are good. Pretty scary, great atmosphere.

Luckily, there are no "collect X amount of Y" missions. Collecting stuff is optional - good. However, you still have puzzles. Well, a puzzle: but it repeats itself quite alot. Bioshock-esque pipe-connecting thing, expect with a circuit board. It's fun at first, then mildly entertaining, but in the end... it's just tiring.

Also, there are Dharma IQ tests that are neccessery to do - they are very fun actually. Adds a nice touch to the game(Anyone remember Locke having to beat the computer in chess to gain access over the Flame station?)

The character interactions apart from the voices are great. The dialouge is pretty much all imported from the show.

The character you play is very intriguing, and you have flashbacks too! And guess what, they're playable. You need to take a photo in the right time at the right place to unlock your full memory and then enjoy the cutscene of the flashback.

Speaking of which: the cutscenes are worth playing this for. It progresses the plot which is really good, and they have the same feeling as the show.

The controls are so-so. Again, it feels like it was optimised for consoles, which it was. There are way too much button mashing(ha!) involved.

Graphically, impressive. Some characters could be modelled better, but the enviorment is really amazing. I didn't think it was going to look THIS good. Unfortunately, there's a loading screen almost every 5 minutes... thank you consoles. Again.

The lenght of the game is... well, it took me 7 hours to complete. Not very long, but. It feels like a giant interactive episode, and I doubt it was meant to be any more. I mean, did anyone think that Lost could be turned into a game? I didn't, yet here it is... and it passed my expectation level by a mile.

If for something, then for the storyline it is worth playing it. And the ending: you're going to be blown away! It's probably the most creative ending to a videogame ever, and well.. we all know Lost for having amazing ending this is yet another grade-A+ Lost ending! Leaves you shocked and thinking.

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...

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