40
Lost Sea has some good ideas. Exploring randomized islands alongside talented crewmates sounds exciting and it looks like an enjoyable swashbuckling adventure, but the annoying music, repeated areas, boring combat and terrible AI sank this game long before the ship reached its destination.
60
A charming little action/ adventure that is ideal for byte-sized gaming during the summer. But that’s just about it.
65
It looks good, it feels good, but a lot of this game doesn’t quite sit well with me. Lost Sea is a slow-starting but otherwise functional Roguelike that I’d definitely recommend – just remember that NPC abuse is wrong.
7
The game sports great vsuals, challenging enemies, and very good musical score. Things that hurt the game are lack of save/continue, worthless abilities (the dash will actually get you killed most times) and brain dead crew members. The character selection is nothing more than cosmetic. Having the characters with different stats or abilities would have added replay value. This would solve the other issue, in that your main character is very weak, gaining damage bonus only with ally crew members. Having the choice of a stronger character or faster character may have alleviated the frustration. Slow xp progression means a marathon play of the game to unlock most abilities. A story mode with xp progression and save/load feature would have been ideal, and perhaps a marathon mode that starts the player with a limited loadout (or even a choice of a few specific abilities) would better suited to appease both types of players, the 20 minute session or the 2-3 hour play through. All in all it is a game with a lot of good promise, and perhaps with a few updates could really be a solid title.
Lost Sea
Released On:
Jul 4, 2016
Metascore
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59
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6.8
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Jul 11, 2016
72
Lost Sea is an overall fun survival game, but it has too many flaws that keep it from being as good as it could be.
Jul 5, 2016
70
Overall, Lost Sea is a good amount of fun. It would likely be great for players who don’t take kindly to constant barrages of enemies, branching skill trees, and other relatively complex gameplay hurdles.
Jul 6, 2016
65
Lost Sea is a fun diversion, it’s colorful and beautiful in a cute way and offers some fun moments. It just seems better played in shorter spurts than longer durations and unfortunately the game punishes those that prefer that play-style.
Jul 14, 2016
60
Although Lost Sea provides fun, laid-back gameplay alongside a colourful, cel-shaded world, a lack of depth and some restrictive design choices may limit the scope of the game.
Jul 5, 2016
55
Lost Sea harbors (see what I did there?) a good idea and bright visuals with flawed execution.
Jul 12, 2016
50
A pleasant visual style and an interesting premise don't make up for this dull and disappointing gameplay.
Aug 2, 2016
40
Lost Sea has some good ideas. Exploring randomized islands alongside talented crewmates sounds exciting and it looks like an enjoyable swashbuckling adventure, but the annoying music, repeated areas, boring combat and terrible AI sank this game long before the ship reached its destination.
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Jul 17, 2016
7
The game sports great vsuals, challenging enemies, and very good musical score. Things that hurt the game are lack of save/continue, worthless abilities (the dash will actually get you killed most times) and brain dead crew members. The character selection is nothing more than cosmetic. Having the characters with different stats or abilities would have added replay value. This would solve the other issue, in that your main character is very weak, gaining damage bonus only with ally crew members. Having the choice of a stronger character or faster character may have alleviated the frustration. Slow xp progression means a marathon play of the game to unlock most abilities. A story mode with xp progression and save/load feature would have been ideal, and perhaps a marathon mode that starts the player with a limited loadout (or even a choice of a few specific abilities) would better suited to appease both types of players, the 20 minute session or the 2-3 hour play through. All in all it is a game with a lot of good promise, and perhaps with a few updates could really be a solid title.
SummaryLost Sea is a 3D strategy-action game that takes place inside a procedurally generated archipelago. It's up to the player to form a ragtag crew of survivors and explore the surrounding islands as they hunt for the necessary resources to upgrade their ship and escape the Bermuda Triangle.
Platforms:
- PlayStation 4
- Xbox One
- PC
- Nintendo Switch
Initial Release Date:Jul 4, 2016
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