Lost in Random Review Thread

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OpenCritic - 78 (37 reviews) | Metacritic - 79 (21 reviews)

Battle4play.com - 94/100

Análisis de Lost in Random

El día de hoy os traigo el análisis de Lost in Random, un título que tenía muchas ganas de probar y analizar desde que lo vi anunciado por primera vez. Su

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Generacion Xbox - 9.1/10

Análisis de Lost in Random

Magia, amistad, azar y mucha acción es lo que nos trae Zoink! con Lost in Random, una aventura tan original como imperdible.

generacionxbox.com

XGN.nl - 9/10

https://www.xgn.nl/review/lost-in-random-review

Geek Culture - 8.6/10

Geek Review: Lost In Random | Geek Culture

Another EA Originals that shine bright on its own, Zoink Games' Lost in Random is a refreshing take on how randomness is not always that bad.

geekculture.co

PSU - 8.5/10

Lost In Random (PS5) Review - A Game of Chance? - PlayStation Universe

Read our review of Lost in Random, a tale of chance, mystery and weird characters. Does it roll on to success or does it fail a skill check and wither away?

www.psu.com

Well Played - 8.5/10

Lost In Random Review

Dice, dice, baby

www.well-played.com.au

Everyeye.it - 8.5/10

Lost in Random Recensione: un'avventura tra Tim Burton e Neil Gaiman

Da Zoink Games, arriva un Action Adventure che farà la gioia degli amanti delle atmosfere à la Tim Burton, proponendo una riuscitissima fiaba gotica.

www.everyeye.it

Game Informer - 8.3/10

Lost in Random Review - Playing Its Cards Right - Game Informer

This shadowy adventure will get you in the mood for Halloween all year around with its atmospheric design, creative combat system, and well-crafted story.

www.gameinformer.com

The Games Machine - 8.3/10

Lost in Random Recensione | The Games Machine

Lost in Random Recensione | L'action adventure misto card game di Zoink si rivela proprio un bel gioco, al netto di qualche difetto minore.

www.thegamesmachine.it

IGN - 8/10

Lost in Random Review - IGN

www.ign.com

Metro - 8/10

Lost In Random review - dicing with fate

Card-based battles blend with a Tim Burton aesthetic in this action adventure indie game driven by chance.

metro.co.uk

Destructoid - 8/10

Review: Lost in Random

Zoink's card-collecting action-adventure game Lost in Random has a wonderful dark-fantasy aesthetic, but is it worth playing? Yes!

www.destructoid.com

PlayStation LifeStyle - 8/10

Lost in Random Review - Random, Fate, or Persistence? (PS5) - PlayStation LifeStyle

Lost in Random Review - Zoink's signature style bleeds throughout this charmingly dark Burton-esque adventure. Though the combat lacks a lot of depth, the characters, world, and story are a driving force.

www.playstationlifestyle.net

Pure Xbox - 8/10

Review: Lost In Random - A Cult Classic In The Making

We're all mad down here

www.purexbox.com

Push Square - 8/10

Review: Lost in Random (PS5) - Quirky Card-Based Adventure Set in a Dark and Gothic World

Time to Even the Odds

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Sirius Gaming - 8/10

Lost in Random - Review

Lost in Random is a wonderfully odd and thoughtful game that manages to do many things well, without overstaying its welcome. Random Rules!

sirusgaming.com

God is a Geek - 8/10

Lost in Random review | GodisaGeek.com

Despite some clunky controls, Lost in Random features smart combat and a world filled with wonder, mystery, and excitement.

www.godisageek.com

Spaziogames - 8/10

Lost in Random | Recensione – Divertimento stiloso

Molto di più di una tenebrosa fiaba interattiva?

www.spaziogames.it

Aus Gamers - 8/10

Lost in Random Review

Our Lost in Random Review - for an in-depth, unbiased review of the latest and greatest video games, read on.

www.ausgamers.com

PSX Brasil - 8/10

Lost in Random - Review - PSX Brasil

O que você faria se a maior parte de sua vida fosse decidida de maneira aleatória, com um lançar se dados? Se de fato todas as pessoas tem a exata mesma

psxbrasil.com.br

PPE.pl - 8/10

Lost in Random - recenzja gry. Random Rules, Random Rules!

EA Originals już nie raz pokazało nam bardzo mocne, emocjonujące i unikalne produkcje. Czy Lost in Random jest godne tego, aby stanąć obok Unravel i It Takes Two? Tego dowiecie się z naszej dzisiejszej recenzji!

www.ppe.pl

Gamespew - 8/10

Lost in Random Review – GameSpew

Captivating, magical and original: three words that sum up Lost in Random. Available now on PC and consoles, here's GameSpew's review.

www.gamespew.com

Screen Rant - 4⭐️

https://screenrant.com/lost-in-random-game-review/

Jeuxvideo.com - 16/20

https://www.jeuxvideo.com/test/1459575/lost-in-random-un-fabuleux-jeu-d-action-aventure-a-la-tim-burton.htm

Comicbook - 4/5

Lost in Random Review: A Charming Roll of the Dice You Won't Forget

Sometimes a game comes along that seems tailor-made for your particular sensibilities, so much so [...]

comicbook.com

CGMagazine - 7.5/10

Lost in Random Review - CGMagazine

The latest EA Original by Zoink Games; Lost in Random delivers a unique take on card building/dice throwing games.

www.cgmagonline.com

GameSpot - 7/10

Lost in Random Review - Six Appeal

Lost in Random tells a sweet tale with surprisingly deep combat to brighten an otherwise dreary world.

www.gamespot.com

COGConnected - 70/100

Lost in Random Review - Not Your Lucky Day

Lost in Random is a dark fairy tale with the richly imagined look of a stop-motion animated film, telling the story of a brave young girl on a quest to rescue her sister from an evil Queen.

cogconnected.com

Shacknews - 7/10

Lost in Random review: Burton-esque dice adventures

Lost in Random is a dark patchwork tapestry of grief, tyranny, courage, love, and magic, but are these themes vibrant enough to hide the seams?

www.shacknews.com

Inverse - 7/10

'Lost in Random' review: A bold Tim Burton tribute with one dicey mechanic

'Lost in Random' from Zoink and EA is a dice-based adventure that elicits 'The Nightmare Before Christmas' in all of the best ways.

www.inverse.com

GameSkinny - 7⭐️

Lost In Random Review: Playing Its Cards Right

Lost In Random imagines a dark fairy tale that feels immediately timeless, even if some other aspects of the game won't age as well.

www.gameskinny.com

The Gamer - 3.5⭐️

https://www.thegamer.com/lost-in-random-review/

Gamekult - 6/10

Test : Lost in Random, le hasard ne fait pas trop mal les choses

Alea, c'est d'où ?

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Slant - 6/10

https://www.slantmagazine.com/games/lost-in-random-review/

 

[Maxime]

Gamekult is more mixed on it: 6/10

Carried by a very tight artistic direction and a story as dark as wonderfully delirious, Lost in Random plunges us into a really seductive universe which we enjoy to discover. Unfortunately, the adventure is filled with too many back and forths within too narrow sceneries, and thus slowly locks us in a monotony that gets tiresome in the end. The numerous and lengthy fights also end up feeding this sad feeling, despite their very surprising and well thought-out system which gives a particularly original touch to the title. Lost in Random starts off on a very good footing, but it loses its way a bit and struggles to keep our interest and curiosity intact throughout its fifteen hours of play. The adventure of Pair in Alea is still a very nice journey, but a bit too much under the sign of randomness, that's all.

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[Zebesian-X]

Big congrats to the team, this game seems so interesting!

September is so fucked.

 

[Patitoloco]

EA Originals releases very cool games.

 

[SunBroDave]

September 2021 is the best month for games in, like, years

 

[Equanimity]

Gamekult is more mixed on it: 6/10

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I swear I've seen this website score the last two to three fairly known games in the same ballpark.

 

[vixolus]

Really looking forward to playing this one

 

[Equanimity]

Really looking forward to playing this one

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FYI, it's out now.

September 2021 is the best month for games in, like, years

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It's great, isn't it.

EA Originals releases very cool games.

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Yeah, absolutely. I'm looking forward to It Takes Two, should be on game pass (ultimate) in the second half of this month.

Big congrats to the team, this game seems so interesting!

September is so fucked.

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You mean packed, lol.

 

[vixolus]

FYI, it's out now.

It's great, isn't it.

Yeah, absolutely. I'm looking forward to It Takes Two, should be on game pass in the second half of this month.

You mean packed, lol.

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I'm away for a wedding but will check it out when I get back :-)

 

[Lihwem]

I swear I've seen this website score the last two to three fairly known games in the same ballpark.

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Hahah yeah they're known to be quite harsh in France

 

[touchfuzzy]

Looks really cool, glad this turned out. But I just got FIST and Tales of Arise this week, it will have to wait... and it will be waiting a while because there's another good game every two weeks at this point.

 

[Maxime]

I swear I've seen this website score the last two to three fairly known games in the same ballpark.

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But to be fair, it's mostly because they are using the full range of scores (well, 1 to 9). And for them a 6/10 is not a bad score.

 

[SuperOctopus]

Happy to see that it is reviewing positively! Will get it down the line.
Any information on how long it is?

 

[The Gold Hawk]

Neat. I really dig the art style of this.

I know it's not 100% the same but the first thing that popped into my head (after Burton stuff) was Madness Returns.

I definitely want to give it a try. September is just kind of a packed month for it

 

[Equanimity]

I'm away for a wedding but will check it out when I get back :-)

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Sounds good 🙂

Hahah yeah they're known to be quite harsh in France

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The Edge of France?

 

[Aphotic]

I'm really looking forward to this! I'm a big fan of Zoink and they just keep getting better.

 

[Equanimity]

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But to be fair, it's mostly because they are using the full range of scores (well, 1 to 9). And for them a 6/10 is not a bad score.

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Can you elaborate on the full range of scores? What do you mean?

 

[AvianAviator]

Can't believe this doesn't have a physical release.

 

[Soul Lab]

Can you elaborate on the full range of scores? What do you mean?

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They use the full scale of 1-10. Other outlets won't go below 5 or so, if the game is not completely broken

 

[Equanimity]

They use the full scale of 1-10. Other outlets won't go below 5 or so, if the game is not completely broken

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Ah I see, but a 5 or 6 is still just that isn't it?

 

[Wouwie]

Happy to see that it is reviewing positively! Will get it down the line.
Any information on how long it is?

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I've seen some reviews saying in between 10 and 15 hours, depending on sidequests. Seems quite a long game. Some reviews mention it being a bit too long.

 

[Weiss]

Ah I see, but a 5 or 6 is still just that isn't it?

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As in a 5/6 score is "yeah this game's okay but has some pretty big flaws" as opposed to other outlets where everything below an 8 is irredeemable trash.

 

[Jetsun Mila]

I really like that look, but man with the heavy hitters being there I hope it doesn't go completely under

 

[Equanimity]

As in a 5/6 score is "yeah this game's okay but has some pretty big flaws" as opposed to other outlets where everything below an 8 is irredeemable trash.

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I see, I always wondered what people meant in regards to using the full scale. Thank you, Soul Lab and Maxime. Appreciate it 🙂

 

[mindsale]

Love the art style; the gameplay looks pretty middling.

 

[404LinkNotFound]

How does it run on switch?

 

[dreamfall]

Looks absolutely incredible ! I'm playing LiS but I'm going to definitely play some of this too!

 

[giapel]

I've never heard of this game until release. How can that happen in 2021?
Looks lovely too

 

[Equanimity]

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[Transistor]

😅
But to be fair, it's mostly because they are using the full range of scores (well, 1 to 9). And for them a 6/10 is not a bad score.

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I miss the days when most outlets used the full scale.

 

[sandboxgod]

Big congrats to the team, this game seems so interesting!

September is so fucked.

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Yeppers. I've already committed to Tales of Arise for this month. Maybe in Oct I can get this one

 

[GrendelKhan]

Played Stick It To the Man earlier this year and really loved the concept. Also have Flipping Death in my backlog. Randomly saw the trailer for this in my Switch news feed last night and it definitely looks interesting. Was surprised to see the Zoink logo at the end. Glad to see it's getting good reviews.

 

[ghibli99]

Very nice! Added to the queue. :)

 

[crazillo]

Very cool reviews. I enjoyed Fe quite a bit and will dive into this soon. Give me some Tim Burton-style games any day.

 

[Budi]

As in a 5/6 score is "yeah this game's okay but has some pretty big flaws" as opposed to other outlets where everything below an 8 is irredeemable trash.

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This is hardly accurate. Checking few of the bigger sites and their score explanations, IGN, Game Informer, Desctructoid, PC Gamer and Gamespot, all of them define score 7 as good. It's really more that forum posters treat anything under 8 as irredeemable trash, most sites have explanations what their scores actually represent so we don't need to guess. Metacritic labels anything under 75 as mixed though.

 

[stan_marsh]

How does it run on switch?

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Anyone? 30 or 60 FPS on Switch?

 

[Equanimity]

How does it run on switch?

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Anyone? 30 or 60 FPS on Switch?

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30fps, educated guess.

Edit: Yep, here's some direct feed Switch footage.

 

[Type VII]

Sounding good. I'll get it eventually but this month is already bursting at the seams.

 

[Ze_Shoopuf]

Thanks for posting these reviews! I just watched the trailer on PSN last night, and liked what I saw.

I'll try to pick this up in October.

 

[Breather-Resistance]

Damn, in a September utterly flooded with quality and creative releases, I deeply fear this game will be kind of buried and overlooked. Perhaps with its Tim Burton, light horror aesthetic it would've been better off releasing a month from now. As someone who was enchanted by their previous game Fe, another similarly overlooked game, I hope I'm wrong and this fares very well for the developer because it seems excellent and was one of the few exceptional games that stood out to me day one from last year's lousy E3/Summer Press Conference rodeo.

 

[joeblow]

Any word on specific improvements for the PS5 version over the PS4 version.

 

[Equanimity]

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Any word on specific improvements for the PS5 version over the PS4 version.

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Higher resolution and 60fps.

 

[joeblow]

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No haptic feedback or 3D audio, I suppose.

 

[Equanimity]

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No haptic feedback or 3D audio, I suppose.

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No rumble but does support 7.1 surround sound.

 

[Jakke_Koala]

Damn, didn't know these were the "stick it to the man" devs. Loved that game. Didn't like flippin' deat though. Will definetly check this one out later, love the artstyle

 

[illogicalaaron]

I miss the days when most outlets used the full scale.

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I'm obviously biased here, but I can say that the one I write for, Slant Magazine, uses the full scale. I do wish that were more common, and that people read reviews for context instead of assuming--as someone else pointed out in this thread--that anything below an 8 is "irredeemable."