With the 20th anniversary of Lost, I recently rewatched the show and fell on the Lost Explained YouTube channel too (which I highly recommend). It's one of my favourite series of all time. Was it perfect? No. But the bizarre combination of mystery, sci-fi, mystiscism, island adventure and character-focus made it a "one of a kind" television experience.
While rewatching the show, my brain mulled over the world and how I would envision Lost as a game. So I made this little fan game as a tribute to the series. Some things to keep in mind:
The gameplay is a mix of adventure, exploration and light RPG elements.
As the show was “character focused”, I decided there shouldn’t be a single main character. Instead the game is divided into chapters and you switch between characters.
There are only 6 chapters in total. The first chapter is very simple, just Jack saving people on the beach. In chapter 2, you play Kate and I add light combat. Chapter 3, it’s boar hunting time :)
Rather than try to adapt the show as accurately as possible, I decided to simply focus on 6 fun chapters that jump through season 1 rapidly. So you will find some parts don’t match exactly the events of the show – I think twisting the story slightly makes it a bit more mysterious.
Combat is loosely derived from a mix of games including Grandia, Child of Light and Chronotrigger.
Just to be clear, I’m not going to work further on this. It's just a theoretical mockup of what a Lost game could be like. To any Lost fans who find this – enjoy.
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The author is in no way associated with the owners, creators, or producers of any previously copyrighted material. No copyright infringement is intended.
The following is a work of pure fan fiction and is non-commercial in nature. It is merely a tribute – inspired by one of the greatest television shows ever produced.
Tom Greenaway