Posts Tagged ‘Lost Planet’
Lost Planet 3 PAX Preview: Far, Far Away From Home
Lost Planet is a series in flux. The first game stole my heart with its lonely atmosphere, its icy locale, and its abundance of interesting weapons, vital suits, and ideas. When the series changed hands for the sequel, things got a bit messy. There was no shortage of crazy ideas, but the increased roughness of its edges became harder to ignore than ever. It’s for this reason that I didn’t mind hearing that Lost Planet 3 would be outsourced to another developer.
Immediately, I noticed one aspect of the series that seemed fixed: the story. Rather than the cliché amnesia of the first game or the nonsensical protagonist shifting of the second, Lost Planet 3 feels instantly relatable. You control Jim, a man with a wife and kid who just needs to make a living. Unfortunately for him, that means taking on hazardous jobs on an incredibly uninviting planet.
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Videogame Jam of the Day Latest Podcast- Barrel Roll #169 - "Panda Games Are Their Own Genre" December 24, 2012After a brief hiatus, the Barrel Roll podcast is back to their old tricks. Jesse, Jonah, Wes, and Adam Milecki return for an in depth discussion of the burgeoning panda genre and what it brings to the table. Jonah finally dips into Tokyo Jungle to try out its panda-related DLC. Jesse fights pandas with increasingly elaborate costumes in Tekken Tag Tournament […]
