The Lost Child

 Switch
Metascore
63

Mixed or average reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 9
  3. Negative: 1 out of 9
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  1. Digitally Downloaded
    Jun 18, 2018
    80
    I was disappointed that The Lost Child failed so completely to do something meaningful with the Lovecraftian concept. In fact, the game has so completely missed the mark on that that it’s almost insulting that the developers used names like “Hastor” and “Cthulhu” to describe your foes, rather than replace them with more original monster names. Once I settled past that disappointment, though, I discovered that The Lost Child is also a game that so cleanly represents everything good about the dungeon crawler genre that I found it hard to put down. The fact that it’s the perfect introduction to the dungeon crawler genre also makes it the perfect first example on the new hardware.
  2. NintendoWorldReport
    Jun 12, 2018
    80
    It would be an easy task to find faults simply by focusing in on individual aspects of The Lost Child. The vast majority of the game can be traced back to another JRPG that probably did it better, and if you can’t get passed that, than you probably aren’t going to enjoy it. But what I can’t deny is that when I just stopped caring about how much was borrowed from previous titles, I had a lot of fun, and that’s all that really matters.

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6.8

Mixed or average reviews- based on 11 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 11
  3. Negative: 2 out of 11
  1. bowser12
    Jun 21, 2018
    8
    The Lost Child is a great game for people that love the old school Shin Megami Tensei style games. The majority of the game is a mix between aThe Lost Child is a great game for people that love the old school Shin Megami Tensei style games. The majority of the game is a mix between a (mostly voiced) visual novel and a SMT like turn based dungeon crawler. Even though the random encounters are not particularly challenging (especially on normal) the boss battles can be quite the challenge and really have that SMT vibe to it. For veterans of these kind of games I do recommend to start the game on hard mode to have a more authentic experience that fits the genre better.

    Personally I prefer to experience this game in handheld mode, and its a great pick up and play game. For me as a JRPG fan I had a lot of fun and give it an 8.    … Full Review »
  2. raysimmons
    Jun 22, 2018
    8
    Budget game for those MegaTen fans. Graphically on the low side but presentation and music are rather good. Voice acting is well done. ThisBudget game for those MegaTen fans. Graphically on the low side but presentation and music are rather good. Voice acting is well done. This is a solid clone of SMT series. SMTV is a ways off, so play The Lost Child in the meantime.… Full Review »
  3. Shadowgracer
    Jan 10, 2019
    8
    Even if I'm not a great fan of dungeon crawlers, I can say that this game is quite enjoyable. This is caused because the game works as a goodEven if I'm not a great fan of dungeon crawlers, I can say that this game is quite enjoyable. This is caused because the game works as a good introduction to the dungeon crawler genre while eliminates some aspects that make this type of games redundant and unnecessarily difficult.

    It will take you several hours to complete if you want to explore all the strategic system of the game and collect all the creatures (named Astrals). It´s enjoyable and deep enough, with good voice acting and the mix with the visual novel genre.
    Its weak points are the music and a poor art in every artwork that isn't the ones you watch frequently. It also is quite repetitive and you can feel bored if the strategic part doesn't catch you at first.

    The Lost Child is the type of game that only catch a specific group of gamers, so you better try it before buying it.    … Full Review »
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