The Lost Child

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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
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  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 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. ForThe 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.    … Expand
  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. This is a solid clone of SMT series. SMTV is a ways off, so play The Lost Child in the meantime.
  3. Strider97
    Jun 22, 2018
    9
    Reminds me of smt or pokemon. Good game if you like dungeon crawler rpgs. catch demons to kill demons in a first person dungeon. you know how this goes.
  4. 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 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    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 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.    … Expand
  5. night4
    Sep 17, 2018
    7
    It's a solid game! I cannot give it anything higher than a 7, though, due to the mediocre music/sound and mediocre dungeon appearance. I do like the Astrals, all the variety and potential combinations. The art for the Astrals is pretty awesome too.

    It lacks some quality of life type polish, too, like how even at max speed the game is way too slow, there's no unlimited auto-movement like    It's a solid game! I cannot give it anything higher than a 7, though, due to the mediocre music/sound and mediocre dungeon appearance. I do like the Astrals, all the variety and potential combinations. The art for the Astrals is pretty awesome too.

    It lacks some quality of life type polish, too, like how even at max speed the game is way too slow, there's no unlimited auto-movement like in Etrian Odyssey, there's way too much gear and way too many items, skills are randomly learned (you can get RNG-screwed), and a big one: most Astrals are completely useless except to transfer a skill or two onto a better Astral, usually one with extremely high MP so they actually can use it more than twice before going oom.

    Oh, and it's WAY overpriced. It should literally be half of what they're asking.

    Despite all that, I'm still having enough fun with it after ~30 hours for some reason.    … Expand
  6. FreeRPGer
    Sep 5, 2023
    8
    A decent DRPG that kept me hooked for a bit, until I discovered that this is a follow up to a game in an entirely different genre -- El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron.
    (the director of El Shaddai later started his own company & continued a follow up in the same world).
    So, I put aside The Lost Child when I found this out, then bought El Shaddai on the Xbox 360 so I can play that 1st,    A decent DRPG that kept me hooked for a bit, until I discovered that this is a follow up to a game in an entirely different genre -- El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron.
    (the director of El Shaddai later started his own company & continued a follow up in the same world).
    So, I put aside The Lost Child when I found this out, then bought El Shaddai on the Xbox 360 so I can play that 1st, before I go back to this.
    So, whenever I take El Shaddai off my backlog & finish it, I'll come back to The Lost Child, as I'd like to play 'em back to back to see Takeyasu's entire vision.
    I'm very curious to see how a DRPG can follow up an action game in the same world.
    But I will say that I was totally enjoying the 25+ hours I put into The Lost Child before I put it aside.    … Expand
  7. Cybersaber
    May 18, 2021
    9
    An old school dungeon crawler with Lovecraftian elements and a Pokemon style monster system. Yeah sign me up.
    If you don't like a grindy blobber it may not be for you, but I really loved it.

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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
  1. FNintendo
    Sep 27, 2018
    50
    The Lost Child draws heavily from several genres and seeks inspiration on many popular series to create something that is competent at what it proposes but which fails to fully stand on its two feet and make a name for itself. While the capture mechanic and combat system can be interesting, the game doesn't really captivate the player on a broader basis and ends up disappointing those who would expect something closer to the series that The Lost Child follows so adamantly.
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  2. SpazioGames
    Aug 8, 2018
    65
    he Lost Child is a first person dungeon crawler that revolves around grinding, exploration and a "pokémonesque" demon hunt. It is very repetitive and the graphics looks very dated.
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  3. Jeuxvideo.com
    Jul 9, 2018
    55
    Technically out-dated, The Lost Child is too clumsy and not enough challenging to generate a single spark of interest. Fortunately, the characters and story are compelling, which may seduce some players.
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