The Lost Child

 Switch
User Score
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. 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

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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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