Hi,

I just wanted to say thanks for a great game. I could never get into the Lost Planet series, but I've wanted to play this from viewing the first trailer, and I wasn't disappointed. I always see players quick to bash games, but never take the time to thank the dev's if they truely like it - not often enough anyway. So thank you. Is the game perfect? No, but overall I love the effort put into telling a story from a 'regular guy;s' seemingly real position of working away from home, trying to make a better life for his family. I found the voice acting, and performances top notch. I'll tell you honestly I have never taken so many screen shots of a game before - despite the barron/harsh land, I found it so beautiful and wish there was a way to disable the reticle to take better screens - the vista's and distant plains were fantastic.

Minor flaws:
1. Please can we drop the QTE's! Please.
2. Crouching/crawling everywhere?? I thought this might be used as a loading mechanic, but you crawl everywhere, and it doesn't add anything to the experience - at least not the amount it was used.
3. Slightly repetitive. I can understand collecting resources from similar areas, but being forced to return to areas for story based stuff, seems a little lack luster.

Suggestions:
1. More open world. I found myself wanting to explore everywhere - and I almost 100% the game minus a few audio logs. 
2. Keep all the things in my 'little touches that matter' list, or improve upon them.
3. There are a tonne of suggestions that I could make that really just expand on the fundamentals you've already got, but it may make it an entirely different game. I'd just be happy without the things I've listed in 'Minor flaws'.


Little touches that matter:
1. Music in the rig - and the fact that you could hear it outside the rig...awesome.
2. The way snow builds up on your rig and Jim.
3. Footprints in the snow - but no prints left by my mech :(
4. I did like the final kill animations.
5. The story - having a great story! Loved it.

The last thing I'll leave you with is a MASSIVE suggestion that I hope is implemented in all future LP games and any game for that matter, and you see why - MULTI-MONITOR SUPPORT!!!! I use Nvidia Surround @ 5760x1080 and you game looks beautiful with it - but you didn't implement it natively. No, us multi users had to get one of our talented community members at wsgf.org to fix your game so we could play it in all it's glory...judge for yourself.

Thanks again

Spoonie 

Sep 16, 2013 -- 11:22PM, Shin Kaiser Dragon wrote:

I'm still not convinced about buying this game, but I would definitely to hear more from someone that do likes it. From your POV:

-What are LP3's selling points? (graphics, multiplayer, solo campaign, story, etc.)

-What kind of genre/demographic is the game aimed at? (shooter, action, mecha, etc.)

Firstly I'll say that if you haven't purchased the game, then I doubt what I say will really help. BUT I'm happy to give you more input :)

LP3 Selling points:

1. Graphics - I found the game really pretty, which is weird considering the setting is pretty much all snow and ice. But the dev's have done a fantastic job breaking that up with beautiful vistas, and base areas. The game runs on the unreal 3 engine and utilises it to massive potential. I found the most of the character models detailed and top notch. I found it to be an overall pretty game, and I was able to play it all maxed out @ 5760x1080. I'm a graphic nut, and I'll be the first to admit that this isn't pushing the limits of hardware, but because the game is broken up into small/smaller segments, then all the areas you visit look good. 

Let me put it this way - there hasn't been a game that I have taken more screenshots of then this one. :)

2. Multi-player - I'll keep this short, I haven't played any and that's purely because I don't really play much multiplayer. I bought this purely for the solo campaign. I couldn't even tell you what it about, because I haven't even looked into it. If I play multi, it's usually first person shooters, or maybe an MMO. Sorry.

3. Solo Campaign - This is Lost planet 3's bread and butter for me. If you didn't gather from my initial post that I loved the campaign, then I obviously didn't do my job. The dev's have done an honorable job is creating a relationship between Jim (main character) and his wife, throw very earnest video messages. It really tries hard to tell the story of a main away from his family. It's not perfect, and there are either missed opportunities with his son - but that could all be planned/part of the long term story. I think they tried to create a sense that Jim was attached to all the people at base etc - as he often said they were a second family - but I didn't really feel it. I'm not sure that was fleshed out enough.

You may or may not get frustrated like me with the QTEs and all the crouching to get to places. It's not game breaking - as the truth is in the fact that I didn't want to stop playing this game. Steam says I played for 19 hours, I would maybe take a few off that - as I explored needlessly. Most of the time main missions and side missions lead you to other secrets, you just have to look around a little. 

I played on Normal, and it was a modest challenge - I could easily get away with Hard difficulty. I think there is a good balance of on-foot/in-mech play. The mech feels and plays great, with good response, but without that floatiness.

I honestly think the campaign was too short. I could have easily gone more hours and had relationships fleshed out a little more. I hope this game is a success, because I want another one.

4. Genre and audience - Genre is a 3rd person action game. It has cover mechanics and you shoot guns at things :) The AI I thought was pretty good, and found some alien creatures challenging. You can upgrade weapons and your mech. You can do side missions to get some different ammo for different guns. You are tasked with getting DNA samples from different species, and I actually found it fun, and it adds to the challenge of each fight. There is plenty of things to do and explore, and it can be done on foot or in a mech.

I think any fan of action based games will have fun with this game. The story is something that you can either invest in or not, that just comes down to what type of player you are. It's not intrusive enough for players that don't care about the story, to get frustrated - if gives you enough to become invested...if you want.

So there you have it mate. I had fun, and enjoyed my experience with the game. I also have a friend you finished before me and we both shared the same sentiments about everything overall. It's not perfect, but it's a great solid title, and for $40-50 bucks - I think it's great value. Plus you might get into the multi.

cheers