It’s a shame that the rest of Lost Planet 3 isn’t up to snuff. There’s a natural element to the dialogue that’s rarely captured in video games not developed by Naughty Dog, and it’s the characters that’ll keep you coming back to finish Lost Planet 3 long after the actual game wears out its welcome. This doesn’t apply only to the character of Jim Peyton, but to the majority of the characters introduced throughout. He’s pretty far removed from your typical grim and gruff shooter protagonist, and while certainly not goofy or often humorous, he feels far more down to earth than you’d expect.Ī lot of that comes from the excellent voice acting on display throughout Lost Planet 3. This is the one element that Lost Planet 3 excels at, which is selling us on how likeable and affable Jim Peyton is as a person. III, a sort of everyman that’s just looking to bring home some money to support his new family. You’ll take on the role of Jim Peyton, a new arrival to the harsh landscape of E.D.N. Instead, you’ve got a tepid, paint by numbers third person shooter that just so happens to take place on the same ice filled planet as the first game.
Why was it so hard for Capcom to capitalize on the good elements of the original Lost Planet? That’s certainly hard to say, and clearly they didn’t figure it out with Lost Planet 3.
Outside of the setting, terminology, mech, and a grappling hook, this feels as far removed from the series as Lost Planet 2 did to 1. I’m having a hell of a time figuring out who Lost Planet 3 is even for.