Lost Planet 3

Lost Planet 3 is a far cry from its predecessor’s grind-heavy, co-op based campaign. It’s a linear adventure that’s driven by narrative, and the gameplay borrows elements from several different genres and other titles. It’s a game that plays it safe, and for that reason it feels inherently familiar. But that’s not necessarily a bad thing.

Regardless, Spark Unlimited and the cast can hold their heads high: they told the story they hoped to, and proved that players won't mind occasionally-repetitive gameplay if they're made to care about why they're doing it. Lost Planet 3's fate as a quality but overlooked experience may be unavoidable thanks to the publisher, but for those who find it, it's worth every minute.

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Lost Planet 3 at least has a respectable story and some combat variety to it, even if the pieces don’t always come together quite right. Jumping in and out of the mech keeps it from being just another cover-based shooter. If not for level design that’s full of frustrating inconsistencies, it might even have been good enough to fully recommend.

Just as how The Bureau: XCOM Declassified was a watered down focused tested version of Mass Effect, Lost Planet 3 feels like a watered down Dead Space. Any redeeming qualities of the Lost Planet franchise are dead and gone, leaving a husk of its former self. Capcom has recently stated that they’re moving back into more internal development, and for their sake, I sincerely hope they keep a better eye on their IPs in the future.

You aren’t missing much if you played the original two games, and skip this one. Other than some flashes of previous Lost Planet games for brief moments, this feels very little like its predecessors.

Spark has made its best game to date, but Lost Planet 3 fails on so many levels the end result is still only a notch above a complete washout.

Not even cool mechs are enough to save Lost Planet 3 from the abyss of boring semi-competence.

The series has come a long way since Extreme Condition yet, even now, Lost Planet is still playing catch-up. It often feels as though Capcom wanted to emulate other, more successful third person shooters, namely Dead Space. It may have succeeded in that pursuit, though the genre continues to expand and surprise, the goalposts constantly moving.

Lost Planet 3 is competent, but lacks any real soul. The Rig is a cool idea, and adds an interesting perspective to what is an otherwise pretty standard third-person shooter where waves of enemies come at you again and again, but even that brightest spark falls apart in execution. There’s never any real horror or drama, as you’re just pushed from point to point, making even the most potentially tense moments feel humdrum. It’ll give you some joy and a few cool moments, but nothing to vi...

Having dabbled in the desert for Lost Planet 2, Capcom has embraced the cold once more for Lost Planet 3, the first game in the series to be outsourced to a western developer. In this case, it's Spark Unlimited, the studio behind Turning Point: Fall of Liberty and Legendary. So far, so uninspiring then. But here's the thing. Lost Planet 3 isn't nearly as bad as you might think. Nor is it all that good either.