Lost Soul Aside Reviews
Lost Soul Aside is not a perfect game. There are rough edges, a slow introduction that doesn't accurately represent the rest of the game, and a lot of the story feels like moments thrown together the creator thought would be "cool." However, if you can get past the unrefined parts, you will discover a fun action game that is a full-on throwback to days gone by.
Despite a deep and enjoyable combat system, there are a few issues that hold Lost Soul Aside back from being a great action-RPG title.
Lost Soul Aside isn’t soulless, but it truly is the definition of a mixed bag. Meant to be seen as the “Final Fantasy of China” and a potential new PlayStation flagship alongside games like Astro Bot and Stellar Blade, it ultimately falls short of those lofty ambitions, leaving behind a lingering sense of wasted potential.
What was missing here to embed the gem of a well-functioning combat system into a larger whole that gives more meaning to the action on screen? Time? Money? Ideas? We don't know, but we'd like to emphasize again that "Lost Soul Aside" isn't a bad game and has a lot to offer. If you're willing to accept the shortcomings described above.
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Passion and ambition don't always equal quality. Lost Soul Aside has plenty of ideas, but no vision to put them together. Instead, it settles for a muddled selection of borrowed mechanics, tied together by disastrously bad writing and acting.
Lost Soul Aside is a game of two halves: a phenomenal action core with enjoyable platforming, wrapped in a bargain-bin story and a sprinkling of half-baked RPG fluff.
Lost Soul Aside impressively demonstrates what can emerge from the vision of an ambitious developer, even if outside help eventually became necessary. Unfortunately, the title lags behind the competition in many areas, and although it has borrowed well from the giants of the genre in several aspects, the numerous flaws and the generic use of elements in the story and sound overshadow the otherwise solid foundation
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