Lost Soul Aside Reviews
Lost Soul Aside is an entertaining game that, despite its flaws, doesn't deserve the outright rejection many attribute to it. It doesn't reach the level of benchmarks like Final Fantasy or Devil May Cry, and its price may seem high for what it offers, but with a discount, it becomes a very interesting proposition.
Review in Spanish | Read full review
Lost Soul Aside’s sometimes excellent action is undercut by flat characters, cliche story, terrible writing and rough mechanics.
Lost Soul Aside has the foundations of a great action game with strong combat, but those strengths are buried beneath an inconsequential story and noticeable polish issues.
A bland stylish action that proves how ambition and passion should never override actual experience.
Review in Italian | Read full review
Lost Soul Aside finally arrives after years of waiting, and the combat makes it worth a look. Swapping weapons, nailing perfect blocks, and teaming up with Arena makes fights a blast. The problem is everything else can feel rough, from the story to the polish. It’s fun, just not the complete package many were hoping for.
Are you a Devil May Cry fan looking for a similar game? Then you'll have a lot of fun with Lost Soul Aside. The fast-paced, stylish action and excellent boss fights are just enough to keep these fans engaged. For other players, there simply won't be enough to justify buying it at full price; the overall package is simply too flimsy.
Review in Dutch | Read full review
With nearly a decade of development, Lost Soul Aside seems like it deserved a lot more time in the oven. In another context, as an independent project in early access, could have faced less harsh criticism and scrutiny. But with the anticipation built over the years and the community’s desire for a game that, from the trailers, appeared spectacular, polished, and overflowing with passion for the genre, it is unfortunate that it ultimately fails to live up to its ambitions. Updates may arrive, smoothing out some aspects and improving the game, but I fear nothing will change its fundamentally amateur nature.
Review in Portuguese | Read full review
Lost Soul Aside is a flashy, ambitious action RPG with stunning music and thrilling boss encounters, but its shallow progression, uneven visuals, and repetitive combat hold it back. A game of passion, yes, but not the masterpiece many expected.
Lost Soul Aside is highly ambitious and offers an amazing combat experience thanks to its diverse weaponry and boss battles. However, it suffers from a fragmented narrative, graphical inconsistencies, and technical issues that diminish its impact. It's a game that will satisfy fans of fast-paced action and long combos, but it may disappoint those looking for a rich story or a polished RPG experience. After years of waiting, the result is good, but it doesn't live up to expectations.
Review in Arabic | Read full review
Lost Soul Aside offers a very flashy and fast combat, with super fun boss fights. But if you’re looking for anything more than that, then you are looking at it the wrong way. The combat and graphics carry the game, but for you to remember the names of characters becomes a task with almost non-existent world-building and character stories. A lackluster and predictable storyline makes it even harder to play more of this game, with better options available on the table at the same or lesser pricing.
Lost Soul Aside is primarily aimed at those seeking to enjoy diverse combat mechanics and thrilling boss battles in a linear setting. However, it will fail to appeal to players looking for a vast adventure in a rich world or a meaningful story. And while it offers a beautiful artistic direction, the visuals still fall short of current-generation standards.
Review in Arabic | Read full review
Lost Soul Aside needed to be just a tribute to Final Fantasy in the form of an energetic hack & slash game capable of thrilling us with its boss fights. Unfortunately, it tries to be too much and fails in the most important aspect: the quality of its execution.
Review in Portuguese | Read full review
Lost Soul Aside is more of a hack “n” slash than a Final Fantasy-inspired RPG. The story and characters are forgettable, but the journey offers some nice glimpses of the settings and impressive boss fights. Everything is based on combat, even if the gameplay fails to be as fast-paced and varied as we would have liked. Generally unpolished and lacking in personality, we recommend it only to super fans of button smashing and fantasy-themed fighting games.
Review in Italian | Read full review
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.
There's little sense of impact to blows.
The gameplay is excellent, offering plenty of versatility for everyone and depth. The post-game challenges will undoubtedly please those wanting to test their hack and slash proficiency. That is, however, if they have the grit and tolerance to see the game through to the end.
There's no getting around the fact that Lost Soul Aside feels like it belongs in the mid 2010s and honestly that would be fine were it not the fact that the game feels so compromised in so many other aspects of its design that it's difficult to shake the feeling that it just feels outdated, rather than a heartfelt love letter to the past. Though the soundtrack is frequently excellent and the combat reliably exciting, neither are enough to save Lost Soul Aside from tumbling into a deep abyss of rank mediocrity, which is a shame; especially considering the sheer amount of graft that has gone into the game since its inception all those years ago.
We're torn on Lost Soul Aside. On one hand, it's a very intricately made action game, full of interesting combat dynamics backed by an impressive degree of player expression. But on the other, it's a pseudo RPG with a really poor story, crappy characters, and a forgettable world. Right now, it's looking like a cautious recommendation for action afficionados, but we'll have to see how the rest of the package shakes out.
From the perspective of a traditional action game, Lost Soul Aside is solid. It offers players around thirty hours of pure, exhilarating action, retaining most of the strengths found in classic high-speed action games.
Review in Chinese | Read full review