We need a video games like LOST the TV show. In terms of story i mean.

We did last gen;

Particularly the first one. It strikes me as very similar to LOST, although you may not catch it. But I found it to be, ranging from how the story is told (non linear, jumping all over the place), the subject matter, the way scenes unfolded (the kinds of things that happened and how the scenes were shot), the emphasis on struggle, the way the music was handled ... Very similar imo.

Edit: Another aspect that's similar is how the characters are thrown into a struggle for survival and as you go through the story you are given more information on their past, and the informaiton on their past relates to their actions in the present.

hakanakumono

If anything Forbidden Siren was worse for the kinds of things Lost is always being criticized for, like a hard to follow narrative and a glut of unanswered questions. Because of the game being told in an unchronological order and all the backstory being told via the (largely missable) archive it could be very impenetrable at times, through very much worth it in the end. The link navigator was a fantastic invention, part of the fun for me of playing Siren and it's sequel was trying to figure out how everything fit together.

Drakes_Fortune: Your English? Forbidden Siren? Are you from a non-English speaking European country?

[QUOTE="Drakes_Fortune"][QUOTE="MetroidPrimePwn"]

Probably because there's no game in the world that's just satisfied with leaving a horrible mess of unfinished plot elements behind at each game's "conclusion"instead of actually resolving them.

GreenGoblin2099

I'm not a hater... I've actually watched all Lost seasons so far, and I intend on continue doing so 'til the end... but some of these mysteries are completely (how should I put it??) idiotic?? Again, I'm not a hater but even I admit some of these "mystery" elements cross the line and become really absurd.

Drakes_Fortune: Your English? Forbidden Siren? Are you from a non-English speaking European country?

hakanakumono

[QUOTE="hakanakumono"]

Drakes_Fortune: Your English? Forbidden Siren? Are you from a non-English speaking European country?

Drakes_Fortune

In America it's just called Siren. What country?

[QUOTE="shinrabanshou"]

Sorry, I stopped watching Lost after the first polar bear...

Ross_the_Boss6

Actually there's a perfectly good explanation for that. But you wouldn't know because your one of those people.

It failed to hook me. In nothing that I've seen of it since that first episode has it managed to hook me, no matter how, convoluted, I mean mysterious, it tries to be. It's hardly the pinnacle of television, so I don't feel any particular desire for games to try and emulate it.

[QUOTE="Drakes_Fortune"][QUOTE="hakanakumono"]

Drakes_Fortune: Your English? Forbidden Siren? Are you from a non-English speaking European country?

hakanakumono

In America it's just called Siren. What country?

What mysteries? Yeah some things sure start to not make any sense, and the time travel plot twist was kinda lame, altough i ended up liking it.Drakes_Fortune

What mysteries?? Well, you just said time travel which was the first thing to pop up in my head... the fog monster, the moving island, the cursed numbers, Locke being dead but not dead.

Although I'm not saying these thing won't ever have an explanation (I hope they do or I'll kill some of the show writters) they seem quiet stupid for me atm. If they manage to pull it off, I'll admit the awesomeness in the story writting... but if they fail at it, well let's just say that I might end up in jail lol.

The final premiere was really good. Anyways, I would like to see a game that's as mysterious as Lost is. However, I don't think there would be a broad audience for the title..sammyjenkis898

Scroll up. ;)

And honestly, Lost is really easy to follow. People just let all the unanswered questions scare them. Nothing in the season premiere of season 6 surprised me. It was all pretty obvious looking back at the information given. It also helped knowing Lost has...

*sort of spoilers*

some of the same writers as the new Star Trek.

[QUOTE="sammyjenkis898"]The final premiere was really good. Anyways, I would like to see a game that's as mysterious as Lost is. However, I don't think there would be a broad audience for the title..Drakes_Fortune

8.

It raises a few big questions, and it takes the show in an interesting direction.

It also helped knowing Lost has...

*sort of spoilers*

some of the same writers as the new Star Trek.

Ross_the_Boss6

Should we expect the island going into space now?? :P

[QUOTE="Drakes_Fortune"]What mysteries? Yeah some things sure start to not make any sense, and the time travel plot twist was kinda lame, altough i ended up liking it.GreenGoblin2099

What mysteries?? Well, you just said time travel which was the first thing to pop up in my head... the fog monster, the moving island, the cursed numbers, Locke being dead but not dead.

Although I'm not saying these thing won't ever have an explanation (I hope they do or I'll kill some of the show writters) they seem quiet stupid for me atm. If they manage to pull it off, I'll admit the awesomeness in the story writting... but if they fail at it, well let's just say that I might end up in jail lol.

[QUOTE="Ross_the_Boss6"]

It also helped knowing Lost has...

*sort of spoilers*

some of the same writers as the new Star Trek.

GreenGoblin2099

Should we expect the island going into space now?? :P

lol na I'm referring to something else. I don't want to say it explicitly because I know there are some people who haven't seen it. If you've seen the new episode and you've seen the new Star Trek, you should know what I'm talking about.

The fog monster is an awsome mystery, altough i have a theory on what i could be, i hope im wrong.Drakes_Fortune

That is actually kind of answered in the premiere.

[QUOTE="Drakes_Fortune"][QUOTE="lawlessx"]

so you want developers to include meaningless plot elements in the game to help boost how mysterious it is?

lawlessx

http://www.darkhorizons.com/news/3272/producers-talk-lost-spoilers

"As for the bad luck numbers, the answer is NO answer - Damon saying "I think that that question will never, ever be answered. I couldn't possibly imagine [how we would answer that question]. We will see more ramifications of the numbers and more usage of the numbers, but it boggles my mind when people ask me, "What do the numbers mean?"

this news went nationwide when it hit

I just read an interview that was JUST BARELY done, and he said the numbers would be resolved this season to the point of how it affects the characters. They also said Libby would not return, but guess what? She is. So, you don't know a thing about Lost.

[QUOTE="Drakes_Fortune"][QUOTE="sammyjenkis898"]The final premiere was really good. Anyways, I would like to see a game that's as mysterious as Lost is. However, I don't think there would be a broad audience for the title..sammyjenkis898

8.

It raises a few big questions, and it takes the show in an interesting direction.

Actually, one of the very same mysteries in SIREN is a mystery on LOST.

Hell yes Season six uhh So awesome!

Before a Lost-like game, we need more LOST!

But a game where you work for someone like Ben.. mysterious and manipulative? Unique setting? Well thought backstory and great characters?

Play Bioshock.

[QUOTE="Ross_the_Boss6"]

It also helped knowing Lost has...

*sort of spoilers*

some of the same writers as the new Star Trek.

GreenGoblin2099

Should we expect the island going into space now?? :P

Well... we see it in a different fronteir...

Actually, one of the very same mysteries in SIREN is a mystery on LOST.

hakanakumono

Actually, one of the very same mysteries in SIREN is a mystery on LOST.

hakanakumono

You mean the rage-inducing cliff hangers that turn out to be **** as plot devices?

Hell yes Season six uhh So awesome!

Before a Lost-like game, we need more LOST!

But a game where you work for someone like Ben.. mysterious and manipulative? Unique setting? Well thought backstory and great characters?

Play Bioshock.

muzik_mafia

[QUOTE="hakanakumono"]

Actually, one of the very same mysteries in SIREN is a mystery on LOST.

Silent-Hal

SPOILERS

In the game, the professor learns that Hisako Yao hasn't aged in 30 years. In actuality, she hasn't aged for perhaps more than a thousand years.

you mean bad?

i think the markets got you covered then

So you want a story that drags on for so damn long that they use absurd plot elements like "time travel" and "giant evil spirits"?SpinoRaptor24

So you want a game's plot to be mysterious for the sake of being mysterious?

[QUOTE="SpinoRaptor24"]So you want a story that drags on for so damn long that they use absurd plot elements like "time travel" and "giant evil spirits"?Drakes_Fortune

Season 6 is here, YEAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH. Anyway, im talking about a good and mysterious story. With a great plot and characters and maybe some deep meanings and phylosophical guestions. Video games are also a good way to tell a good story, and it certanly has some advantages over books and movies.

But thers nothing like it, 99% of video games stories are always the same crap. Cant they hire some good writters for the story?

Most video games stories are predictable. I want something like Lost, you never know whats goona happen next. Thers no suspense in video games.

Also good and original characters and villians. A villian like Ben would be great and original. Even in season 6 you still have no idea if hes the good or the bad guy. Hes very mysterious. The first i saw that small guy, i had no idea of how important he would be. Appereance can really be misleading. The guy is even kinda badass, even tough he looks like a normal guy, he even knows martial arts. I would never have guessed he would be like this.

We need more villians like this. Usually in games they try too hard to be memorable and badass.

Anyone that watches Lost know what im talking about.

[QUOTE="ujjval16"]

Lol I'm probably gonna get made fun of for this but, does anyone else find it really hard to keep up with LOST's plot?

I was able to follow lost really well up until around 2 seasons ago, when they started doing the month long periods without doing new episodes, I just kinda gave up on the series after that.

Have you ever played Persona 4 TC?

I'm not spending money on a game that relies on pretentious plot elements that are made up on the go.

Verge_6

Most overrated tv show of all time imo.

Crysis setting reminded me of lost a bit.

The cheese and bad acting in Lost is just to much at times. Good idea and setting but executed bad imo.

Risen on PC also reminded me of it a little bit (the begining.. ending up on the beach of this crazy island,etc..)

[QUOTE="Drakes_Fortune"][QUOTE="lawlessx"]

so you want developers to include meaningless plot elements in the game to help boost how mysterious it is?

lawlessx

http://www.darkhorizons.com/news/3272/producers-talk-lost-spoilers

"As for the bad luck numbers, the answer is NO answer - Damon saying "I think that that question will never, ever be answered. I couldn't possibly imagine [how we would answer that question]. We will see more ramifications of the numbers and more usage of the numbers, but it boggles my mind when people ask me, "What do the numbers mean?"

this news went nationwide when it hit

Yeah, I'd freaking love a videogame series where by the fifth game they still have unanswered questions from the first one...

[QUOTE="Verge_6"]

I'm not spending money on a game that relies on pretentious plot elements that are made up on the go.

GrilledCharlie

I can suggest several. Plancescape: Torment is one. Xenogears is another. Actually, Xenogears and PST are far more complex than any TV drama, even Lost.

Tons of games have nonsensical storylines with massive plot holes.

So a game that answers plot questions...with more questions? Sounds exciting.

Lionheart08

i though kingdom hearts allready did this. :P

and i would compare lost to farenheit, at some point both of them just got redicoulus

[QUOTE="The_Quarian"][QUOTE="Drakes_Fortune"]Jeez alright whatever. Go save the galaxy with your bald space marine then.Drakes_Fortune

[QUOTE="Drakes_Fortune"][QUOTE="GreenGoblin2099"]

A game with a lot of plot twists that make you go WTF and that not everybody gets to understand?? Try MGS2 ;)

Probably because there's no game in the world that's just satisfied with leaving a horrible mess of unfinished plot elements behind at each game's "conclusion"instead of actually resolving them.