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Fun game despite skye (spolier alert)

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 10 / 12
Date: January 02, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This is a very good game but it could have been a great game if it weren't for a few things. My main problem is with Skye. Sometimes you are on the other side of the island but have to come all the way back to give her food and water because she hasn't eaten or drinked anything since you left even though there is a ton of food and water in the cave and you told her you would be gone for a few days.

She is very useful however because she makes many necessary things for you such as baskets, rope, jerky, and she cooks for you if you ask her. But on the other hand many times I left the cave and her only task was to keep the fire going by throwing twigs on it and she couldn't even do that. I returned to the cave only to find that the fire was out and she was complaining it was too cold for her to do anything. But there were 30 twigs in the corner for her to use!

When you capture certain animals in the game such as a chicken or a goat, you get to either eat them or domesticate them. I trapped both at two different periods in the game. All Skye had to do was domesticate them so that we could get milk and eggs....but they both died!

My other problem with her is that it is a pain to travel with her because she has very bad eyesight and Ketih broke her glasses. So you have to pick her up, pull her up, hold her hand to guide her, and push logs that she can climb on top of in order for her to overcome obstacles .

I played Ico which was similar in that you had to lead the female character around to the point that it seemed as if she was completely brainless and helpless. But I loved the game nevertheless. However Skye's character is just frustrating. Its even more frustrating to have to be nice to her so that she and Keuth maintain a good relationship even though she is the dumbest AI ever!

One other minor problem I had was when I was hunting I went into the menu to pull out a large trap but when I came out of the menu the animal had moved to another spot or disappeared, it only happened twice thankfully but save your game before using a large trap just in case. Also when I killed a small animal I had a hard time finding it in the grass then I hard a harder time finding the carcass.

Despite this I love the game! It is innovative and challenging having to keep your characters alive by hunting, fishing, and gathering food. You also get to invent new weapons, tools, and furniture to put inside your cave. It is very hard at first but as you make tools and come upon new materials that you can make into various useful objects it gets easier and more fun.

But if you do not like games where you have to almost babysit helpless characters then it is not for you. I was able to overlook it because of the nice graphics activities. For example, if i want to catch fish I can go to the river with my spear which is harder but much more fun or use a fishing rod. I can also make different kinds of fishing rods or spears that last longer, are more durable etc Also when you build furniture there is a mini game. I do not recommend this game for anyone without patience.

On day 166 and still lovin' it!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 7
Date: May 30, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I love all games that let you care for people on an island or some other place, so this was the PERFECT game for me. Two people, Kieth(you) and Skye (the girl) are shipwrecked on this island in the middle of the ocean. You must, must, survive. You make fire makers, traps, arrows, bows, spears, fishing rods, and sharper rocks. I'm on day 166, and I have absolutely no desire to make them escape. I will tell you the best ways to, though. You must take the raft across the lake out of the jungle. Leave the girl at home. Leave food and water for her. Take uncooked things for you. Explore temple. Three stages with floating rocks. The first two are pretty easy, but the thrid is really hard because you have to fill the room with water while jumping from floating cube to floating cube. I think it's impossible. Anyhow, I have made a bed, a bigger shelf, table set, and the raft. I have only killed a few rabbits and smaller animals. I hear that once you kill a deer, you get bones, lard, and meat. You can make the bones into stronger bone arrowheads, the lard can be used to fry food and let fire to a torch, and the meat would be HUGE! Make bamboo arrows with feathers on the end, and be warned. It takes about five shots to make the stupid thing die. Please buy this game. My best friend, even though I didn't think that she would like it very much, LOVED it! I'm getting it for her for Christmas.

Fun and Challenging!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 6
Date: April 02, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I'll start off by warning you: this game is adictive! It's hard, true, but after you play through the first 10 days or so, things get easier. You start out as Keith, a shipwrecked 18 year old boy, and are shortly joined by Skye, also shipwrecked and 18. The first few days are the hardest, but after you make a spear and start fishing, thing's start looking up. Next, after you are basically settled in,you can start exploring the HUGE island. There is the beach, where you start out, the grassland, and the jungle for starters. After you build a raft you can go to places that are far away. Also on the island you'll find old temples, strange pieces of pottery and other signs that humans once lived there. You can hunt, fish, trap, gather, build, cook and much, much more. Once you finish the game as Keith, you can replay it as Skye, and once you finish it as her, you can supposedly unlock some sort of special mode. This game has more then just surviving-there's a mystery and and you never know what you might find on the island. The big thing about this game is that, well, you can die, and very quickly. But like I said before, after the first few days, Skye gets better at cooking and you know where to find food, it's easier. Also, like somone else said, it can be kind of scary if you're out in the dark, but once you have a torch it's okay.

Another thing-about Skye being worthless, I don't think so. She is very helpful, she keeps the fire going, cooks, makes rope, baskets and jerky, and somtimes if you talk to her and select 'how are you doing?' she will sugest somthing you could build. Yes, it is kind of hard to bring her with you every where you go, but I just leave her at the cave most of the time. I also don't think that she is an insult to girls or anyting, I mean, she can't see! And when you find the drum barrel, put water in it and then when Skye is thirsty, she'll drink from that. The same goes for storing food on the shelf.

The Bad:
My major complaint is that hunting big game is kind of hard, I have only managed to trap one deer so far.
Getting bambo is also difficult, as the part of the beach where the trees are located can only be accessed when the tide is down, and then if your not quick engouh you'll get traped.

That's basicly all that I can find fault with it.

Tips:
Before you build furniture, do a quick save. That way, if you mess up you can restart and try again.

Around the temple in the grass land, jump into that moat like trench and by one of those square stone pillers near the back you'll find a slat that Skye can use to cook with.

The better your beds are, the more strangth you'll have when you wake up.

Don't have Skye cook anything if you or her have been poisoned. You will be too sick to eat and the food will be wasted.

I would NOT recomend this game to somone who likes fast paced action games. This is a slower, but very challenging and intresting game. I'm not sure if you would call it a RPG, but it is close, more like a very serious Harvest Moon.
This would be a great game for Harvest Moon fans, or people who don't like shooting and racing games. I think it's a little hard for younger kids, but kids 11 and up would be able to understand it and have fun.

Great Premise, Weak on Some Minor Things

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 6 / 6
Date: July 21, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I descibed this game to someone as like playing The Blue Lagoon in a video game. You're shipwrecked on an island and you have to survive. You have to find food, water, and shelter and eventually try to make your way off the island. There is some level of tedium involved because you have to go searching for food pretty much every day, but there's always new stuff to discover and explore. I really do enjoy this game.

Things that I'm not as fond of:
* I have a minor problem with the fact that the girl is practically useless, especially in the beginning ... she sits in the cave and cooks ... eventually, she makes stuff, but it would be a lot more helpful, especially in the beginning if she could help gather food or at least get her own water!
* The controls on the game are sort of annoying as well ... they're not very intuitive and whenever you have to climb or jump, you have to press a key ... that's fine, except that you do this so often and you have to do it in such specific spots that it gets a bit annoying.
* When you fish, you have to continually re-enter fishing mode to go on ... you can't just stay and get like 10 fish. You have to go into fishing mode whenever you make a spear cast and it just takes time and is seemingly pointless.

I think that's it ... overall, a great game. Really unique premise and a good use of the features of the DS.

Great game!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 6
Date: January 29, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I have only had my DS a few months now and the reason I bought a DS is so I could purchase Lost in Blue. But finding this game was like a needle in a haystack! It is sooo hard to find! Geewhiz! Well after about 2 months of keeping tabs on my local gamestores, a preowned copy came in yesterday. Needless to say I swiped it up quick! lol When I saw it sitting there on the store shelf, I got so excited I felt like a kid again. =) I was like "Ah!!! I found it!!" lol And for only about $25 preowned! I had the most stupid grin on my face too! lol Well I got the game home..the reason I bought the DS...and I started playing. It is so fun! I am very very pleased. It's a little difficult though right now since I just started. I already died once and Skye died once since I was away. I forgot to leave her food and water. My bad. Now I know. I had made a fire too by combining certain items. Skye has cooked a few different meals for us already as well. Our health levels are still very low but I heard you get stronger the more you play and progress. I had gathered coconuts by picking them up off the ground and shaking them from trees. I have dug up clams and picked up seaweed. I haven't tried the mushrooms yet but I heard some of them are poisoness but they say the effects only last a few minutes thank goodness. I still gotta figure out how to get water from a source besides coconuts. I heard the river is a source but I have to see how to do that today after work. I am looking so forward to finding the raw materials to build a fishing rod in order to fish...being the fisherman in real life that I am. The hunting with a bow aspect looks really cool too. Graphics and sound effects in this game are nicely done as well. It's gonna be a long day at work today thinkin about Lost in Blue until I get home! lol My only problem is that I have to pry my wife off the DS then b/c she is hooked on Yoshi's Island on the DS! lol In my opinion, just about anyone can enjoy Lost In Blue. I am an avid gamer into racing and rpgs and such, but I highly enjoy Lost in Blue and I highly recommend it. Enjoy! =)

The best DS game made so far

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 9 / 12
Date: January 20, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Lost in Blue is my favorite out of all the DS games I've played.

The game starts when the cruise ship you (Kieth) are riding on wrecks, stranding you on a desert island. Soon you meet a hot girl named Skye, and the real adventure begins as both of you struggle to survive and explore the giant, mysterious Island.

I don't give five stars out for anything, and I truly feel this is one of the few games that deserves such a high rating. The fun factor, graphics, and gameplay are superb. The designers have also done a great job incorporating the touch screen. For example, you'll blow into the mic to start fires and use the stylus as a spear to catch fish, among other things.

The game is a bit challenging at first, but as you keep playing you'll get the hang of it. You'll find that there's a solution for every problem if you just use your head. People say it takes too long to cross the island, but there's a way to create shortcuts. I've also heard some complaints that building furniture is too hard, my advice to you is just keep trying. When I first attempted to build a bed it took me twenty tries, I wanted to throw my DS against the wall. But through practice I've gotten excellent at building furniture and now it's one of my favorite parts of the game. Just use quick, hard strokes.

Skye is also not a "useless" character nor does she represent a negative gender stereotype. The reason she stays behind in the cave cooking and making things is because her glasses broke and it's difficult for her to walk, not so much because she's a girl. To the person complaining that she wouldn't keep the fire going, if her hunger, thirst, or fatigue ratings reach 0% she won't be able to do things like that. It also helps to tell her if you're going to be gone for a long period of time.

To sum up this game is a perfect mix of strategy, adventure, and dexterity. There are so many new things to find, it seems like every other day I discover something else,. whether it be an animal I haven't seen before, a food, or just learning a new skill or making a new tool. This game is awesome!

Lost in Blue

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 8
Date: May 17, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I got this game about a week ago, and it is excellent! You start off in the begining with just Keith who is ship wrecked on a deserted island and have to get through the first night by making a "fire making tool" gather some twigs to make a fire, and eating enough food like coconuts to get enough food and water in your system. If you don't then you won't have enough HP to get through the next couple of days. After the first night you can go try to find the only other person who was on the same ship, Skye.

You will then have to build tools so you can catch fish or other animals. You can also gather food to eat which Skye can cook for you. If you don't do that you obviously won't survive.

One other thing about this game, in the begining you break Skyes glasses, so you literally have to hold her hand when you bring her places which can become kind of tedious. Not to mention lowers your strength/stamina a lot quicker.

But all in all this is an excellent game, it is very addictive and fun to play, it is not a fast paced action game, but if your not into that then you probably wouldn't like this game. But if you like animal crossing and harvest moon then you'd probably like this game. all in all wonderful game!

Very Dissapointing

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 8 / 10
Date: November 11, 2005
Author: Amazon User

My biggest beef with the game, that if fixed, would make it worth ten times its weight in gold would be that the Virtual Hours pass by in a matter of seconds. Pretend it's 4:00 am. If the boy walks form one tree over to another tree two feet away !POOF! It's 8:00 am. Then you go through the small cut scene where he finds the cave and!POOF! It's all the sudden 11:00 pm and time to go to bed, but there is nowhere to sleep. Other than that, the gameplay is fun, the mini-games are awesome, making tools is fun and hunting is awesome but difficult. Once you get the hang of keeping them alive for several 2 hour days, it gets a lot easier as things begin to float up on shore and other surprises. Hope you can survive long enough to escape, cause it almost made me pull what's left of my hair out.

Lost in Blue is Fantastic

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: April 10, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This is the first time I truly want to write a review for a game. This game ROCKS. However, I did feel it is very hard in the beginning, so that I asked my boyfriend to help me a bit. He is a quite experienced gamer with PSP. When he started to play this game, he STICK with it. From the moment I give him my Nintendo DS lite and the game, I feel like it is not my property anymore:) He just cannot put it down. How interesting is that. Then after I watched him playing for quite a while, this game is not that hard for me. We talked about the difficulties in the game all the time. Oh, BTW, I could always go to those websites to check some tips and knowledge for the game. So that if you meet some difficulties that you cannot talk to someone, just go to the Internet, search it in the google, like "how to make a trap in Lost in Blue". etc, you will always be able to solve it through other people's experience. It is so fun. I really like the fishng, hunting, makeing tool, making furniture modes. It is so much fun. And everytime I explored a new place, I get soooo excited. Please trust me, your HP, hunger, thirsty will get more and more easy to accomplish as you play the game more and more. And you will be able to get more and more foods as you play. In the game I already died for like 10 times, but I kept going. And I am so happy that I bought this game. Now I haven't played my other DS games a while, as I truly want to finish the Keith mode and unlock the girl mode. Let's see!

Let's Be Realistic

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: March 10, 2006
Author: Amazon User

The concept behind this game is simple: survive. Survival isn't usually action-packed, I'm sorry to say, so if you tire with things like making sure your character doesn't die, don't play this game. This is a game for people that don't like playing games that are so much like real life. I don't want to talk around a city with a bunch of "Urbs" making sure I don't piss my pants - I'd rather play "Trapped in the Stone Age" on a deserted island. Why? It sure ain't the excitement! Most of the game is gathering, and if you're lucky, some hunting.

I have only died once in the game, but this is because I understand how to play the game. You can't just run off and explore - you have to think! How much water does the girl have? How much do you have? Do you have any food on you that you could eat in case you have to eat on your exploration? Are you searching for anything, e.g. stones, sticks, or food? Beyond that, the game is really based in surviving and exploring the island.

The complexity of the game is far greater than anticipated, however. You have to build a lot of stuff, from beds to rafts, and each item you build costs resources - you have to find logs and vines, make the vines into rope, then make the raft. And you have to do that six times. Building, cooking, gathering, spear fishing, etc. are all based in the touchpad; this is the best integrated game I have seen in regards to analog control of the characters and stylus control of action. If one was to buy this game for no other reason, it would be to showcase the Nintendo DS and all of its abilities.

Bottom Line:

If you like doing puzzles, get this game.
If you like "The Sims," get this game.
If you liked "Zork" (the original one), get this game.
You don't have to like Zork now.
But if you ever did, you will like this game.

This is an RPG with no action, but to say that it is no fun is bogus; it's just not the certain type of fun that specific audiences are looking for. But, in my case, it's a perfect game for me. If they come out with a business/stock exchange simulation, I'd be all over it, but for many, that wouldn't be fun. But make no mistake, kids; all video games are pointless.

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