The Beginning of the End was the title of last night's spooky and spookier episode of Lost, and today there's a predictably cryptic trailer for the upcoming game to dovetail with the season premier. Other than the mediocre face-mapping and uneven voice imitation, the game (and in particular, the island) looks pretty fabulous. Check it out.
I'm not sure how I feel about a franchise tie-in that's officially "[not] an extension of canon," according to the TV show's executive producer Carlton Cuse. In a "maybe it happened, maybe it didn't" capacity, therefore, you play a photojournalist who's lost his memory in the crash, and over the course of seven episodes (worth roughly 90 minutes of gameplay a piece) must solve puzzles that parallel the events of the TV show.
As a Lost fan, I'm intrigued. As a gamer, I'm more like "What you got, Drake's Fortune wannabe?" Here's hoping it's more than just Errand Simulator meets Beautiful People on a Beach.
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