Lost Via Domus.pdf

Introduction

There are few things on God's Green Earth more popular than

ABC's smash-hit television show Lost. So it makes sense that,

almost four seasons after the show began, a videogame would

appear. Lost is all about storytelling, so developer Ubisoft decided to

take a pure, direct route to telling the untold stories of some of

Oceanic Flight 815's survivors. They made an adventure game.

Lost: Via Domus is a game which has a story that takes place

concurrently to events that happened on the television show,

especially during Lost's first two seasons. You'll see plenty of

familiar faces, from the heroic, headstrong Dr. Jack Shephard, to

the gorgeous criminal named Kate Austen, and plenty of people in

between. Not everyone is here -- and the game tends to skip around

compared to the events on the show's timeline -- but this is a bona

fide Lost game that will keep fans of the series intrigued 'til the very

end.

So what's in our guide? Well, surviving Oceanic Flight 815 was just

the first traumatic step in surviving life on The Island. We cover

everything after the crash, giving gamers a complete walkthrough,

as well as in-depth basics, and plenty of compendiums, including an

inventory list and all of the contents of the in-game notebook.

Everything you need to survive.

In this Lost: Via Domus strategy guide, you'll find:

BASICS // Surviving even one day on The Island is difficult. Let us help.

WALKTHROUGH // We get you through all seven episodes.

CHARACTERS // Meet the cast of Lost: Via Domus, including the game-only characters.

INVENTORY // Everything you can collect, use, trade, and more is listed here.

NOTEBOOK // All of the contents of your in-game notebook in one place.

Guide by: Colin "I Miss Boone" Moriarty

PLEASE NOTE: This guide is chock full of spoilers for both the game and the television show.

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Basics

Lost: Via Domus is an adventure game with very little action. The game is more about experiencing what's around you

and interacting with other characters and your environment. It plays very much like a traditional adventure title in this

way.

But Via Domus also has a lot of quirks that set it apart from other adventure games. First of all, it's episodic by nature,

just like the serial classic that is Lost. There are seven episodes total, and each episode tells a different part of the story.

The game can be played both continuously, from one episode to the next, or episode by episode (if you've already

played through and unlocked said episode). It's not a long game by any stretch of the imagination, but there are some

intricacies and finer points that exist throughout the experience, and that's where our guide comes in.

Who Am I?

Your character's name, as you will find out during the game, is Elliot. You're a survivor of Oceanic Flight 815, but Elliot is

a character that has never appeared on the television show, so you get to see the events that occur on the show's first

couple of seasons from another, all-new perspective.

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Elliot's quest throughout is a rather simple one to decipher. He wants to figure out who he is (since he's suffering from

amnesia), and to do so, he has to take several steps, finding belongings, playing through flashback sequences, and

convincing the other survivors (all familiar faces from the show) that he's not one of The Island's hostile inhabitants. The

story and the events are indeed compelling, but fans of the Lost television show won't find anything they don't really

know about. They'll just experience events in a completely new way.

Exploration, Conversation, Puzzle-Solving

Life on the Island isn't easy, and for Elliot, it's a lot harder than for most of the other survivors, because many of them

simply don't trust him. You'll find that the game has three primary modes for you to play through, although they are all

seamlessly integrated into one another.

Most of the game will be spent exploring. You'll explore the beach, the plane wreckage, the jungle, and even the hatch.

This is where you can gather items, clues, and see much of the Island's mysteries and intrigues for yourself. While

exploring, you'll run into other survivors of the crash, as well as the Island's "native" inhabitants, The Others. These

interactions allow you to talk to them, pick their brains about a variety of topics, and you can even barter with them,

trading things you've found for things they have.

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The third aspect to the game, which takes place the least amount of time but adds the most challenge and depth, are

the puzzles you must solve. Sure, getting through dark, dank caves, typing numbers into the hatch's computer, and

convincing Jack and Sayid that you're not an Other is challenging enough, but the fuse-based puzzles you'll encounter

throughout the game constitute the most difficult aspect of playing through the game. You'll no doubt want to consult our

walkthrough for puzzle solutions, as well as a hand-holding through the rest of the game.

What else?

Lost: Via Domus presents itself in simplicity, so picking up the game and playing through it should hardly be a challenge

for anyone. But there are tips, tricks and techniques we recommend utilizing as you play through. Read the next page,

our Ten Tips, for precise information on certain finer aspects of the game.

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Ten Tips

This brief section of our guide reveals our ten tips to playing Lost: Via Domus. This is just some of the knowledge we've

gained during our playthrough that we thought we'd share with you, the readers. Remember, though -- it's all opinion.

Play the game the way it's most comfortable for you. These are just our recommendations to get the most out of your

experience.

1.) Investigation is Key - Our walkthrough outlines all items and objects that demand investigation. It's a good idea

to investigate everything for three primary reasons. First of all, it gives you the most information to work with when

going through the game. Secondly, it allows you to, in some cases, unlock secret achievements, unlockables and

the like. And the third reason is simplest to understand -- the game isn't very long, and exploring every nook and

cranny is a good way to get the most bang for your buck.

2.) Take Your Time - The game holds for you a short experience. Prolong it by not rushing. Take in the scenery.

Talk to everyone. Don't rush or try to skip ahead, which the game allows you to do from time to time. By taking your

time and doing everything you were intended to do in the game, you'll walk away with the most you could have

possibly gotten from the experience.

3.) Talk to Everyone - Conversation in Via Domus might seem repetitive, annoying and all-together useless. But

many characters have unique and interesting things to say about a variety of topics, and just because you don't

necessarily have to talk to any characters to progress to a certain point in the game doesn't mean you shouldn't.

Plus, some of the voice acting is from the actual actor or actress who plays certain characters on the show, so

hearing them do game voice acting is interesting in itself.

4.) Collect, Collect, Collect - If you see a stray Coconut, Water Bottle, Papaya, or whatever, gather it into your

inventory. You'll need these items, and their equivalent values, to barter with other survivors of Oceanic Flight 815

for all of the necessities. Your inventory has a finite amount of room, however, so be sure to ditch less valuable

items (such as the aforementioned Papayas and Coconuts) when you stumble across newer, more expensive items

you can't shove into your inventory.

5.) Avoid Trading Temptations - There's plenty to trade with in the game, and a lot of characters, like Sawyer, will

constantly be pushing something in order to get what you have. That's all fine and good, but most of the time,

trading is unnecessary. You can purchase a gun, for instance, very early in the game, but you won't need it until

much later, so wait until you need it to acquire it. If trading is necessary, we'll tell you about it in our walkthrough.

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