Audra Bowling
RPGFanRPGFan Review - The Lost Child
Published 2/23/2020
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PS4 / Vita / Switch - 6/19/2018
The Lost Child
A first-person RPG dungeon crawler set in the present day and continuing the El Shaddai series. The game uses random encounters and turn-based combat with a team of 5 characters. Creatures can be captured and added to your team, as well as being combined to create more powerful creatures.
- Developer
- Crim, Kadokawa Games
- Publisher
- Kadokawa Games, NIS America
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Critic avg
61
14 scored reviews
Total coverage
14
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Score range
30–80
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Score range is 31+ points
Critic landscape
The critic average is 61 across 14 scored reviews, with a 50-point spread. Critics are far apart on this one.
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Most scored reviews currently sit in the Below 70 band.
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80–893 reviews · 21%
70–794 reviews · 29%
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Renan Fontes
Cubed3The Lost Child (PlayStation 4) Review
Published 9/15/2018
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50
-11 vs critic avg
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Read originalPaul Broussard
VGChartzThe Lost Child (NS) Review
Published 7/22/2018
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50
-11 vs critic avg
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Read originalTracey
PS4Blog.net[PlayStation 4] The Lost Child Review
Published 7/17/2018
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80
+19 vs critic avg
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Read originalDillan Combs
Pure NintendoReview: The Lost Child (Nintendo Switch)
Published 7/17/2018
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70
+9 vs critic avg
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Read originalJason Bohn
Hardcore GamerReview: The Lost Child
Published 6/30/2018
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50
-11 vs critic avg
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Read originalJon Mundy
Nintendo LifeReview: The Lost Child (Switch)
Published 6/27/2018
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50
-11 vs critic avg
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Read originalMiguel Moran
TheSixthAxisThe Lost Child Review
Published 6/25/2018
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Score
30
-31 vs critic avg
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Read originalLucas White
PlayStation LifeStyleThe Lost Child Review – Heaven or Hell, Let’s Grind (PS4)
Published 6/25/2018
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70
+9 vs critic avg
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Read originalKim Snaith
GameSpewThe Lost Child Review: Delightful Dungeon-Crawling Demons – GameSpew
Published 6/22/2018
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70
+9 vs critic avg
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