The Lost Child (video game)

The Lost Child
European cover art
Developer(s)Crim
Publisher(s)
Director(s)Hitoshi "Zin" Hasegawa
Producer(s)Sawaki Takeyasu
Designer(s)
  • Kise Oota
  • Moyuru Matsumoto
Artist(s)
  • Sawaki Takeyasu
  • Narayuki Takahashi
  • Kentaro Maruta
Composer(s)Takayuki Nakamura
Platform(s)
Release
  • JP: August 24, 2017 (PS4, PSV)
  • NA: June 19, 2018
  • EU: June 22, 2018
  • AU: July 6, 2018
Genre(s)Role-playing, dungeon crawler
Mode(s)Single-player

The Lost Child[a] is a 2017 role-playing videogame developed by Crim for the PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita and Nintendo Switch. Set in modern-day Tokyo, The Lost Child is a follow-up to 2011's El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron. The game was removed from all digital platforms in the European, American, Asian and Oceania regions on the 18/6/2023 and can no longer be purchased. This was due to Dragami Games taking over the publishing rights.

Development

In May 2013, it was announced that Sawaki Takeyasu, creator, director and lead artist of El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron, had purchased the rights to the El Shaddai IP from UTV Ignition Games with the intention of expanding it under his newly-formed development studio Crim.[1] In 2017 at a Tokyo Sandbox presentation, Takeyasu teased a "major announcement" relating to the IP to be made within the next two weeks,[2] which was officially revealed ten days later in Famitsu as The Lost Child, a role-playing game for the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita set in the El Shaddai universe.[3]

It was announced in August 2017 that Sony Interactive Entertainment would be publishing and providing localisation of the game in Chinese territories.[4] In September 2017, it was announced by NIS America that the game would be receiving a Western release,[5] with a Nintendo Switch port also being announced for the West in February 2018.[6]

Reception

The Lost Child received "mixed or average" reviews according to review aggregator Metacritic.

Reaction to delisting

The game was delisted on the 18/6/2023, this sparked minor outrage online due to the delisting being sudden, the game still remains downloadable on devices that already purchased the game.

Notes

  1. ^ Japanese: ザ・ロスト・チャイルド, Hepburn: Za Rosuto Chairudo

References

  1. ^ Romano, Sal (31 May 2013). "Crim acquires El Shaddai IP". Gematsu. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  2. ^ Nelva, Giuseppe (13 May 2017). "El Shaddai Director Shows HD Version; Teases Major Announcement Within Two Weeks". Dualshockers. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  3. ^ Romano, Sal (23 May 2017). "El Shaddai director announces turn-based RPG The Lost Child for PS4, PS Vita". Gematsu. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  4. ^ "繼承『El Shaddai』譜系之神話構想RPG PS4™ / PS Vita專用遊戲『The Lost Child』 決定於2017年8月24日發售中文版!!". Sony Interactive Entertainment. 8 August 2017. Archived from the original on 20 June 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  5. ^ Vitale, Adam (7 September 2017). "The Lost Child officially announced for the West". RPGSite. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  6. ^ McFerran, Damien (21 February 2018). "The Lost Child Is Bringing Cthulhu-Inspired Demons To Switch This Year". Nintendo Life. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  7. ^ "The Lost Child for PlayStation 4 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 2021-10-23.
  8. ^ "The Lost Child for Switch Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 2021-10-23.
  9. ^ Mundy, Jon (27 June 2018). "The Lost Child Review (Switch)". Nintendo Life. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  10. ^ Cal McCormick, John (18 June 2018). "The Lost Child Review (PS4)". Push Square. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  11. ^ Fuller, Alex (2 July 2018). "The Lost Child Review". RPGamer. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  12. ^ Bowling, Audra (23 February 2020). "The Lost Child". RPGFan. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  13. ^ Lloyd, David (12 June 2018). "The Lost Child (Switch) Review". Nintendo World Report. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  14. ^ Bohn, Jason (30 June 2018). "Review: The Lost Child". Hardcore Gamer. Retrieved 23 October 2021.


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