![]() Lost in Random is a fantasy adventure following Even, a 12-year-old girl whose sister, Odd, is taken away by an evil queen. It looks like a Tim Burton creation, and has the soundtrack to match, but Lost in Random pales in comparison to other Burton-alikes (notably Tim Schafer’s Psychonauts). Lost in Random is cute, and has moments of inspiration, but too much of it lands awkwardly, like a lopsided die. It’s unfortunate, then, that much of what makes North great has been lost in the translation to an interactive medium. ![]() The man is funny, he’s made an art out of breaking the fourth wall, and it makes perfect sense he was hired to write the Tim Burton-inspired Lost in Random. North’s success with Dinosaur Comics landed him gigs at Marvel and Archie Comics, not to mention a couple Eisner awards and, at one point, the #1 best-selling book on Amazon. North is the Toronto-based creator of the delightful, consistently funny, and remarkably long-running Dinosaur Comics, a webcomic exploring everything from PG-13 Canada Day celebrations to bog people to declaring parts of your life “non-canon” to avoid responsibility. Toronto geek that I am, I’ve managed to meet (and obtain autograph of) Ryan North several times. It has some fun ideas, but nothing special. Available now for PS5 (reviewed), PS4, Xbox X/S, Xbox One, Switch, and Windows.Ī whimsical, occasionally amusing, but disappointingly derivative action-adventure. ![]() Our review of Lost in Random, developed by Zoink.
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