Lost Ruins Review (Nintendo Switch OLED)

by Jim Smale · July 14, 2022

For this Lost Ruins Review, we play a 2D side-scrolling survival action game, where you play as a young girl that has awoken in a strange and foreign place without her memories. Explore a dark and dangerous world, battle hideous monsters, and topple incredible bosses.

Lost Ruins Review

Lost Ruins Review Pros:

Decent pixel art graphics.
706MB download size.
Ten save slots.
Can rebind controls.
Four difficulties – accessible, recommended veteran, and hardcore.
Anime art is used for text conversations.
Tight controls.
Save/checkpoints littered throughout the world.
Metroidvania platformer gameplay.
Smartphone messages can be found and give text-based lore and story.
Fully customize your own loadout and item shortcuts.
Cutesy pixel art characters.
Burn oil to make a fire, and use water to extinguish or electrify the water.
Loot galore from chests to drops to lying around the locations.
The map fills in as you play.
Portals – find them and use them for fast travel.
Computers act as save points.
The full-text pop-up of pickups and notifications.
Easy to read and use menu system.
Satisfies loot lust.
Actions – weapons, magic, jump, and roll/dash that can also be performed in the air.
Strong lighting game with reactive shadows.
Creepy and gorgeous locations.
Items will show stats, buffs, etc in the menu.
Satisfying to play.
Some of the best-looking enemies I’ve seen in a long time.
A proper sense of adventure.
Puzzle elements sprinkled in.
Play how you want.
Vending machines can be found and used to buy and sell items and gear.
Find new characters who aid you but also sell unique items and spells.
Big colorful explosions and effects.
Boss encounters are memorable and huge.

Lost Ruins Review

Lost Ruins Review Cons:

Difficult.
No touchscreen support.
Combat takes a bit of getting used to as it’s very wooden and safe in its approach.
Animations are slow, especially in combat.

Lost Ruins Review