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It's Throwback Thursday, and in this week's episode of our ongoing series on older titles big or small that marked us, we're inviting you to (re)discover a classic that will help you escape to... Well... To a Lost Eden. So let's go and talk about dinosaurs!

Released in March of 1995, courtesy of the oh-so-classic studio Cryo Interactive, it was praised for both the quality of its graphics, music, and great use of FMV cutscenes, as well as its charmingly-unique setting. You play as a young prince whose kingdom is at war with an evil dinosaur named Morkus Rex. Embarking on a journey to defeat evil forces, traveling around the world to unite humans and dinosaurs in order to rebuild the kingdom and be able to face the tyrant, you'll get to enjoy a classic and easy-going point and click adventure in Lost Eden.



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[i]Lost Eden holds a special place in my heart, as it's the first game I finished without any guide and because it was a love at first sight. I was instantly blown away by 3D animations, music and full voice acting. Also because it had dinosaurs!! And some of them were talking!!!
To me it was a movie, I could be a part of and live in this dino-adventure! Additionally the main character’s name is Adam, so that helped me with the immersion. I remember begging my parents to upgrade our PC with a CD-ROM drive just so I could play this.
In terms of gameplay it's very similar to the first Dune and it’s no surprise as it was made by the same creators. They even got the same composer on board - the great Stéphane Picq whose soundtrack for it is just pure awesomeness.
If you are looking for a game with a nice plot, point and click elements, great voice acting and amazing music to play over the weekend you just can’t go wrong with this one. And did I mention that it has dinosaurs in it!?[/i]


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It is cute adventure game. It certainly starts stronger than it ends, and there's the middle part that sadly gets quite repetitive.

But it makes a great first impression and the soundtrack is pretty much outstanding.

Back in the day I'd play and replay the demo, wandering around the citadel just to listen to the music and see those slick FMV transitions.
Post edited March 03, 2022 by PraetorianWolfie
Quirky little gem, great soundtrack by Stéphane Picq (Dune), cool characters, interesting world, as many Cryo games some weird ideas thrown in, a not so successful strategy (dinosaur management? XD) minigame at some point. A reminder for me I could replay this in German.

Also, there is a lot of back and forth to talk to the same characters, not great gameplay, get this for the atmosphere or be disappointed.
Post edited March 04, 2022 by Dogmaus
I think this is one I'll enjoy as a YouTube video playthrough (no commentary).
Atlantis: The Lost Tales is the oldest Cryo game I've played and I really liked it, but going back further isn't palatable to me... although - and I realise this contradicts what I've just said - I DO plan to play Cryo's Dune at some point (the CD-ROM version is already installed on my PC)! I think that's mostly because of Dune's "true classic" status (aka: universal acclaim).
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Sat42: I think this is one I'll enjoy as a YouTube video playthrough (no commentary).
Atlantis: The Lost Tales is the oldest Cryo game I've played and I really liked it, but going back further isn't palatable to me... although - and I realise this contradicts what I've just said - I DO plan to play Cryo's Dune at some point (the CD-ROM version is already installed on my PC)! I think that's mostly because of Dune's "true classic" status (aka: universal acclaim).
Yes, games like Atlantis and Dragon Lore are sometimes just uncomprehensible, in some spots it's so hard to figure out how to move that even with a walkthrough it's s still confusing. Lost Eden and Dune are not such serious offenders as I remember.
Post edited March 06, 2022 by Dogmaus
Lost Eden is an underrated classic. Everything from graphics to music to the simple but immersive gameplay is terrific. It's only the rushed ending that lets things down a bit.