The Lost Soul

I beat Lost Soul on Hard (100 Lives 45 Minutes) and it took me a few runs to find the secrets. I do not recommend this game because the controls are clunky and the respawn mechanics double killed me at least a dozen times.

A decent small platformer. Controls nicely. Worth to try ff you enjoy challange and have about an hour to spend.

The Lost Soul is a bite-sized precision platformer designed to be completed in about an hour. This is definitely a minimalist experience, and in more ways than the art style. Your only ability is a basic jump, there aren't any extras outside of a handful of secret warps, and the difficulty selection simply affects your number of lives, the number of checkpoints, and the time limit. The minimalism isn't a bad thing though, as its simplicity and brevity give The Lost Soul long-term replayability and some solid speedrunning potential. Level design is a crucial factor in games like this and The Lost Soul doesn't disappoint. While nothing here is revolutionary, The Lost Soul steadily introduces new obstacles and experiments with them just enough to add variety without feeling repetitive. Difficulty likewise ramps up at a consistent pace and the game demands plenty of precise, tight timing without ever feeling frustrating or unfair. The Lost Soul also does mostly well aesthetically. The minimalist, industrial visuals resemble those of the LOVE series, though this game has plenty of its own style. Though there isn't much in the way of a plot, the levels take on a more sinister look ov…

This will appeal to people who like minimalist abstract platformers. No gimmicks, nothing to collect, just straightforward color-coordinated platforming that can be finished in an hour.

[b]The Lost Soul[/b] is a retro-styled pixelated platformer about a semi-abstract geometric (industrial?) world where touching anything red will insta-kill you, white is safety and blue are spawn points & the finish. Your character’s movements are very basic and feel a bit unnatural and awkward: jumps are always of the same height, your character always can only move at a single same speed, and has no ‘momentum’. However, gameplay is solid and navigating through the hazards is not so much a challenge of your platforming skills, instead this game is all about precision timing. But I realize not all platformer fans will like this approach. The game can be completed in well under an hour on your first try – so it is ideal for doing a complete run when you have a spare hour to waste. The levels are well designed and have a pretty flat difficulty curve. There are apparently hidden secrets, but I didn’t find any of them yet. My rating: [b]7 out of 10[/b].

Great game! Nice soundtrack and creative sprites! 10/10