Nicholas (Cage)*(Tom) Hanks is the protagonist.

You cannot unsee this.

While I don't think it should at all be called a sequel of the series, since it's so wildly different, it does share some similarities in name and in lore. It's an OK game, but it's a shootoff, not what one should consider an official installment.

I can appreciate the work that the team put into developing it, and the boss-fights were at least well-thought-out. I had very low expectations going into it, but have since been pleasantly surprised.

Do not go in expecting any similarities, other than superficial similarities to Lost Planet.

The gunplay is mostly decent, the enemy design is decent, but the weapons are somewhat bland, and it has lost any sense of outlandish caricatures of robotic weaponry that the previous games had. It is a cover shooter and a robot beat-em-up with some additional collection features.

The game does have its good points, though.
-Attention to detail
-Characters (other than the main character)
-A sense of... coldness
-Boss fights are engaging and well-designed for the team's level of development experience
-Enemy design means you have to engage each one differently
-RIG Combat is actually pretty fun (when you do fight against large Akrid)

The bad parts, however, plunge the game into mediocrity
-Pacing in combat sections isn't very-well thought out for some instances
-The game feels like a cover shooter that borrows many elements from other games without making them its own
-The upgrade system for the weapons is shallow and wasn't explored deeply enough by the development team
-It's not really Lost Planet other than names and lore
-Some of the weapons (esp. the Pulse Rifle) feel clunky.
-Some explorational/collection mechanics aren't explained very well

I cannot recommend this game, however, due to how much of an offshoot it is from its predecessors, quirky and zany as they may have been. It's a completely different game and doesn't really come into its own. Plus, a lack of co-operative play is a big no-no since MP was DOA.

Nicholas (Cage)*(Tom) Hanks is the protagonist. You cannot unsee this. While I don't think it should at all be called a sequel of the series, since it's so wildly different, it does share some similarities in name and in lore. It's an OK game, but it's a shootoff, not what one should consider an official installment. I can appreciate the work that the team put into developing it, and the boss-fights were at least well-thought-out. I had very low expectations going into it, but have since been pleasantly surprised. Do not go in expecting any similarities, other than superficial similarities to Lost Planet. The gunplay is mostly decent, the enemy design is decent, but the weapons are somewhat bland, and it has lost any sense of outlandish caricatures of robotic weaponry that the previous games had. It is a cover shooter and a robot beat-em-up with some additional collection features. The game does have its good points, though. -Attention to detail -Characters (other than the main character) -A sense of... coldness -Boss fights are engaging and well-designed for the team's level of development experience -Enemy design means you have to engage each one differently -RIG Combat is actually pretty fun (when you do fight against large Akrid) The bad parts, however, plunge the game into mediocrity -Pacing in combat sections isn't very-well thought out for some instances -The game feels like a cover shooter that borrows many elements from other games without making them its own -The upgrade system for the weapons is shallow and wasn't explored deeply enough by the development team -It's not really Lost Planet other than names and lore -Some of the weapons (esp. the Pulse Rifle) feel clunky. -Some explorational/collection mechanics aren't explained very well I cannot recommend this game, however, due to how much of an offshoot it is from its predecessors, quirky and zany as they may have been. It's a completely different game and doesn't really come into its own. Plus, a lack of co-operative play is a big no-no since MP was DOA.