


We didn't want to have this comical, almost Spider-Man feel of you're bouncing around everywhere, because that's really what Lost Planet 1 and 2 did." "But from our standpoint, we have to think about what matches the experience we wanted to create, and for the campaign mode in Lost Planet 3, it's about exploration, it's about being out in the wilderness, it's about him being isolated and alone.

"The grappling hook is one that I know has been pretty controversial with fans." "The grappling hook is one that I know has been pretty controversial with fans, and I know a lot of people look at a feature and they say, 'Well why could I do something before and I can't do it now?' A lot of people view that as a negative, like you've taken something away from them," he said. Where players could use the grappling hook in previous Lost Planet games from the start, Szymanski said access to the grappling hook has changed so that it matches the experience the developers are trying to create. "Thermal energy is part of the Lost Planet world, so we're keeping it there as an element that fits with our narrative and game systems," he said.Īnother element the game is keeping - while also changing - is the grappling hook. The studio kept the idea of thermal energy, but instead of having it tick down, it is used in the game as a resource that can be gathered by killing enemies and through drilling. For Lost Planet 3, Szymanski said the development team opted for a more story-driven, open-world approach.
