Lost Records
A new look at the characters in Lost Records: Bloom & Rage is out there so we can get ready for a Summer trip with the cast in Lost Records
After having the announcement for Lost Records: Bloom & Rage a little bit ago, it is finally time to take in some of the landscape and characters we are going to be joining on this journey. A journey that DON’T NOD has always been great at giving us with their past games and this one looks like it is going to do the same thing this year when it lands on the PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. Since this one will be all about a cast of characters coming back together in the story of Lost Records, we should probably get to know them a bit. Specifically, where they come from and how they became the person we are going to experience in the story. This is where the latest "Lo-Fi" trailer for the game is coming in here today. Let us dive into it all.
In the following stylized video, we have for Lost Records: Bloom & Rage, we get to see and meet Swann a bit more, our protagonist, as well as Nora, Autumn, and Kat. Nora is the more eccentric of the friend group and brings all of the energy. Then there is Autumn taking up the role of the de facto leader of the group. Rounding it out will be Kat with a strong will and pragmatic style in the mix. All while we get a bit of a reunion tale where they need to face some dark secrets from the past. Something that they all promised they would come back to handle if needed. Add in the fun new and licensed music for Lost Records and we have a story pulled right out of the 80s and with the gameplay we have grown to love from the developer. Have a look and a listen to it all down below and see if you will be down to experience this two-part story when it does finally land out there.
Lost Records: Bloom & Rage — Lo-Fi Summer
Lost Records: Bloom & Rage is a narrative adventure game set in the fictional town of Velvet Cove in the summer of 1995. Four high school friends – Swann, Nora, Autumn, and Kat – spend the summer together hanging out, playing music, and becoming best friends… until something changes the trajectory of all of their lives. After 27 years of silence between them, they reunite to confront the dark secrets that made them promise to never speak again.
In this new trailer, discover Velvet Cove through the lens of a camcorder belonging to the game’s main protagonist, Swann, who is gearing up for her last summer in the fictional Michigan town. In the trailer we get a glimpse into Swann’s personality: her introverted nature and her love of capturing slices of reality on her camcorder. We also see some in-game areas that players will explore and characters they will get to meet when the game releases in late 2024.
Lost Records: Bloom & Rage will be released in two distinct parts, a month apart. A natural break in the story means that players will be able to start discussions, share theories, and eagerly anticipate the next part of the story.
At the start of the summer, Swann gets to know a group of friends – Nora, Autumn, and Kat. She spends the summer forming close bonds with each of them: Nora, rebellious, eccentric, and full of energy; Autumn, the thoughtful and charismatic group leader; and Kat: pragmatic, strong-willed, and enigmatic. Four very different personalities and perspectives come together on that fateful summer of ‘95 to uncover secrets that will bind – and break – the group.
Will the girls balance each other out, or clash in weird and wonderful ways?
Lost Records: Bloom & Rage will have a soundtrack made up of original tracks composed for the game and licensed music to tell the story of Swann and friends. The song featured in the Lo-fi Summer trailer is another original track composed for Lost Records: Bloom & Rage. The music is written and performed by Ruth Radelet, Adam Miller, and Nat Walker.
Lost Records: Bloom & Rage is scheduled for release in late 2024 on PC, Xbox Series X|S, and PlayStation 5.
Lost Records: Bloom & Rage is fully furthering the Goonies and IT vibes when it comes to the story and cinematic parts of it all. Not the most original idea, sure, but if anyone can pull it off, it would be this team for sure. I am still curious if this is going to be closer to the Life Is Strange kind of gameplay where there will be some action but mostly a choose-your-own-adventure kind of thing, but we will just need to wait a little longer for that reveal. I am just glad to see that Lost Records is leaning into the best tropes while still trying to give us something we have yet to experience along the way too. Well, at least is not the normal to see along the way as there have been stories like this where it dives into the same realms and uses the same character types in the mix too. Maybe it will be the dark secret that will add the true twist to it all to further hype up the other aspects.
Where do you stand on Lost Records so far and will this be a title that you will dip your toes into? Do you think the characters will align themselves correctly in the game or will they only have some traits to make things difficult when making choices? What do you think the dark secret out there is going to be and how different will it be from other stories like it? Ride on down to the comment section to discuss all of this and everything else that we have out there for now. There is more to come for Lost Records: Bloom & Rage, for sure, so please keep on coming back here to see and hear about all of it. We have yet to be fully let down by the team and I have high hopes that this one will knock it out of the park, so be sure to know we will have a lot more along the way.
