REVIEW | L. O. L. - Lack Of Love (Dreamcast, 2000) | Love-de-lic's DC Masterpiece

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IGFTW Ep. 3 takes a look at L. O. L., or Lack Of Love, one of the rare hidden gems for the Sega Dreamcast that was only released in Japan. It was the joint production of Love-de-lic game studio and Ryuichi Sakamoto, world-famous composer and musician. I apologize for the dark video quality--it became that way when rendered, and I used "auto-fix" youtube video tools to adjust this...I hope it turns out OK.
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Other games featured in this video are the Dreamcast titles Jet Grind Radio, Phantasy Star Online, and Shenmue, all published by Sega, and Shadow of the Colossus (PS2) and Journey (PS3), published by Sony. A small video clip was used from the film The Room, owned by Wiseau Films. All "background music," is audio recorded from the game itself and not from any external source, such as a CD or MP3.
Gameplay was captured using the Elgato Game Capture HD, and video/audio was edited using Sony Movie Studio Platinum Suite, Version 12.
Japanese title:　エルオーエルラック・オブ・ラブ
Release date: 11-2-2000
Publisher: ASCII
Developer: Love-de-lic
Platform: Sega Dreamcast
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@boyblob 7 месяцев назад

A game about living, sold to you by a store on the verge of dying. What a life.

@mittenengrey 10 лет назад

Wow. This is one great review for such an underrated game. I'm lucky to have this game and I really enjoyed playing it. Ryuichi Sakamoto is also one of my inspirations and this was the first time I heard his amazing music.

@ImportGamingFTW 10 лет назад

mittenengrey Thank you very much--underrated is definitely not a misnomer regarding Lack of Love! I'm glad you had the chance to play it and own one of the real gems in the Japanese Dreamcast library.

@SisselSasha 5 лет назад

I watched a "full" LP of this game, that was one of the most bizarre experience I've ever had on RU-vid honestly. Reaaaaally weird and honestly it makes you think and stare blankly at your screen after the experience

@ImportGamingFTW 5 лет назад

I could see that--I've thought about streaming a full playthrough of this game...I hope you can come by and think and stare blankly at the screen if I do!

@SisselSasha 5 лет назад

Oh yeah for sure, it would be quite the experience 😬

@warnegoodman 5 месяцев назад

@@ImportGamingFTW did you ever stream it?

@nintenjoel 9 лет назад

Of all games that weren't mentioned, this reminds me most of EVO: Search for Eden on SNES. Looks cool though!

@a2pha 3 года назад

EVO. Now that was one very solid Super Nintendo title.

@noobtuber10 2 года назад

Both are made using that giaia theory

@hemangchauhan2864 3 года назад

Having learnt about Sakamoto and revisiting this video really had me surprised.

@Nikos8BitStereo 9 лет назад

What a very strange game, but unique, so very unique, as the Dreamcast is known for very strange and unique games, someday I will own one and play the many games this console houses! But yes L.O.L. looks very interesting, but something I'm not sure I could get into, but there is always a chance to give it a try (when the price is right), it's almost like Pikmin, but just one lonely creature trying to survive on this planet. I do love how it portrays its message, and of course that music is powerful, thank you Ryuichi Sakamoto. Great job Jimmy! Also glad to see your love for The Room this early in IGFTW ;)

@ImportGamingFTW 9 лет назад

***** I only started doing RU-vid videos to include Tommy Wiseau and The Room references. True story.

@mistamontiel00 4 года назад

www.mediafire.com/file/hf9kavtjvoefmms ENG translation and VGA patched fine folks did this not even a month ago

@Katanaboy14 8 лет назад

I've never really seen any of your videos, but coming across this really helped me find something I felt the Dreamcast would challenge me with (Especially since I barely remember how to read Japanese). I've never owned one up until recently, and this video's helped me make a good informed decision on how I'd like to enjoy my long awaited experience with this system! Your presentation of this game and explanation is really good. I really look forward to going through your videos and finding new interesting imports to play! Cheers, man. Really enjoyed this.

@ImportGamingFTW 8 лет назад

+Nephicide Thank you very much for watching, and I'm glad you've found interest in this wonderfully unique and (IMO) amazing game. TBH, there's not much of a challenge here with the Japanese language, as the only text that appears is on the pause menu (IIRC), but it's a good introduction to the rare and obscure on the Dreamcast for sure. :)

@DuwangKaizer Год назад

Rest in Peace Ryuichi Sakamoto...

@Lil-Britches Год назад

I knew I wasn't the only one ❤

@ImportGamingFTW Год назад

...and thank you for all the wonderful music.

@smelly4373 11 месяцев назад

One of my dream games to own

@ImportGamingFTW 10 месяцев назад

I hope that dream of owning the game comes true--I was very fortunate to find the game when I did. I don't think the game is too expensive now, but it is hard to find. Good luck.

@tHeWasTeDYouTh 6 лет назад

I have never heard of this game, damn the Dreamcast was truly an amazing console. !!!!!! thanks for the review

@ImportGamingFTW 6 лет назад

You're very welcome, and I agree--loved, and still love, the Dreamcast.

@CAPMAX_Gaming 9 лет назад

Great stuff. I've only played a little bit of this game, but I found it quite fascinating.

@yenphi1035 3 года назад

When someone loves you, the way they talk about you is different. You feel safe and comfortable.

@WooMaster777 7 лет назад

Oh, my God!! This game sounds AMAZING!! Thank you so much for documenting this wonderful work of art! 😀

@ImportGamingFTW 7 лет назад

It was a game ahead of its time, much like the other Love-de-lic games. Thank you for watching!

@drunkensailor112 6 лет назад

I have this game and tried finishing it, but it's hard since you need to think completely out of the box as a gamer. I hope to finish it one day. It impressed me so much.

@ImportGamingFTW 6 лет назад

It is a wonderful game, and yes, one that makes you think quite a bit, in terms of gaming and (this may sound corny) life.

@boejenjamin 2 года назад

I bought this import and was a huge Dreamcast enthusiast. Thank you for making this video. Back when it came out I couldn't read Japanese and barely understood what was going on in the game but loved it none the less.

@vipset87 4 года назад

from the same studio that brought us *MOON*

@ImportGamingFTW 4 года назад

Yep, and that's a good one, too!

@TechnicolorDojo 10 лет назад

One person had a lack of love. This was the first video of yours that I saw, but I didn't have a google account then. So, I thought it was funny that you mentioned it in your recent interview and I came back to rewatch it. It's still a great video.

@ImportGamingFTW 10 лет назад

LOL about the L.O.L.! That thumbs down was one of the first ratings I ever got, which was after this was submission of the week at Retroware. I guess someone was pissed...? Anyway, thanks for coming back to comment/watch, and for reading that blasphemous, uncouth, and unforgivable interview. XD

@snoopbob2011 4 года назад

Thanks for the great video

@Beerlover2007 9 лет назад

What a beautiful game, Just the message from the creators alone. I need to hunt a copy down but it's finding it for a good price. It goes for £60+ average on eBay UK.

@UltraHealthyVideoGameNerd 8 лет назад

Top quality review. I had seen a little bit of footage of this game but had no idea what the premise was. It's a lot easier to decide whether it's worth the money now.

@ImportGamingFTW 8 лет назад

+Techno Breakers Inc Thanks a lot, and I hope you have the chance to play this sometime. :)

@SETSUNAFSEIEI885 4 года назад

Just info guys, this game get english patch in 2020!

@ImportGamingFTW 4 года назад

Cool--it's not really a game that needs a translation patch to play, but it's great to have the option.

@Caridani23 9 лет назад

What a weird and unique game. Awesome review and I would love to try out this game for shure!

@ImportGamingFTW 9 лет назад

***** Thanks a lot! I hope you get a chance to play this one, in spite of it's somewhat rarity.

@liminal18 8 лет назад

Awesome review

@ImportGamingFTW 8 лет назад

+Andrew Jones Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed it. :)

@ionmyke 8 лет назад

Great review! It's funny, I found out where most of the Toys n Joys stock went after they closed, and that's where I got my copy as well. Cost me a lot more than 5 bucks though!

@ImportGamingFTW 8 лет назад

+ionmyke Thanks, and I guess you're a fellow Hawaii person, eh? It's cool that you got the game, hopefully for a lot cheaper than ebay prices, but where did you find it? I wondered about where their stock went, and I hoped it would pop up at one of the flea markets/swap meets, but no luck.

@CustomStyleCajunTurkey 9 лет назад

Excellent review of this game.

@ImportGamingFTW 9 лет назад

SF2Guile Thanks--I hope you'll check out the game and enjoy it!

@MikeYoPlays Год назад

review ahead of its time

@ImportGamingFTW 10 месяцев назад

Thank you--I loved making this video, though it has a lot of elements of a YT video from that time, mainly the bad/stupid jokes.

@MikeYoPlays 10 месяцев назад

@@ImportGamingFTW don't worry! It's Hella good ;))

@xristo702 8 лет назад

ah, poor kenichi...he never did get around to making moon 2, eh?

@ImportGamingFTW 8 лет назад

+xristo702 I guess not...but there's still a tiny chance...maybe?!

@oliverjia1014 9 лет назад

Man, you're always so lucky getting these kinds of games for low prices. Guess I can only hope to get some good deals when I eventually go to Japan. :P

@ImportGamingFTW 9 лет назад

Oliver Jia Oh, you'll get some good deals! If you don't, it's probably because you're not looking in the right spots...and the right spots are practically everywhere! ;)

@Deathy2D 10 лет назад

This game reminded me a lot from Seventh Cross for the Dreamcast as well. But this one looked like it had better story overall. Awesome review.

@ImportGamingFTW 10 лет назад

Thanks a lot! I need to pick up the rest of the love-de-lic games, Moon: A Remix RPG and UFO: A Day in the Life for the PS1, as I hear that they're even better than L. O. L. Unfortunately, I never played Seventh Cross, despite being an early adopter of the Dreamcast. I think it was because of my over-reliance at the time of magazine reviews, which panned the game as far as I can remember. Thanks for reminding me of its existence, I want to pick it up now...

@GarryGri 3 года назад

I've played both. This is the best, and because it has no speech and simple interactions the Japanese isn't a barrier, it's easy to pick up, work out, and play. Seventh Cross seemed to be one of those games it was 'kool' to hate on for a while. I didn't think it was a bad game at all. I've played much worse games some people gush about. Each to their own I suppose!

@afireinside421 2 года назад

That's where they got the idea for the game "Spore".

@greatbitblog9142 9 лет назад

Oh man! This is one DreamCast game I was trying to remember! There's another one where there's a robot that hatches out of an egg. I think Evolution is in it's name, but can't think of it's name.

@ImportGamingFTW 9 лет назад

Great Bit Blog You may be thinking of EGG--Elemental Gimmick Gear, an action RPG where a guy is in an egg-shaped robot.

@MrLordpistoia 7 лет назад

Great Bit Blog the game your looking for is seventh cross evolution

@Lil-Britches Год назад

❤ amazing album.

@ImportGamingFTW Год назад

Definitely--rest in peace, Mr. Sakamoto.

@namebp 6 лет назад

Don't forget to check out Moon also by love de lic. It was a very interesting experience

@ImportGamingFTW 6 лет назад

Hell yeah--I love Moon, it's one of the games I want to do a video on very much...

@rabidbat3113 6 лет назад

Believe it or not,this game is right now my top #1 most wanted game here and an year. Again,language and console are the main reason I probably never will get to play...This video is much shorter than usual but it has much more...emotion I guess behind it,it is much more vivid than the rest of your videos. I love It! You might ignore this but, can I suggest you a game called "Rain World" ? It is also a survival kinda game and extremely unique in each gameplay and theme,kinda like L.O.L but...not so much...both games are unique anyways,I have a feeling you might enjoy it.

@Angie-ir6dn 9 лет назад

reminds me of pikmin and spore.

@j.mil1710 3 года назад

I need to start going to bed earlier

@thedutchess2003 9 лет назад

Is this a japanese game? I would love to add this to my collection. Just subscribed, great channel

@ImportGamingFTW 9 лет назад

thedutchess brit Yes, it's a Japan-only title, but you can play it with a boot disc, which I believe is very easy to find and burn online...at least it was even back when the game first came out in the early 2000s! XDThank you for subscribing, and I hope you enjoy the rest of my videos. If you ever have any suggestions, please let me know!

@YunierViada 5 лет назад

Wow never heard of this game before.

@ImportGamingFTW 5 лет назад

Glad you found out about it, it's a great game for an even greater console!

@YunierViada 5 лет назад

Jimmy Hapa (Import Gaming FTW!) Oh I love my Dreamcast man! It was my first console. ^_^

@ImportGamingFTW 5 лет назад

Good to hear that, the Dreamcast is an awesome system--not my first, but one of my absolute favorites. It's hard to imagine that it came out twenty years ago...

@YunierViada 5 лет назад

Jimmy Hapa (Import Gaming FTW!) and that it only got like what 2 years ;-;

@Lone432345 8 лет назад

So i take there is no narration by Leonard Nimoy.

@ImportGamingFTW 8 лет назад

If I had to find any fault with this game, it would have to be that. Seaman FTW!

@danieldussault 8 лет назад

This is the best overview of this game I have seen yet. Thankyou for making this. I have never been able to play this. A smartphone version or ipad version would be great dont you think?

@ImportGamingFTW 8 лет назад

+daniel dussault Wow, thanks for watching! I hope you'll have a chance to play it--a re-release on a touchscreen-based device would work very well. Hell, I'd take it on an Xbox ONE at this point if it means more people get to experience it!

@kaos5633 5 лет назад

its like if spore met tong nou while meeting seaman

@jeffbrownstain Год назад

Someone please link me to a working download to get this rom

@Deniii4000 4 года назад

Since this is an old video, I don't know if you'll reply but, if you do, could you explain the ending of the game? (even a brief explanation will do) I'm really curious about how the story ends. You should do some sort of separate video or something like that for games that have a story (like this one or Wonder Trek) where you explain the ending. It would be very, very useful for people who don't speak the language and/or don't have the time or patience to play the game themselves. Thanks.

@ImportGamingFTW 4 года назад

That's a good idea, I'll keep it in mind if I ever want to work on something that won't take as much time as one of my regular videos. As far as the LOL ending, it's been a while since I've played the game, but if you catch me on stream sometime, I can try to recall things there on the fly (might be too long to type out). Or you can check out a longplay, no language in the game's cutscenes so you can piece everything together easily.

@ArstotzkaEmpire 2 года назад

This is original SPORE from what I understand.

@nickwright2827 10 лет назад

I heard about this game and it sounded interesting, I also read that there is no language barrier, because there isn't any text to read. but i saw you have to know the names of creatures in your video. Is it still worth playing even if i dont know any japanese?

@ImportGamingFTW 10 лет назад

Nick Wright Yes, definitely! I don't know if it was unclear in my video, but the names of the creatures serve only as vague hints, and are completely unnecessary. The most important thing you can do to figure out solutions to the "puzzles" in the game is observing other creatures and your surroundings, visually and audibly. ;)

@nickwright2827 10 лет назад

Jimmy Hapa (Import Gaming FTW!) Thanks for replying so quickly! in retrospect you did make it clear but i was just worried a bit

@ImportGamingFTW 10 лет назад

Nick Wright No problem--if you end up buying the game, which I hope you'll do, let me know what you think of it!

@Daviljoe193 10 лет назад

This is probably not the right place to ask this question, but could you review Landstalker: The Treasures of King Nole for the Sega Genesis/MegaDrive? This game had really good reviews back then, but only has one review to be made on RU-vid, and the game is nearly unknown nowadays. It really deserves a full review, so can you do it? :)

@ImportGamingFTW 10 лет назад

Hi--I'd love to do a review on Landstalker (fantastic game!), and was actually thinking about doing a video about Lady Stalker for SNES...unfortunately, I don't own the game anymore, but I am interested in picking it up again, especially since if IRC, it isn't very pricey online. Maybe I could do something with both, and tie it into the disappointment I had with Time Stalkers...anyway, thanks for the suggestion and I'll try to secure a copy sometime!

@Daviljoe193 10 лет назад

jimmyhapa You don't know how happy you've made me. :D

@samuraiyue 8 лет назад

+Jimmy Hapa (Import Gaming FTW!) At the end did you find this video game? D: im kinda interested.

@JustAnotherGamerUS 6 лет назад

Dreamcast is full of gems

@MegaPiguy314 9 лет назад

If I had to describe this review in one word it would be beautiful. I've heard of this game, but this is the first review I have actually seen. I now really want this game, but can't you not play Japanese games on an American system? If there is some way around this I will defiantly try to get my hand on a copy.

@ImportGamingFTW 9 лет назад

MegaPiGuy314 Thank you very much. Lack Of Love is a beautiful game, and I had a lot of fun making this review, though it's one I'd like to go back and redo so I can "do it justice" now that I've gotten better with editing. You can play Japanese games on a US system with a simple boot disc. You can purchase one for cheap, and in fact retailers used to sell them back when the Dreamcast was still kicking it...but the cheapest, easiest way to get a boot disc is just to burn the data onto a disc for free. I'm sure you can find one with a simple search. Hope you can play this game sometime!

@MegaPiguy314 9 лет назад

Jimmy Hapa (Import Gaming FTW!) Thank you for the reply! I will defiantly have to look into getting a boot disc, for this game and many other Japan only Dreamacast games.

@SevenDeMagnus 5 лет назад

Cool, thanks. I have my Dreamcast with Light Gun set up now for House of the Dead 2 and Shenmue. God bless, Proverbs 31

@samuraiyue 8 лет назад

I must say, there's a lot of people comparing this with Pikmin, but cronologically this was first so yeah People should say "Pikmin is like L.O.L on DC" xDDDDD i really loved the soundtrack im about to getting this on emulation sadly :'D but it's something.

@ImportGamingFTW 8 лет назад

+samuraiyue Let me know how you like the game if you've emulated it already. :)

@samuraiyue 8 лет назад

Okay :D

@janinoherdeklar7779 4 года назад

reminds me a lot of Pikmin

@ImportGamingFTW 4 года назад

There are elements that are similar, for sure, but it's a very different experience, and I'd say Pikmin is more "fun" overall.

@Pwntard 8 лет назад

You made this game sound way better than it looks...

@ImportGamingFTW 8 лет назад

+Pwntard It doesn't look like much, but Lack Of Love is a game that is more than the sum of its parts.

@RewindMike 8 лет назад

I forgot you were playing a Bleemcast game for a second.. Just reminded me so much of PS1 .. what a strange game, not sure if I would play it all the way through, but still something I would try!

@ImportGamingFTW 8 лет назад

+RewindMike It's a beautiful game, bro. Sadly, when I capped this footage, I had to use split composite with no upscaler...I might want to redo this review someday using RGB cables and a Framemeister...oh, and with not-shit-editing. XD

@eyluladaaksoy5116 3 года назад

İbodan geldik

@bulletmarv 10 лет назад

i love the Japanese games on the dreamcast there so much better and they is more of them. I enjoy all the 2D fighters that came out for it over in Japan and i'm currently playing through the Sakura Wars games and really enjoying them

@ImportGamingFTW 10 лет назад

Yeah, there are a lot of great games for the Dreamcast that unfortunately stayed Japan-only. If you haven't picked it up yet, there is a great Sakura Wars box collection for the DC that you can find for pretty cheap sometimes online. I'm looking to buy the entire El Dorodo Gate series of games and make a video about them, as well as Napple Tale. ;)

@bulletmarv 10 лет назад

i will have to look into that i have 1-3 and currently looking for 4. I've heard about the El Dorodo series it looks pretty good

@ImportGamingFTW 10 лет назад

Andrew Smith Yeah, definitely check it out! I was browsing Amazon the other day and saw that a few sellers are offering that Sakura Wars collection for pretty cheap at the moment.

@drewr5171 4 года назад

Is it hard to play this game without knowing Japanese?

@ImportGamingFTW 4 года назад

I think I mention it somewhere in the video, but you don't need any Japanese language skills whatsoever to play and enjoy the game to its fullest. That being said, I believe there's an English patch that can be downloaded if you want to know the names of the different creatures in the game and can't read Japanese.

@drewr5171 4 года назад

@@ImportGamingFTW Thanks for the reply! I have a Japanese Dreamcast and always have that question. Do you know if there's a list someone has compiled that says which games are playable for people who don't know Japanese? I have found some random forum threads, but that's it.

@adrianamorix2777 8 лет назад

How accessible is this game to someone who can't read Japanese?

@ImportGamingFTW 8 лет назад

+Amorix Very. Like I mentioned in the video, the only text in the game is found in the start menu, and nothing that's displayed there is necessary to play the game. Language, aside from the noises the creatures make, is non-existent in this game. ;)

@cross612 6 лет назад

LoL

@pferreira1983 5 лет назад

Apologies, I wasn't listening to your review, I was watching and listening to the visuals and thinking what a great animatronic/CGI movie this would make. If my film career ever begins I have to remember to ask Sega for the film rights to this one. The Dreamcast was home to some of the most experimental video games ever and unfortunately this is why it failed next to the PS2 and other consoles from that time.

@jadekitten5425 8 лет назад

i'd love to play but... language barrier, sighs sadly

@ImportGamingFTW 8 лет назад

Suck that sigh back in! This is a game that has next to no language barrier! The only barrier is whether you own a swap disc or a NTSC-J Dreamcast...and have sixty bucks lying around to buy the game! XD Or...uh...emulate.

@drunkensailor112 7 лет назад

god... do people even open their ears and eyes when watching these videos? there's no fucking language barrier

@ghoulsarefree 3 года назад

Looks like a carbon copy of EVO search of eden and I believe the first EVO on RPG was even based on some new age pseudoscience theory possibly the same one as this game.

@kikujade 8 лет назад

why do you believe that Final Fantasy 7 proselytizes players?

@ImportGamingFTW 8 лет назад

It's been more than a few years since I've done a complete playthrough of Final Fantasy VII, but I remember feeling it beat the "gotta save the planet" theme over my head quite a bit. That's not to say I didn't enjoy the game--it went on to become one of my favorite games! :)