KittyUK's Profile
Stat Summary
- Average Rating:5
- Helpful Votes:17
- Reviews Submitted:1
- First Review:September 15, 2013
- Most Recent Review:September 15, 2013
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KittyUK's Review History
Help Robert Cath, a fugitive American with a mysterious background, find his friend’s murderer aboard The Last Express!
Overall rating
5
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5
17 of 17 found this review helpful
Absolute classic - Loved it.
PostedSeptember 15, 2013
KittyUK
fromUK
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Large File
Fun Factor
5
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
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5
Level of Challenge
5
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5
Storyline
5
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5
I took a gamble at this game, being a bit turned off by how outdated it looked (by the screenshots). I had some credits spare so thought I'd try a game I wasn't familiar with. Let me just say the description for the game doesn't do the game nearly enough justice.
This is one of the best adventure games I have played (and I've played quite a few) EVER. And I don't think I've ever played a game with a story so complete. I've just finished it and can't wait to play it again, there's things I haven't figured out yet that I'm going to go back and explore. If I had to describe it it's a bit like Broken Sword meets The 39 Steps meets Murder on the Orient Express. There's drama and intrigue, romance, history, tension (there was a few bits that got my heart pumping-that's NEVER happened to me during an adventure game!) and some stories affected me so much so that I actually cried at certain bits...yes, I CRIED. There is so many intriguing stories going on alongside the main adventure.
The graphics ARE outdated although I truly love the idea of a remake, keeping the nouveau cartoon animations in those environments but cleaning it up and adding more variety. On the plus side the character animations were so simple and effective that it didn't cause any crashing or issues. Partly due to the story I became so integrated into the environment, I could hang around listening to people's conversations and snooping forever! Also the use of foreign languages is perfect for getting the secretive atmosphere and a sense of the time.
I really loved the style of the characters, they look from the correct period and (due to the fact that they were drawn from live action) they feel SO real, even to the extent that some of the ladies look coyly at you as they walk past, or others look suspiciously at you (as if they know you've been snooping!)
Sure, there are issues and problems I came across, (such as getting stuck and having to repeat the same cutscene over...and over...and over...) but overall I really can't hold that against it, this game is absolute gold. I wish there were more like it, and I wish there was more being created today, with the benefits of new technology.
I've played historic games that just didn't feel real enough, and I've played adventure games that didn't have a compelling story but this game manages to encompass all of that and more, whilst being really really simple and having very little of the puzzles we're used to.
I seriously can't sing the praises of this game enough. It has issues but I love it, just the way it is. :)
I recommend this game!