Last Stop Reviews

i liked it

Here is my in depth review! One spoiler paragraph is marked. STORY: 8/10 I LOVED the story, but I have to say, the last chapter did bring it down a bit, which I'll go more into in the spoiler paragraph below. I was invested from the start with all the characters, they're all really interesting and mostly likeable people, even with their flaws. I love that the stories all had their own sort of feel, some lighthearted, some mystery and thriller, and some emotional moments too. I was looking forward to playing each character's chapter every time and they were the perfect length too. *SPOILERS* Chapters 1-6 were solid, but I think the final chapter did bring this rating down a bit. It kind of felt like the supernatural thing led to nothing? We never found out who the stranger was or why he was obsessed with Donna, or why he took all those people. I know he took people Donna knew because he was obsessed with her, but what about all the other randoms? We don't find out why the portals were there, or why Frank took Samantha through it in the first place. I did like the endings I chose though of John and Jack going back to their own bodies, Donna refusing the deal, and Meena staying in the job and protecting her family. They were all bittersweet endings. *END SPOILERS* MUSIC: 10/10 The music is fantastic, just brilliant. It has a great soundtrack that accompanies and compliments each scene well, and really brings out emotions. Big props to the sound design too. It felt realistic the whole time. 10/10 for music. VOICE ACTING AND WRITING: 8/10 The voice acting is pretty good. I think some side characters especially have really good voice acting, but there are a few weaker ones too. The writing feels smooth and realistic. It's not overly cringe or over the top. GAMEPLAY: 7/10 It's basically a walking sim with some simple button pressing (press A and D to pour milk in tea and so on). If you don't like walking sims, you may get a bit over it, but I really enjoyed the story so the walking wasn't too bad. I saw some people say the camera angle changes the direction you walk, but to me it feels the same as the Telltale games. I didn't have any issues. The choice-based dialogue is mostly good, most of the 3 choices you get to pick from each time differ, but some just feel like the same dialogue option in 3 ways. Bonus points for the choices reflecting what you say, unlike some games ("GLASS HIM" if you know, you know.) A really nice touch I noticed is that when you scroll through the messages up and down on a character's phone, they swipe with their fingers in the corresponding way. It's a small thing, but I thought I'd point it out as it was obviously thought about. ART STYLE: 5.5/10 There is janky looking animations and facial expressions, and it does kind of take away from the good voice acting at times (noticeably when Jack and John are talking at the beginning of chapter 2), but the environments and the cinematography are really interesting and captivating considering the very simple art style. The other NPCs don't have faces, which I feel kinda works because of the simplistic style, but sometimes it can be a bit jarring and creepy. I like the setting of London. VERDICT: Overall, I rate it 8/10. Excellent narrative, characters, music and voice acting. Good writing, story, and environments. Not so good animations and rigging. I think if more (time/money/effort?) was put into the animation and rigging, the game would be really solid, because mostly everything else was really, really good. I got about 10 hours of gameplay out of it. I wouldn't say it has any replay value though. I recommend it. if you enjoy Telltale Games, Life is Strange, or just a good story.

Last Stop is a narrative-driven game, with lite sci-fi elements, that following three protagonists: John, a middle-aged, single dad, trying to maker a better for his daughter; Meena, a agent for a private military, preventing a secret from destroying her family; and Donna, a high-schooler, caught up in a stranger's affairs. Pro: - Interesting premise - Some funny scenes Cons: - Super linear - Choices either do not matter or superficial - One of the stories is meh - The interesting part of the story is at the end Mehs: - Non-speaking NPCs are blank model - Stories were all short - Thirteen missable achievements with some tied to dialogue options I wish I could recommend this game, as the trailer looked good, but at the end I was underwhelmed, I felt like I had no active participation in the story. Although, I liked the sci-fi premise, very little was used until the end, opting for a more slice-of-life narrative. I wish there was more with the sci-fi aspect. 4/10

Gorgeous game! Actually it's more like a mini tv series than a game cause there are just a few choices that truly matter, especially the end one. But the quality of the plots is really good, pretty rare to find in a game. The storytelling is captivating, the music is just fantastic and characters interesting. Plenty of British humour here while also dealing with serious themes. It recalls Doctor Who atmosphere a bit and from a London's fan like me it was like being teleported there again. I really loved the atmosphere and I think this game deserves more positive reviews cause while lacking some true gameplace it is an artistic masterpiece overall.