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0.0 hrs last two weeks / 5.3 hrs on record
Posted: 27 Jul, 2014 @ 12:54pm
Updated: 9 Feb, 2015 @ 8:37am

Now let me get this of my chest first,with the graphical style this game has i should not have been creeped out as much as i have been,but beleive me when i say this game freaked me out on more than one occasion.
And that's the real appeal of this game it creep's you out when you least expect it and it tells one hell of a good story,and my one and only gripe with it is that i have finished it now and i have to wait for the next season to be released.

The Last Door: Official Trailer -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJqFBUZ4gEk

Down to brass tacs ,the graphic's really are one of this game's defining moment's (and even though with the graphical style the developer's have chosen) and present its horror and scare's through pixelated graphic's with the scares come thick and fast,and even if you think it doesnt look that scary a game trust me it "DARN WELL IS" (so live with it),beleive me if when i say if some of the thing's you see were put forward using modern graphic's then the game would be scarier than it is allready (HEART ATTACK TIME ANYONE).
The sound (no dialogue as all the character's word's are up on screen for you to read) in this game really add's to the "CREEP YOU OUT" factor and is (in my opinion) the best thing about the game.
The music flow's along side the story and feel's like it has had some real thought put into it and that the composer of the music really did have a handle on what a dark,mind bending and oft oppresive tale this is.

The Last Door - The Letter (Chapter One) OST -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPkdM6T4uE0

The story is rich with intrigue and mystery and to say to much about it would spoil your enjoyment of what is a well put together and well written experience,lets just say your character receive's an invitation to go see his old friend and of he goes and then you embark on a dark and dangerous journey which will all become clear as you play and delve further into this scary and very unsettling tale.
Now as i played i couldent help but wonder if the developer's have an appriciation for things "LOVECRAFTIAN" (is that a word-WELL IT IS NOW) as i have read all of H.P.LOVECRAFT'S work's and felt that this wouldent have been out of place in an omnibus of his stories and dark tale's,and as you play through this dark tale you will spot many a reference to his work's and also to other great horror author's as well.

http://gtm.you1.cn/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=264080354

And that is a great thing as you never really know what's going on until that little bit of detail that let's you have an insight into its dark tale and it also does so in the same vein as the best that LOVECRAFT has to offer.
I found that once i finished this season that i was like "WHERES SEASON TWO" and i hope that the developer's are hard at work on it as with the ending the game has i was certainly eager to see what would happen next (and what a cliff hanger it leaves you on).
Will you enjoy the dark and twisted journey this game take's you on,well as allway's answer the following three question's and see if this is a journey you want to take -

1 - Are you after a story thats told with a true passion for the genre???

2 - Do you want a game that will (even with its graphical style) scare you at points???

3 - You havent got a fear of bird's have you,NO good thats ok as the damn thing's are everywhere (play and all will become clear)???

If after reading the above point's you still think the game's for you great as it will be one game that will stick with you for some time but if its not for you that's ok but allway's remember that those "BIRD'S" outside your window may be watching you and they may just may speak your name next and if they do there will be no place to hide................................"WHAT'S THAT SCRATCHING AT THE WIND..........................................(and then there was naught but the silence of the grave and its cold embrace)

(I DO NOT OWN ANY OF THE CLIPS OF VIDEOS PUT UP IN THIS REVIEW AND THEY BELONG TO THEIR RESPECTIVE OWNERS AND ARE THEIRS BY COPYRIGHT)
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3 Comments
Blackløch° 27 Jul, 2014 @ 1:28pm 
Yeah I played it and liked it alot! I should probably get the Steam version too, just to add into my collection. Game was really creepy and had so many links the books. Was really cool to actually see how the creatures described in books might look.
The-Skull-Will-Conquer 27 Jul, 2014 @ 1:21pm 
Would do its a real good one,and have you played Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth its on steam and its a real belter ;)
Blackløch° 27 Jul, 2014 @ 1:20pm 
<---- BIG Lovecraft fan here! I think I've read all his books that's been translated to my native language and lots of his novels in Weird Tales and other collection. Looks like I need to keep my eye on this game! :mug: