Sights & Sounds
- The game looks outstanding. It really builds upon the paper cut-out style of The Preposterous Awesomeness of Everything (TPAoE) by replacing all the artwork with the works of Flemish, Spanish, Dutch, and other non-Italian artists
- I am admittedly not very knowledgeable about art. I did take an Art History course in college ages ago, so I could identify some of the more famous masters, at least (Goya, Bruegel, van Eyck, Bosch). More well-versed players will likely be able to identify more
- All of the music appears to be taken from the same period as the game's artwork, which is an appreciated choice
Story & Vibes
- Without giving too much away, you play as a man who has a bad dream and decides he needs to repent for his sins. Unfortunately, the church won't help you since all your evil deeds were committed in a different diocese. You'll have to commit the 7 Deadly Sins all over again to get their help
- As you probably gathered from that brief synopsis, the overall tone is very silly
Playability & Replayability
- It's a point-and-click adventure game, and it doesn't deviate from that basic formula
- That said, the puzzles are decent and usually have pretty amusing outcomes (the Wrath puzzle in particular was pretty good). Nothing mind-blowing, though
- Once you've gotten all the achievements, there's not much to motivate a replay
Overall Impressions & Performance
- I've played one of the devs other games, and this one was a noticeable improvement in terms of writing. TPAoE was too self-reflective and meta to really allow the humor to shine, but Four Last Things really minimizes that kind of joke (to its credit)
- The game played well with the trackpads on the Steam Deck, but I think it would have been more comfortable with a mouse
- It's very simple to 100% the game in less time than it takes to watch a Marvel film, so consider that when setting your price point
Final Verdict
- 7/10. A really nice step forward for the dev in terms of writing and visual design. A humorous and visually appealing way to spend an hour or two
- The game looks outstanding. It really builds upon the paper cut-out style of The Preposterous Awesomeness of Everything (TPAoE) by replacing all the artwork with the works of Flemish, Spanish, Dutch, and other non-Italian artists
- I am admittedly not very knowledgeable about art. I did take an Art History course in college ages ago, so I could identify some of the more famous masters, at least (Goya, Bruegel, van Eyck, Bosch). More well-versed players will likely be able to identify more
- All of the music appears to be taken from the same period as the game's artwork, which is an appreciated choice
Story & Vibes
- Without giving too much away, you play as a man who has a bad dream and decides he needs to repent for his sins. Unfortunately, the church won't help you since all your evil deeds were committed in a different diocese. You'll have to commit the 7 Deadly Sins all over again to get their help
- As you probably gathered from that brief synopsis, the overall tone is very silly
Playability & Replayability
- It's a point-and-click adventure game, and it doesn't deviate from that basic formula
- That said, the puzzles are decent and usually have pretty amusing outcomes (the Wrath puzzle in particular was pretty good). Nothing mind-blowing, though
- Once you've gotten all the achievements, there's not much to motivate a replay
Overall Impressions & Performance
- I've played one of the devs other games, and this one was a noticeable improvement in terms of writing. TPAoE was too self-reflective and meta to really allow the humor to shine, but Four Last Things really minimizes that kind of joke (to its credit)
- The game played well with the trackpads on the Steam Deck, but I think it would have been more comfortable with a mouse
- It's very simple to 100% the game in less time than it takes to watch a Marvel film, so consider that when setting your price point
Final Verdict
- 7/10. A really nice step forward for the dev in terms of writing and visual design. A humorous and visually appealing way to spend an hour or two