The Last Express stopping on iOS
Jordan Mechner's widely-adored adventure game The Last Express is making an unexpected stop on Apple iDevices soon, and yes, you will be able to play The Last Express aboard the last express.
Jordan Mechner's widely adored adventure game The Last Express is making an unexpected stop on Apple iDevices "soon." Why, you could even play aboard your local last express! It's coming from retro revivalist DotEmu, who led TLE's digital re-release on PC in 2011.
"The Last Express is unlike any other game I've done. Its story, characters, and unique game design have stood the test of time and have won the loyalty of an exceptionally passionate and committed fan base," Mechner said in the announcement. He's not exaggerating, mind--it really is lovely.
The Last Express is coming to iOS in 2012, "soon." There's no word yet on how much it'll cost. For now, you can always pick up the PC edition from Good Old Games or DotEmu for $5.99.
DotEmu also announced plans to bring Little Big Adventure to iOS and Android. No Android release for TLE though, sadly.
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Jordan Mechner's widely-adored adventure game The Last Express is making an unexpected stop on Apple iDevices soon, and yes, you will be able to play The Last Express aboard the last express.-
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Fuck yes, the game 0wns.
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Woah, this is being made?
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yup, by a developer called dotemu, that's for android i dont know about ios
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it is a really impressive atmospheric mood piece with awesome pacing. with the noteable exception of the lol wtf ending and explanation of the case. i don't remember the details but i recall being a bit perplexed that the game went from sherlock holmes/murder on the orient express to robo fantasy maltese falcon.
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I'm playing through this right now for the first time. Cool concept but I'm really not enjoying it that much.
I was confused right from the beginning. It doesn't tell you who you are or who the dead guy is or explain that he's your friend. Not much motivation to start you off.
Then I don't know if its bugs or just poor design but I walk in my room and some guy I've never seen before is attacking me with a knife? I click a couple times then I'm out in the hall. No idea WTF is going on.
Later in the game I found what I was supposed to be looking for. A while later I realize it's not in my inventory and it's not where I first found it. There is only one save game so I was forced to rewind it quite a bit. Pretty annoying.
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