Abstract: The golden years of a console can be a tumultuous or profitable time. An aging console can be forgotten or given up on as developers move on to the next big thing. On the other hand, it’s also a time where developers have figured out how to get the mo...
Abstract: There's something truly admirable about a video game that can really captivate you and make you care about its plot and all of its characters. This is the case with The Last Story, a fantasy RPG from the mind of the legendary Hironobu Sakaguchu. The game...
Abstract: 20 hours seems like a ridiculously short amount of time, especially when it comes to caring about someone. Making a friend or falling in love takes much longer than that. 20 hours is nothing compared to the length of a life; yet games, at times, can co...
Abstract: Directed by Hironobu Sakaguchi, the father of the Final Fantasy series, and featuring music composed by the equally revered Nobuo Uematsu, it’s not surprising that The Last Story’s localization garnered so much attention from the gaming media. However,...
Abstract: In trying to get Nintendo to release The Last Story in North America, I count myself among the most vocal of petitioners. As a fan of Mistalker's work and a lover of Lost Odyssey, I considered it the perfect swan song for the Wii, the kind of game th...
Abstract: Operation Rainfall supporters can rejoice, for The Last Story has finally made it to American shores. It's thanks to the efforts of XSEED Games, which worked with Nintendo to publish the game here. Now, the question is whether this stylish, classic fan...
Rich narrative with characters you actually care about, Innovative and fastpaced battle system, Beautiful visuals push the Wii to its limits, Heaps of side quests, Great localization.
Minor frame rate issues.
Mark explores the beautiful city of Lazilus in this video review for The Last Story....
The Last Story has no significant shortcomings apart from a slight lack of verve; it’s not the JRPG revolution that Xenoblade Chronicles was, and its setting and story remain within safe territory, but great characterisation and an excellent, innovativ...
Abstract: The Last Story Review1 2 Some critics would have you believe that the JRPG is stagnating into irrelevance, but recent entries show a genre in rude health, as developers consistently experiment with the form. Atlus's Radiant Historia offered several fin...
Abstract: Every story needs a hero, and for The Lost Story that hero is Zael; an accomplished swordsman and master of the crossbow. He and his fellow mercenaries take players on a third person action-based role playing experience. Released in Japan in 2011, it w...
