The Last Express hardly fits into the adventure genre. It's just to big for the term. The gameplay in the Last Express is magnificent. In the game, you are Robert Cath, an American doctor who has been invited on the Orient Express to meet your friend Tyler Whitney. It is your goal to avoid detection as you are currently wanted for the murder of an Irish police officer. However, upon boarding the train you find Whitney dead in his room. Now you have to find the identity of the one who murdered your friend without losing your own life in the process. This is easier said then done. At first glance the gameplay may seem rather simple. Click somewhere to move. To investigate an object click on it. To talk to someone click on them. It's pretty standard, right? However, despite the simplicity of the system you will soon find that the gameplay is based heavily on trial and error. Need to get rid of incriminating evidence? Throw the corpse out the window. But now you have blood on your coat, and the porter has just walked in to see you covered in blood because you didn't think to lock the door. No doubt you will get capture or die countless times in the game. Luckily it is established that time is not a fixed construct in the game. The moment you get caught or die you will go back in time to the point right before you screwed up. Another feature of the game that is worthy of praise is the intricate detail used in recreating the Orient Express. The interiors of the train cars are impressive, and the art nouveau sytle in which the characters are illustrated will not fail to impress. With it's unique gameplay, character interaction, and elaborate storyline, The Last Express is, to this day, one of the greatest games to hit the market.
A great adventure game should be like a book. Both compelling, interesting, and suspenseful. The Last Express is so much more. The game has the best looking graphics in a point and click game ever. The vibrant, but a... Read Full Review
Ok, The Last Express is one of the few adventure games I've played, but it's all I need. Story: You are Robert Cath, an American doctor who was assumed to be a murderer of an Irish cop and is on the run from French and... Read Full Review
