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Last Window: The Secret of Cape West DS

Andy Robertson's new of Last Window: The Secret of Cape West. Subscribe to this column via RSS or Newsletter.

Format:
DS

Genre:
Adventuring

Written on:
15/07/2010

Further reading:
Hotel Dusk: Room 215

Last Window expands Hotel Dusk's success with a branching story and multiple endings, but happily keeps hold of the sketchbook aesthetic and steady prose.

Last Window: The Secret of Cape West is the follow up to Hotel Dusk: Room 215, the interactive thriller novel. It retains the unique newspaper cut-out art style and grownup dialogue of the original and should appeal to older audiences.

This time though, you control the story yourself. With multiple paths and endings, Last Window capitalises on the videogame format. An interesting touch is that once you finish you are presented with a written transcript of your particular experience to read back through - and see if you can spot what you missed.

It's set in 1980's LA, a year after Hotel Dusk. It pick's up with Kyle Hyde again, as he wrestles with the mystery around his father's murder and secretive past.

The game is currently available in Japan and will be available on 17th September 2010.

Written by Andy Robertson

Andy Robertson writes the Reporting Gamer column. "The problem with video game news is that there is so much of it. I've made it my task to sift out the noise and bring you news about games I think you should be excited about."

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