did a 1CC clear after first beating the game.
Lester the Unlikely is a very peculiar game. It feels kinda like a midway point between cinematic platformers like Another World, and more traditional platformers... at times kinda feeling like the worst of both worlds, lol. The story is nothing special, it has some questionable narrative/presentation choices, and the gameplay is incredibly trial-and-error focused (it took me 11 Game Overs before I finally beat the game. No save states here). But, all things considered, it's not thaaaaaat bad a game. I was able to get some degree of enjoyment out of it.
The best thing I can say about Lester the Unlikely, is that it is a remarkable example of featuring a protagonist, who grows and develops as a character, over the course of the game. I don't just mean in terms of narrative, but even as far as gameplay is concerned, Lester changes as a character. He starts the game off being afraid of everything, but gradually becomes more confident, and that shows through in both the story, and the game design. Even his sprite changes, reflecting his better posture in the late-game. This is something that many games of today don't even do, let alone games from 1994.
To be clear, Lester the Unlikely is not a great, or even good game, by any means. But it's an interesting curiosity, and I do think it has something going for it. If you wanna check it out - go ahead, lol.
Lester the Unlikely is a very peculiar game. It feels kinda like a midway point between cinematic platformers like Another World, and more traditional platformers... at times kinda feeling like the worst of both worlds, lol. The story is nothing special, it has some questionable narrative/presentation choices, and the gameplay is incredibly trial-and-error focused (it took me 11 Game Overs before I finally beat the game. No save states here). But, all things considered, it's not thaaaaaat bad a game. I was able to get some degree of enjoyment out of it.
The best thing I can say about Lester the Unlikely, is that it is a remarkable example of featuring a protagonist, who grows and develops as a character, over the course of the game. I don't just mean in terms of narrative, but even as far as gameplay is concerned, Lester changes as a character. He starts the game off being afraid of everything, but gradually becomes more confident, and that shows through in both the story, and the game design. Even his sprite changes, reflecting his better posture in the late-game. This is something that many games of today don't even do, let alone games from 1994.
To be clear, Lester the Unlikely is not a great, or even good game, by any means. But it's an interesting curiosity, and I do think it has something going for it. If you wanna check it out - go ahead, lol.