Some of the most interesting presentation I've seen in a VN so far; the music and visuals are great at setting and emphasizing a tone. However, they end up doing most of the heavy lifting rather than the story or prose which is good, but nothing all that special in the end. Add to that some QOL stuff generally standard to VNs that the game is strangely lacking (you're not allowed to advance the text with any keyboard buttons? no log in case you double click?) and The Last Survey is definitely an interesting romp for the duration of its short runtime--maybe not always for the better, but something's always better in my eyes if it takes a few risks, even if they don't always work out. Definitely worth a look for people who grabbed it in one of those Itch.io bundles given how quickly you can read through it, but don't go in with your expectations set too high.

Reviewed on Jun 27, 2022


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