The Last Wizard

If you buy "The Last Wizard" get prepared to read the words "your magic fails you" a lot. In order to keep your magic from derailing the plot, it often just doesn't work. Eventually, a plot device is introduced to explain why you can't use your magic in any circumstance that would resolve everyone's problems before the inevitable final boss battle and deus ex machina is revealed. Each act follows the same trajectory ... everything keeps getting worse and your magic is not the solution. Even as you solve a sequence of problems, typically by using skills (not magic) or with the help of companions, it doesn't matter because some terrible thing still happens at the end of each act to crank up the despair. And then, in the end, jarringly, suddenly it just all works out. I got the feeling the author's ending was some nihilist scream into the void, but the publisher ripped it out and paid an intern to allow a happy fantasy ending. My expectation was the main character would awake in an insane asylum, with the revelation being a wizard was just a psychotic episode and his familiar had been the Geico Gecko playing on the tv at the nurse's station. I don't recommend this game. From the ti…

Well the story is interesting but like many other games like it, there is a heavy stat requirement and if you fail to guess what skills to pick at the right times then you will fail every event that happens. Restarting from the start over and over again because like all games of this type there never is a save system something i always hate. The characters are not that interesting, i have so far had zero interest in a romance with any of them. For the most part i am frusterated over my skill checks failing and how by raising one stat you lower others. If you get this game, healing seems to be the most useful skill so far. But i would not recommend this game.

Short, not as much going on as the author's other work, nor as detailed. I think this is a really good first draft or beta version of the game, but it needed another pass to put meat on its bones. However, I think the ending synopsis is really well done, especially considering the game's limited length and scope. I don't really understand what the isekai angle adds, and some choices that seem like they should be substantial are ignored or don't have their impact communicated to the player. Certain story elements are introduced and immediately dropped afterwards (hello hivemind species that shows up for one scene!). The characters are neat (I enjoy them as is, and I REALLY want to like them even more!) and I think the game does a good job of balancing their screen time and reusing them throughout the story. The romance is meh but I feel this is an amazing start for a cast of characters. However, again, it feels like a first draft that needs to put more meat on their bones. While I liked all the references and call backs to the author's other work (DARIA, WOOO!), I kind of don't understand what the purpose of this game is? It's not as large in scope as Life of a Wizard, and it doe…

What a snoozefest. Cliche plot and forgettable characters. Do better.

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"The Last Wizard" was pretty good. The story was fairly interesting, and I felt like my choices made a difference, but similar to some of the other works by the same creator, this game feels a bit rushed. Plot points that seem like they should be a big part of the story are often condensed down to a few minutes of reading. The same goes for the potential romances and many of the people you meet. You don’t have time to get to know them all that well, so I never felt particularly close to any of them. Even so, it’s a nice enough read. (6/10)