Last Stanza

Death is always a hard topic. The mysteriousness and inevitability surrounding it can captivate, frighten, and intrigue. With the loss of life: it plants itself like a seed, with its roots spreading to all the minds that knew that person. Much like a weed, it's hard to pull away in its entirety. To see that loss permeate throughout one's way of life speaks volumes in a sense where no words can explain; and where that journey takes us is through the life of various students, finishing out the last years in high school, writing their [b]Last Stanza[/b]. It was a day that started out like any other for Liam and Beatrice, riding on the long bus ride to reach their school, one of the most prominent and sought after school's in the area. On their arrival, a large group of students, teachers, and bystanders crowd near the entrance. In the middle lay one black tarp over a lifeless body, some don't know who the woman was, or why it happened, but as the months pass after this sudden tragedy, it will soon change the course of life for those closest to her. [b]Last Stanza[/b] is a short, dramatic visual novel that centers around the grief and aftermath of the sudden passing of Liam's f…

First things first. I recommend this game solely because I loved the atmosphere and last two chapters did leave me with a [strike]cliffhanger[/strike] lot to think about. Definitely not because it's about dealing with the tragedy as description promised (because, simply put, it isn't). Pros and cons for me look like this: + art. It's pretty and somehow strongly reminds me of old pixel games (like first Princess Maker ones); + music. Light and fits the game perfectly; + atmosphere. Fair warning: it's really slow. But I do enjoy a slow slice of life story from time to time and this one has an almost cosy feeling to it. But leads to a big con below; - story. Definitely not what was advertised, most of the time it's like 'the tragedy' didn't affect anyone at all, still passes as a slice of life though; -/+ characters. I'm actually not sure about them since being dull and illogical can also be a slice of life thing but... And what didn't make into this list are last two chapters that made me change my mind about whether to recommend this game or not, I also see that they had an opposite effect on some people and I get that. They are a bit unexpected and quite hard to stomach moreove…

[b]A tragedy from different perspectives[/b] [i]It really gives what it's promising in a brief description at the top of a page.[/i] = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Since the first time I saw that game's page, I knew Last Stanza has strong bonds with me. Because of that I hadn't courage to finally buy and read it until now. Those bonds were even more powerful and unexpected than I thought at the first sight. It's almost like in Brazil there is another me, who wrote (and probably designed) that VN, so I can't help but "recommend" Last Stanza. And I feel sad for that story for it hasn't any real attention. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Now I'll try to be unbiased and more useful for you, telling about the actual game. + Music. It suits the game just fine. + Design and artwork. A minor flaw: it's strange to not see any skyscrapers from the rooftop since it was said that there are lots of them around. Maybe I just got something wrong. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ + Characters and their development are realistic. [i]REALISTIC[/i]. That approach has its flaws (for someone characters may seem a bit inconsistent and alogical), but…

Okay. Not sure where to start with this game. It's what you might call strange. Don't expect the game to go linearly, time-wise, and expect POV switches out of nowhere. The music is AMAZING though. Honestly, play it. Experience the befuddlement. I got this game to review on Popzara and I'm almost desperate for someone I know to play it so I can just... process this amusing mess.

In one word : Incomplete I wish they would pick this up and expand it a bit. A lot of potential is in many places and they are still yet to be uncovered

this game was a total cliffhanger but i still like it