The Last Tree (2017)

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good trading card

Funny game

The Last Tree is yet another of literally thousands of 2D retro platformers infesting Steam and lowering the average quality of all video games everywhere. This particular one is very badly made, with a misused Unreal Engine platformer template filled with some garbage handmade assets and a few forest related quotes ripped from the internet. It's also broken, at least for me, and crashes to desktop within a few minutes of starting the "game". As far as games go, it's terrible, you just walk for a couple of minutes then you can shoot some stuff briefly, then back to walking. It's pure garbage, and I question the sincerity of the developer dumping this on Steam... I'm not convinced this is a genuinely made game, and seems more of a shovelware cash grab. From a technical perspective, the game doesn't meet basic minimum requirements that most PC gamers expect as standard. The artwork here is terrible, it's a hodge-podge of amateurish "My First Wacom Tablet" style drawings used instead professional looking game assets. It's unclear if this is due to lack of budget to arrange someone who can create graphical assets properly, or lack of talent, regardless, the overall visual qual…

The last tree in the world, and I have to save it? Sounds epic, but the game feels more like a slow walk in the park. Cute graphics, but gameplay duller than watching a cactus grow. At least the music is relaxing. 5/10, for fans of quiet contemplation.

I am 32 years old. My ex-wife and I have a daughter together, and we adopted our son together. Both are now 4 years old. When we were going through our separation, I felt lost and unhappy. I was self-destructive. One day, I was so angry with everything spiraling out of control that I punched a concrete wall in a moment of overwhelming emotion. This resulted in breaking my fifth metacarpal in my right hand—the hand I worked with, played games with, and used to carry my children to bed—the hand I desperately needed to ensure I could continue providing. Upon learning the severity of the self-inflicted damage, I became almost suicidal. Keep in mind that just a few months before this, I was the happiest man, with no history of depression or anxiety. I had never experienced anger outbursts, nor was I the type to break down and cry, but I was in a tough situation that truly prevented me from seeing the light on the other side. With nothing better to do, I looked for a game I could play WITH ONE HAND while recovering. Somehow, I stumbled upon this game and read some of the comments. I decided it was worth a try... I must admit I didn't beat the game, nor did I play as much as some of y…