Last Window: The Secret of Cape West

It's the sequel to Hotel Dusk

Platform	OVERALL
Nintendo DS	8.50

Overall

8.50

This is going to be a short review, because if you played the game you mostly know what you need to know. This game scalps the artstyle and gameplay systems of the first game. It's a sequel so that's par for the course.

The graphics are better and there is a lot more real estate on display. In terms of environments, it wouldn't be an exagerration to say that there is 3 times as much area to explore.

The game is also better at ferrying you around and hinting where to go next, so there are less of those "crap what am I suppossed to be doing" moments.

Now this is the important part: the story is marginally less good as Hotel Dusk. It doesn't have the same poignant melancholy as the first game, but still weaves an affecting yarn, well worth delving into. Like the first game it's near the end when the threads come together and bring everything into focus.

This is a solid game, well worth your time, you don't need to have played the first game to get this, but if you haven't tried Hotel Dusk, you may as well get that first because of the better story.

A nice addition to Last Window is a novel of the actual story which is unlocked chapter by chapter and is hundreds of pages long and written like a crime novel. You read it like the 100 classic book collection.

Posted by gamingeek Tue, 19 Oct 2010 11:18:39

bugsonglass

Tue, 19 Oct 2010 14:01:52

If you can answer without plot spoilers, is the story a continuation of Hotel Dusk?

I'd definitely like to play this as I really enjoyed Hotel Dusk but only after I finish Prof. Layton 3

gamingeek

Tue, 19 Oct 2010 14:10:17

There are virtually no ties to the plot of the first game. An old character makes an unneccessary and pointless appearance. That's about it. The game can be enjoyed as as standa lone title.

The first game had multiple endings, the first time I played it I got one ending and thought how great it would be for a follow up story. The second ending I saw tied up the loose knots which negated the need for a story continuation.

bugsonglass

Tue, 19 Oct 2010 14:12:20

I didn't know about the multiple endings. I only played through once

gamingeek

Tue, 19 Oct 2010 14:13:38

I think if you got the box out of that room for Mila you got the alternative ending. Check youtube for the variations.

robio

Tue, 19 Oct 2010 16:07:36

Good to know. Guess I'll go ahead and order this from an import site since sadly it appears it won't be finding its way to the US.

Dvader

Tue, 19 Oct 2010 17:31:20

Very nice review, maybe one day I check this out.

aspro

Wed, 20 Oct 2010 09:56:59

"A nice addition to Last Window is a novel of the actual story which is unlocked chapter by chapter and is hundreds of pages long and written like a crime novel. You read it like the 100 classic book collection. "

That's pretty cool.

Was this a finished product before CING closed up? Or was this finished by someone else?

Also, Foolz/Homer -- is this available in AU?

gamingeek

Wed, 20 Oct 2010 15:05:50

It was finished and released in Japan before CING went belly up.

robio

Wed, 20 Oct 2010 15:25:01

I went ahead and ordered myself a copy of it. Had to pay $50 though. OUCH. Can't find it cheap anywhere. Not even on eBay. Oh well I got Hotel Dusk for cheap, so this will even things out.

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