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Blake_Downs's Four Last Things (PC)
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| [September 27, 2018 08:58:28 PM]
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In my last play session, I was able to complete Four Last Things and I will say that the game was entertaining throughout. My last 30 mins of playtime went mostly to attempting to find extra secrets before I completed my last sin, which I was confident I knew how to complete. Upon finishing the final sin of lust, I headed back to the church to finish off the game. I wasn’t completely sure how the game would end, but the ending really didn’t come as a surprise considering the general message I was getting from the game. Clearly the author wanted to comment on the oddities surrounding the procedures of the church, particularly the church of the past. The fact that the absolving of one’s sins can only be completed within the district the sin was committed, unless the sinner sins again in their new district shows how seemingly arbitrary the idea of absolution can be. The fear of death and damnation the protagonist feels after his dream of the original sin doesn’t trigger him to suddenly find faith, but rather he goes through the procedure necessary for him to avoid a terrible fate. The seven sins are absolute rules of the church, but are actually commonly broken as shown by the line outside the church in the game and the existence of a fast pass to confession for those who commit all seven sins. The ending of the game is a unique one that fuses a bleak message with humor, as was effectively done throughout the rest of the game as well. Despite its short length I enjoyed the game overall and think it was a very unique experience.
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| [September 26, 2018 06:34:33 PM]
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My second play session lasted about 35 minutes, and ramped up in speed quite quickly. When I began my second time playing I was having trouble with finding new puzzle solutions, as I had the general ideas for the solutions but didn’t know what exactly to do. Eventually everything started to click in my head and I quickly started burning through my remaining sins. Sloth was one I had originally assumed I knew the solution to, but didn’t actually attempt until my second session (I guess a reflection of my own laziness). Pride was a humorous sin to commit, as I got to experiment with the humorous sculpture options and got to read more humorous writing. I would like to say that the art gallery is an interesting area, as players get to see the art that is used in the game, along with a neat puzzle. Wrath was interesting, as it was done where I had assumed Gluttony would be. When the appetite suppressant didn’t work to beat the pie king in the pie eating contest, I frustratedly tried to poison my opponent’s pie, not expecting it to do much. I was actually a little bit surprised that I had poisoned him, but I didn’t feel bad doing it as I had successfully moved forward in the game. Gluttony followed easily after, and I am left with one sin for my final play session. The game certainly does a good job at making light of acting against the moral code of the church, and many outside the church would consider the acts in the game immoral. I’m expecting that I can finish the game in my next session, and I hope it continues to be entertaining up to the end.
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| [September 26, 2018 12:45:40 AM]
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In my short first 45 minutes of playing Four Last Things, I have found many things I enjoy about the game. The art style is probably the first thing most would notice about the game, and it what was drew me in when I compared game options for these logs. The use of paintings to create the art immediately gave me a Monty Python vibe, and I’m glad I chose to give the game a chance. I haven’t played a point-and-click game in years, but I’ve enjoyed my return to the genre so far and had a good time checking all the possible options with every interactable option I came across. The music, art, and humor in the writing have all been pretty nice so far, and I got quite a few chuckles out of the meta jokes and dialogue options. The game will clearly be an interesting one to dive into for analysis, as the major goal at this point in the game is to commit all of the seven deadly sins, which the protagonist has already done at this point but needs to do again to be absolved in his new parish (this is allowed via a loophole according to the Bishops). Obviously, this goal will have players make many choices considered to be morally wrong by the church in order to then be forgiven (by the same church organization). At this point I successfully committed two sins, those being envy and greed. Already, I can see the game is successful in providing a rewarding feeling for acting immorally, as I was not only happy when I committed my first sin of envy in the game, I actually excitedly high-fived my girlfriend immediately afterwards. This seems to be a game I will enjoy to the end, and I look forward to sharing it with friends in the future.
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Blake_Downs's Four Last Things (PC)
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Current Status: Playing
GameLog started on: Tuesday 25 September, 2018
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