Help Guynemer find "The Last Express"

[Hueij]

It may even have had a PC version...

There is a PC version. IIRC the pet website that should not be linked to has it...

[DrSpike]

Indeed. I played it after Buck used it in the Name the Game thread.

[Guynemer]

"The Last Express" arrived yesterday, and I'm happy to announce that it ran smoothly on my brand new system, even though it was designed for Windows 95.

Actually just finished it; not overly long, but quite challenging, and undeniably, fantastically cool. The ending gave me chills several times. If you have any interest at all in adventure games or history, I highly, highly recommend this.

Four stars, and the Guynemer banana seal of approval.

[DrSpike]

You finished it in a day? That gets the DrSpike cautionary star. Usually when I'm enjoying a game and I realise it's about to end after such little play, I throw things at the wall, which greatly increases the price of the game.

[Skanky Burns]

A good game has to last quite a while. 15 hours for Deus Ex 2 for example sent that game directly to the "don't purchase" pile, for what should have been an automatic purchase for me. I still play Deus Ex from time to time.

[Guynemer]

It's an adventure from 1997; it simply can't last that long. Trust me, it's worth it.

[DrSpike]

Originally posted by Guynemer
It's an adventure from 1997; it simply can't last that long. Trust me, it's worth it.

Why does being from 1997 mean it can't last very long? Games are generally shorter today than then.

[Guynemer]

Adventure games?

Has there ever been a straight-on classic adventure game that lasted that long?

[DrSpike]

Yes! 1 day is terrible. Was it flat out all day, or just 7 or 8 hours?

[Skanky Burns]

It could be a perspective thing. I played Monkey Island back when it was first released, and it had enough to keep me occupied for several months (although obviously, not all day every day). Playing it recently, a few hours and it was all over.

[Guynemer]

Originally posted by DrSpike
Yes! 1 day is terrible. Was it flat out all day, or just 7 or 8 hours?

Pretty much flat out all day, I'd estimate 8ish hours start to finish if you remove rewinds and restarts.