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As the train speeds through a French field, a motorcycle pulls alongside it in its travel. Two people have squeezed onto its frame. The passenger stands up on the motorcycle. Grasping at the rails, he makes a leap across to the door of the train, as the motorbike's driver pulls off her cap to reveal her long, flowing red hair. You are Robert Cath, wanted all across Europe. You have just boarded the Last Express. |
As the train speeds through a French field, a motorcycle pulls alongside it in its travel. Two people have squeezed onto its frame. The passenger stands up on the motorcycle. Grasping at the rails, he makes a leap across to the door of the train, as the motorbike's driver pulls off her cap to reveal her long, flowing red hair. You are Robert Cath, wanted all across Europe. You have just boarded the Last Express. |
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The Last Express was a 1997 [[Adventure Game]] by Smoking Car Productions, set on the Orient Express at the eve of [[World War |
The Last Express was a 1997 [[Adventure Game]] by Smoking Car Productions, set on the Orient Express at the eve of [[World War I]]. Lovingly written and put together, it was the unfortunate victim of a [[Diabolus Ex Machina]] involving its distributor. [[Broderbund]]'s entire marketing department quit just weeks before the game was to be released, which resulted in absolutely no advertising for it. While critically acclaimed, it was one of the biggest gaming flops in history. |
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If you can't track down a copy, all is not lost--one of the creators ([[Prince of Persia|Jordan Mechner]]) edited all the significant events together into a movie, which can be watched [http://jordanmechner.com/blog/2009/03/the-last-express-remixed/ at his site,] and the game was recently rereleased as a [http://www.dotemu.com/en/download-game/608/the-last-express-collectors-edition Digital Download Collector's Edition]. It is also available on [http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/last_express_the GOG.com], and an [[IOS Games|iOS]] port has been announced. |
If you can't track down a copy, all is not lost--one of the creators ([[Prince of Persia|Jordan Mechner]]) edited all the significant events together into a movie, which can be watched [http://jordanmechner.com/blog/2009/03/the-last-express-remixed/ at his site,] and the game was recently rereleased as a [http://www.dotemu.com/en/download-game/608/the-last-express-collectors-edition Digital Download Collector's Edition]. It is also available on [http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/last_express_the GOG.com], and an [[IOS Games|iOS]] port has been announced. |
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The game provides examples of: |
The game provides examples of: |
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* [[As Long as It Sounds Foreign]] - The Persian eunuch shouts at you... in Arabic. |
* [[As Long as It Sounds Foreign]] - The Persian eunuch shouts at you... in Arabic. |
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** Averted for everyone else. All characters other than the aforementioned eunuch speak their native languages perfectly. |
** Averted for everyone else. All characters other than the aforementioned eunuch speak their native languages perfectly. |
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* [[All There in the Manual]] - The story works just fine if you don't check, but the official web site ([http://lastexpress.markmoran.net/ mirror]) and the official strategy guide have a bit of background on the characters. Playing the game without these just dips you in headfirst. |
* [[All There in the Manual]] - The story works just fine if you don't check, but the official web site ([http://lastexpress.markmoran.net/ mirror]) and the official strategy guide have a bit of background on the characters. Playing the game without these just dips you in headfirst. |
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