The Last Tale review
By: Cedric

Story:
Long ago, mankind was at a peak in it's search for knowledge. Man inhabited
the stars and knew all, except the answer to the unanswerable questions like
'why are we here?'. A scientist then discovered magic and through it,
learned the answers. He compiled his findings in a journal. But in his
thirst for knowledge, he didn't realize the danger in his discoveries.
The power took over him and created him into a fearful beast that terrorized
the lands until a hero named Terrence destroyed him.

This is the second game in development by Xanathis and Tetsu. From the little
that they have done so far, it is an amazing game. They have their act
well together for this one. They put together a great opening sequence
where a scientist discovers the book and then a boy steals it thinking
it's for him. The boy devastates a town and your heroine (a descendant of
Terrence) must destroy the book.

They decided to use an SD (super deformed) character set with the cute
big heads and such. The map tilesets they decided to use goes good with
the character set. Once again, the music is wonderful and really sets the right
mood, especially the forest music. They did a great effect with the trees and
doors, making it so that you can walk through doors and walk behind trees. And
they made a graphic textbox that shows where you are at when you enter an area
like the woods or the town. There appears to be more speech by the main character
this time, unlike in Mystic Lore. I can't wait to see the next installment.

Sound/Music - 92%
maps/monsters - 91%
storyline - 94%

Score = 92.3%