The Last Door: Season 2 (Android) Review

A key requirement for adventure games are puzzles that manage to be both interesting and challenging. This is an area that The Last Door has had issues with in both the first season and this one. Some of the puzzles are fantastic, with smart solutions and designs hitting that sweet spot between tricky and obtuse. The problem is these puzzles are in the minority, while the majority are rather mediocre - and worse yet, there are maze puzzles. Mazes are rarely done well, and, sadly, The Last Door doesn't manage to solve their age-old problems, either.

The puzzles are lacking, then, and they are an essential aspect of the adventure game. The other aspect is the storytelling. This is not a let-down. The story is filled with enough intrigue, twists and turns to deliver a thoroughly enjoyable and captivating tale. It's not just a good story, either, but a good scary story. This is a horror game through and through, and it fully delivers on that premise. Not with cliché jump scares, but with quality atmospheric design. Darkness plays a big part, as does the creepy level designs and suspenseful storytelling.

The visuals are charming. The type of blocky pixels that encapsulated an age of gaming are faithfully recreated here, giving a unique pixel version of good old Victorian England. The audio, too, harkens back to the classics, while also breaking new ground. Honestly, the audio is potentially the best aspect here. There is no voice acting, but the soundtrack is chilling and the sound effects are a masterclass in audio design. Few games manage to evoke such genuine scares from their audience. There is the odd technical issue; chief amongst them is the touch interface. For most general use, it's fine, but it gets a little annoying when trying to click on small items, often requiring numerous attempts to actually interact with the desired object.