The Last Faith
Release Date: November 15, 2023
Action, fantasy, platformers, RPG elements, 2D, metroidvania, crowdfunding, indie games, side-scroll, singleplayer
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An action platformer metroidvania. The Last Faith stars Eric, traversing a dangerous gothic city, trying to learn the truth about an ancient prophecy and the corruption consuming the land.
The Last Faith is an indie action platformer metroidvania. It was developed by Kumi Souls Games and crowdfunded on Kickstarter.
Plot
The Last Faith is set in a dark fantasy world, in the gothic city of Mythringal, the capital of a mighty kingdom. The city suffered a devastating civil war and a plague that almost destroyed it. The reigning religious cult has left the inhabitants behind to their fate, though not all is yet lost. The protagonist, amnesiac Eric, starts searching for answers regarding an ancient prophecy and gets involved in a massive intrigue, gradually learning the truth about the corruption consuming the world.
Mechanics
The Last Faith is a side-scroller. The player traverses vast, diverse areas, ranging from mighty citadels, palaces and temples to dark dungeons. The areas are interconnected, forming a maze-like world map, access to some of them being barred until we acquire specific abilities or equipment. While exploring, we'll need to solve environmental puzzles and face monsters of all sorts - walking ones, flying ones, crawling ones. The enemies range from common mooks to much more powerful bosses, who are larger, stronger and more resilient.
Combat is a major part of the game. We must be quick, agile, time our dodges and counters, making good use of Eric's equipment and abilities. The protagonist wields melee weapons and firearms (used to stagger enemies), as well as powerful magic. Our gear can also be enhanced by infusing it with elemental powers (such as Diamond Dust, which adds a brief freeze effect to our attacks).
Technical aspects
The Last Faith features high-quality pixel art visuals and a dark color palette. The gothic locations and nightmarish enemies are all very appealing.
Videos and Screens
[1:28] The Last Faith launch trailer
[1:42] The Last Faith trailer #4
PlayStation Universe: 10 / 10 by Zahid Ahmed
The Last Faith is not just a game; it's a haunting symphony of gameplay, storytelling, and atmosphere that sets a new standard for the genre. It's a journey that demands to be experienced, a masterpiece that will leave an indelible mark on the souls of those who dare to step into its dark embrace.
Checkpoint Gaming: 7 / 10 by Tom Quirk
Despite many issues dragging down the experience, I would not say that I had a bad time overall with The Last Faith. The combat is genuinely thrilling and impressively varied when it functions well, and I was impressed with many of the game's locations, boss fights, puzzles and enemy designs. However, The Last Faith feels like a particularly inelegant mixture of many different elements from popular Metroidvanias and Soulslikes without quite executing them as neatly. With its obtuse-for-the-sake-of-it narrative, occasionally stodgy combat and platforming elements and a lack of its own identity, Metroidvania fans will have an enjoyable enough time with The Last Faith, but there are better examples of what it has attempted to execute out there.
Game Rant: 3.5 / 5 by Sam Stewart
Everything on display here has been seen before, and though it does those things well, its reliance on a tried-and-true formula and its liberal borrowing from Bloodborne in particular work against it, denying it a unique identity. Yet despite the impulse to think that The Last Faith could just be 2D Bloodborne 2, the final product is a great Metroidvania on its own, and - aside from some of the writing - its adaptation of the work that inspired it is very well done. Ultimately, The Last Faith feels sharp, looks great, and it's a lot of fun to play. Playstack clearly loves and understands the genre, and anyone looking to scratch the itch will certainly enjoy this game.
The Last Faith Summary
Platforms:
PC / Windows
PlayStation 5
Xbox Series X/S
Switch
PlayStation 4
Xbox One
Developer: Kumi Souls Games
Publisher: PlayStack
Age restrictions: 16+
The Last Faith System Requirements
PC / Windows
Minimum: Intel Core 2 Duo E7500 2.93 GHz / AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+ 2.9 GHz, 2 GB RAM, graphic card 1 GB GeForce 9600 GT/ Radeon HD 6450 or better, 3 GB HDD, Windows 7 64-bit
Recommended: Intel Core i5-750 2.66 GHz / AMD Phenom II X4 945 3.0 GHz, 4 GB RAM, graphic card 1 GB GeForce GTX 650 / Radeon HD 5770 or better, 3 GB HDD, Windows 10 64-bit
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