Last Day of June
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Last Day of June is a touching story of love and loss, its emotional weight cemented by eerie visuals and a spine-tingling soundtrack.
A joy to view but sometimes a chore to play, Last Day of June delivers a touching story that's worth finishing.
The puzzles are entertaining and exploring the neighborhood is a joy, but these moments are brought down by repetition
Last Day of June is a narrative puzzle game that makes full use of a wide range of powerful emotive devices to make its point. Its fairly straightforward puzzles won't keep you up, scratching your noggin at night, but the effect of its wonderful characters and the love they have for one another will leave you feeling like you belong to something bigger than yourself.
Although Last Day of June's story has impactful moments of grief, loss, and companionship, it's limited by a frustratingly repetitive gameplay loop.
Last Day of June is a beautiful presentation of a heart-wrenching tale that is hindered by less-than-stellar game mechanics.
Looking past the mediocre puzzle and adventuring elements as well as the cinematic repetition, Last Day of June excels at storytelling – conveying emotion on-screen in a way few other games manage to achieve. The developer has admittedly done a sound job at making a title involving such depressing themes as beautiful as possible – through its unique animation, perfectly synced soundtrack and stunning visuals. If you do intend on playing this, the ending is as catastrophic as it is comforting.
There's a fantastic story here, filled with some great concepts and plenty of poignancy, ready to make you question the importance of life.
