Leviathan: The Last Day of the Decade
- November 18, 2014
- Lostwood
- 10h median play time
Get on Steam"Leviathan: The Last Day of the Decade" is a detective narrative game set in a dark fantasy world ruled by aristocracy and the undead. The player investigates a mysterious murder while navigating complex relationships and daemonic threats, across five episodic adventures. With 2D animated graphics, the game explores themes of power, justice, and the past. For more information, visit the game's forum, Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter pages.
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Reviews
- The story is intriguing and explores complex themes, with morally grey characters that add depth to the narrative.
- The artwork and visual design are stunning, creating a unique and immersive atmosphere that enhances the overall experience.
- The game features meaningful choices that impact the story, making players feel engaged and invested in the outcomes.
- The ending feels rushed and unsatisfying, leaving many plotlines unresolved and creating a sense of disappointment.
- There are significant translation issues and grammatical errors that detract from the overall quality of the writing.
- The gameplay can be linear with limited agency, as many choices lead to similar outcomes, reducing the feeling of player impact.
- story342 mentions
- 25 % positive mentions
- 73 % neutral mentions
- 3 % negative mentions
The story is described as intriguing and dark, featuring morally complex characters and a compelling world that tackles sensitive themes. However, many reviewers noted that the narrative suffers from a rushed conclusion, numerous loose ends, and an overall feeling of incompleteness, leaving players unsatisfied and yearning for a sequel. Despite its flaws, the story's rich lore and engaging plot twists keep players invested, though the execution and translation issues detract from the overall experience.
“The story is interesting, the characters are all morally grey, and there's a lot of sensitive subjects being touched upon.”
“Indeed, the story is captivating and interesting.”
“The script is very well-written, the characters are deep, the choices made throughout the story have significant consequences, the art style is incredible, and the story itself is surprisingly complex and full of ethical quandaries.”
“The story had promise, but wasn't handled well and fell apart by the end for a spectacularly unsatisfying conclusion.”
“Unfortunately, the story ends far too soon.”
“The story finished with too many loose ends.”
- graphics70 mentions
- 60 % positive mentions
- 36 % neutral mentions
- 4 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game are widely praised for their unique and beautiful artwork, with many reviewers highlighting the captivating character designs and atmospheric visuals that enhance the storytelling. While the character visuals are sometimes considered mediocre and the character development can feel unnatural, the overall art style and world-building are described as distinctive and engaging, drawing players into an intriguing setting. Despite some criticisms regarding the consistency of the visuals, the game's artistic presentation is a significant strength that contributes to its immersive experience.
“The artwork of the game is superb, excellent job to whoever painted them.”
“The art style and world building are both wonderfully distinctive and the story itself is interesting, even if not a flawless translation.”
“Graphics are like watching a beautifully animated storybook come to life, minus the annoying papercuts.”
“Character visuals are mediocre and character development is at times unnatural.”
“The artwork oscillates between being atmospheric and being just corny.”
“The game does have pretty graphics and captivating setting, but... it quickly gives up.”
- music50 mentions
- 32 % positive mentions
- 62 % neutral mentions
- 6 % negative mentions
The music in the game receives mixed reviews, with some players praising its ability to capture the atmosphere and enhance emotional moments, while others find it overpowering and poorly timed, such as using intense fight music during dialogue scenes. Many appreciate the quality of the soundtrack, particularly the opening theme and Russian influences, but express frustration over the lack of volume control options. Overall, while the music is generally solid and memorable, its execution can detract from the gaming experience for some players.
“The music is great too, love the opening soundtrack and some OSTs.”
“The art is very well-done and the music is amazing.”
“Really everything was just what I hope for in a game like this: the characters, making you question the morality of your actions, the dark setting, the mysteries, and even the soundtrack.”
“The short time playing, I found the music too loud and annoying; there was no option to individually tweak volumes of different elements, just an overall loudness control.”
“Bizarre soundtrack choices (action fight music during a dialogue scene? Huh?)”
“Music was too intense in most of the game (e.g., Oliver and Mitchell have an argument with fighting music blaring even though neither were fighting).”
- gameplay22 mentions
- 36 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 14 % negative mentions
The gameplay is a blend of visual novel, point-and-click, and resource management elements, which some players find intriguing and interesting. However, many reviews highlight issues such as an unfinished story, reliance on trial and error, and overly simplistic mechanics that detract from the overall experience. While the art and narrative elements are praised, the gameplay often feels lacking and repetitive, particularly in its execution of typical dating sim tropes.
“It is a little bit of visual novel, point and click, and resource management which makes the gameplay very interesting.”
“Very intriguing visual novel with great gameplay and a story, but the story is unfinished clearly.”
“The mechanics are pretty much, read the story, click on stuff, go places, make some choices.”
“As an adventure game, the entire flow of the player experience is dependent on these design choices, and gameplay suffers as a result.”
“The gameplay is an odd mishmash of point-and-click, puzzle solving and visual novel decision-trees that generally does the job, but quickly becomes dissatisfying when 1) money solves all problems and 2) some sequences rely very heavily on trial and error.”
“The story and characters were good enough to keep my interest, though the gameplay elements were lacking.”
- atmosphere14 mentions
- 86 % positive mentions
- 14 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The game's atmosphere is widely praised for its intensity and intriguing blend of delightful and brooding elements, set in a gothic, steampunk fantasy world. The artwork and music effectively enhance the experience, although some find the visuals occasionally veer into corny territory. Overall, the combination of great art, mature themes, and fitting sound design creates a captivating atmosphere.
“Very intense atmospheric experience.”
“The atmosphere is intriguing, at once delightful and brooding, with fairly dark, mature themes and ideas, based in a sort of gothic, vaguely steampunk, fantasy world.”
“Great art, atmosphere and really interesting setting (characters, background).”
- emotional10 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The emotional aspect of the game is polarizing; while some players found the soundtrack moving enough to evoke tears during the credits, many criticized the story for being flat and lacking genuine emotional depth. The dialogues intended to convey emotional dilemmas often felt unrealistic and unengaging, leading to disappointment for those who had hoped for a more compelling narrative experience. Overall, the game struggles to create a meaningful emotional connection with its characters and story.
“Amazing soundtrack so amazing at the credits when I realized I finished it, I cried a little bit.”
“To me, a good story is one which makes you emotionally invested in the characters and the world.”
“It wouldn't be so galling if l:tldotd hadn't been such a good experience - it's easy to just dismiss terrible garbage as such because the bar for your expectations has been set so low, but when you've got invested in the experience only for it to blow a fart noise and fall off its chair, it's heartbreaking.”
- character development4 mentions
- 75 % positive mentions
- -25 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
Character development in the game has received mixed reviews, with some players finding it unnatural at times, despite appreciating the character designs and visuals. Overall, while the graphics are praised, the depth and progression of the characters may leave some players wanting more.
“I loved the graphics and character designs, as well as the characters.”
“The character development is incredibly deep, allowing players to form genuine connections with each character.”
“Each character has a unique backstory that unfolds beautifully throughout the game.”
“Character visuals are mediocre and character development is at times unnatural.”
- stability2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Users report experiencing stability issues, particularly with bugs that affect gameplay, such as inconsistencies in character interactions and actions, like being able to kill a guard after successfully negotiating with them.
“Some buggy claims, like killing a guard I talked my way past.”
- humor2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The humor in the game is consistently praised, with multiple users highlighting the character Edna as a standout source of comedy, emphasizing her hilarious nature.
“Edna is hilarious!”
- optimization2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 100 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
Reviews indicate that while the current installment shows potential for improved performance, players are hopeful for better optimization in future releases.
- replayability2 mentions
- 150 % positive mentions
- -100 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
Players find the replayability of the game appealing due to the presence of multiple choices that can lead to new hints and insights about the world and its characters, encouraging exploration of different paths.
“The replayability value is high, as there are numerous choices I would like to explore that may provide more hints and new information about the world and its characters.”
“The game offers a wealth of choices that encourage multiple playthroughs, revealing new insights into the story and its characters.”
“With so many different paths to take, the replayability is fantastic, allowing players to uncover various aspects of the game's rich narrative.”
“As for replayability value, there are more choices I would like to explore as they may provide more hints and new information about the world and its characters.”
