Tales Beyond the Tomb – The Last Vigil is the 3rd entry in the episodic game series of Tales Beyond the Tomb. Your character in the game is Nick, a man who takes up the serene & simple job of a night shift guard at a cemetery nearby. Much to Nick’s surprise, the solitude of the cemetery is hiding and fostering the seeds of something evil. Your objective in the game, much like the previous games, is to protect yourself from a painful death and flee before the self-righteous forces of evil sacrifice you to their gods. We played ‘The Last Vigil’ and found it to be a bitter disappointment with fleeting moments of glory.
A gorgeously terrifying vibe
The game certainly has a very typical “Tales Beyond the Tomb” type of silent, eerie, slightly creepy, and overwhelmingly atmospheric vibe. Walking alone in the cemetery with your flashlight illuminating the walls and atmosphere, hearing the slightest of audio discrepancies and getting a panic attack, constantly living under a grave suspicion of something sinister lurking nearby – you are going to feel as if you’re walking on eggshells all the time. The 80’s VHS visuals and the keypad mobile phones shown in the game will make you smile ear to ear with nostalgia. The scruffy textures of the game add a delightfully rustic visual appeal that you’re going to love.
Characters that are quite the character
We have got our very own lookalike version of Walter White in ‘The Last Vigil’. He has a wild sense of humor and a non-repressed personality, unlike Walter, but it always feels like he’s two seconds away from screaming, “I am the one who knocks.”. The developers have hit the nail on the head in terms of the facial intensity of this character. Other than our multiverse Walter White, we have got a friend who got us this job, a strange woman who is trying to lure you through her sexuality, and a peeping tom who isn’t afraid of you.
There are silent characters as well in the game who you’re going to discover while spying on them, and these are the ones who are going to make your life a nightmare. The dialogues are endearing, humorous, and beautifully crafted.
A nice job that slowly turns into a curse
Your cozy job of sitting behind a security monitor and switching between camera locations becomes difficult when you witness a suspicious presence inside the cathedral. You might not find the one you’re looking for, but you’re going to find certain special spots where the intruder might have been hiding or scoping out his surroundings. You are going to witness satanic symbols that indicate the ceremonious remnants of a cultish ritual. Once you have seen it with your own eyes, your actual vigil will begin, and it will be a special one with life threats and murderous ambushes directed towards you. The night job will quickly turn into a life-threatening nightmare.
Doesn’t quite scare you like the previous episodes
Pineville Night Stalker had a terrifyingly real and instinctual feel of someone breaking inside your home; The Farm’s Secret had murderous rage and the insatiable bloodlust of a psychopath, and both of those were core-shocking. Unlike the previous two games, The Last Vigil doesn’t have original or effective heart-pounding moments or mind-bending displays of gore – it’s good in bits and pieces, like the sound design in Terrifying, but the plot is a little bland, and it doesn’t quite have the X-factor required to stand out. The Last Vigil is a decent game that might get lost like a needle in the massive haystack of indie horror games.
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