Last Window: The Secret of Cape West
| Last Window: The Secret of Cape West | |||
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| Studio | CING | ||
| Publisher | Nintendo | ||
| Senior Developer | Taisuke Kanasaki | ||
| Erstveröffent- lichung |
 January 14, 2010 September 17, 2010 |
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| platform | Nintendo DS | ||
| genre | Point-and-click adventure | ||
| Game mode | Single player | ||
| control | Nintendo DS gamepad, touchscreen , built-in microphone | ||
| medium | Nintendo DS game card | ||
| language | German screen texts | ||
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Last Window: The secret of Cape West , in Japan: Last Window: Mayonaka no Yakusoku ( Japanese ラ ス ト ウ ィ ン ド ウ 真 夜 中 の 約束 , Rasuto Windō: Mayonaka no Yakusoku , dt. "Last Window: Midnight Promise"), is a point and click adventure that was developed by the defunct development studio CING and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS .
It is the sequel to the game Hotel Dusk: Room 215 and was released in 2010. Last Window was not released in North America.
It is stylistically the same as its predecessor. The hero is again Kyle Hyde, who lives in the Cape West Apartments in Los Angeles in 1980. The story is completely independent, although it has some connections to the first part. The aim of the game is to solve a mystery surrounding the death of Kyle's father.
Game mechanics
Essentially, you have conversations with other characters and collect items that you then have to use meaningfully in the game. Last Window contains a question function, which makes it possible to interact with conversation partners individually. For each chapter that you solve in the game, a new chapter is unlocked in the book Last Window, which is integrated into the game . The content of the book complements the story of the game and is also influenced by the choices made by the player.
action
In Los Angeles in 1955, a burglar was seen being shot while gaining access to a safe. In 1967 a woman lies hunched over a table in a room in the Hotel Cape West - obviously dead. A man is seen leaving the room.
In 1980 Kyle Hyde has just lost his job and is traveling to the Cape West Apartments where he lives. Shortly before he enters the building, he notices an enigmatic woman in a hat and sunglasses. Immediately afterwards he learns that the Cape West apartments will be demolished at the end of the month and that all tenants will be evicted. When he opens his apartment door, he finds a letter asking him to find out what secret is hidden in the apartments and behind an object called the Scarlet Star . Allegedly, the Scarlet Star was hidden in the building 25 years ago. That is where the story begins.
Characters
Kyle Hyde : A 34-year-old former NYPD cop. Representative at Red Crown, where he is fired at the start of the game. The murder of his father 25 years ago remains unsolved.
Margaret Patrice : Cape West owner and landlord. She has known the former hotel for decades.
Marie Rivet : A withdrawn young woman who lives alone in Cape West after her husband and older brother were killed in car accidents.
Frank Raver : A retired elderly gentleman who can often be seen walking around the apartment building.
Tony Wolf : An unemployed guitarist. He is in constant financial trouble and borrows from other tenants in Cape West. Think Kyle is a good friend, or at least his best drinking buddy.
Betty Meyer : A spirited young woman who lives on the same floor as Kyle. Works in a boutique.
Charles Jeunet : A young exchange student from France. He wants to become a director and tries to gain a foothold in Hollywood with the support of his wealthy family.
Sidney Reagan : He owns Lucky's Café on Cape West's first floor. He had to raise his daughter alone after the divorce. Knows all the preferences of his regular guests.
Claire Reagan : Sidney Reagan's teenage daughter. Very optimistic and friendly. Helps her father out in the café.
Dylan Fitchar : Caretaker of Cape West. He is a lover of butterflies and precious stones.
Ed Vincent : Head of Red Crown and therefore Kyle. Was a Los Angeles detective and a friend of Kyle's father. At the age of 56, his health is in bad shape.
Rachel : She works for Ed at Red Crown. She is the contact person for Kyle by calling him when he should call back. She keeps flashing Kyle off.
Mila Evans : A young girl that Kyle had met in Hotel Dusk: Room 215 . She attends an art school in Seattle.
Rex Foster : An enigmatic man who seems interested in the former hotel and is snooping around.
Will White : A man who recently moved to Cape West. A true gentleman, but seems to look down on the other tenants.
Chris Hyde : Father of Kyle, who lost his life 25 years ago as a safe cracker. He planned to end his criminal career in order to devote more time to his family.
Jeanie Hyde : mother of Kyle. She lives in New Jersey, where she works as a nurse. Occasionally she calls Kyle.
Web links
- Last Window: The Secret of Cape West on nintendo.de