The Last Hero Of Nostalgia Review (Xbox Series S)

by Jim Smale · October 17, 2022

Our The Last Hero Of Nostalgia Review has us playing a satirical action-adventure, brought to life by a twisted and wicked tale. Featuring hard but fair combat, *full character customization, unique battle armor, and engaging narrative mechanics rich in lore, Nostalgia plunges you into almost certain death at every turn.

The Last Hero Of Nostalgia Review Pros:

Decent graphics.
6.2GB download size.
1000 Gamerscore.
Character creator – name, skin color, body type, age, accessories, tattoos, nose width, eye style, Jaw width, endowment, and hairstyle.
Five classes – Datadin, Formatter, Resolutionary, sorcerer, and randomaster.
Excellent voice works on the narrator.
You play as a stick man.
Dark Souls-like gameplay.
You can hold a sword and shield or change your stance to go one-handed.
Breakable objects.
Messages on the ground act as a tutorial and helpful tips.
Highlight an item to get lore on it.
The menu layout is clear and clean. (it’s the Dark Souls menu structure in every way)
The controls are familiar and solid. (they are the same controls as dark Souls)
Difficult.
Combat involves learning patterns and countering.
Hidden areas and routes.
Memory fragments drop from enemies and you drop these if you die but can retrieve them on your next life.
Like messages that are dropped.
Stamina-based system for attacks and actions.
Access is the game’s version of MP for casting spells.
Full inventory system and loadout.
You start with the online play marker item.
Drop your own messages.
Big boss encounters.
Enemy health bars show when attacked.
Beacons are where you can save, level up, tether icons, and fast travel.
The world changes as you light beacons, going from basic pixel graphics to more detailed areas as you progress.
This is a Dark Souls game but all the lore is game related from pixel graphics to memory fragments to nostalgia.
Good performance especially when breaking boxes and vases.
Multiple choice encounters.
Resting at beacons will reset all enemies.
Beautiful looking locations.
Play how you want.
The game is all about finding out the story yourself.
The luck and insight menus show what you get at every milestone/remember the moment.
Full stats breakdown.
Weapons can have a pixelated memory, when near their destination (which you don’t know) the weapon will vibrate and you can remember the memory to get a new ability for the weapon.
As you remember new relics/weapons you will gain permanent insight bonuses.
The weight of your armor and weapons can affect how fast you roll and run.
Possible to farm to level up.
Save and quit option.
At every corner it’s either death or humor, sometimes it can be a humorous death.