Four Last Things

Four Last Things goes straight for the medieval point-and-click adventure with a very specific comic edge: it treats old paintings, church art, and moral seriousness as material for puzzles and jokes. By our assessment, that is where it is strongest, because the game knows exactly how to turn strange visual references into a puzzle loop without losing its sense of mischief. The trade-off is that this style is built on gags and puzzle logic, so if the humor does not land, the whole thing can feel narrow. In practice it is a game of clicking around scenes, combining odd objects, and following the logic of its absurd little world. It sits closer to classic adventure games than to modern story games, and the handmade feel is part of the point. Four Last Things is best for people who enjoy wit, art-history jokes, and puzzle chains; anyone wanting action or a broad system should look elsewhere.