Forced to board the train while it is heading out of Paris, Cath discovers Whitney dead in his compartment, with the only clues he finds being: a mysterious scroll written in Russian and consisting of a simple fairytale an elaborately designed box that is empty and a purple and gold scarf with the letter "W" embroidered on it. Robert Cath, an American doctor on the run from the British and French police, both of whom suspect he was involved in the murder of an Irish police officer, accepts an invite from his friend Tyler Whitney to join him on the Orient Express, in regards to an important deal he has made. ( April 2018) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Please help improve it by removing unnecessary details and making it more concise. This article's plot summary may be too long or excessively detailed. The plot written for the game includes many elements of a mystery, including murder, secret plots and deals, lies and personal agendas, as well as featuring notable references to political climates in Europe. Much of the game's events occur within the train itself, which consists of two baggage cars, a restaurant car, two sleeping cars, and a private car. The game's story takes place in 1914, between 24 and 27 July, on the last journey made by the Orient Express from Paris to Constantinople (modern Istanbul) before the outbreak of World War I. Four are alternate endings only one of these is the "true" ending. Around thirty of these are game overs, involving the main character being killed or arrested. The story features multiple endings, depending on the player's actions. The game's story features around thirty characters, each of whom has their own artificial intelligence and individual agendas – they therefore conduct actions that allow them to complete their own personal goals, only changing their plans due to player intervention - with the game using a non-linear approach of story-telling, in which the player's actions or in-actions, affect how the story plays out the game's many events led to its script being around 800 pages long. Items within the game can be interacted with, either to be examined, or in some cases, collected by the player for use later on. The main areas of the game are within the carriages of the train, with the player able to look around each place they are in, move down corridors, enter and leave compartments, knock on doors, and talk to people. Paris), or the player can fast forward to a later time, up until the current point in the story that they have reached. When on the pause menu, the player can rewind time, either to a specific point, or to a specific destination on the express' route (i.e. Events within the game are scripted and thus occur at specific times denoted by the in-game clock – for example, a character leaving their compartment in order to go to the restaurant car in order to have lunch. Gameplay takes place almost entirely within real-time, albeit accelerated by a factor of six the only time when it is not conducted so is when the player's character sleeps at certain intervals and when the player is on the game's pause menu. The game operates primarily from a first-person perspective of the story's lead character when they explore the train, with cutscenes being conducted in the third-person. The game was later reacquired by Mechner, who worked with DotEmu to make portable versions of the game for iOS and Android, and later released a remade version for Steam, entitled The Last Express – Gold Edition. A Sony PlayStation port was in development, but was cancelled before it was finished. The game was a commercial disappointment following its release, but received highly positive reviews and a positive post-release response. The game is unique in how it was created, its non-linear story, and in how events in the game are conducted within real-time. Players take on the role of an American who accepts an invite by a friend to join them on the Orient Express, days before the start of World War I, only to become involved in a maelstrom of treachery, lies, political conspiracies, personal interests, romance and murder, upon boarding the train. The Last Express is an adventure video game designed by Jordan Mechner and published by Broderbund in 1997 for PC.
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