Last Encounter

Overall, this is one of those games that’s going to appeal based on your tastes.

Last Encounter on the Nintendo Switch is a twin-stick shooter with a roguelike structure that puts the player exploring a hostile galaxy and if its ideas regarding upgrades and development, as well as a more careful approach to combat, are positive, the end result is a rather frustrating experience where it can become too cumbersome to pursue with upgrading the ship and where a simple mistake will throw the player all the way back.

Despite everything you just read, Last Encounter is not a bad game. It looks decent, it plays decently, and it sounds decent. That's all it is, though: a relatively inoffensive twin-stick shooter. Since it glosses over the woes concerning design, perspective, and heck even gameplay, but this title is pretty functional. If "functional" is the kindest word that can be mustered for this flat and frustrating game, then I wouldn't necessarily call it good, either.

Last Encounter is punishing with difficult AI and controls. Be prepared to die a lot and invest a good chunk of time if you hope to master the game and make progress.

Ultimately Last Encounter is a decent game that misses the mark on greatness.

Last Encounter is a fun and frantic roguelike that is now on the go.

Almost every good piece of design in Last Encounter is knocked down multiple pegs thanks to an oppressive grind. It successfully manages to invest you in the world and its systems, before quickly erecting barriers that direct away from the interesting features. Had the game been a bit more generous with its upgrades, or toned down the monotony, this could have been a solid roguelike.

You like shooting things? How about shooting things with friends? How about resurrecting into human dolls after death? Then play Last Encounter!

Last Encounter can be fun sometimes, but most of the time it lacks balance and stacks up the odds against you.

With so many roguelike twin-stick shooters out there, Last Encounter remains an overall enjoyable yet middling experience.