History VideoGame / LastWord

''Last Word'' was originally created in 30 days for the 2014 IGMC contest, and can be freely downloaded on [[http://www.twelvetiles.com/LW/lastword.html the developer's website]]. A full, commercial version of the game had also been [[http://store.steampowered.com/app/355530/ released]] on UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} on May 8th 2015.

* StoryOverwrite: Parodied. Winning the HopelessBossFight against Professor Chatters (entirely possible with enough LevelGrinding) will lead to some EasterEgg dialogue where everyone is flabbergasted. Chatters will then request that Whitty [[TheBattleDidntCount pretend she lost the battle]] [[BreakingTheFourthWall so that the plot can continue as planned]].

* EasterEgg: Winning the HopelessBossFight against Chatters will lead to some humorous banter about how Whitty wasn't supposed to win. [[StoryOverwrite She then pretends she lost so the story can continue the way it's supposed to.]]

** Averted with the two last discourses: [[spoiler: Whitty has the Last Word by that time, and so she simply cannot lose - that is, as long as it doesn't break.]]

''Last Word'' is a [[UsefulNotes/IBMPersonalComputer PC]] game developed in UsefulNotes/RPGMaker by Merlandese. It is set in the fictional nation of St. Lauden, where the photographer Whitty Gawship had been invited to the dinner party at the house of Chet Chatters, a renowned linguistics professor who wishes to demonstrate his new invention to his guests. Once they arrive, however, it soon turns out that they’re intended as audience for the powers of the Mouth, the professor’s device supposedly capable of winning any conversation in history. Professor Chatters also doesn’t intend for them to leave until he’s satisfied with its performance, and it’s up to Whitty to persuade him otherwise, which involves getting to the bottom of many mysteries of the estate and its guests.

''Last Word'' is a video game developed in VideoGame/RPGMaker by Merlandese. It is set in the fictional nation of St. Lauden, where the photographer Whitty Gawship had been invited to the dinner party at the house of Chet Chatters, a renowned linguistics professor who wishes to demonstrate his new invention to his guests. Once they arrive, however, it soon turns out that they’re intended as audience for the powers of the Mouth, the professor’s device supposedly capable of winning any conversation in history. Professor Chatters also doesn’t intend for them to leave until he’s satisfied with its performance, and it’s up to Whitty to persuade him otherwise, which involves getting to the bottom of many mysteries of the estate and its guests.

Last Word was originally created in 30 days for the 2014 IGMC contest, and can be freely downloaded on [[http://www.twelvetiles.com/LW/lastword.html the developer's website]]. A full version of the game had also been [[http://store.steampowered.com/app/355530/ released]] on UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} on May 8th 2015.

!!! Last Word provides examples of the following tropes:

* AlternateHistory: Invoked subtly. While St. Lauden is obviously a fictional country, it is still located in Europe, as real-world countries like France get occasional references. Then, the setting seems to be technologically equivalent to the time of First World War, or perhaps slightly earlier, as while electric lighting is present, one-way intercoms are said to be still in prototype stages. Socially, however, it has a greater accent on noble classes, but practically no gender divide, as female boxers are normal, and women freely serve in the army, with a female general (something still practically unheard of in the real world) being present at the party. It ''is'', however, after 1918, as that date is mentioned in an out-of-date book in the study.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: Pay close attention to the characters and the reasons why there were invited. [[spoiler: You may notice that Mr. Boasting is the only one not explicitly invited to the party.]]

* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: General Sandhoff acts as one throughout the game, not losing her cool even conversation touches topics she feels strongly about, like [[spoiler: like Private Prattle's desertion:]]
---> '''General Sandhoff:''' "To leave your patriotic duty in the name of love and dreams is a military sin. I can’t respect it."

* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: [[spoiler:Mr. Chatters' reason for seeking the Last Word is because he knows that the military could pull this on him and strip him of his honorary house status after he finishes their weapon.]]

** When you find [[spoiler: the Last Word and thus gain its immunity to being subject to commands]], you can just leave the estate without being stopped by The Mouth [[spoiler: as with immunity, it can do nothing to stop you.]]

{{Jerkass}}: Banter doesn't even pretend to not look at the party guests with disdain. He does respect his employer, however, who pretty much looks the other way to this.

---> "I was just disclosing details of my master plan. I like to be fairly thorough when disclosing such details to strangers."

* MeaningfulName / PunnyName: All of the characters' surnames are some sort of a speech-related pun. Same applies to family house codes (see ThePasswordIsAlwaysSwordfish).

* SequelHook: The NewGamePlus ending suggests [[spoiler: that Mr. Boasting still has the Last Word.]]

* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: [[spoiler: Mr. Chatters' reason for seeking the Last Word is because he knows that the military could pull this on him and strip him of his honorary house status after he finishes their weapon.]]

''Last Word'' is a video game developed in VideoGame/RPGMaker by Merlandese. It is set in the fictional nation of St. Lauden, where the photographer Whitty Gawship had been invited to the dinner party at the house of Chet Chatters, a renowned linguistics professor who wishes to demonstrate his new invention to his guests. Once they arrive, however, it soon turns out that they’re intended as audience for the powers of the Mouth, professor’s device supposedly capable of winning any conversation in history. Professor also doesn’t intend for them to leave until he’s satisfied with its performance, and it’s up to Whitty to persuade him otherwise, which involves getting to the bottom of many mysteries of the estate and its guests.

** Two of them. The first discourse you ever engage in is one where Level 1 Whitty is pitted against level 12 Ms. Prattle, who then devastates her in a single turn. You’re similarly out-levelled during your first discourse with Professor Chatters.
** Averted with the two last discourses: [[spoiler: Whitty has the Last Word by that time, and so she simply cannot lose.]]

* {{Jerkass}}: Banter doesn't even pretend to not look at the party guests with disdain. He does respect his employer, however, who pretty much looks the other way to this.

* PermanentlyMissableContent: The last wine bottle gets thrown at the Mouth by Ms. Prattle halfway through the game. If you don't have enough levels in Wine Tasting and don't interact with it until that point, better reload.

* YouHaveResearchedBreathing: Whitty needs to purchase levels in wine-tasting from a cat before she can try those fine wines for herself.

'''Last Word''' is a video game developed in VideoGame/RPGMaker by Merlandese. It is set in the fictional nation of St. Lauden, where the photographer Whitty Gawship had been invited to the dinner party at the house of Chet Chatters, a renowned linguistics professor who wishes to demonstrate his new invention to his guests. Once they arrive, however, it soon turns out that they’re intended as audience for the powers of the Mouth, professor’s device supposedly capable of winning any conversation in history. Professor also doesn’t intend for them to leave until he’s satisfied with its performance, and it’s up to Whitty to persuade him otherwise, which involves getting to the bottom of many mysteries of the estate and its guests.

* DevelopersForesight: When you find [[spoiler: the Last Word and thus gain its immunity to being subject to commands]], you can just leave the estate without being stopped by The Mouth [[spoiler: as with immunity, it can do nothing to stop you.]]

* ThePasswordIsAlwaysSwordfish: The St. Lauden system of using codes for family houses just writes them in [=SMS=]-speak, with Prattle House being [=PR8TL=], Boasting being [=80AST=], etc. To be fair, apparently it isn’t supposed to be a huge secret, and Saymore House’s code is a more respectable (but still punny) [=W84ME=].

* IAmNotLeftHanded: If Seymour's last challenge is to be believed, Servant Banter is actually on the level of the Judge and was just holding back when Whitty faces him.

* AlternateHistory: Invoked subtly. While St. Lauden is obviously a fictional country, it is still located in Europe, as real-world countries like France get occasional references. Then, the setting seems to be technologically equivalent to the time of First World War, or perhaps slightly earlier, as while electric lighting is present, one-way intercoms are said to be still in prototype stages. Socially, however, it has a greater accent on noble classes, but practically no gender divide, as female boxers are normal, and women freely serve in the army, with a female general (something still practically unheard of in the real world) being present at the party.

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* StoryOverwrite: Parodied. Winning the HopelessBossFight against Professor Chatters (entirely possible with enough LevelGrinding) will lead to some EasterEgg dialogue where everyone is flabbergasted. Chatters will then request that Whitty [[ThatBattleDidntCount pretend she lost the battle]] [[BreakingTheFourthWall so that the plot can continue as planned]].

* HopelessBossFight: Two of them. The first discourse you ever engage in is one where Level 1 Whitty is pitted against level 12 Ms. Prattle, who then devastates her in a single turn. You’re similarly out-levelled during your first discourse with Professor Chatters.

Last Word was originally created in 30 days for the 2014 IGMC contest, and can be freely downloaded on [[http://www.twelvetiles.com/LW/lastword.html the developer's website]]. A full version of the game is also worked on and will be released on May 8th 2015.

* MeaningfulName / PunnyName: All of the characters' surnames are some sort of a speech-related pun, with the possible exception of General Sandhoff. Same applies to family house codes (see ThePasswordIsAlwaysSwordfish).

* LampshadeHanging: "I was just disclosing details of my master plan. I like to be fairly thorough when disclosing such details to strangers."

* ThePasswordIsAlwaysSwordfish: The St. Lauden system of using codes for family houses just writes them in [=SMS=]-speak, with Prattle House being [=PR8TL=], Boasting being [=80AST=], etc. To be fair, apparently it isn’t supposed to be a huge secret, and Saymore House’s code is a more respectable (but still punny) [=W84ME=].

'''Last Word''' is a video game developed in VideoGame/RPGMaker. It is set in the fictional nation of St. Lauden, where the photographer Whitty Gawship had been invited to the dinner party at the house of Chet Chatters, a renowned linguistics professor who wishes to demonstrate his new invention to his guests. Once they arrive, however, it soon turns out that they’re intended as audience for the powers of the Mouth, professor’s device supposedly capable of winning any conversation in history. Professor also doesn’t intend for them to leave until he’s satisfied with its performance, and it’s up to Whitty to persuade him otherwise, which involves getting to the bottom of many mysteries of the estate and its guests.

* LastNameBasis: Holden [[=McCall=] and Judge Boasting have obviously known each for a long time, and yet they only ever address each other as Mr. Boasting and Mr. [=McCall=], respectively.

* AlternateHistory: Invoked subtly. While St. Lauden is obviously a fictional country, it is still located in Europe, as countries like France get occasional references. Then, the seems to be technologically equivalent to the time of First World War, or perhaps slightly earlier, as while electric lighting is present, one-way intercoms are said to be still in prototype stages. Socially, however, it has a greater accent on noble classes, but practically no gender divide, as female boxers are normal, and women freely serve in the army, with a female general (something still practically unheard of in the real world) being present at the party.

* BreakingTheFourthWall: The servant outright says that, "I see you have enough Stored Experience, I’m obligated to teach you a few of the more advanced skills I’ve seen over the years."

** The colour serves another story function, too, as it designates the house each character belongs to. [[spoiler: When Professor Chatters reveals he is related to Whitty and thus is actually part of House Gawship]])

* HiddenDepths: The characters initially appear rather one-dimensional, but you learn a lot more about them and their history through conversations.

* LastNameBasis: Holden McCall and Judge Boasting have obviously known each for a long time, and yet they only ever address each other as Mr. Boasting and Mr.McCall, respectively.

* ThePasswordIsAlwaysSwordfish: The St. Lauden system of using codes for family houses just writes them in SMS-speak, with Prattle House being PR8TL, Boasting being 80AST, etc. To be fair, apparently it isn’t supposed to be a huge secret, and Saymore House’s code is a more respectable W84ME.

* RightThereAllAlong: The Last Word turns out to be written on the [[spoiler: collar of Saymore Family cat, who remained at the Saymore Estate after it was bought out by Chatter.]]

* BreakingTheFourthWall: The servant outright says that "I you have enough Stored Experience, I’m obligated to teach you a few of the more advanced skills I’ve seen over the years."