Lester the Unlikely: YES!Oh, Lester the Unlikely. -giggles- Oh, Lester the Unlikely. -Laughs- OH, LESTER THE UNLIKELY! -bursts out cracking up-.
This game, I swear, is underrated, way up to the top ten most overrated things ever. Yes, EVER! No, that's not a typo. That is, in fact, an ever there.
Story:
For a SNES game, its got a different story. You play as Lester, (duh,) Who goes on a walk. While on his walk, he gets a comic book. While he's reading, he sleeps because he's tired. While he's sleeping on a cargo holder, he gets boarded on a ship that heads to nowhere, and, I can't lie to you here, gets hijacked by pirates and crashes into an island. Lester swims to a deserted island, and has to get back home. Not a bad story, the only reason it's a 6 is because it eventually turns into a stereotypical save the princess story. 6/10
Graphics:
Really, this game has some nice graphics for the snes. It's not as nice as, say, Mario world or Dinocity, but it's pretty nice. It's got problems though. Say, I swear there's some typos somewhere in this game. Oh well, I honestly can't talk about the graphics in this game. 6/10
Sound:
Pretty bland and generic, to be honest. Some nice tunes, but theres no lasting appeal to any of these songs. At the end of the day, no matter how long you've played this game, you'll still be humming Terra from FFVI. (Thanks, FFVI. I Want to hate that song, BUT I CAN'T!) 5/10.
Gameplay:
It's your standard SNES platformer, but with a twist. You play as a scrawny weakling. Yes. A SCRAWNY WEAKLING! Now, before you leave this page, here me out. It's actually quite fun, if for just the fact that you play as a scrawny weakling. Im sorry that I keep mentioning that fact, but come on. The irony this game brings is genius. Seriously, the first enemy you see in the game, Lester runs away from. Yes, HE RUNS AWAY FROM IT. And when you go back behind him again, he cowers by the enemy. Now, the enemy is a crab. Nothing special, just a crab. What's also neat is how Lester Evolves as a person. In the beginning, he's a scrawny weakling afraid of everything. However, once he saves a girl from a gorilla and gets kissed, he's strong and courageous. That's a nice touch, if a small one. The type of character evolution in this game isn't second to none, but, for a Non story-driven game, it's REALLY good. 8/10.
Depth:
It's just, again, a standard platformer. However, you'll come back to it a few times with your buddies because it's a hilarious game. 7/10.
Interesting thing about this game:
YOU PLAY AS A SCRAWNY WEAKLING!
Overall:
I enjoyed Lester the Unlikely. Is it perfect, No. But, for it's unique gameplay twist and interesting character evolution makes it worth a go. But, Please, PLAY THIS GAME. It's an unforgettable experience, or at least would be, if you could stop laughing. Seriously, Im not kidding. Play! NOW!
7.5/10
Graphics
7 Sound
5 Addictive
6 Depth
7 Story
7 Difficulty
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