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Last Call! is a video game for Windows released in 2000 by publisher Simon & Schuster.^[2] Those playing the game take on the role of a bartender attempting to maximize tips from customers.^[3]

Development[edit]

The game was developed by Cutler Creative and supported Windows 95 and Windows 98. The game's creator, John Cutler, first got the idea for the game in 1995. He wanted to have a game that could teach people to mix drinks. Under the original title Bartender USA, the player would start at a Howard Johnson's and gradually work their way up to a trendy bar in New York City. At the time, Cutler had no video game experience, and didn't own a computer until he started development. He attended E3 and also worked as a bartender to better understand what he needed to do. He hired programmers and artists to put together a mockup of the game. The original concept included some live action animation, which was dropped from the final game. Simon & Schuster had recently published the comedy game Deer Avenger, and agreed to publish the game since it matched up with their business model at the time. This agreement gave Cutler's team funding to develop and complete the game. Due to Cutler's inexperience, many aspects of the game needed to be rethought during the development process. Cutler credited his choice to use Macromedia Director as making a mammoth task much easier. He struggled with feature creep and his relationship with the testing company.^[4]

Gameplay[edit]

Last Call Gameplay

The setting of the game is a fictional bar in New York City. The player, as bartender, must learn to mix over one hundred drinks. They also have to ID all customers (serving an underage customer will get the player fired), charm customers, keep music playing, and keep customers from being too drunk. The game offers a recipe book for players, but players will score better if they don't use it. Also, without memorizing the recipes, the player will run out of time.^[5] The ultimate goal of the game is to get the most tips. There are around 20 characters that the player needs to serve in the game. One of these characters is Vincent the Hedgehog, who is an actual hedgehog.^[3]

Reception[edit]

Critical reviews[edit]

The game received average reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings.^[6] Ben Silverman of GameRevolution described it as a casual game, and not one that a player would expect to play for hours. Silverman described it as a replacement for Solitaire that wouldn't hook players, but also stated that with its low price, it may be worth buying.^[2] Lisa Karen Savignano of AllGame praised the creative characters, but noted that some of the graphics were poor.^[7] Vincent Lopez of IGN appreciated the large library of drinks, but noted that the animation was often clunky.^[5]

Sales[edit]

Bittorrent free download for windows 10 cnet. The game sold poorly and was a flop. Despite this, for the French and UK market under the name Happy Hour, and in Germany under the name On the Rocks. Cutler was surprised at the nearly even ratio of male to female purchasers.^[4]

References[edit]

1. ^Fudge, James (March 27, 2000). 'Last Call Released'. Computer Games Strategy Plus. Strategy Plus, Inc. Archived from the original on July 9, 2003. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
2. ^ ^abcSilverman, Ben (March 2000). 'Last Call Review'. GameRevolution. CraveOnline. Archived from the original on September 8, 2015. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
3. ^ ^abHernandez, Tara. 'Last Call! - Overview'. AllGame. All Media Network. Archived from the original on December 11, 2014. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
4. ^ ^abCutler, John (May 11, 2001). 'Postmortem: Cutler Creative's Last Call'. Gamasutra. Informa. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
5. ^ ^abcLopez, Vincent (April 4, 2000). 'Last Call'. IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
6. ^ ^ab'Last Call! for PC'. GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on June 9, 2019. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
7. ^ ^abSavignano, Lisa Karen. 'Last Call! - Review'. AllGame. All Media Network. Archived from the original on November 17, 2014. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
8. ^Navarro, Alex (April 27, 2000). 'Last Call'. Gamecenter. CNET. Archived from the original on August 16, 2000. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
9. ^Walker, Trey (April 5, 2000). 'Last Call Review [date mislabeled as 'May 1, 2000']'. GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
10. ^Hudak, Chris (June 2000). 'Last Call'. PC Accelerator. No. 22. Imagine Media. p. 82. Retrieved February 5, 2021.

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A downloadable game for Windows and macOS

Features:

• 1920 x 1080 3D CG Renders.
• Over 400 Renders in this first release with around 45 minutes of game play.

Chapter 3 of Last Call is available on our Patreon. Chapter 4 is currently in development.

Description:

You've made the tough choice to go help out an uncle whose health is failing. Sure, it's a lot of work running his bar in his tiny Midwestern town, but it's a charming place and it's growing on you. Yeah, it meant dropping out mid-semester and leaving your girlfriend Fiona behind, but family is worth it.. right?

Last Call Drinking Game

In Last Call you play as the over-worked and somewhat awkward hero as he deals with a failing long-distance relationship, a feisty cougar, a charming rebel, the local drunks, and the joy of running the favorite watering hole in Oaklane. Expect a few surprises along the way, and always remember that your actions have consequences, some for the better and some for the worse. Count on some quippy dialogue, steamy encounters, a bit of heartbreak, and a few laughs. But always remember, before you close up shop for the night, always make a LAST CALL.

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I like this game but what happened to To Be A King? It seems to have just vanished with no mention

The artist for Last Call and To Be A King left Thunderline Studios to start his own thing and To Be A King was his creation so that is now with him. Here is the link: https://itroy3d.itch.io/to-be-a-king