I first played this game in, I think, 1999 -- and I find myself replaying ever since, just like you re-read a good book or watch a great film again. And the beauty of it is that it still measures up. Some things, of course, show their age, but even in the age of HD graphics, it still is a remarkably beautiful game. The gameplay is still unrivalled, and the sound is absolutely stunning. For example, the Russian characters speak wonderful 19th Century Russian, and a lady in Vienna train station speaks with Viennese accent. Really, very few contemporary games pay that much attention to details. Adventure games can do many things. They can make you laugh (many Lucasarts adventures are great in that regard), they can thrill you and excite you. But Last Express is just about the only game that moves you to tears. It is a difficult game, and there are so many ways how to do it wrong. But if you do everything right, there is no happy ending -- some wrong endings are even somewhat "happier". So you sit there and watch the credits roll -- and you feel that you understand some things about this life a bit better. How often can you say that about a computer game? Cannot recommend highly enough.
