Let's Play Pitman #10: Approaching the Final Stretch
73There comes a point in any game where the the end is so very clearly in sight. Sometimes it's clearly telegraphed like in this game, presenting a finite amount of levels from the offset which you can keep track of. Other times you're told explicitly that you're reaching a point of no return, either through dialogue or the game foreshadowing it enough that the only conclusion you can come to is that. other times it's just a hunch that you get from subtle clues; the music shifts to one of finality, the game throws everything it can at you to try and stop you and you just get a feeling that things are coming to a head. For me, seeing the end gives me that impetus to press on and complete the game and I find that I play at my best when at the very final parts, the most difficult challenges.
That said, the increased challenge at the end of a game can do everything to counter my drive to see it finished, cancelling one another out and leaving me to deal with the most difficult part of the game using only my wits, game knowledge and no small amount of luck. With this game, that means I need to keep using all I've learned to press through each level, taking them one at a time and not thinking about the time spent solving them. They're the final levels after all, they're meant to be exceptionally difficult to figure out, but figure them out I will.
This video was recorded as part of a long recording session where I did two weeks of recording for this game in preparation for attending a funeral. As such, advise given cannot be acted upon until video 12.
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