The Last Friend

 Switch
User Score
7.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 5 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 5
  3. Negative: 1 out of 5

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  1. abrus
    Apr 14, 2023
    8
    This is essentially Plants vs Zombies with dogs! The devs have done a really admirable job rehashing the classic Plants vs Zombies genre here with the added bonus that your character is actively involved in all the battles! They have included other cool features too like maps and cut screens ahead of each battle to try to flesh out a bit of a story to accompany the action. I really enjoyedThis is essentially Plants vs Zombies with dogs! The devs have done a really admirable job rehashing the classic Plants vs Zombies genre here with the added bonus that your character is actively involved in all the battles! They have included other cool features too like maps and cut screens ahead of each battle to try to flesh out a bit of a story to accompany the action. I really enjoyed playing this game, but there are just a few things to be aware of:
    1. The load times between transitions seem un-necessarily long
    2. The difficulty seemed to really spike about two thirds of the way in
    3. It can be difficult to keep track of the position of your character when the action really heats up.
    Despite these issues, this is definitely worth a play though if you are into tower defense games.    … Expand

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16
#16 Best Switch Game of 2022

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Metascore
86

Generally favorable reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. Worth Playing
    Nov 2, 2022
    85
    The Last Friend is awesome. Those who have been looking for a game similar to the first Plants vs. Zombies will instantly fall in love with this, as the core gameplay mechanics faithfully emulate that. The addition of an active participant in the fight gives you much more to do than resource collection and frontline maintenance, while the multi-screen battlefields and boss fights feel like a natural evolution of the formula. It may feel too easy compared to PopCap's classic, especially if you play the whole campaign in co-op mode, but that's a small price to pay for having this game style make a comeback. Unless you absolutely crave a strategy game that will tear you to bits at first glance, The Last Friend is a title that's well worth playing.
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  2. Movies Games and Tech
    Jun 22, 2022
    95
    Honestly, The Last Friend is more like EVERY Last Friend. There are so many doggies to rescue and each one is just as adorable as the last. Every friend is a new team member and can be used to take down difficult enemies at a time. It’s just so much fun with the number of members you can place on the street to help you battle and how happy the dogs are when they get rescued. It’s just a fun game and very much one for dog lovers and those who are looking for a new reason to fight through challenging waves of enemies and save the planet!
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  3. GamingTrend
    May 24, 2022
    80
    This is the way I want to play tower defense from now on. The Last Friend isn’t a challenging first attempt at combining tower defense and beat ‘em up, nor good at telling a quality story, but it has fantastic mechanics. Weak difficulty aside, each world brought imaginative enemies and bosses and surprises that made it worth seeing what came next.
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