Going Hands-On With Last Flag—One Mechanic, Several Ideas

When I was presented with a preview opportunity for Last Flag, I’ll admit I was skeptical. Based on the initial pitch I had read, I wondered if a game based solely around “Capture the Flag” would have legs strong enough to support its weight. Look, I grew up playing Halo, and I love a good game of Capture the Flag as much as the next guy, but I didn’t think I’d play a game where that was the only game mode.

But once I sat down with the team at Night Street Games to get a little rundown of the game and play a couple of rounds, my opinion changed fast. “It’s capture the flag,” said Co-Founder and CEO of Night Street Games, Mac Reynolds. “It’s trying to kind of recreate that childhood experience of actual hiding and fighting in the forest, in a way that we got a taste of with some of our favourite CTF game modes, but never really saw evidence of a full Capture the Flag game.”

If you’re like me and never grew up playing Capture the Flag in your local forest, then... Read more