When comparing Last Voyage vs Monument Valley, the Slant community recommends Monument Valley for most people. In the question“What are the best iOS puzzle games with a focus on optical illusions?” Monument Valley is ranked 1st while Last Voyage is ranked 5th. The most important reason people chose Monument Valley is:
The gameplay for Monument Valley revolves around manipulating the environment in order to let your character proceed to the next level. It's similar to Fez in that it's obviously inspired by Escher paintings, requiring you to manipulate "impossible" architecture.
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Pros
Pro Mind bending puzzles that incorporate minimal design
Last Voyage is a unique looking game that uses minimal design to create difficult optical illusion puzzles. By playing up to the games minimal strengths the use of light and dark is key to figuring how a puzzle works.
Pro 5 chapters with different gameplay mechanics for each
Switching up the mechanics of the game in every chapter keeps things fresh for the player. One chapter may deal with puzzle solving through the use of shadow and light while another chapter focuses on a type of endless running.
Pro The scenery is beautiful and incorporates clever Escher inspired gameplay mechanics
The gameplay for Monument Valley revolves around manipulating the environment in order to let your character proceed to the next level. It's similar to Fez in that it's obviously inspired by Escher paintings, requiring you to manipulate "impossible" architecture.
Pro No need for internet connection with offline gameplay
Monument Valley allows for offline gameplay, meaning that the user does not need an internet connection to play once the game has been downloaded onto his/her device.
Pro Perfect balance of difficulty in puzzles
No puzzle is too difficult or too easy. Never frustrating.
Pro Illustrative soundtrack
The soundtrack really helps illustrate the beautiful surrounding world in which the game is set.
Cons
Con No tutorial, no help
Last Voyage leaves everything for the player to figure out, there is no tutorial to teach one how to play and there is no help button if one gets stuck. This may be aggravating for those that are used to more hand holding than this game provides, which is none.
Con The game is too short
The base game only has ten levels that can be completed within 20 minutes.