Flashback™

The controls for this game is mental, they are counter intuitive and cannot be remapped, it is a struggle to do anything in this sorry excuse for an ms-paint game when you do perform the controls exactly only to realize that the game does not honor your key inputs or the character reaction is so delayed that you end up dead.

Unlike the advertizing trailer and the screenshots, the cutscenes have a control overlay (similar to Netflix's "skip opening"). I have no idea how to remove it and if I can, I rather play the DOS version than have an annoying icon on every cutscene.

The game itself deserves 5+ stars, but this edition is just good. I enjoy the aditional options included like the CRT filter, but it would have been amazing if GOG had included the original DOS release, or maybe the comic of the Sega Genesis edition. Nice to been able to play it again though.

Finger twistingly, hand breakingly awful controls. And as is often a trend these days, NOT remappable. This really is another console port, and intended for console controllers. PC mouse, keyboard and joystick users can go fuck themselves seems to be common anti-gamer attitude from the lazy developers of today. Well, I never really thought much of the original Amiga 500 version in '93! Despite the hype back then. Just another combat platformer. I want to ask "Wiewioor" how much he was paid for that 5-star review as well!

This game is an absolute mess when it comes to controls. Even following the tutorials, the game does not cooperate in any reasonable manner. You move like you wading through treacle while all the enemies move like they've drank 4 cups of espresso. I have no idea how to long jump. Some controls are mixed and some need you to hold down a button, even after being only prompted to "press". I finally made it to a save point but I don't want to play any more. The only redeemable feature of this game is the modern additions, mainly the rewind function. The graphics are sub-par, even for the time. There is no proper story, no explanation as to where you are, who you are, what you're doing.... Something tells me this is just a 10 minute game stretched into a longer format.