Another World: 20th Anniversary Edition

Lenovo x280, Windows 11 - doesn't start, shutdowns immediately.

This game is a classic, one of my all time faviroutes. Any of you new skool gamers that haven't played this I seriously recommend it. Used to love playing it on the amiga back in the days and it has lost none of its charm after all these years. Now hoping we will get 'Flashback' on GOG too.

I remember playing this game A LOT on my Commodore Amiga way back when in the early 90's. At that time it was unique; no one had ever seen anything quite like it before. The graphics alone made it state of the art, and the mode of control was also a step forward. It took the best from the Dragonslayer games and went much further than anyone had done before. It was a great game then and it's a great game now. Eventhough the graphics look dated now compared to how far we've come the gameplay more than makes up for it. The plot is still as compelling (and enigmatic) as then and the gameplay is still as good and easy to learn. This game is a classic and set the bar for all later adventure games. A must have!

This is somewhat difficult to make a review for such a great game like Another World. It had already great graphics in its time but the "remake" adds lots of details to the background. However, nostalgia has something to do with the praise it receives as it is not a perfect game... far from it : - It is based a lot on try and error as the things to do are not always obvious - It is checkpoints based and sometimes it is possible to take the wrong way and play a lot without knowing that the last checkpoint is way behind because we took the wrong direction. This is however a great game that deserves to be played at least once in a lifetime as it is a great experience. Let's not forget the bonus that are pretty cool !

This game is all of the above: beautiful, original and frustrating. After a cinematic intro, you are immediately thrust into a beautiful alien world whose rules you don't understand, but which you are going to learn the hard way. There is a different way of getting past each creature or obstacle you encounter, and the game never gets dull, surprising you at every other step. However, viewed through the eyes of a today's gamer, the game can be insanely hard in some places. Back in the day, you enjoyed going through the same screen again and again, trying not to get shot for the fiftieth time, but today, this can get frustrating quite fast. Nevertheless, through all the teeth gritting, I want to hear an applause.