Day of the Tentacle Remastered

I'm a massive fan of Adventure games. And I finally got around to play Day of the Tentacle. I've always been aware of the game, but never got around to actually playing it until recently. While the game still has that LucasArts charm... it feels incredibly short and lacking. The puzzles seem more simple than something like Monkey Island. The ending too was very lackluster. Overall, not

There's no denying that DotT is a classic game. This conversion honours the original well. The updated graphics are pleasant, and in-keeping with the original style. (Unlike other conversions *cough* Monkey Island *cough* :) And there's where it fails. This isn't as bad as the Sierra "look both ways before you cross" situation, in that you can't die, but it's not Broken Sword level of puzzle design. The original really wasn't that great. The puzzles often don't make sense -- or, if they do, something prevents you because of some arbitrary constraint. Then there's the humour. Yeah. It really misses the mark. I got bored about 2/3 through, and ended up using a walkthrough just to have the satisfaction of seeing the ending. I appreciate that my view goes against the grain. I just can't see this standing up to modern point and click adventures. Ignore it unless you want a dose of nostalgia.

played this in early 90's, why are all these remasters exclude XP? Many gamers like me have an xp game machine, because it is far more backwards compatible than win 7, 8 or 10. Not a review more of a comment/question.

It makes me feel great! I feel like I could take over the world! Again!

The game itself is a cult classic and fun to play. By now, we should all know that. So, let's put down those rose-colored glasses and look at the remake. But the remake is something you either love or hate. I loved the remakes of Grim Fandango and the Monkey Island games, but this one is dodgy. The voice acting is HORRIBLE for most characters (except for Edna and Bernard), and I mean not even "fun cheesy", but boring and dreadful. It takes all the fun and joy right out the game. Plus, the subtitles most of the time take longer than the voice acting, resulting in a pause after some lines. So... Punchlines be gone! You can't even use the skip option, because 95% of the time it skips the rest of the dialog, and you miss the rest. And it never got fixed, thanks Double Fine. Obviously, the sound is way better than the original Soundblaster sound, as far as quality goes. But the "revised soundtrack" is dry and uninspired, sounding like some MIDI on a better soundcard. Nope, not convinced on that. But I will give them that the remake is as close to the original as you can get: graphics and animations look like they exactly redrew the original ones. That being said, I didn't really like the new "smooth" graphics and ... yeah. I switched to classic mode for the rest of the game. Sorry, but this remake is not my cup of tea. :-(