Full Throttle Remastered

In short: ONLY FOR HARDCORE POINT-AND-CLICK FANS. It does not have much content (not even the usual jokes about observed objects), the action performance is clunky and the latter half of the game has tons of puzzles that really painful to solve, starting with the gorge jump project involving tons of puzzle-like bike fights. The new graphics and / or sound make no difference as most of the time it's quite silent and it is just slightly less pixelated. The content itself is mostly untouched. The Remaster resolution is 720p i.e. 1280 x 720 and it cannot be changed from the menu (you can choose between fullscreen or windowed). The commentary is not that great and focuses more on the work office arrangements than explaining the strange game design choices. Instead they talk extensively about recording some guys Harley-Davidson and also about the Haitian janitor. A bit filler-like. The Monkey Island special edition was much better in that aspect. It seems more like they scrounged together some stories just to have something. All of the mini-games are really puzzles that can only be solved one way. E.g. piling tons of car wrecks on top of the dog car does nothing, though lifting the dog car up solves the puzzle. Also, there there are timed puzzles at the last part of the game, without the usual interact-able object highlighting, no less. A playthrough took 5 h. The guy in the commentary mentioned that the game took 2 h in comparison to Day of the Tentacle's 40. That's probably because even if you know what to do in the game, it is not clear how to do it, especially during cryptic minigames. I didn't like it. It was quite painful. The whole catch of the game is the cinematic western animation, though I have seen vastly better anime and the "wow" factor of the time is gone. Even the 1980's animation slaughters it and has more expressive power in it. The content feels outdated and sparse. Not gonna replay ever.

I probably expected too much from this game, since the original is often heralded as one of the best and funniest point and click adventures ever. Maybe it was in 1995, but today it's just too short and not that interesting. Fortunately the puzzles aren't too stupid and some extra mechanics help keep the atmosphere (such as bike fights), however I also have to say the demolition derby minigame is, without exaggeration, probably among the most anti-fun I've played. I ABSOLUTELY appreciate the setting as there definitely aren't enough biker games; and the story, while very brief and not that unique, is fairly interesting with some nice characters. I mean, at the very least it's not another save the world and get the girl story, which is always a plus. Overall though, while the game is good enough, I've definitely played better even in its genre. Maybe worth 5 €, definitely not the standard price of 15 €; remastered or not.

This game is one the most creative and more acessible point n' click games. Many of the puzzles are very intuitive and you feel smart when figuring them out. There's also the best reward; The amazing story! Quickly unfolding into a cool sci-fi esque crime drama. If you want to get into the point n' click genre, Full Throttle is a great start! The remastered graphics are beautiful, and you can turn them off anytime If you want the OG experience. Worldbuilding: 10/10 Storytelling: 10/10 Gameplay: 10/10 Replayability: 7/10 (It's a linear story-driven experience)

Full Throttle is definitely point n click at its finest from LucasArts and DoubleFine's remaster does it well. The story is more on the serious side compared to LucasArts games in general, but that doesn't mean it loses its charm. The gameplay is more or less similiar to previous games, there's a few sequences that could be seen as annoying (the bike fighting scenes, the demolition derby, etc.) but they are more repetitive than anything. Perhaps not a big fan of the "action wheel" at it is at times unclear what each option means (had this issue with Sam & Max as well). Overall, great game with GREAT soundtrack! They just don't do 'em like that anymore, recommended for all fans of point n click to play.

I haven't played Full Throttle back when it came out. Therefore, I went in with an open mind, especially since I did play and love Day of the Tentacle back then (it was one of the first PC games I ever played), so I knew I was not going to be disappointed all the while remembering it is a game of an era long past. Overall, I finished this game in two sittings and I loved it, even being late by almost 20 years. That said, there are some gameplay choices pretty unnatural for point 'n click games. The "fights" on bikes come to my mind. I see what they were trying to achieve, and I appreciate the efforts. But nowadays, those gameplay experiments are just a chore. So I'm not going to give 5 stars, because I don't have the nostalgia needed to look past a few tedious passages. But I am still going to give it a solid 4 stars. I spent 5 or 6 good hours of entertainment (yeah the game is short) with stellar art direction, stellar voice acting, nice puzzles and a serviceable story. That's enough for me to call it a great game, even so many years after its initial release.