Full Throttle Remastered

Full Throttle has a unique atmosphere and is very different from Lucasarts' other adventure games, both in theme and gameplay. It's enjoyable and well worth buying, but it remains kind of a black sheep compared to their more popular and better-known titles. The most obvious flaw is the short length- I finished it in about 5 hours, and that was being very thorough, examining everything, and listening to the audio commentary. They threw a lot of money into the original game, were a bit overambitious, and could only do so much with the time and funds they had. Whether the controls and gameplay are a problem is arguable. The puzzles are very different, less reliant on inventory items than most adventure games, and range from surprising and clever to annoying or frustrating trial-and-error stuff- personally, I'm impressed with how often they managed to create a decent challenge when the player had so few possible actions to take and items to use. The clunky skull-shaped interface doesn't take up any extra screen space, but is a bit awkward to use compared to other games. The click-to-hit combat system is nothing special and actually kind of annoying. The remaster is extremely faithful to the original, and the improved graphics really allow the great art design to finally shine through- the original was too blocky and indistinct to do justice to what they were going for, and now the game is much more immersive and enjoyable. The characters are memorable and very well voice-acted, the soundtrack fits the game perfectly, the humor will definitely get a smile out of you, and the world they've built is imaginative and cool and makes you wish you could explore it in more depth. A bit of concept art and audio commentary are always a nice bonus, as is the option to seamlessly switch back and forth between the original and updated versions. If you liked the original, you'll like this. If you've never played it, it's a fun (if short and imperfect) ride, and worth getting.

Hi I'm just saying that this is a great adventure tho i disliked the bike riding part in this game.

Thank you so much for this remaster, brings back some great memories playing this with friends (one no longer here). This game will always have a special place with me, and you guys did a fantastic job with the remaster. Sound and Graphics look great, and the switch render mode is smooth as silk to see the difference of the old vs the new. Again, I can't thank you all enough for this remaster! -Aaron

Good game but 64-bit version is needed to play on macOS Catalina...

It's been well 25 years since I played the original but I still found the story to be as funny as ever. I honestly don't remember the niggles that the original game might have had but the few I could count here (like the sometimes "hidden" pathways that I discovered almost by accident) pale in comparison to the sheer nostalgia this game brought to me. From the technical perspective, the team at Double Fine did a great job of bringing the game into the 21st century while keeping its original magic intact, just rounding out some of the rougher edges the (now) almost 30 years have left. I kinda wish I could get the official soundtrack in a legal way without having to shell out big bucks for a second-hand copy of the limited edition, but other than that, if you played the original, but even if you didn't and just want to see what it was like to play a LucasArts point-and-click adventure game from way back when, you won't make a mistake by picking this one up, as short as it may be.