Twinsen's Little Big Adventure 2 Classic

I'm not one to write reviews for games, however LBA 2 has such significance in my life that I had to write something to encourage others to buy it. The game may look 'twee', but it's more than it looks. The story just whisks you away and completely engages you. It's fun, but also quite touching; in no time you start caring about the characters. It also has some delightful folklore, giving a mystical feeling that really augments the feeling of adventure. Besides these, the music is superb - whether it's trying to capture a sense of mystique, dread, euphoria or whatever, the music really evokes emotions. It's only when you exit the game that you return to planet Earth.

As a kid, I always loved to watch my older brothers play computer games both on the Commodore 64 and Windows machines. There were games like The Last Ninja, Maniac Mansion, Warcraft II, Monkey Island, Sam & Max, King's Quest, Gabriel Knight, you name it. Little Big Adventure 2 was one of the first games I ever played. But at that time it was too hard for me to play through alone; but watching my brothers play through it was like a true adventure and it was a world of magic. I got fond memories from this game, and it is always a game that I come back to because old computer games are something that bring back a lot of wonderful memories. The soundtrack is epic. The plot is epic. The atmosphere is epic. The graphics are epic. Everything is epic. This game is a true master piece in video game history, and I thank gog.com for giving me the possibility to play it again.

I'm huge fan of adventure games and usually hate anything with action. This is the one exception and I love everything about it. The atmosphere, music, characters and story are all great. Much improved over the first game, especially because you can actually save whenever you want. The game is huge, and you can play it more than once as there is always something new to discover. I got this when it first came out and fell in love. I have played it numerous times, always having to figure out how to run it on on a new computer. Had no success with the latest computer and now I don't have to figure it out. Thanks GOG!

I been playing this game since I was little, and I have replayed in for god knows how many times. LBA2 holds a very special place in my heart. Used to drove Twinsen's car in Desert Island for hours looking for the wizard costume! XD I still remembered I got so excited when I finally got the Protopack, and I showed it to my siblings, and they laugh at when the protopack flies, it's like out of gas, LOL. Love every bit of the game, from the characters, the weather, the spells, running around Citadel Island, driving around Desert Island, wearing spacesuit in the Moon, travelled to another planet and finally getting the upgraded protopack a.k.a Super-Jetpack :D If you haven't play this game before, get it, the graphic may not be up to par with the latest game anymore, but the gameplay, the stories, its purrrrrfect :)

As LBA 1, this has also been on my "to-do" for over 20 years, ever since first seeing it in a game magazine but never got around to do a full playthrough until today. Let me tell you: every flaw from the first game has not only been fixed but got greatly improved! Blew my mind how it plays like a modern game but with '90s charm and quality. We get a proper start now, with a normal difficulty curve, easing you into the story, familiar locations (if you played the first game) and the characters. There are no enemies until well off into the game and are introduced gradually for a change. Players can finally save (and load) anywhere anytime and it works better than expected. Was a MAJOR source of pain before. Lack of player guidance has been addressed with objective markers (most of the time) on the new and improved globe map so the wandering around is cut to a minimum. They only appear when NPCs know where you need to go next but that's not always the case. So fear not of Skyrim level of dumbing-down. Combat pretty much stayed the same but became less punishing (less damage received) and there are better weapons to find down the line. Enemies are far more diversified, interesting and more thoughtfully placed. Getting stun-locked to death happens WAAY less often. Getting rid of running bumps (2nd MAJOR pain) also helps avoiding combat if your feel like it, not to mention it makes traveling infinitively better. Outdoors camera went full 3D and looks and plays wonderfully. Was very impressive to see old buildings from all angles in all their detailed glory. Indoors stayed isometric but are far more detailed this time around (think Crusader: No Remorse/Regret). All things considered, the game is an incredibly charming mix of Chrono Trigger (diverse places & characters), Ocarina of Time (camera and graphics) and Psychonauts (both). One of best games to slip under my far reaching radar, no doubt.