Simon the Sorcerer: 25th Anniversary Edition

All these 1 star reviews are really unfounded, it's a great game whether the remaster features suck or not. I have the android version of this one and it contains the original graphics version along with all the added features, so you still have the fall back if you don't want the new stuff. Even with the updates it still plays through the game fine. There's nothing game-breaking with this. I don't really care for the smoothed graphics because you lose a lot of the original detail, but sometimes it's nice to not look at pixelated graphics. This is very similar to the remastered Monkey Island games. The best feature is the hotspot identifier, though it's a bit of a cheat for adventure games. The original version of this game had some very difficult pixel hunt spots to find, so hotspot is nice if you want to beat this without a walkthrough. Being able to listen to all the different music synth versions is really neat because even though they're technically the same, the music sounds different between synths. If you don't already have Simon the Sorcerer original version, buy this version, it's great for what it is. Otherwise there's not much reason to buy this one other than a couple minor feature adds and proper updated Windows support.

I just had the oportunity to Simon for a few hours back then- but it remembered me a lot of the Lucas Arts games- the humor was spot on :) In contrast to all the 1 Star reviews- give it 5 Stars... Why ? Because it runs perfectly and you can switch it to pixels instead of the horrible interpolished version. Why so mad, bros?

I was sad because I had issues with saving the game (or even exit the game), but as the support is saying, you just have to change the parameters to ''Run as Administrator'' and everything works fine. I like the changes visually. For those who likes the older version, I can tell that it comes too with this game. Everybody is happy now! Happy gaming!

Played it when we got out first 66 mhz PC when I a little sh*t, and I'm sorry. I wouldn't buy this simply because of the screenshots of the game. All that cozy brilliant pixelated mastery and charm reduced to smudge. It has, in my eyes, killed the soul of the game. Still a great game ofcourse, and I won't say anything about playability or sound. Sorry for giving a review without playing but seriously ... what the HELL have they done to this game? I'd much rather play it as it was. In a small window surrounded by black to adjust to the old-school resolution or something. Make this right and I'll purchase it in an instant and many others too.

If the negative feedback is correct, and I have no reason to believe otherwise, then I will stay away from this specific product. Do I stay away from the actual product I played in my childhood? Of course not. I loved the original and I still do. This specific product does not present the actual original game, even if a version of it is in the goodies section. This product stands as its own formulae, not as the original, so henceforth this shall be rated as such by me. If this platform doesn't offer the original as an alternative, this is the platform's choice and I am merely reflecting it. Thus I am also in no way obligated or otherwise tempted to rate this as five or four stars, as I would have rated the original (whether it was offered here or not). Whenever I make reviews or previews, I leave my feelings aside unless an action prompts it as a part of my reaction to bolster a creative, more joyful, script. Remember to practise your [viewer's] discretion and always visit the reviews page of each product for general and occasionally detailed reflections. Even if a product has a perfect five star rating, this doesn't necessarily translate that you, dear reader, specifically would like it. Now to the preview. ◇ ◇ ◇ Graphics: Smooth, yet occasionally depixellating. Audio: Fine, but seems to have jinxed the subs. Plot: Treasure for me, trapping to some. Operations: Worrisome. Hold your thought. ◇ ◇ ◇ Audacity to bake the original within the botox of a product, and the withdrawal of the stand-alone original, is a sign of a cash grab. This does not grow trust to this specific Anniversary product, but undermines it. No doubt this isn't the fault of the developer, but the platform. If the original was offered alongside this one, this preview would just be about the operations of this product. Depixellation is an even bigger issue when it comes to pixel games for it erases small enough details that were there to begin with. Wait for -80% discount 'til you buy.