EPGPX: I'm confused too. Is this a remake of the 2013 remake or just a remaster? Or is it a directors cut with more scenes that weren't included in the original version of the game and or 2013 remake? Is the original version the amiga or the mega drive version? Is this the same release as the more expensive Nintendo Switch version? So many questions.
You are confused in a different way than the OP. This is a remaster of the original game, a PC port of the one released first for the Nintendo Switch in July of this year by Microïds. The 2013 Flashback is another game altogether, even if it can qualify as a "remake".
It is my understanding that the original was developed for the MegaDrive, but was first released as the Amiga port (in 1992). In fact the Amiga had a similar style main menu screen to the PC version (1993), but this remaster has a MegaDrive styled one, which is very different.
In both graphics and sound, I prefer the PC version, but it is completely subjective. And this new version comes with MIDI music, which is the main reason many claim the Amiga music to be better than the PC's; while the graphics are, as far as I could see, heavily leaning towards the PC version.
There was a later PC CD release with different cinematics (with voice-overs in them as well), but they do not mix well with the game in my opinion. Glad to see they were discarded for this new version.
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BTW, since I have been playing in DOSBox lately instead of real DOS, I use Munt to emulate MT-32, and I never looked back. Sounds spectacular.
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damson: [...] though the PC original port had more cinematics. [...]
I've read that the cinematics for Amiga were there, but were disabled by default when playing from floppies; otherwise the loading times would have been a nuisance.
Anyone knows if this is true?
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Just found out that CD version was a port of the Sega CD... Who'da thunk it? :P
