Blade Runner

I still own my complete copy in the box with the strategy guide and it stands the test of time. When I first seen the graphics, back in 1999, I was completely blown away; was totally engrossed with the characters and story, the multiple endings kept me coming back for replayability, and the atmosphere is perfect and feels like you're in the movie. Thank you to everyone who made this possible!

One of the greatest computer detective games of all time. One of the greatest game adaptations of an existing franchise, ever. Still amazingly playable (even without nostalgia goggles). The character graphics are highly pixelated, but won't make your eyeballs bleed. Background art still really holds up. Voice/FMV acting runs the gamut, but most is in the cheesy-decent range, it works. Mechanics are standard for late 90's adventure games, cursor can be fussy, and the detective tools can be infuriating for awhile, until you get the hang of them. Don't let those minor annoyances scare you off. This game is engaging, absorbing, challenging...yada yada. It runs flawlessly on modern systems. This game screams for a skin or reboot, but due to legal issues, prolly never gonna happen. Just, be glad, ecstatic even, that the original is here, and more than stands the test of the decades. Don't let those moments be lost in time, like tears in the rain.

Blade Runner (1997) I've said this before, in reference to The Thing, that movie-based games that successfully evoke the atmosphere of the original are worth playing, and Blade Runner does this in spades. The music is there, the gritty post-WW3 environments, even iconic locations and characters from the 1982 movie are there. As adventure games go, Blade Runner is dead simple. You collect clues by pixel-hunting and talking to characters, but there's no combining them, no abstruse puzzle-solving. Once you collect enough items, and follow the straightforward hints on what to do next, new areas open up and the story progresses. You do get to use the Esper and Voight-Kampf machines, though, which are delightful and put you right in the movie. But the great thing about this game is that the moral ambiguity, the uncertainty in the humanity of those you meet -- and even your own -- that is at the heart of the film, is the centerpiece of the gameplay. I went in blind, and only very slowly became aware of this aspect, but what assumptions you make about characters and how you treat them will change how the game progresses. I blundered my way through, and got the braindead-obvious 'super-Blade-Runner' ending, but there are several major ending variations, and those inclined to role-playing will have a blast exploring them. The length is short, so this is a reasonable thing to do.

This is the version to buy, not the so called Enhanced version which is significantly worse. GOG & Nightdive should look to improve, not just cash in. Blade Runner is a grate game with great potential in the right hands...

A fantastic peak in the genre. Fans of the Blade Runner movie(s) will appreciate the excellent art style, sound design, writing and the story; this feels more canon than many other movie adaptations. Combined with the excellent gameplay, thought-provoking puzzles and careful interactions make this an absolute classic in adventure gaming.