Posted on: November 30, 2018
Munkee79
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An oddball but not unwelcome revival
I don't think anyone really saw this one coming. What we have here is a remaster of a 2006 PC/PS2 game (or sequel, rather) that was actually pretty good. Its original release was confined exclusively to Europe, didn't have a digital release I'm aware of, is awful to try and get working on a modern OS, and happens to be inflicted with a particularly nasty strain of DRM -- so it's nice to have this. There are also proper controller prompts and volume sliders now, so you can be less confused and compensate for the TERRIBLE audio balancing the game has by default. If you aren't familiar with the universe of Asterix and Obelix, you're likely not the target audience for this. The game's foremost quality is being a ridiculous and heavily non-canon firehose of references and gags to both the videogame universe, and Asterix's. We're in a video game based on a comic series based on a loose interpretation of 50 BC Gaul, where the already-parodic facsimile names of historic locales are themselves parodied in this bizarre Matryoshka doll of alternate-alternate-universe humor. It might be a few layers too deep. With that out of the way, the actual gameplay is a mix of a mid-2000's 3D puzzle platformer and solo brawler. It was actually quite good for its time, particularly for a licensed game, but given the advancements that have been made in the brawler genre in the last decade, it ends up feeling quite repetitive before long. The puzzles are very basic fare, too. And for some godforsaken reason the remake decided to crank up bloom and saturation by about 200% with no options to decrement it. The only screenshot on the storefront that does it justice is the one with the blinding green glow in the center. All this being said, I enjoy it. It's above average, works well for what it is and is uniquely ridiculous with some fun setpieces, but for anyone who doesn't already know the game or isn't a massive Asterix fanatic, its age betrays it.
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