I played this for the first time in 2018 and it was a great 3 day experience (12 hours total). I don't know the different between the original and remastered, so I am just reviewing based on this version. Story - Really fun and entertaining! The entire game was paced well and kept me interested to see the next act. Excellent humor and writing, but mostly the voice acting was just superb. Each character was likable and unique. Game play - Top notch and exactly what I expect from a point and click adventure game. Hardly any back-tracking with the only major exception being the second year area. The item inventory was neat but a little cumbersome; I prefer to open a drawer/window/menu and see all items rather than having to scroll through them. Movement/Controls - It was mostly fine with a few clunky spots or camera angles, but I really can't complain. I used the mouse almost exclusively and only used the keyboard movement for two puzzles that required more precision than just clicking on the screen. I didn't use keybindings at all. Art - For its age I was impressed the the art. The areas were all unique and the backdrops were good. Character models were just fine and animated well. Puzzles - Some of the solutions were a little obtuse due to the nature of the game (otherworldly), but with a little thought and attention they were easily solved (use all your items!). Audio - The soundtrack was amazing, easily setting the stage for many of the moments or areas in the game. The voices were all well done and sound effects just spot on. Game stability - I only had one specific area that I could constantly cause a crash and it was at the start of Year 3. Otherwise the game ran fine on Windows 10. My only criticism is that running at a higher resolution caused some issues when I needed to click on something small.
The platforming, combat, and story are all very satisfying in this game, and it was a great re-imagining of the PoP series. I enjoyed this game so much at time of release that I got 100% of the collectibles simply because the platforming/puzzling solving is just plain fun. It's not difficult (you can't die), and in fact many times the game holds your hand, so be wary if you are offended by that type of gaming. This was actually a selling point for me since I played this game with my younger son at the time and he loved the trial and error of the platforming/combat. Most importantly, this game is beautiful. Hands down one of the top 5 best looking games I've ever played. The art style is just simply gorgeous. My ONLY knock on the game was that the ending was left "unfinished" unless you bought the DLC. I should probably remove more stars for that, but I enjoyed my time enough without the DLC that I believe this is a great purchase.
