Full Throttle was a mind-blowing experience back in the 1990s and I think it's safe to say the remastered game holds its own even without the nostalgia glasses on. Graphics have been updated to suit modern screens, music and sounds remastered and become much more crisp, while nice add-ons such as developer commentary and stand-alone jukebox playing in-game music are added. The purists can always go back to the roots by changing relevant options. Now, after the remaster came out, many lamented that the game is too short (which is funny seeing as these days shorter games seem much more acceptable and gather very good press. HLTB lists an average play time of 6h which is about accurate if you have never played the game and don't use walkthroughs. Let us remember that this is only marginally less than how long it takes to beat Gemini Rue, the point-and-click adventure everyone was raving about despite crappy graphics (come on, let's not make the whole "oh, but it's pixel art" excuse) and so-so sound. Full Throttle is much more to the point and in your face, with unique charisma (there are simply no other adventure games in a remotely similar setting), witty writing and great production values (the original still looks and sounds better than many pixel-art adventures released recently). So yeah, I'd rather take one hour less of playtime but have intense and memorable experience rather than spend double that time pixel-hunting my way out of badly designed puzzles and listening to uninspired dialogues. Some also complain about "easy" or "terribly aged" action scenes. Well, this is an adventure game, and the whole point of the action here is not to test you reflexes but rather solve a puzzle embedded in the game world in a form of the action piece by finding the correct weapon-enemy combination and a sequence of actions in a car derby. The bottom line - if you like adventure games and value games for the experiences they give you rather than the time you are staring at the screen, this is a good buy, especially if you have never played the original. It's well worth extending the playtime by going through the second time with commentary on - it's actually quite interesting for those who have heard of Lucas Arts and Tim Schafer before :)
