The origional was an incredible game that brought a lot of joy to me as a child. The remaster is nice visually. They kept a lot of what made it great visually, while updating it to make it look nicer. It probably could have recieved a little more love, but it was still great for the price.
This is a game that I really enjoyed overall, but it has a few flaws. I've been a big fan of Douglas Adams and his "Hitchhiker's Guide" series. The ship is beautiful for the graphics available at the time, the malfunctioning robots are funny, and the idea of really talking to the NPCs was intriguing. Unfortunately, they almost never understand anything you say. This game could have greatly benefited from being overhauled now when we have AI's that could actually do what this game was attempting. I played Starship Titanic when I was a kid, when it came out, but ended up giving up, because the NPCs never understood me, and the game was buggy. I got it on GOG and was able to take a second attempt at it with the internet to help me get through the bugs. Some of the puzzles were extremely difficult, and I think that is because the NPCs couldn't really communicate well enough to give you any clues at all. Finally, the "Myst" like way of moving around in games of this time is really hard for me to go back to. After a while, just moving around began to feel like a chore. In many ways, this game just came out too early. If Adams were still with us, then I would highly recommend a redo. Pros: Funny, good aesthetic design, fun puzzles, fun characters, fun atmosphere, with an interesting concept Cons: Buggy, some puzzles were extremely difficult, movement gets laborious, and the main gimmick of the game, the NPCs ability to communicate, was undercooked.
