There are some things that kids just shouldn't have to put up with. Being transported to some weird dimension full of goblins, dwarves, swamplings, stupid wizards and sleeping giants is definitely one of them.
After escaping a "welcoming party", Simon discovers that he has been brought on a quest to...
There are some things that kids just shouldn't have to put up with. Being transported to some weird dimension full of goblins, dwarves, swamplings, stupid wizards and sleeping giants is definitely one of them.
After escaping a "welcoming party", Simon discovers that he has been brought on a quest to rescue the wizard Calypso from the evil sorcerer Sordid.
In the last 25 years, the 'Simon the Sorcerer' game series has made millions of players fall in love with Simon.
Now you can relive the renowned original adventure in a whole new way!
Simon The Sorcerer: 25th Anniversary Edition features:
Totally new, much praised, game play controls that were built from the ground up.
Hotspot based - no more pixel hunting!
All-new slick icons and animations.
Quick actions using right-click.
Completely new game menus and save/load system
Four Music options: New stereo recording and the Original music in MT-32, General MIDI or AdLib
High-end graphics upscaling (xBRZ filter)
Optional retro settings: play with original graphics, original music and even the original controls
Multiple languages:
English voice acting, with the option for adding subtitles in English, Spanish, French,
Italian, Russian and Hebrew
The game looks worse than the original. I don't see why would anyone with normal vision apply a filter that would make the same game look worse in 2018 than it did in 1993.
Luckily, I bought both of the Simon games on GOG before those 25th Anniversary Editions popped up and, man, was I smart to do that. It looks like the original games are no longer available here and are replaced by these "enhanced" editions.
This version ruins everything that made the original great. The "HD" is a horrible looking graphics filter, and the new UI is atrocious. I cannot think for the life of me why a company would ruin a completely fine game and inexplicably remove the original from being available for purchase. If they want to sell this HD version for suckers to fall for, fine, but don't remove the original as well unless you absolutely hate your customers. I think your actions speak for themselves, GoG.
Given GOG's content review policies and guidelines for admitting a game on the store, it's shameful that games like this so-called "enhanced" edition make it on the platform.
The HD graphics are just a quick and dirty Super 2xSal filter that blurs and generally destroys the graphics. Stay well away.
Couldn't believe my eyes when I saw the quality of this release. A classic game of this stature doesn't deserve a "25th Anniversary Edition" like this.
Yes, the 25th anniversary version is bad. But the original can no longer be bought on GOG separately. So just think of it as paying for the original version and getting the "update" as a bonus.
