Flashback Origins

So Paul Cuisset is remaking the original Flashback in 2.5D as a PSN/XBLA/Steam/Wii U game.

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I am excite. This seems like a much better way for him to spend his time than Amy. I'm not real sold on seeing the game in 3D, but it's Flashback so I'm sure I'll dig it. I even liked Fade to Black.

Cool. I really liked Flashback back in the day, even though I played it on a SNES and had to deal with assloads of slowdown.

I only played part of Flashback many years ago when I borrowed it from a friend, so I'll take this as a way to finish it.

Decent. I loved the Genny version and it was sad for me recently when I sold my copy along with the rest of my 16-bit Sega stuff.

I really enjoyed the game on SNES, I'll be down for this for sure.

I loved this game so much back in the day. The ending is probably my favorite game ending of all time. I don't care that it borrows heavily from Total Recall and They Live.

I am soooooo down for a remake.

I rented the shit out of the Genesis game but never got around to buying it. Awesome.

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Originally Posted by GohanX

I rented the shit out of the Genesis game but never got around to buying it. Awesome.

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Yeah, I did the same thing. With Out of This World, too. I did get around to buying them, but way later when they were like $5.

I owned Out of This World, but never played it. Is it worth seeking out again?

Cool.

Although I thought it was intriguing when Fumito Ueda said he'd like to remake this game, and now I guess this brings the chances of that happening from 1% to 0.

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Originally Posted by Gondolin

I owned Out of This World, but never played it. Is it worth seeking out again?

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One of the very few games I consider perfect. The recent(ish) remake version that's on GOG is probably the best way to go about it.

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Originally Posted by Gondolin

I owned Out of This World, but never played it. Is it worth seeking out again?

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Yes, definitely.

If you have an iPad, there's an excellent port/remake available on iOS (listed under the Euro-release title, "Another World").

Yep, it's on Android, too. The touch controls take some getting used to, but it's still great.

Thanks for the info, Frog and sleeve. I'll probably spring for the version @ GOG.

Holy shit. Flashback is one of my favorite games. In for sure.

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Originally Posted by Joystiq

Ubisoft has a remake of Flashback in the works for Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network. This Unreal-powered version is helmed by VectorCell, the French studio behind horror game Amy. It is owned by the original Flashback's lead designer, Paul Cuisset.

Flashback was first developed by Delphine Software and released over 20 years ago on the Amiga. The stylized platformer, which was later ported to Genesis, Mega-CD, PC and Mac (amongst others) centers on Conrad B. Hart, an amnesiac who finds a message – recorded by himself – warning of an alien plot threatening Earth.

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Yoshi is too good for the search feature, once again.

I'll be damned. I have no recollection of that whatsoever. My apologies.

It looks like they're not following the original gameplay/level design that closely. That could be interesting, I kind of like the idea of a loose remake following the original plot, but there's also a lot that could go wrong there too. The original team's involvement makes me feel better, but they're hot off the heels of a game that is considered abjectly terrible, so that makes me feel worse.

I like how you edited your link to be a dick.

I'm just busting chops.

So if this is going to be part of Xbox's Summer of Arcade, how long into the future can we expect it over on PSN?

Neverrrrrrrr.

Never beat Flashback, I need to fix that. Out of This World is one of my all time favorites outside of the boulders scene.

i was replaying flashback last year. got about half way through. it's still a fun game.