GX:It’s funny what we remember. Some people remember the good times. Others remember the bad. And some remember a game called Flashback. Released in 1992, it sits on lists next to the original Prince of Persia and Another World as a cinematic platformer that epitomises everything the genre was about. It was such a success, with critics and with consumers, that it was once listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the best-selling French video game of all-time. You may or may not remember it yourself, but, records don’t lie; it’s kind of a big deal. So a full HD remake, released as part of the 2013 Xbox Live Summer of Arcade, definitely deserves your attention, right? Right?
GOG is giving away Flashback as part of their Summer Sale. All you have to do to add Flashback to your collection is go to the GOG website or the game’s page.
Andrew M writes: "Almost three decades after the release of the original, Microids has announced that Flashback 2 will launch for console and PC in 2022."
I have zero faith in the execution after how bad that remake was.
Doesnt need a sequel.
I was so excited for the remake too... I loved the original so much. Maybe they can prove us wrong, but after the remake I don't have any real expectations for this either.
Yeah.
Highly doubt they're going to catch lightning in a bottle twice.
It was very much a product of it's time. Unless they have some real talent, we're going to end up with a disappointing, needless sequel.
An award-winning action-adventure game, developed by Paul Cuisset in 1992, Flashback holds a Guinness record and is one of the first games to use rotoscope technology for realistic animations. In it, you travel the universe in the year 2142 with amnesia stricken protagonist Conrad while he dives headlong into an insidious alien plot. This game will no doubt prove a time capsule of memories for some and nothing can ruin that. However, for those of you who have never played the original, Flashback Mobile offers a somewhat different experience.
This game was cutting edge on debut. I want to think I may have had this on 3DO, can’t remember. Maybe SegaCD.
That's too bad. I loved Flashback on the Genesis when I was growing up.