Day of the Tentacle Remastered is an exceptional Adventure/Family that raises the bar for the genre.
92
Verdict
97%
Steam
85
IGDB
Verdict score based on confidence-adjusted Steam reviews?
Overwhelmingly Positive on Steam (97% positive from 5K reviews)
Critically acclaimed (85/100 critic average)
No significant drawbacks reported
Originally released by LucasArts in 1993 as a sequel to Ron Gilbert’s ground breaking Maniac Mansion, Day of the Tentacle is a mind-bending, time travel, cartoon puzzle adventure game in which three unlikely friends work together to prevent an evil mutated purple tentacle from taking over the world! Now, over twenty years later, Day of the Tentacle is back in a remastered edition that features all new hand-drawn, high resolution artwork, with remastered audio, music and sound effects (which the original 90s marketing blurb described as "zany!") Players are able to switch back and forth between classic and remastered modes, and mix and match audio, graphics and user interface to their heart's desire. We’ve also included a concept art browser, and recorded a commentary track with the game’s original creators Tim Schafer, Dave Grossman, Larry Ahern, Peter Chan, Peter McConnell and Clint Bajakian. Day of the Tentacle was Tim Schafer’s first game as co-project lead, and a much beloved cult classic! This special edition has been lovingly restored and remade with the care and attention that can only come from involving the game's original creators. It’s coming to Windows, OSX, PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita early next year!
Runs well on modern hardware.
Last updated 3d ago
Good ol classic point and click adventures. This one has a lot of charm and a lot of great writing. The humor consistently makes me chuckle. Not as good as Monkey Island for sure, but still a great experience. Does suffer from the standard fare of puzzles with solutions that are so overly convoluted that you sometimes need a guide to even point you in the right direction. But That was quite common in this time era of point and clicks so I don't hold it against the game too much.
$15 is a bit much to ask for when it comes to this remaster, but I found the experience worth it. The voice acting, music and art was something I really loved back in the day but after revisiting, I really slept on that voice and music as a kid. It's perhaps the best work LucasArts ever did, and they did a LOT of great work. If you want a trip down memory lane, you'll get it and be happy.
i loved the silly story and art, in this game you learn a bit of history, and a lot of silliness!
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