The sequel 30+ years in the making, Flashback 2, has got a brand new trailer today focusing on the city of New Washington.
Conrad B. Hart returns in the sequel to this 1992 classic, which launches on Switch and other consoles on 16th November. And today gives us a good look at one of the game's environments. New Washington is a futuristic city that Conrad will need to navigate with all of his platforming skills to find his missing friend, Ian.
This dystopian megapolis has got it all — metallic structures, neon signs, market streets, and dingy, rusted alleyways. Plus, danger is lurking around every single corner.
Physical versions — including a rather nifty Collector's Edition — will be available from 5th December. You can check out all of the details on publisher Microids' website.
What are your thoughts on Flashback 2 so far? Will you be leaping to grab this on 16th November? Jump down to the comments and tell us.
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*sigh
Another game on the wishlist.
Read this article in the Stefon voice.
Really really bad original game!! This is NOT Another World, which was ground breaking and mind blowing on the Amiga when it released!!
It does look really good, me want
This trailer actually looks better than their last one...I might just pick this one up
I'm a sucker for the Cyberpunk genre
This does look better the more they show off! I like the added dimension. Not sold quite yet (until I see the Switch version), but I'm not far off.
It has some Shadow Complex vibes.
It's looking very good.
Hopefully good, but the Flashback remake a few years back was not so good. Are we now basically de-cannoning Fade To Black?
@Smug43 not sure if I'm getting this right but are you saying the original Flashback on Genesis/Mega Drive was bad?!?
@Bablommebite yes I am. horrendous controls alone ruined the game, along with terrible level design and more. it's not a fun game.
This new version reminds me of "Shadow Complex".
I liked that game.
I'm interested!!!!
@Smug43 You have a point but both games were amazing for its time. I remember playing Another World AND Flashback in PC and I was really really impressed for both of them. Another World had cinematics for the first time or it was one of the first with those but Flashback had a fluid animation and better graphics and lasted a bit longer to finish it. Flashback had also communication/interaction with other characters and better backgrounds and overall polishing. Another World had fantastic intro by the way but it was more basic. The requirements were for 8086/8088 but for Flashback were 286 and up and I had to go to my friend's PC who had 286 in order to play it. So, it was more demanding.
@Smug43 to each his own I imagine but you do realize that the controls are pretty much the same as Another world. For my money, I tought the original Flashback was a masterpiece.
286😂So cool there are other old school gamers here.
Flashback is one of my favorite games ever, it made me love the cinematic platformer genre and in my eyes none of the subsequent games in the genre really dethroned flashback. There were some excellent attempts and some games tried slightly different things with a lot of success like Blackthorne which went for more action, Heart of Darkness which was actually closer to the more traditional and scripted Another World, or even Oddworld which pushed the puzzle aspect more. But imo none of these games really achieved the same mix of action and puzzle, linearity and open structured levels. Bermuda Syndrome back in the days maybe? That one was really nice. Lunark also recently got pretty close. Really good game.
That being said I'm not sure what to think of this, it looks kinda cool. On the one hand I think it's clever NOT to try the same thing twice and go for a different style, but at the same time I fear that the action shooter parts might be too present and to arcadey for the genre.
@mikeydude
Haha dude I played Flashback to death on a 386 on Dos 7 with a floppy disk, actually two floppy disks
@mlt right there with you bud! Another World and Flashback changed the way I saw gamig. Went from hobby to passion! If you love cinematic platformers, make sure to check Lunark if you haven't already.
Flashback 2 still gives me flashbacks of Flashback.
Where in timeline this game puts Fade2Black ?
I listened to an interview about this game with the director: Apparently it's between Flashback and Fade To Black if you were wondering, so... technically, the name is accurate lol
I've never played any Flashback game, but this one looks pretty cool so I'll most likely start with it!
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