Flashback: The Quest for Identity

The Boz 2023-01-13 0 point Genesis version

Borrowed a copy of this game and although it looked pretty awesome at the time, I couldn't really get into it. I've never been a fan of platformers or similar games that used or appeared to use motion capture for the sprites. This made controls slow, so if you need to jump, you need to jump at least a stride before you need to so the animation could play out.

J.D. 2022-05-02 3 points

I love "Flashback", played the MS DOS version when i was a kid and later the Sega CD, after my old PC died on me in late 90's. For a long time i had no idea this game was ported to so many consoles (even the Sega Dreamcast got a port) and the wired thing is almost all of them are good ports with some pros and cons). i did try other versions, such as the 3DO visually looks the best but lacking the music and voice-acting from the Sega CD, the Jaguar version is bizarre, at one hand it's frame rate can be very smooth and then gets choppy and wired and they changed the music, the SNES despite having great music, its sadly one of the weaker ports, it’s slow and the framerate is very choppy for some reason, despite the SNES have great ports of other cinematic platformers such as "Prince of Persia" and "Another World". Even the poor Phillips CDI got a port and it's actually Ok, not great but an OK port considering this dead-in-the-water multimedia monstrosity of a console barley had any good games on it. The ones that always gets the praises is the Sega Genesis and the Amiga versions. Makes sense, since it’s their first platforms they're made for, solid debut no doubt, but my personal favorite is the Sega CD version, the MS-DOS, Amiga and Genesis comes very close but the Sega CD is the best version in my opinion. Despite they changed the smooth animated cut-scenes for a computer generated FMV that looks very mid 90's and dated, it has exclusive level music and voice acting that no other version have, not even the 3DO. still Flashback is an awesome game! just stay away from the 2013 ramake, it's awful.

iQ 2021-03-01 1 point Amiga version

One of my favorite games! I played on real Amiga 500. The music is best on Amiga, made by using of digitized real instruments!

Manos 2020-04-17 0 point Amiga version

Probably the best action adventure out there! The graphics were also great back at the time and they still look good. I suggest to everyone to buy it or play it at Amiga Forever... The original is definitely the best but the HD remake was good too. More of a re-imagination than a remake of the game.

Hazzer 2019-12-27 2 points

Do not be mislead by the initial review that is is "not as fun as Out of This World". What a load of tripe! Flashback is way ahead of its time, presenting a cinematic experience and a genuinely original and atmospheric world without the ludicrously complex "puzzles" from Out Of This World. I found both to be absolute classics in the making and enjoyed them as much at the time as I do now, but Flashback's protagonist has cool moves from action rolls and long jumps to a cartridge-spitting hand cannon that made him an action hero to boot. Add that to the cool story that spans planets and you have a blast from the past. The remake was a joke. Stick with the original.

chromax 2019-10-07 1 point

Don´t miss the title-music on the amiga. One of the best amiga tunes I know.

Retrofreund 2019-04-01 4 points

The SNES version was also very nice.

Dragontorc 2018-05-18 1 point Amiga version

Played Amiga version as it has better quality audio than PC version (PCM MODs vs. MIDI). One of the best platform/adventure games I ever played. Probably only second to the Prince of Persia.

oplenti 2016-12-17 2 points

beautiful game with good puzzles and great action. not to mention it's not a simple side scroller as it first seems. it's a very good and atmospheric action adventure.

roberto 2016-12-15 -1 point PC-98 version

eu conheço esse jogo, j joguei a muito tempo´atras, pena que não sei instalar no meu notebook