Once I got used to how the controls work, I had a blast with this. Some of the puzzles were a bit frustrating, and the baddies hit bullshit levels of difficult by the end of the game, which was also somewhat annoying.
But even today, this game looks incredible. The rotoscoped characters and sprites dressed as polygons has a really futuristic feel to it, but maybe that's just 8 year old me talking.
The gameplay is compulsive. Just one more go. I really enjoyed thinking about how to navigate each screen and figure out the best way to deal with enemies and various other hazards etc.
Other than a clunky control system, this has really stood the test of time. A real gem. I played this via the Delphine Evercade Collection. It's the Megadrive version on there for some reason. Can't complain though, because its still great.
Kinda silly it's taken me this long to beat flashback, considering I actually have the Megadrive cart, and the version they released on Switch. Still, a great time.
But even today, this game looks incredible. The rotoscoped characters and sprites dressed as polygons has a really futuristic feel to it, but maybe that's just 8 year old me talking.
The gameplay is compulsive. Just one more go. I really enjoyed thinking about how to navigate each screen and figure out the best way to deal with enemies and various other hazards etc.
Other than a clunky control system, this has really stood the test of time. A real gem. I played this via the Delphine Evercade Collection. It's the Megadrive version on there for some reason. Can't complain though, because its still great.
Kinda silly it's taken me this long to beat flashback, considering I actually have the Megadrive cart, and the version they released on Switch. Still, a great time.