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0 Return to Latin America once again in the Remake of Amerzone: The Explorer’s Legacy. I didn’t play the game when it originally released back in 1999, so I’m looking forward to seeing what Microids has for me. Anyone who has played it before can look forward to some major visual/graphical improvements.
Rediscovering An Enjoyable Adventure
Amerzone: The Explorer’s Legacy will be out on Steam April 24th for £34.90, with the Digital Deluxe costing £43.99. This will net you a media book, some artwork, and, most interesting, a couple of animated short stories. If that sounds good to you, then click here.
Gameplay
Amerzone: The Explorer’s Legacy is a point & click-style game with the player looking around the environment solving puzzles. We play as a no-named journalist, who is invited to speak to a man called Valembois. Valembois requests for you to take on a journey to right a wrong he has done in the past. The game has two difficulties, Traveler which will give more hints/clearer information to help the player solve puzzles, and Adventurer that makes things more subtle. For my play-through, I selected Traveler just in-case I got stuck.
While exploring the areas, players will interact with various objects and machines. Some items are useful for puzzles, others will give more information about the overall story. Find items to help with your investigation and get a deeper understanding of Amerzone from the journalist’s point-of-view. You’ll have a useful journal to keep track of all your items and objectives as you find/collect them.
Graphics & Audio
Amerzone is an absolute visual gem, the scenery is absolutely stunning, with incredible water effects and lighting. Cutscenes are a mixture of small live action scenes and drawn animations. And everything is so incredibly detailed, I absolutely loved the Hydrofloat. However, I haven’t played the 1999 version of Amerzone. I thought I’d take a gander at what it looked like back then, and honestly, wow. The devs added an incredible amount of detail to every area, where as before, many of the areas in the original were quite empty.
When it came to the original, it lacked animations for using some objects, opening doors and more, which the remake has added. I believe that an insane amount of love was put into this game. Every area looks like it’s designed intentionally and with care, and everything is vibrant and beautiful. To me, this game does the original justice and then some.
Longevity
Amerzone: The Explorer’s Legacy spans over seven chapters, each looking great. Overall, it took me a little over nine hours to finish. For the Achievement Hunters out there, you may have to do a second play through for some clean-up. Mainly for interactions you might have missed.
Final Thoughts
Amerzone: The Explorer’s Legacy is a remarkable game. And thanks to the remake, it offers people like myself a chance to play what the developers originally envisioned for it to look like. Even when playing the easier mode, the game doesn’t hand-hold you, I hadn’t realized that I only used one hint during my whole play through. Amerzone’s story pacing doesn’t feel rushed, letting the player time to enjoy exploring and immerse themselves.
Put simply the game has an intriguing story, delightful gameplay and amazing overhaul in visual/graphical detail.
I’m giving Amerzone: The Explorer’s Legacy the Thumb Culture Platinum Award. You shouldn’t miss out on this gem!
Disclaimer: A code was received in order to write this review.
This isn’t the first great game I’ve played by Microids, why not check out my Empire of The Ants Review?
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