Mini Review Flashback 2 PS5 Disastrously Buggy Sequel Diminishes 1992 Classic
From Con-rad to Con-traversal.
Flashback fans curb your enthusiasm, because Microid's 2023 Flashback 2's not even a 2D cinematic platform game. This PS5 pseudo 3D adventure doesn't have any of the subgenre's gameplay traits that Push Square noted when reviewing a title like Another World. It also doesn't continue in the tradition of great sci-fi themed video games, so this buggy, slowdown ridden mess will be a shock to the system for Flashback fans, which breaks their Conrad B. heart.
At least Microids involved Paul Cuisset from the original Flashback's development team, and the story, while convoluted, finds a believable way to avoid disregarding the continuity of the 1996 PS1 sequel, Fade to Black. Plus, Raphael Gesqua's music compositions are moody and atmospheric. Yet, the voice acting is cheesy and overly gabby — in a similar complaint to Actraiser Renaissance — although it's not as though the voices in the Mega CD version of Flashback set a high benchmark.
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