The remasters will be released in 2024, but will have a demo available at the upcoming Steam Next Fest
It was announced by studio [2.21] last Thursday (16) that Twinsen’s Adventure Is Twinsen’s Odyssey, classic games from the 90s, will receive remasters by the studio in 2024.
Also known as Little Big Adventure 1 and 2, the games will receive new versions and will have Brazilian participation in the development.
The studio [2.21] brings these classic games to life and at the next Steam festival, which will take place from June 19 to 26, 2023, gamers will be able to experience a demo of the remastered version of Twinsen’s Adventure. Both games will be released in 2024 on PC and consoles to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the first game. In addition to the two remastered versions of the original games in the series, a reboot will be released that was initially announced for 2024, but will be delayed and tentatively named. Twinsen 3’s little big adventure.
Twinsen’s Adventure and Twinsen’s Odyssey: 90’s Classics
Both titles, Twinsen’s Adventure and Twinsen’s Odyssey, were classic games from the 1990s. The games were initially developed by Adeline Software International and published by Electronic Arts (Europe) and activityvision. The first game was released in 1994, followed by the second in 1997. Players follow Twinsen, an ordinary citizen living under the dictatorship of Dr. Funfrock in the first game, to save the planet’s inhabitants from him. In Brazil, the game was distributed for free by CD Expert magazine and created a very strong community, still active today.
The art director of the project is Brazilian. Pablo Torinoan artist from Salvador who created a Twinsen’s Adventure fanart that impressed the developers and was called to join the team.
Building on their initial success, both games were extremely well received by critics and gamers in the US, UK, Germany, and Brazil. Worldwide sales are estimated at 500,000 copies of the first game and 800,000 copies of the second. These two amazing games were re-released on Steam in 2012 with 200,000 digital copies sold.
Una remasterización completa
In these remastered versions of the Twinsen’s Odyssey games, players will be able to relive Twins en’s adventures and travel from island to island, enjoying various enhancements such as:
- A full technical and graphical overhaul: Each game will benefit from a technical and graphical overhaul with the Unreal Engine 5 since Epic Games and was rebuilt from the ground up. They’ll enjoy improved animations, better camera tracking, and high visual resolution to make Planet Twinsun worthy of a new generation. Art direction for the game was attributed to Brazilian artist Paulo Torinno.
- Completely Revised Controls – Analog controls will allow more subtle control over the Twinsen. New abilities like evasion and the ability to instantly switch weapons will open up new possibilities for players. The option to use original controls will be offered to purists.
- Updated Music – Thanks to the amazing work of composer Philippe Vachey, the game’s original soundtrack became an instant classic. 30 years later, it’s time to re-enchant the game with remastered versions of the soundtracks from both games.