In addition to Twinsen’s ubiquitous magic ball, other weapons are available: lasers, blowguns and the impeccably tasteful Nitro Meca Penguin – wind him up and he waddles toward the enemy and explodes five seconds later in a grand burst of tuxedo. Generally, though, you are the master of the view, and it is very helpful to see all possibilities when navigating through some of the more treacherous situations, such as when constantly re-generated steel elephants with clubs are attacking from all sides while additional pachyderms’ lasers are hitting you directly in the head (they rarely miss) and missiles are merrily exploding as well or simply when you need to execute a series of quick leaps onto rapidly passing pads of pumice across seas of molten lava. This is both a helpful and not-so-helpful feature, especially when you’re mired in combat and the camera shifts to an unwieldy angle. Although the camera does not follow you, you are able to change it at will for a better perspective. Real-time animated 3-D polygonal characters are combined with wonderfully rich pre-rendered backgrounds with a handy multi-angle view feature. Behaviors change is now available at the touch of a function key, a wonderful improvement. The character animation is very similar, with the same four modes of behavior for the protagonist: Regular, a strolling gait allowing him to use objects and talk to other characters Aggressive, which permits punching, kicking and whirligig swordplay Discreet, so that he may successfully rob the local 7-11 and Sporty (renamed from Athletic), which produces a very amusing walking style, and allows him to run, jump and roll. In fact, those allergic to action might want to pass on this, as it’s mostly running and jumping.Īs in Relentless, the visual style of the game is truly a delight.
Players will find themselves in a highly action-packed adventure, encountering quirky characters and challenging puzzles as they guide Twinsen through some 30 hours of gameplay – less for sharpshooters with a walkthrough, more for the arcadely-challenged. They kept what was good, enhanced it, added a lot of window dressing, and the result is one of the most entertaining and by far weirdest game of 1997.
At a glance, Twinsen’s Odyssey appears to be very much like its predecessor, and actually, it is.
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