Another World: 20th Anniversary Edition

 PlayStation 4
User Score
5.7

Mixed or average reviews- based on 78 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 26 out of 78
  2. Mixed: 27 out of 78
  3. Negative: 25 out of 78
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  1. felasi
    Jan 1, 2015
    5
    For the nostalgic this may be a great game. The world design is wonderful, and the challenges you face many. Yes almost everything on this planet will kill you. The puzzles can be quite challenging.

    That aside, I was disappointed with this game. The controls are very very difficult. It seems the developers wanted to make the controls as difficult as they possibly could to somehow make    For the nostalgic this may be a great game. The world design is wonderful, and the challenges you face many. Yes almost everything on this planet will kill you. The puzzles can be quite challenging.

    That aside, I was disappointed with this game. The controls are very very difficult. It seems the developers wanted to make the controls as difficult as they possibly could to somehow make the game more difficult.

    Another thing that bothered me was that there is no tutorial or description in the menu or in game to describe the finer points of moving your character in this strange world. For example, the significance of standing jumping is never explained. And it is very important since it allows you to jump over deadly obstacles easily. I would never have known if I hadn't looked up a guide online. This flaw earned me lots of cheap deaths in the beginning, making me repeat sections again and again. And speaking of cheap deaths, this game is full of them. Combining these cheap deaths, poor controls, and no explanation of how to actually control your character, I ended up taking much longer to finish the game than I could have (first time took me a few hours).

    There isn't much replay value. Once you know the puzzles, you can easily finish this in 30 minutes.

    I would pass on this game, unless you were born in the 80's like me and want to remember the old days.    … Expand
  2. brockcheese
    Sep 8, 2018
    5
    A very frustrating yet important game. While extremely important in terms of cinematic storytelling in video games a lot of the game is unfair and intended to be trial and error.
  3. seriimac
    Aug 5, 2016
    5
    Well, It's a nice tribute, but not as fun to play as to learn the history. I expected some more. Better buy it only on great sales. Played and forgot.
  4. KayVen17
    Sep 28, 2018
    6
    Deutsche Review - Kritik Der folgende Test ist in 5 Kategorien zusammengefasst. Diese 5 Kartegorien ergeben die Gesamtpunktzahl von 0 - 100 Punkten. Um einen passenden Userscore zu geben wird auf oder abgerundet. Bei 84 Punkten ergibt das einen User Score von 8. Bei 86 einen von Userscore von 9. Falls eine 85 kommt entscheide ich ob ich es eher positiv oder negativ nehme. RegelnDeutsche Review - Kritik Der folgende Test ist in 5 Kategorien zusammengefasst. Diese 5 Kartegorien ergeben die Gesamtpunktzahl von 0 - 100 Punkten. Um einen passenden Userscore zu geben wird auf oder abgerundet. Bei 84 Punkten ergibt das einen User Score von 8. Bei 86 einen von Userscore von 9. Falls eine 85 kommt entscheide ich ob ich es eher positiv oder negativ nehme. Regeln verstanden? Dann sind hier meine Punkte. Mein persönlicher Score = 60/100 Mein User Score = 6/10… Expand
  5. TredZ
    Sep 8, 2018
    7
    I played and finished this game, thanks to the psn plus.
    You have to keep in mind that is an old game and so the gameplay, (no) tutorial etc.
    It is a lot of try-die-repeat, find the right path. But as the game is saved at every important checkpoint it is fast to re-try.
    That's a 7 if you are nostalgic, less if you aren't.
    Took me about 2 hours (very large).
  6. miczat
    Jun 5, 2021
    5
    Play it because it's part of gaming history. It's frustrating at times, but persist and you'll get through it.
  7. TheHungryMingo
    Nov 7, 2021
    5
    I was honestly surprised by how engaged I was with this game from the start. It mostly handles well even from a modern perspective, but then the classic 90s difficulty spike set in, making you re-run the same obstacles over and over from a distant checkpoint until you get every single button press with perfect timing. Obviously this is fault I have with the original game design, and II was honestly surprised by how engaged I was with this game from the start. It mostly handles well even from a modern perspective, but then the classic 90s difficulty spike set in, making you re-run the same obstacles over and over from a distant checkpoint until you get every single button press with perfect timing. Obviously this is fault I have with the original game design, and I think the remaster as a whole was quite a good job.… Expand

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53

Mixed or average reviews - based on 6 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 6
  3. Negative: 2 out of 6
  1. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    Aug 26, 2014
    60
    Today it carries far more historical worth than it does actual entertainment. [Sept 2014, p.110]
  2. Playstation Official Magazine Australia
    Aug 25, 2014
    70
    Brutally difficult and timelessly fun. Another World is an important game, but also overpriced. [September 2014, p77]
  3. Games Master UK
    Aug 24, 2014
    22
    It has aged terribly. [Oct 2014, p.80]
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