Full Throttle Remastered

 PlayStation 4
Metascore
76

Generally favorable reviews - based on 17 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 17
  3. Negative: 0 out of 17
  1. Digital Chumps
    Apr 28, 2017
    95
    If I do a top games of 2017 list at the end of the year, I can already tell you that Full Throttle Remastered will be on it. This is point and click adventure gaming done right during the best and brightest days of the genre. Double Fine has done a superb job remastering and re-releasing it; don’t miss it.
  2. Push Square
    Apr 20, 2017
    90
    Whether you're looking to revisit a title from the heyday of the point-and-click adventure or coming to Full Throttle for the first time to see just why gamers of a certain age keep banging on about it, Full Throttle Remastered is the LucasArts adventure that feels most comfortable in the present day. With a focus on characters and story over complex puzzles, it feels like a premonition of the direction adventure games were to take over the next two decades, and it's a pleasure to see it get a new coat of paint and take to the road for one last ride.
  3. TheSixthAxis
    Apr 18, 2017
    90
    Full Throttle Remastered is essentially the perfect rework of a classic. Barring a couple of minor issues, LucasArts’ old title has been brought up to modern standards by Double Fine, boasting a brand new look that gives a lot of vibrant detail while maintaining the things that earned Full Throttle its reputation in the first place. It’s clear that Double Fine put a lot of effort into this project, not least because of how important the game is to Tim Schafer, but it’s a great game regardless. Whether you’re a seasoned veteran or an adventure game newcomer, if you’re looking for a game that provides a fun experience with a well executed story then you should get Full Throttle Remastered.
  5. JeuxActu
    Apr 20, 2017
    85
    Ben is back after 22 years with improved graphics, improved sounds, and a very low price tag. What's there not to like ? Not much. Maybe the gameplay on the Mine Road that shows it's age. A must-play for any gamer.
  6. PlayStation Universe
    Apr 23, 2017
    80
    Full Throttle Remastered is a no-nonsense package that does exactly what it sets out to do by updating the audiovisual experience whilst retaining the original game. It has its faults, borne of its age and shift towards what would become the modern adventure game style, but it remains a fine game, and an important part of the history of point n’ click adventures.
  7. Gamer.nl
    Apr 22, 2017
    80
    Yes, Full Throttle is still a unique adventure game from the classics of LucasArts. The new look and feel however, are not always as great.
  8. IGN Spain
    Apr 21, 2017
    80
    Replaying Full Throttle is still fun and the fantastic work in this re-edition makes it look like a modern graphic adventure. It is true that it is very short and that it is not the best adventures of Lucas Arts, but Ben and The Polecats are still great 22 years later.
  9. Hobby Consolas
    Apr 20, 2017
    80
    Full Throttle Remastered is a very good point & click adventure, essential for lovers of the genre. The remastering is good, although in some points the passage of time is slightly noticeable.
  10. Game Informer
    Apr 19, 2017
    80
    There’s no getting around that Full Throttle is a 22-year-old adventure game and still plays like it. The puzzles are occasionally frustrating. Your character moves at a slow pace, and some of cultural humor is outdated. Still, the quirks of the original game are as attractive today as they were then, and this version does a fine job smoothing out the rough edges, making Full Throttle Remastered a road trip worth taking.
  11. IGN
    Apr 17, 2017
    80
    There’s never been a better time to hit the open road with Ben and his gang.
  12. Everyeye.it
    May 17, 2017
    77
    Quotation forthcoming.
  13. Polygon
    Apr 26, 2017
    75
    As it stands, Full Throttle Remastered is a perfectly fine way to spend a couple evenings, but all the trappings of a 1995 video game are just under the surface for better or for worse. That’s guaranteed to be a selling point to some people and majorly off-putting to others. For myself? I think I might have enjoyed Full Throttle Remastered even more if I’d played with a guide open the whole time, like a joyride through the nostalgia of other people.
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  1. Eurogamer
    May 2, 2017
    A glorious ride down a futuristic California that never was. [Recommended]

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User Score
7.3

Mixed or average reviews- based on 54 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 31 out of 54
  2. Mixed: 16 out of 54
  3. Negative: 7 out of 54
  1. HappySpaceInvad
    Jun 4, 2018
    6
    You either buy into this game's premise or you don't. It's a point-and-click adventure game, a genre that was never particularly popular,You either buy into this game's premise or you don't. It's a point-and-click adventure game, a genre that was never particularly popular, even in its heyday. It's set in a dystopian post-apocalypse in which petrol-based vehicles have been overtaken by electric hover cars. The voice acting is utterly superb and the script is extremely witty, with lots of great in-jokes (for Star Wars fans on most occasions). The original game had, for its day, she incredible visuals, a mixture of great pixel art with occasional 3D-rendered models. The music/soundtrack is about as appropriate as you can imagine; The Gone Jackals may not be terribly well-known, but their biker rock is absolutely spot on for this adventure.

    What you're getting on PS4 (and other platforms) is the exact same game, but with an updated art style in 16:9 (the original was 4:3) and remastered audio. You can switch seamlessly between the two (by pressing the touchpad on the PS4 controller). Switching to the original visual style also switches to the original audio quality.

    The new art style is unfortunately a bit of a letdown, looking a like the kind of Flash animations we used to see in websites of the early 2000s. The huge missed opportunity is for the original pixel art to be extended to 16:9, or an option that doubles/quadruples the pixels while retaining the original look. This is particularly noticeable in the Mine Road section, where the grittiness of the original is replaced by an overly bright aesthetic that would look more at home in a Roadrunner cartoon. It's as if whoever was in charge of this remaster had failed to notice how popular pixel art is in the late 2010's.

    There's also an annoying and entirely superfluous spinning CD icon that appears in the top left of the screen every time you start a new dialogue with a character. Not a dealbreaker, but certainly something that shows a distinct lack of finesse.

    Absolutely nothing else about this game has been updated or improved, besides an optional "Director's Commentary" and 147 examples of concept art (the latter is unlocked once you complete the game). There are some sections of the game rendered far more difficult than they should be due to the lack of a mouse input. I won't spoil any surprises here, but one or two sections require quick reactions to events, and at this point you can suddenly find your cursor is on completely the wrong area of the screen. The very end of the game is more challenging than it should be, due to this.

    Additionally, the save/load system is extremely cumbersome on PS4. The Save menu takes around 15 seconds to load before you see the available save slots and then another 22 seconds to save your game. The Load menu takes about 18 seconds to load and then another 5 seconds to load an actual save point. There are some points in the game where you will want to be saving regularly, so this becomes painful to use.

    As such, and given the extremely short play time (about an hour once you already know the solutions to the puzzles) and lack of replay value, it's hard to recommend this to anyone other than the most hardcore LucasArts fans.    … Full Review »
  2. bergcamp101
    Jun 16, 2021
    8
    Very nice adventure with nice puzzles out-of-the-box. Art design is very attractive, and the story is simple, but interesting.
  3. AnGElHisPANo
    Jul 5, 2020
    7
    Good game but not as good as others like Monkey Island. The way the interactions are done here it's a little confusing at first (like theGood game but not as good as others like Monkey Island. The way the interactions are done here it's a little confusing at first (like the skull in your inventory has some hidden actions). There is a little "Road Rush" parts here but not as much, definitely it's a plus in the game. The music is good but it's copyright by the way.… Full Review »
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