Flashback

 Switch
User Score
7.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 27 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 27
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 27
  3. Negative: 3 out of 27
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  1. kitto
    Jul 11, 2018
    10
    Albeit minor technical issues, great package overall and pretty nice port of the game. Recommended to all fans (I'm a long time fan myself, and have beaten the game 10+ times on various platforms during past 20 years). Pretty good selection of image filters, nice rewind feature. New soundtrack is average, better off with original.
  2. Velisu
    May 21, 2020
    10
    Good nostalgia game, i realy love it. Its short game for a few hour's on one or two day to compleate game
  3. Funkymonk
    Oct 20, 2019
    8
    For those who don't know or are too young to remember Flashback was one of the best games of the 16-Bit era with jaw dropping animation, ground breaking cinematics and inventive level design. Obviously, some of these things lose a bit of their impact 25 years later but it still plays great which is the main thing. This 25th anniversary edition has plenty of new features - the "modern" modeFor those who don't know or are too young to remember Flashback was one of the best games of the 16-Bit era with jaw dropping animation, ground breaking cinematics and inventive level design. Obviously, some of these things lose a bit of their impact 25 years later but it still plays great which is the main thing. This 25th anniversary edition has plenty of new features - the "modern" mode with improved graphics and sound is well done and the directors cut should intrigue fans of the original. The tutorial and rewind features are nice but not essential and you can also play the original game exactly as it was back in the day! Overall Id say this is the best version of an all time classic!… Expand
  4. Sijun
    Sep 16, 2019
    8
    I played this game back in the 90s on my SNES and I loved it. I really hoped they would port it quite well and hey, they did! It is nice to replay and relife my childhood memories. Thanks for that!
  5. Denis94
    Jul 26, 2020
    8
    Flashback un juego de 1992 que no conocía para nada y la magia de las "ofertas" de nintendo switch hizo que lo comprase, viendo apenas unas capturas y un trailer muy retro con toques de Bladerunner y ya estaba dentrísimo, juego de plataformas y toques de aventura gráfica, lo mezcla con unas cinemáticas primitivas pero que tienen su encanto, la banda sonora pega de maravilla en cadaFlashback un juego de 1992 que no conocía para nada y la magia de las "ofertas" de nintendo switch hizo que lo comprase, viendo apenas unas capturas y un trailer muy retro con toques de Bladerunner y ya estaba dentrísimo, juego de plataformas y toques de aventura gráfica, lo mezcla con unas cinemáticas primitivas pero que tienen su encanto, la banda sonora pega de maravilla en cada situación, la historia te intriga pero no es su punto fuerte, cosas malas tiene como todo quizá el movimiento tosco del personaje sea lo más destacable pero teniendo en cuenta que estamos hablando de un juego de hace casi 30 años pues... Quizás se deje pasar por alto, lo recomiendo si tienes intriga de cómo eran esos juegos de antes o te gusta mucho lo retro, ojalá algún día Conrad vuelva… Expand
  6. thryce3
    May 15, 2020
    7
    I remember seeing this in Nintendo Power way back, but never played it. It is a cool game and I probably would have loved it as a kid, but the out dated controls make it rough when the difficulty spikes. I can see how it was a major technical accomplishment for the time though. Still, it's pretty fun and worth checking out.
  7. FiftyWords
    Apr 29, 2020
    7
    A great cyberpunk atmosphere with beautiful rotoscoped animations. The archaic controls require some time to adjust to and retain a clunkiness throughout. The addition of a rewind mode makes the experience easier to digest. It’s an interesting piece of gaming history, but it certainly won’t appeal to a wide audience.
  8. AllySky
    Oct 23, 2018
    4
    Hmm, with hidden items essential to the plot, awkward controls that make even jumping and shooting look difficult, vague direction for the plot or the next course of action, and the need of precise placement and action of your character, otherwise you may think you're stuck or not doing the right thing. This game might have been good back then, but it does not hold up to today's standards.

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Metascore
77

Generally favorable reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 10
  3. Negative: 0 out of 10
  1. Worth Playing
    Apr 1, 2019
    80
    Flashback: Remastered Edition remains a stone-cold classic, and old players will love how so little has been done to it, helping to preserve what caught people's attention in the first place as opposed to covering it all up with a more modern sheen. Newer players who aren't accustomed to the classic single-screen style of gameplay might find the control scheme and lack of real help frustrating at first. Stick with it and you'll discover why Flashback was more than just a display of pretty graphics. Overall, this title is a worthy addition to the Switch library.
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  2. FNintendo
    Aug 11, 2018
    70
    Flashback brings back one of the 1990s 16-bit classics in a perfect nostalgia exercise that also includes some interesting new elements. Its gameplay remains as demanding as it was, which will delight Flashback's fans and possibly frustrate more recent players who are not used to this kind of old school difficulty.
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  3. Hobby Consolas
    Jul 31, 2018
    80
    25 years after its original release we still love this cyberpunk adventure. The new filters and rewind options don´t add much to the original, but Flashback didn´t need those kinds of improvements. Physical edition is also great.
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