The Way Remastered

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6.8

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  1. jimparanoia
    Jul 30, 2018
    7
    All in all, a good game flawed only by unprecise and sometimes unresponsive controls.
    Bought for 10 bucks and finished in >24hrs, still deserve the experience.
    The good: - Style: visually the best pixel art out there - Concept and setting: a lot of inspiration from sci-fi classic - Story: the struggle of a man that want to rejoin his wife The Bad - Controls: You will die A LOT    All in all, a good game flawed only by unprecise and sometimes unresponsive controls.
    Bought for 10 bucks and finished in >24hrs, still deserve the experience.

    The good:
    - Style: visually the best pixel art out there
    - Concept and setting: a lot of inspiration from sci-fi classic
    - Story: the struggle of a man that want to rejoin his wife

    The Bad

    - Controls: You will die A LOT cause of controls. Sometimes, they just don't accept your input, sometimes will double it (as happens during the hoverbike section)
    - Ending: I am really really displeased with the ending. It's rushed, and really doesn't fit well in the rest of the story.

    You can still enjoy the game, just wait a discount or sale. 10€ are really too much    … Expand
  2. dredgman
    Sep 16, 2019
    4
    While The Way Remastered has a gorgeous atmosphere with a pleasant ambient soundtrack and cool pixel art design, the controls are slippery and imprecise, leading to frequent deaths, sometimes compounded by inconvenient checkpoints. Additionally, many of the puzzles are bland, some of them drawing inspiration from the physical puzzle games Rush Hour and Lights Out, for example. All this isWhile The Way Remastered has a gorgeous atmosphere with a pleasant ambient soundtrack and cool pixel art design, the controls are slippery and imprecise, leading to frequent deaths, sometimes compounded by inconvenient checkpoints. Additionally, many of the puzzles are bland, some of them drawing inspiration from the physical puzzle games Rush Hour and Lights Out, for example. All this is wrapped up with a generic story, centered around the girlfriend in freezer trope, and while the LucasArt-like text on-screen is a nice touch of nostalgia, the voice acting that delivers these lines is stilted. It's a disappointing experience altogether.… Expand
  3. bobbykjack
    May 17, 2019
    7
    The Way Remastered is full of nostalgia, from the pixelated landscape, to the LucasArts-esque typography, and the 2.5d perspective. It faithfully recreates the look and feel of the 16-bit, Amiga platform so perfectly, that old-school fans such as myself can’t help but be delighted right from the off.

    The graphics have clearly been lovingly created, and the backdrops of these alien    The Way Remastered is full of nostalgia, from the pixelated landscape, to the LucasArts-esque typography, and the 2.5d perspective. It faithfully recreates the look and feel of the 16-bit, Amiga platform so perfectly, that old-school fans such as myself can’t help but be delighted right from the off.

    The graphics have clearly been lovingly created, and the backdrops of these alien worlds are ‘painted’ gorgeously, but some of the character artwork and animation (of the ‘assistant’ character, in particular) could have been more polished. I loved the way text labels faded into view as I got closer to the relevant object, and the viewport scrolled to reveal doors opened by switches that were far, far away — these little touches go a long way.

    I’d say at least 75% of the puzzles were engaging, and a good level of difficulty; some, unfortunately, were a let-down. At worst, the real challenge was understanding how the puzzle worked, rather than solving it. On one or two occasions, I gave up and ‘brute forced’ them by trial-and-error, which isn't too much fun, nor is it the sign of a well-designed puzzle. But the puzzles that work, especially the highly inventive tasks based around skills that you gain, are good fun if you like a bit of cognitive exercise.

    Some of the platforming takes frustration to a new level. I’m not sure how intentional that is, but it borders, at times, on masochistic. If you fall from about three times your own height, you die; call me wild and reckless, but I don’t think that would quite be the case irl. Some of the gaps that require you to jump only a little bit but not quite the-smallest-you-can are incredibly fiddly. And I don’t think I’ve ever played a game in which descending a ladder is so awkward.

    The enemies you’ll come across are varied and challenging but fair — the game is generous enough to leave them dead after one kill, most of the time. In fact, the game is also generous in restart points — which you’ll find are used a lot since the platforming and combat are so tough. Even though its short, The Way Remastered has a good, balanced difficulty level, and tests the player in a variety of ways.

    As someone who never played Another World or Flashback, it’s possibly a surprise I feel so nostalgic for this game. But it manages to get enough of the detail right, not only to recreate a memorable piece of the past, but also to add a suitable amount of flourish in the process. If a few more of the bigger downsides — length, fiddliness, some obscure puzzles — could be ironed out, The Way Remastered could be more than deserving of its full retail price. As it is, the frequent discount it sells at makes it an utter bargain.    … Expand
  4. quanta
    Jun 21, 2019
    2
    In my eyes, this game had potential. The setting is interesting and intriguing for scifi fans. However the gameplay is abysmal. It is a puzzle platformer. The puzzles are easy but that would not be a big deal if the platforming was fluid and well done. Sadly, the controls are utter garbage and will literally miss your input, generally lag and even do the opposite of what you want sometimesIn my eyes, this game had potential. The setting is interesting and intriguing for scifi fans. However the gameplay is abysmal. It is a puzzle platformer. The puzzles are easy but that would not be a big deal if the platforming was fluid and well done. Sadly, the controls are utter garbage and will literally miss your input, generally lag and even do the opposite of what you want sometimes (this happens when climbing walls). Do not waster your time. You might get invested like I did to eventually have to give up and throw it out the window (I wish I could literally do that).… Expand
  5. retswerbmas
    May 9, 2019
    7
    Bargainous when I bought it on sale! Great bang for your buck.

    Everything about this game is derivative (the story, the looks, the puzzles) but it's all done to a high standard... Everything except the fiddly controls. There's a few levels late in the game that require dexterous jumping, shooting etc. that aren't even satisfying to complete because they're quite poorly thought through    Bargainous when I bought it on sale! Great bang for your buck.

    Everything about this game is derivative (the story, the looks, the puzzles) but it's all done to a high standard... Everything except the fiddly controls. There's a few levels late in the game that require dexterous jumping, shooting etc. that aren't even satisfying to complete because they're quite poorly thought through and just require loads of tries (and dies) until you memorise the sequence, rather than acquired skills. Sometimes the challenge doesn't match the mechanics (never got the hang of jumping super accurately).

    Kindof wish they'd hired some more voice actors, as there's at least one smaller character that sounds a lot like someone putting on a voice.    … Expand
  6. lione81
    Mar 25, 2020
    0
    Mal control. Malísimo. Saltos malísimos. Impreciso. Dificultad absurda en muchos puntos. Muy mal implementado el disparo con el analógico derecho. Andar y disparar no se puede así que es muy difícil esas fases. Borrado después de pasarlo. Ah además muchos bugs. Enemigos que no morían. Sucesos que no ocurrirían y te hacen reiniciar la partida.
  7. rocky1987
    Feb 28, 2019
    10
    Beautiful musical score, Challenging puzzle platform gameplay and the 16 bit graphics style you will either love or hate for me i personally love it, it is so well done and makes me feel nostalgia for games of old in a good way. for what i paid £1 or something on the nintendo switch store this is bargainsville!
  8. apa-sl
    Oct 18, 2018
    8
    Good game and if you consider value for money (bought it for 3USD) great game! As a kid I played in Another World & Flashback. Here I have found similar climatic graphics & surounding with nice pixel art. Climatic music. Good mechanics. And most of all interesting and somehow emotional story.

    I hope that developer of this game will give us more small games on the Switch :)
  9. ZombleBee
    Jun 4, 2019
    9
    Wow. What a game. This game is a roller coaster of emotions. First of all the game looks stunning, it's detailed 16 bit art style will have you just staring and taking in the levels because of how georgous it is. It's clearly inspired by games like Another World which I personally don't have a problem with. The games story will have you interested and gripped from the start as it's soWow. What a game. This game is a roller coaster of emotions. First of all the game looks stunning, it's detailed 16 bit art style will have you just staring and taking in the levels because of how georgous it is. It's clearly inspired by games like Another World which I personally don't have a problem with. The games story will have you interested and gripped from the start as it's so interesting. The characters also have great development and make you really feel for them. Puzzle wise, it's mainly fairly simple puzzles but sometimes it can be frustrating but a simple YouTube search will solve that. The only bad thing about this game is that sometimes the controls can be a little frustrating in some puzzles like the mirror shield (I think it's called that).
    This is easily one of my favourite games and I highly recommend you check this out. The best £1 I've ever spent.    … Expand
  10. Oddfish
    May 19, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I just created a metacritic profile for the first time explicitly so I could leave a 10 out of 10 review for this game. It's more of an 8, or maybe 8.5. But it's definitely not a 6.

    I realize- reading the previous reviews- that the version of the game that I played is perhaps a patched edition? I did not experience game breaking bugs in my playthrough.

    I bought this game on sale in the Nintendo Store for about a buck fifty. It was a delight, and a steal. I have strong nostalgic memories of Another World that resonated in this game. Despite some, at times, odd audio-and-text dialogue, the story was compelling and immersive. And the puzzles were intermittently a breeze and challenging. I wouldn't call it a very difficult game, but there were a couple solid challenges. The world building, character design, music score, and overall style were each excellent. And I felt that from reading the other reviews, that the difficulty of Major Tom's controls/movements is greatly exaggerated. I found the game smooth. Plentiful save points balanced out easy and often accidental deaths, which were also often comical.

    I would recommend this game to anyone. And I hope we learn more about the two characters at the end of the story that appear briefly in future games released by these developers.    … Expand
  11. AllySky
    Oct 13, 2018
    3
    Besides the nice pixel graphics, this game feels as average as it can get. Dull game play and rather boring questing, I'm not sure if I could recommend this game even to retro fans.
  12. loomsden
    May 17, 2019
    0
    This game is terrible do not buy it. The controls are an unresponsive mess and the game is filled with game breaking bugs. Character not spawning, enemies not dying, scripted events breaking, emergency restart sending you back multiple level worth of progress randomly when it previously worked correctly. The worst purchase i have made on my Switch so far 0/10 do not buy!
  13. Lumabros
    Apr 30, 2018
    6
    Disclaimer: Before I start this review, I should point out that I will only review some of the first few hours of the game, because at some point after those few hours, the game crashed and did not save any of my progress, and as I will explain in this review, I did not enjoy the game enough to be willing to restart it.

    Gameplay: The Way is as I previously stated, a puzzle platformer,    Disclaimer: Before I start this review, I should point out that I will only review some of the first few hours of the game, because at some point after those few hours, the game crashed and did not save any of my progress, and as I will explain in this review, I did not enjoy the game enough to be willing to restart it.

    Gameplay: The Way is as I previously stated, a puzzle platformer, and luckily it is able to have a solid balance between eventful, fast-paced platformer moments with thoughtful puzzles. The platforming is quite challenging and you will die often, but it is never that bad as you are instantly sent back to the last checkpoint, which is always nearby, at the push of a button, similarly to Super Meat Boy. However, the platforms themselves are standard and occasionally you feel that all your deaths have come due to the characters slow somewhat clunky jumping. The puzzles in the game are clever and make you feel good when you solve them and they also manage to be simple enough that you don’t find yourself resorting to guides for the game. The only problem with some of them is that they take place over large areas that require lots of going back and forth which is made worse by the slow movement of your character.

    Story: One of the games biggest selling points is its story which follows Tom, a man whose wife has just died, but he has research from his work leading to another planet that holds the secret for eternal life and he plans on using this secret to bring back his wife. What I like about the story is that Tom never directly states his goal, but you can figure it out from reading his notes and watching the first scene in the game where he digs up his dead wife. Unfortunately, I cannot review the rest of the story because as I already said, the game crashed and did not save any of my progress, but I can say that it seemed intriguing.

    Graphics: The graphics are the usual pixel style that most indie games use and it does look good. Also, all the movements are smooth and the backgrounds are animated and lively. The atmosphere is also good and is reminiscent of Metroid, and there are never any instances of the framerate dropping.

    Overall: In the end, the game is very standard and though it does not do much that a bad game would, it does not do anything you haven’t done in another, more encapsulating game and it should also be noted that the big progress deleting crash that happened to me could happen to anyone which is likely as the game only autosaves and offers no way to save the game yourself. In the end I would give the game a 6.5 out of 10 and I would only recommend the game to you if you are particularly interested in it or really enjoy puzzle platformers. If you’re in one of those categories then I would say the game is worth your money as it is only about $11.99 and from what I have read offers around 7-10 hours of gameplay, hoping that the game does save your progress.    … Expand
  14. prostokvasili
    May 22, 2020
    9
    Great game. Plays a lot as an Another World. Puzzles are great, visuals too.
  15. Wuzzzop
    May 30, 2020
    10
    I dont know why, but i like soo much this game. Theres someting in the ambiance and the non tell story that makes make want to know more! The music is also great! I cant make tge note les than beacose i always find négative things in game and this one have pass the test right to my heart
  16. easymule
    Jun 3, 2019
    0
    I really, really really wanted to like this game. I don't. (Reviewed version: 1.4.0)

    THE WAY REMASTERED is a badly made game. This must be the reason the game is constantly on sale. But don’t be fooled, even for 99 cents, it is a waste of your time and money! The game starts out slow, with lots of unnecessary long back tracking needed. The bland and plain boring look of the first    I really, really really wanted to like this game. I don't. (Reviewed version: 1.4.0)

    THE WAY REMASTERED is a badly made game. This must be the reason the game is constantly on sale. But don’t be fooled, even for 99 cents, it is a waste of your time and money!

    The game starts out slow, with lots of unnecessary long back tracking needed. The bland and plain boring look of the first section perfectly illustrates the repetitive and uninspired puzzles. This all might seem like something worth to endure to get to the more colourful locations promised by the marketing. (It isn’t.) So, what’s wrong with this game?

    The story, while generic, is not to blame. The art style isn’t either, even though it failed to deliver convincingly on the promised retro pixel art, thanks to the programmers not being able to resist to move said pixel art around. The sound effects are nice. The “music” is void of melodic content, it consists mainly of synthesizer pads and atmosphere. You might enjoy it when encountering a new area, but it gets old pretty fast. The voice acting is done well, even if it is annoying after a while. (If you still want to waste money on THE WAY REMASTERED, try it with the music turned down, and the voice acting turned off.)
    The gameplay is a bit of a problem. It often consists of solving an insultingly easy puzzle by acquiring a hint on one side of the level, telling you to back track dozens of screens, to find a hit area that was invisible if you had move to fast when encountering it before, only to have you traverse back to where you got the hint. This happens a lot. A LOT! Basically, that is the game.

    Where the game really drops the ball, is with the controls. One could forgive the back tracking and solving Professor Layton style puzzles scattered over several screens, but 99.9 % of your deaths are going to be because of the controls not taking your input. You will respawn instantly, often in close proximity of your demise (if you are lucky… ) only to die again, courtesy of sloppy controls.

    There are also still game breaking bugs in version 1.4.0 -- the game sometimes randomly decides it does not want to take any input, forcing a restart.

    It is rather interesting, how many reviewers mention that they played a patched version. One can only wonder how much worse this game must have been! I personally took note of the developers (Puzzling Dream), and will avoid their œuvre in the future.

    (I created an account just for this review, after YEARS of using metacritic, to warn other potential buyers how bad this game is.)    … Expand
  17. piperetrogamer
    Oct 10, 2019
    8
    Beautiful soundtrack, compelling story and awesome pixel art style. It has some glitches here and there that may force you to reset (i only had one happen to me. Tincan wouldn't follow me back to the village when reaching a certain part of a bridge), but fortunatel there are a lot of checkpoints scattered all around. Also it's very cheap to get on the Switch.
  18. katjaS
    Oct 23, 2018
    8
    Immersive game with some of the very best pixel art out there. The story is reminiscent of classical science fiction and it has quite some (unobtrusive) world building to add to that. I like atmospheric games that do put effort into storytelling (e.g. point&click adventures), so The Way was interesting for me in the first place.

    Gameplay consists mostly of puzzles and some action    Immersive game with some of the very best pixel art out there. The story is reminiscent of classical science fiction and it has quite some (unobtrusive) world building to add to that. I like atmospheric games that do put effort into storytelling (e.g. point&click adventures), so The Way was interesting for me in the first place.

    Gameplay consists mostly of puzzles and some action sections, and there is barely any repetitiveness in those; the whole game is varied and creative. I have played Another World, Flashback, Heart of Darkness, Oddworld, Blackthorne; but always lost interest after a few hours when these games became too repetitive. The Way is the first puzzle platformer that I have actually finished.

    Difficulty and fairness issues, or most unclear puzzles of previous versions of this game seem to be fixed or improved in this remastered version. You may need to consult a walkthrough a few times nevertheless, but otherwise it is possible to get through well (do expect some nerve-racking sections though.. but checkpoints are frequent). The game breaking bug upon Switch release is fixed.

    The ending was mildly, but not completely disappointing (you are still rewarded with beautiful new scenes) as it is rather foreseeable and doesn't respect the mystery that has been build up carefully before. Also it only mildly compensates for the sudden action sections you have to get through at the end, which will get unnerving due to the jumping controls that's accuracy do not exactly suit action.. Anyway, got through all these troubles and finished at 7 hours.    … Expand
  19. PortalArmy
    Apr 1, 2019
    9
    I really loved the game: the gameplay, the music, the story.

    What I don't like about it is that the ending felt rushed and absolutely unsatisfying.
  20. Turyman
    May 28, 2019
    9
    i found this game to be quite an adventure. It is a puzzle-plataformer with great puzzle solving and they're just hard enough to give a good challenge but not impossible. The story is very straight forward but it definitely intrigues you to want to finish it. I got it for $1.50 so if you can get at bargain price it's well worth it. The graphics are a neat pixel art form and with greati found this game to be quite an adventure. It is a puzzle-plataformer with great puzzle solving and they're just hard enough to give a good challenge but not impossible. The story is very straight forward but it definitely intrigues you to want to finish it. I got it for $1.50 so if you can get at bargain price it's well worth it. The graphics are a neat pixel art form and with great sound effects and voice acting. No issue with controls whatsoever.

    All in all its a great indie game that you should add to your collection.    … Expand
  21. JRedgrave463
    Jul 13, 2019
    9
    Just great, challenging and fun, voice acting could be a little better but I love the style of the game and the story told is deep
  22. guts_on_fire
    Dec 5, 2019
    8
    The Way is a beautiful, atmospheric experience with very good art and some clever and well-thought puzzles that give you a sense of accomplishment when you solve them. Those elements along with its feeling-evoking story engaged me, despite some mildly frustrating action-based parts.
  23. Fcku
    Jan 24, 2020
    0
    Worst game ever I hate it
    I hate it I hate it with my entire heart worst spent money in my life **** this game
  24. Vulevu
    Dec 22, 2020
    10
    The gameplay deserves an 8 or something but the story, oh man the story even though it isn't the most original in the world it surely is told the best way possible hitting deep. This game is a masterpiece in the genre of "cinematic plstformer".
  25. thryce3
    May 17, 2021
    8
    The Way: Remastered definitely feels like a blast from the past. It has some of the aesthetic of the original Sierra "Quest" games, which I have a lot of nostalgia for, but plays more like Flashback, which I played only recently. Like the latter, it has kind of clunky controls which work perfectly well for the most part, but just aren't designed for the more action oriented sequences.The Way: Remastered definitely feels like a blast from the past. It has some of the aesthetic of the original Sierra "Quest" games, which I have a lot of nostalgia for, but plays more like Flashback, which I played only recently. Like the latter, it has kind of clunky controls which work perfectly well for the most part, but just aren't designed for the more action oriented sequences. You will die a lot from poor platforming controls, but the checkpoints are generous and respawn is pretty much instantaneous. Still it loses a few point for that.
    Luckily, the puzzle design is on point and is just the right amount of challenge. On top of that, the story knocks it out of the park. It's really engrossing and well told and unfolds at the perfect pace.
    if you like this type of story driven adventure, give The Way a shot. You won't regret it.    … Expand
  26. Kacek1996
    Jan 1, 2020
    7
    Overall a good game with very smooth animations, great pixel graphics, decent plot, sometimes wanky controls. It was a bit short, but for the price I got it and with -93% sale it was enough. I recommend this game, it is a good way into puzzle games. Last boss was quite unexpected but after a few tries it became clear what should I do and how many times xDD
  27. FrancisDrake610
    Jul 26, 2020
    1
    Lo único bueno de este juego es su nivel artísto. Su pixelart es bonito. Su jugabilidad es nefasta, parece tener una buena historia pero es tan aburrido que no te dan ganas de jugar....
  28. spencerplewe
    Mar 13, 2020
    7
    This game's good, really. It's beautiful with its advanced 8-bit aesthetic and deep story, but pretty much no replay value.
  29. mangopy
    Apr 2, 2020
    6
    I love the audio (the voiceovers), the music, the graphics, but the gameplay is really hard for switch controls. For example, in one scene I may play it again and again to succeed with countless lives because it's that hard. I just bought it for Php100 which is cheap but still a little bit much in our currency standards. Bought it just to add it to the collection of games but I think II love the audio (the voiceovers), the music, the graphics, but the gameplay is really hard for switch controls. For example, in one scene I may play it again and again to succeed with countless lives because it's that hard. I just bought it for Php100 which is cheap but still a little bit much in our currency standards. Bought it just to add it to the collection of games but I think I going to let it rest first on my switch and when I have plenty of time I'm gonna play it again.… Expand
  30. zachtgray
    Jun 28, 2020
    9
    Simple yet creative puzzle adventure game with a nice little story. The controls are not perfect by any means but it was not a big issue for me
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

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  1. Switch Player
    Oct 16, 2018
    60
    The Way Remastered isn't an experience you're going to forget in a while, but it would be markedly improved with more accurate controls. As such, it's more irritating than it is inspiring in its current form.
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  2. Nintenderos
    Oct 8, 2018
    73
    The Way Remastered introduces us a man who does not accept the death of the person he loves, and thanks to his experience working as an explorer and researcher, he believes he has found a way to resurrect his wife. The game does not arrive with an impeccable translation into Spanish, and there are small bugs that can complicate the experience of this adventure. However, the game is still an incredible experience that fans of puzzle games will love.
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  3. DarkStation
    May 17, 2018
    60
    The story was interesting with captivating settings and gorgeous areas to explore. The game also featured a great audio design, with some voice acting accenting the strong background music. The puzzles were difficult but fair, and the sense of accomplishment created true highs. But between glitches and faulty control schemes, I found the game impossible to complete, and that makes it hard to recommend.
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