Day of the Tentacle Remastered

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  • Summary: Dr. Fred’s mutated purple tentacle is about to take over the world, and only you can stop him!

    Originally released by LucasArts in 1993 as a sequel to Ron Gilbert’s ground breaking Maniac Mansion, Day of the Tentacle is a mind-bending, time travel, cartoon puzzle adventure game in which    Dr. Fred’s mutated purple tentacle is about to take over the world, and only you can stop him!

    Originally released by LucasArts in 1993 as a sequel to Ron Gilbert’s ground breaking Maniac Mansion, Day of the Tentacle is a mind-bending, time travel, cartoon puzzle adventure game in which three unlikely friends work together to prevent an evil mutated purple tentacle from taking over the world!

    Now, over twenty years later, Day of the Tentacle is back in a remastered edition that features all new hand-drawn, high resolution artwork, with remastered audio, music and sound effects (which the original 90s marketing blurb described as ‘zany!’).

    Players are able to switch back and forth between classic and remastered modes, and mix and match audio, graphics and user interface to their heart’s desire.    … Expand

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  1. TheXboxHub
    Nov 5, 2020
    100
    Day of the Tentacle on Xbox One is the product of a studio on a roll. There was no popular franchise, no Star Wars or Indiana Jones to work with here, which meant - to hell with it - ideas could be its foundation. One mansion, three time-zones, and an inventory full of items to switch between them. Sure, the remaster is a missed opportunity, but the game is anything but: simultaneously timeless and sublime in how it uses time. We can wipe the sweat from our brow now, and be happy that Day of the Tentacle is as good as it ever was.

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  1. Duubz
    Jun 8, 2021
    9
    I had never played or even heard about the original. I was simply bored one day and decided to grab something off Xbox Game Pass. I'm so gladI had never played or even heard about the original. I was simply bored one day and decided to grab something off Xbox Game Pass. I'm so glad that this was the game I landed on! Great artstyle, funky music, whacky concept, clever game mechanics, hilarious dialogue, superb voice acting... Took me back to the days of playing point n click flash games as a kid! I would highly recommend giving this a shot if you're looking for something casual to jump into.… Expand
  2. Xbox_Alive
    Nov 22, 2020
    9
    Day Of The Tentacle was originally released by LucasArts in 1993 as a sequel to Ron Gilbert’s ground breaking Maniac Mansion, Day of theDay Of The Tentacle was originally released by LucasArts in 1993 as a sequel to Ron Gilbert’s ground breaking Maniac Mansion, Day of the Tentacle is back in a fully remastered edition that features all new hand-drawn, high resolution artwork, with remastered audio, music and sound effects. Puzzles are the game's true strength. Solutions cross time and items switch hands, and it all somehow manages to flow naturally. Day of the Tentacle's genius is in the casual but meticulous interlocks between these time zones and each teen's quest. A basic example. Hoagie, in the past, needs vinegar to power a battery. In the future, Laverne finds a bottle of wine. She sends it back to Hoagie, who puts it into a time-capsule, so that it returns to the future four hundred years later, and then sends it back to him. Sorted.
    And that sound you can hear is the space time continuum weeping. However, Day of the Tentacle Remastered's most functional changes involve alterations to the user interface and experience that make the game easier to play. Day of the Tentacle often pushes hard on jokes that don't quite land. This is most prominent in a puzzle involving left-handed and right-handed hammers, which only manages lukewarm laughs thanks to some physical humor. Day of the Tentacle Remastered provides a wonderfully crafted recreation of the original game, and Double Fine's streamlining of some of its rougher edges makes it a more approachable experience for modern audiences. But its revisions only go so deep, and can't quite manage to elevate source material that elicits chuckles rather than the riotous giggle fits it clearly expects. For a remaster I think reinventing the wheel in some aspects was a strong move to the games interface and definitely gets high marks for truly remastering the game in more ways that just visually for the Xbox One.    … Expand