You may know of Twinsen’s Adventure and Twinsen’s Odyssey by the more familiar UK names of Little Big Adventure 1 & 2, but no matter what you call them, you should be interested to hear that they are in the process of being remastered for PC and console.
They’ll be coming from Studio [2.21] as they have today announced that remastered versions of two 1990’s gaming classics, Relentless: Twinsen’s Adventure and Twinsen’s Odyssey – known as Little Big Adventure 1 & 2 in the United Kingdom – are in development, with plans to release in 2024. And yes, that does mean that the third game in the series, previously planned for launch next year, will be pushed back.
If you can’t wait that long, then the remastered version of Relentless: Twinsen’s Adventure will be made available for players to demo at Steam Next Fest between June 19th – 26th 2023. Both games will be fully released at a later date in 2024 on PC and consoles to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the first game and at that time, you’ll find the a new global IP will be born, with everything running under a new identity, Twinsen’s Little Big Adventure.
Both titles, Relentless: Twinsen’s Adventure and Twinsen’s Odyssey were gaming classics of the 1990’s, first developed by Adeline Software International and published by Electronic Arts (Europe) and Activision. The first game came out in 1994, followed by the second in 1997, as players went out to follow Twinsen, a common citizen living under the dictatorship of Dr. Funfrock in the first game, to save the inhabitants of his planet.
These games were then re-released on Steam in 2012 and it’s there where you’ll discover wishlisting opportunities for both Twinsen’s Little Big Adventure Remastered and Twinsen’s Little Big Adventure 2 Remastered.
Now though we are getting full remasters, with everything you would expect of a modern day game. That will include:
- A Complete Remaster: Within these remastered versions of Twinsen’s Odyssey games, players will be able to relive Twinsen’s adventures and travel from island to island, enjoying a number of improvements such as:
- A complete graphical and technical rework: Each game will benefit from a graphical and technical overhaul with Epic Games’ Unreal Engine 5 and were rebuilt from scratch. They will enjoy improved animations, a better camera follow and visual high resolution to make the planet Twinsun worthy of a new generation. The artistic direction of the game has been attributed to Brazilian artist, Paulo Torinno.
- Entirely revamped controls: Analogic controls will allow a more subtle control over Twinsen. New abilities such as evading and the possibility to change weapons instantly will create new possibilities for players. The option to use original controls will be offered for gaming purists.
- Updated music: Thanks to the amazing work of composer Philippe Vachey, the original soundtrack of the game became an instant classic. 30 years later, it was more than time to re-enchant the game with remastered versions of the soundtracks for both games.
As mentioned, if you’ve been looking forward to Twinsen’s Little Big Adventure 3, then you are going to have to hold tight just a little longer. The release of the announced reboot, initially planned for 2024, will be delayed.
