It's playable, sure, but that doesn't save it from being a yawn-inducing piece of licensed mediocrity. The sequel to the widely panned original, AC2 offers absolutely nothing in terms of innovation, creativity, or fun. Sarcasm aside, it should come as a surprise to no one that American Chopper 2: Full Throttle is not a good game. What new plot twists were to be had? Would the gameplay shock and astound the industry yet again? How many polygons would be included in Paul Sr.'s mustache? Zelda, Xbox 360, the Revolution, the PS3 all just backdrops to this monumental juggernaut of interactive entertainment. I'm sure every one of us remembers where we were when we first watched the breathtaking E3 trailer back in May. If I’m ever in the mood to experience the story again, I honestly think it would be more enjoyable to watch the cut scenes on YouTube.Bad: Control, objectives, lack of anything original, graphicsįor months on end, gamers have waited with bated breath for the next entry in this majestic series. I’m glad I was able to try one of the precursors of the point-and-click/puzzle/graphic adventure genre but I don’t think I’ll be back anytime soon. I really enjoyed the story, but I’m also relieved that I’m finished with this game. Getting stuck on a puzzle is really frustrating.įull Throttle Remastered is equal parts fantastic storytelling and frustrating fetch quests.The story is what kept me interested in this game.Full Throttle Remastered is a lot like when the NFL Network replays a football game without showing the time between plays, and an entire game is really only 45 minutes of meaningful action. That means I spent half the game wondering why I couldn’t escape the CaveFish, or simply using every object I had on every object on the map because I was stuck and out of ideas. My second playthrough (once I knew where everything was, and how to use it) took me 2.5 hours. To illustrate this, my first playthrough took me 5 hours. The end result of all those frustrating and unintuitive puzzles is that you spend a LOT of time wandering around clicking random things in Full Throttle Remastered. There were at least three, (or five) similar situations that caused me to take the easy way out and find for the answer online. I’m glad it’s 2021 and not 1995 because I NEVER would have figured that out without Googling it. Somehow, you’re supposed to know that instead of leaving with the ramp, you’re supposed to stop at that specific spot and use the sharp edge of the ramp to pry some lane markers off of the road, which will confuse the CaveFish when they pursue you. Here’s a little taste of the voice work in Full Throttle Remastered: It turns out that his acting was so good that I had been listening to him for the entire game without realizing it was him. I saw Mark Hamill’s name during the intro credits and kept waiting for his character to appear. The characters are entertaining, and the script is well-written with a nice combination of gravity and humor. What I liked: The voice-acting and story were easily the highlights of this game for me. To do this, Ben needs to solve a series of puzzles by finding objects and clues in order to clear any roadblocks in his path (both literally and figuratively). Things go from bad to worse when Ben learns of a plot to ambush his gang and frame him for murder. The story quickly revs into high gear when Ben is bushwhacked by some nefarious henchmen, and left for dead. The game follows the story of Ben Throttle, a hard-nosed biker, and leader of the Polecats. The games are virtually identical, with the remastered version simply touching up the graphics and audio. Can a 25 year-old game meet my expectations? Let’s find out.įull Throttle Remastered is the remastered version of Full Throttle, which was released in 1995. It’s a genre I never really got exposed to in my youth. After listening to the latest OiO Podcast, combined with my love of Life Is Strange, I decided to dive into one of the forerunners of the graphic adventure genre: Full Throttle Remastered.
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