Twinsen's Odyssey

(Adeline/Activision, 1997)

This was of the best in the history of game sequels; a sequel to the great game, Relentless (aka, Little Big Adventure, as it was known in Europe). Aliens have arrived to Twinsen's planet, from a neighboring solar system, who may or may not be friendly. On the one hand, their initial greeting is nice enough, though on the other hand, some of them seem to shoot at Twinsen, at unexpected moments! He soon finds himself hitching a ride to their home world, and seeing what is going on for himself. As it so turns out, they were a once benevolent planet, and are only being threatened by an evil villain of prophesy, The Dark Monk! Who is he, and can Twinsen stop him in time, saving two worlds in the process? The answer is obvious, via an ending which rivals the orignal game's, in thrill, fun, and ingenuity. Along the way, you traverse most of your planet (and a lot of the alien world!), spanning almost as much puzzle/map space as the original game. You could even find numerous surprise animations and special areas --"Easter Eggs," as most gamers like to call them-- which I put in a special list in 1997, all by themselves (see the note, after this game's rating, for more!)

This game was Techtite's choice for Adventure Game of the Year in 1997! The only reason it didn't make Techtite's List of Top 50 Multimedia Classics, is simply because I only wanted to list one of each game series (to avoid repitition), and Relentless (aka Little Big Adventure 1) deserved this honor more. However, if you played one, you must play them both; they are two of the most entertaining graphic adventures I ever played!

Rating : Deep Impact.

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Also See Techtite's list of "Twinsen's Odyssey's Easter Eggs!" Okay, yeah, so maybe this list isn't all "Easter Eggs" per se, yet it was a popular read, when I first posted it to a newsgroup in 1997...So popular, in fact, I had to re-post it after a few weeks, by request! It lists no less than 37 surprise animations and special locations, that you might have missed. Check it out!