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Relentless
(Adeline/Electronic Arts, 1994, PC)
 This
was an imported title, by a French husband and wife game design
team. The premise of Relentless (aka, Little
Big Adventure, the name it was sold by in Europe) involves
the evil madman, Funfrock, who has taken over a kindly planet,
far far away. It's up to you, as Twinsen, to stop him, although
that is far from easy; you begin the game in a jail cell! After
a challenging escape, you travel practically the entire planet
(no joke; there are dozens of places to explore here!), as you
search for the power you need to defeat the villain once and
for all!
 The game played much like Diablo,
yet with polygon characters; while backgrounds are angled-perspective
2D, the objects and people you meet are all 3D polygons. The
resulting well-designed game interface allowed for great diversity
in 3D action, and adventure puzzles. Even the most banal
walkthrough of this game could not prevent a gamer from spending
their money's worth; there are so many things to do, and
places to explore. Cutscenes after major events enhanced the
fun, including a fantastic, very-happy ending (an ending
so well designed and inspired, it rivaled most movies and TV
fare). The enormous fun I had with this game thrust it squarely
into Techtite's list of Top
50 Multimedia Classics, and with very good reason. The
only people who'd disagree just never played the game...
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