To the sound of music synthwave apropos (composed by the prolific Raphaël Gesquaalready a composer on the Flashback of the Amiga), Conrad, seated on a digital throne, declaims a monologue in order to resituate the context of Flashback 2. The voice of Donald Reignoux (Spidey’s voice actor in the Spider-Man from Insomniac Games) resonates and accompanies excerpts from gameplay to aesthetics cyberpunk licked. The atmosphere is delicious and the promise is beautiful, because from the first moving images there is no doubt: Flashback 2 marks a very strong relationship with its illustrious elder. Only 2D seems to have mutated into 2.5D.
Flashback to the Future
The trailer of gameplay uploaded by Microïds shows that when scrolling horizontally Flashback first of the name will therefore be added depth management. Conrad, still in his quest to eliminate the Morphs, his emblematic enemies, seems to have retained a certain heaviness and inertia of 30 years ago. Although the title has evolved into a more contemporary form, its essence should be retained, since in an official statement the publisher states that Flashback 2 will be a “Nervous platform-shooter video game, mixed with exploration, puzzle solving“. The fact that Paul Cuisset brought together former members of his team who had worked on the original title, including Thierry Perreau (Fade to Black, Moto Racer) to game design, is no stranger to this perpetuation of identity.
Serious collectors will be delighted to learn that Flashback 2 will arrive both on dematerialized stalls and in stores, with limited and collector’s editions.
The Limited Edition for Nintendo Switch, PS4 and 5, Xbox One and Series X, will include:
- The full game
- An exclusive Steelbook
- The digital soundtrack of Flashback 2
The Collector’s Edition, available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and 5, will include:
- The full game
- The original game Flashback in digital version
- A figurine of Conrad about 20 cm
- 3 Lithographs
- An exclusive Steelbook
- A pixel art patch by Conrad
- The game’s digital soundtrack
- 2 sticker sheets
Publisher Microïds has set a November 2023 release date for Flashback 2. The title is expected on PlayStation 4 and 5, Xbox One and Series X|S, Nintendo Switch and on PC.
