We have some wildly vivid memories of playing a demo for the original Little Big Adventure included with a copy of Official PlayStation Magazine in the UK before getting our hands on the full game. It was such a uniquely weird title. You could switch your stances depending on the situation; so if you want to whallop a guard, you'd toggle the 'aggressive' stance and throw a few punches before hightailing it with the 'athletic' stance. So good.
Now, in Fall 2024, a full remake titled Little Big Adventure - Twinsen's Quest will be making its way to the Nintendo Switch from Microids and studio [2.21], boasting completely revamped visuals, a modernised control system, and numerous quality-of-life improvements.
The game aims to appeal to both newcomers and veteran players, retaining as much of original's charm as possible while (hopefully) losing some of its antiquated design choices. Original composer Phillipe Vachey is also back to revamp the in-game music.
Let's check out the official key features:
- Plunge into a unique universe enhanced by a brand new look.
- The Magic Ball brought into 2024, promising a range of challenges against the clones.
- Redesigned controls.
- Travel across the entire planet and discover reimagined islands in an open world.
- An action-adventure game mixed with exploration.
- A brand-new soundtrack by the original composer, Philippe Vachey
We'll have more information on Little Big Adventure - Twinsen's Quest, including its release date and price, in the coming weeks and months.
For now, let us know in the comments what you make of this latest Switch remake. Did you play the original?





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Ah, this is such a wonderful and weird game. One of those rare curios that I actually played through twice back in the day. I recall some of the line readings being slightly odd - Twinsen! - but there is so much charm here.
"Now, what have you to bargain then?" I played this game only once on a friend's Playstation in 1994/5 where this came on a Demo disk. I don't know why, but that line from the merchant is forever seared in my brain. Like @Krull said. I think it is the delivery of line reading! Haha.
This game was a huge hit back in the day. Very strange title. I played through a fair bit of it.
Then the sequel tanked. Likely due to the ground adventure games lost to FPS titles.
If I had the time to play through this, I would buy.
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