Day of the Tentacle Remastered

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  • Summary: Dr. Fred’s mutated purple tentacle is about to take over the world, and only you can stop him. Originally released by LucasArts in 1993 as a sequel to Ron Gilbert’s Maniac Mansion, Day of the Tentacle is a mind-bending, time travel, cartoon puzzle adventure game in which three unlikelyDr. Fred’s mutated purple tentacle is about to take over the world, and only you can stop him. Originally released by LucasArts in 1993 as a sequel to Ron Gilbert’s Maniac Mansion, Day of the Tentacle is a mind-bending, time travel, cartoon puzzle adventure game in which three unlikely friends work together to prevent an evil mutated purple tentacle from taking over the world. Now, over 20 years later, Day of the Tentacle is back in a remastered edition that features all new hand-drawn, high resolution artwork, with remastered audio, music and sound effects (which the original 90s marketing blurb described as ‘zany!’). Players are able to switch back and forth between classic and remastered modes, and mix and match audio, graphics and user interface to their heart’s desire. We’ve also included a concept art browser, and recorded a commentary track with the game’s original creators Tim Schafer, Dave Grossman, Larry Ahern, Peter Chan, Peter McConnell and Clint Bajakian.… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 35 out of 37
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 37
  3. Negative: 0 out of 37
  1. Adventure Gamers
    May 7, 2016
    100
    A masterly remastering of the LucasArts classic. If you haven’t yet contended with Earth’s vilest extremity, it’s time to finally embrace the Day of the Tentacle.
  2. 4Players.de
    Mar 24, 2016
    91
    Call me an adventure romantic, call me crazy, but I love Day of the Tentacle and still think it is one of the best adventures ever made. Modernized in exactly the right spots and with an added developer commentary and alternative controls this is a masterpiece with beautifully crafted puzzles.
  3. PLAY! Zine
    Apr 6, 2016
    90
    One of the best remasters we've seen so far, Day of The Tentacle Remastered retains everything that made the original release brilliant, avoiding the trend of changing the formula that works so well.
  4. IGN Italia
    Mar 25, 2016
    89
    With 15 euros you'll have on your PC, PlayStation 4 or PS Vita a piece of gaming history as best you could hope with new graphics, unreleased extras and a well made new interface.
  5. Game World Navigator Magazine
    May 18, 2016
    85
    It must’ve been very tempting to fix some quirks of the original, to make a legendary game a bit better. And maybe add something that had been planned back then, but wasn’t finished in time, or perhaps brush up the dialogues. Luckily, team behind Special Edition avoided all these temptations and delivered a game that’s 99.99% faithful to the original (the only joke that got removed is “Fony” logo on a TV) [Issue#209, p.66]
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  6. Game Informer
    Mar 30, 2016
    83
    Day of the Tentacle is largely removed from the adventure genre’s shortcomings, such as obtuse puzzle design, though it lacks a certain depth to its story. Nonetheless, its strange premise, witty one-liners, and brain-teasing puzzles help it remain something special.
  7. M3
    Mar 21, 2016
    50
    Day of the Tentacle Remastered is in every way a reminder of where the adventure genre was in the early 90’s. It has a pretty shallow story, badly written dialogue and underdeveloped characters. Surely the remastered will probably make fans of the original happy, but for anyone else this is more a proof of how much story telling and puzzle design has progressed since.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 24 out of 32
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 32
  3. Negative: 3 out of 32
  1. RangerMiG
    Apr 24, 2016
    10
    Finished this game in 1994 I was 14 and I had a dream that George Washington's false teeth was chasing me... 22 years later finished theFinished this game in 1994 I was 14 and I had a dream that George Washington's false teeth was chasing me... 22 years later finished the remastered game had the same dream... now you don't have this kind of experience with the Call of Duty's!… Expand
  2. widhie75
    Oct 10, 2021
    10
    Great high quality visual, totally improve from DOS version, great sound, great remake game.
  4. Hug_of_Death
    Mar 22, 2016
    10
    One of the greatest adventure games of all time. This the game I want to show to my children one day, they might not appreciate it like I did,One of the greatest adventure games of all time. This the game I want to show to my children one day, they might not appreciate it like I did, but at least they will learn something about where they come from.… Expand
  5. szutyok47
    Jan 3, 2017
    9
    Az egyik legjobb kalandjáték a világon az eredeti Day of the Tentacle. Mivel az eredetit nem lehet értékelni, nem tudom miért, ezért itt adomAz egyik legjobb kalandjáték a világon az eredeti Day of the Tentacle. Mivel az eredetit nem lehet értékelni, nem tudom miért, ezért itt adom le a szavazatomat.… Expand
  6. kassalex
    Feb 8, 2023
    8
    kelmes történet a szereplök jól kidogozotak a játék megérdemelte a felójitást
  7. Wrathzo
    Mar 25, 2022
    7
    Day of the Tentacle is a graphic adventure game developed and published by LucasArts. The plot follows Bernard Bernoulli and his friendsDay of the Tentacle is a graphic adventure game developed and published by LucasArts. The plot follows Bernard Bernoulli and his friends Hoagie and Laverne as they attempt to stop the evil Purple Tentacle—a sentient, disembodied tentacle—from taking over the world. The player takes control of the trio and solves puzzles while using time travel to explore different periods of history.… Expand
  8. getrwuegyweh
    Jan 3, 2017
    0
    Some games do not deserve remasters and this is a great example. Just, it doesn't work on consoles. The controls are horrid and gameplay isSome games do not deserve remasters and this is a great example. Just, it doesn't work on consoles. The controls are horrid and gameplay is slow and boring.… Expand

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