Flashback 2 Gameplay, Release Window Revealed
Earlier this year, developer Microids Studio Lyon announced that Flashback 2, a sequel to the 1992 PC classic, is in development. The team has also enlisted Paul Cuisset, the creator of the original game, and his studio to develop the game. This isn’t the first sequel in the series but it is a continuation of the events which took place in the first Flashback.
At today’s Summer Game Fest, Microids released the first look at how Flashback 2 is shaping up. The publisher, who recently released a remake of The House of the Dead, has shown that the 2D action-adventure game retains the same feel as the original. From the trailer, players can see the main protagonist Conrad B. Hart jumping, grabbing onto ledges, and climbing through a grimy, alien-infested world.
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Details of the plot are thin on the ground as the trailer focuses on the nostalgia element of the game rather than what players could expect. What was announced, however, is that Flashback 2 will be appearing across PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC, as well as older-gen platforms in Winter 2022. A Nintendo Switch version is also in the works but this is scheduled for a 2023 release.
With Flashback 2 releasing at the end of the year, the game will be facing off against some heavy hitters such as Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2. Fans, however, will no doubt be excited to learn that they will be returning to the world of Conrad B. Hart this year, especially as the 25th-anniversary edition of the original game that was released across PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch, is approaching its fifth birthday.
Flashback 2 will be coming this winter to PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S. A
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