Release Date: January 19, 2023
A remake of the 1976 text adventure game, realized in the form of an FPP action adventure game. In Colossal Cave Reimagined by Roberta Williams, you traverse the title cave in search of valuables, solve puzzles and face enemies.
Colossal Cave Reimagined by Roberta Williams is an action adventure game focusing on exploration. The game is a remake of a text game titled Colossal Cave Adventure, released in 1976. It was developed by Cygnus Entertainment, a studio founded by Ken and Roberta Williams - industry veterans who have made golden records in the history of the genre.
In Colossal Cave Reimagined by Roberta Williams, players take on the role of a traveler who traverses the title cave in search of hidden treasures. Solving puzzles and facing various opponents, the protagonist tries to find all the valuables and leave the underground labyrinth in one piece.
In Colossal Cave Reimagined by Roberta Williams, the action is observed from a first-person perspective (FPP). The overarching gameplay element is the exploration of a vast cave system (consisting of fifteen extensive locations) and solving puzzles. As you progress, the puzzles become more and more complicated, but unraveling them all is necessary to get all the treasures hidden in the cave.
In addition, venturing deeper and deeper into the underworld, we encounter its inhabitants, who are not necessarily friendly to us. Among them we find, among others, dwarves and aggressive creatures such as a troll guarding a certain bridge, a bear or a snake.
Colossal Cave Reimagined by Roberta Williams features colorful and eye-pleasing graphics made in a cartoon style.
Platforms:
PC Windows January 19, 2023
PlayStation 4 November 15, 2023
Xbox One July 25, 2023
Nintendo Switch January 19, 2023
PlayStation 5 January 19, 2023
Xbox Series X/S July 25, 2023
Developer: Cygnus Entertainment
Publisher: Cygnus Entertainment
Age restrictions: 12+
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System Requirements for Colossal Cave Video Game:
PC / Windows
Minimum System Requirements:
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 3.0 GHz / AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ 3.0 GHz, 4 GB RAM, graphic card 512 MB GeForce 9600 GT / Radeon HD 3870 or better, 4 GB HDD, Windows 10 64-bit.
Game Ratings for Colossal Cave Video Game.
Worth Playing: 8 / 10 by Cody Medellin
Colossal Cave is a good adventure game that will appeal more to those with some nostalgia for classics and classic sensibilities. The limited inventory system and the slightly obtuse puzzles might not gel if you've only been exposed to modern adventure games. That said, the sense of exploration is still strong, and the point system gives the game some replayability, which is something rarely seen in the genre. The reimagining of the original game works well, and genre fans who are keen to see where it all began should pick this up.
PC Gamer: 55 / 100 by Jeremy Peel
Only for nostalgists and those who love getting lost on spelunking holidays.
WayTooManyGames: 8 / 10 by Heidi Hawes
There’s no denying the love and ion that went into recreating Colossal Cave into a 3D experience. The fact that the Williams’ came out of retirement to undertake this project, just proves how special the game is. However, I can see it being divisive among gamers. Older players (like myself) and veterans of the early adventure game genre, will more than likely revel in its faithfulness to its source material. I was completely hooked by its mysteries, and have gone back several times to try to discover everything Colossal Cave has to offer. Younger players, on the other hand, might be put off by its lack of narrative, complex puzzles, and very minimal hand-holding. I hope I’m wrong, and that Roberta Williams gets the appreciation she deserves from a whole new generation.