I have to say the genesis version as well. In my experience the controls are great and as has been pointed out the music fits. And i even have the original Amiga version and yeah the genesis trumps that one too.
Pulsar_t wrote:Well I suppose it's the DOS version, but really if you prefer the extras like the FMV and voice acting go with the Mega CD version, albeit it has less colours naturally (plus the aforementioned loading). Oh and you might find this interesting -> http://cyxdown.free.fr/reminiscence/ it enables you to play Flashback on a number of platforms, including DS and PSP!
1. DOS (More Cutscenes, Smooth animation, Controls get some getting used to, Descent Music) 2. Genesis/Mega Drive (Less Cutscenes, Some Slowdown but overall smooth, Best Controls, Better Music) 3. Amiga (Even less cutscenes [ie: no item pick up sequence], Smooth animation, problems with Controls, Annoying load times, Best music and sound)
So I would say get the Dos version, but if you want it on a console, get the Genesis/Mega Drive.
Damn, I never realized there were so many versions of this game out there.
I haven't spent a whole of time with the game, but I likes SNES version for the color palette and sound. I actually have the Genesis version stuffed away in a drawer but haven't played it much. It looks fine and does control well.
About the sequel stuff, I would say that, while Fade 2 Black is the real sequel (story wise), Heart of Darkness is a spiritual sequel to both Out of This World and Flashback, gameplay wise. I think Heart of Darkness is sort of unknown so I think I should take an opportunity to promote it to fans of this type of 2d platformer (Prince of Persia, Blackthorne, Out of this World, Flashback, Heart of Darkness and I guess some of the Oddworld games - not that many games like that around I think.
