Colossal Cave
Colossal Cave Reimagined by Roberta Williams
Release Date: January 19, 2023
Adventure, FPP, fantasy, remasters/remakes, indie games, Meta Quest / Oculus, action adventure, PlayStation VR, VR, singleplayer
OpenCritic
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.
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[1:00] Colossal Cave trailer #3
[2:07] Colossal Cave launch trailer
Metro GameCentral: 4 / 10
A misguided attempt to recreate one of gaming's oldest and most influential classics, that's let down by outdated visuals and prehistoric gameplay elements.
Slant Magazine: 2 / 5 by Steven Scaife
Perhaps Colossal Cave’s unthinking fealty to the original, and its seeming dismissal of so many of the innovations that might have improved it, could be forgiven if it featured any puzzles or mechanics that would be tough to replicate in a modern design context. But no such innovations are apparent, and new touches like the first-person camera create new problems like making it easy to miss important items in the cave. Colossal Cave, then, can hardly be called a “modernization,” because it would have felt antiquated even if it came out 20 years ago.
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.
Colossal Cave Description
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.
Plot
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.
Game mechanics
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.
Technical aspects
Colossal Cave Reimagined by Roberta Williams features colorful and eye-pleasing graphics made in a cartoon style.
Colossal Cave Summary
Platforms:
PC / Windows January 19, 2023
PlayStation 5 January 19, 2023
Xbox Series X/S July 25, 2023
Switch January 19, 2023
PlayStation 4 November 15, 2023
Xbox One July 25, 2023
Developer: Cygnus Entertainment
Publisher: Cygnus Entertainment
Age restrictions: 12+
Colossal Cave System Requirements
PC / Windows
Minimum: 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