The Way Remastered
Release Date: April 20, 2018
Arcade, platformers, 2D, adventure elements, Polish, remaster/remake, indie games, Nintendo exclusive, singleplayer
OpenCritic
A remastered version of The Way offering better pixel-art visuals, improved audio with the addition of voiceovers for dialogues, and changes in gameplay and level design based on the players’ feedback.
As its title suggest, The Way Remastered is a remastered version of The Way – an old-school hybrid of adventure and platform game, inspired by classics like Another World and Flashback, which debuted for PCs and Xbox One. The new version has been developed and released by SONKA company.
Plot
The Way Remastered follows the same story as the original, with us playing as a scientist who can’t cope with his beloved one’s death. The protagonist is a space explorer and one of its journeys leads him to ancient writings, from which he learns about a potential way to resurrect the dead. Filled with hope, the scientist decides to return to the said planet to examine this case more carefully. But he must face many dangers before he gets his answers, and he won’t get them without contacting an alien population of the planet and discover its secrets.
Game mechanics
The Way Remastered uses side perspective to show the world. The game takes place on the two-hundred screen and focuses on traversing locations filled with secrets and solving logical and environmental puzzles. This is sometimes interrupted by fights against aggressive species of a fauna and hostile inhabitants of the planet. The hero can use the power of the held artifact that grants him supernatural powers like telekinesis, teleportation and the ability to bounce back bullets.
Technical aspects
When working on The Way Remastered, developers not only improved pixel-art visuals and added voice-overs for dialogues, but also deiced to change game mechanics and level design based on the suggestions of players. They also added music player for listening to the game’s climatic soundtrack.
Last updated on April 25, 2018
Videos and Screens
[1:25] The Way Remastered trailer #1
Nintendo Insider: 6 / 10 by Daniel Lipscombe
In order for the story to be truly engaging, we need to be fully absorbed into the game, rather than pulled out by jarring moments. As I progressed, I began to care less and less about Tom, his old crew and his plight.
GamingTrend: 70 / 100 by Codi Spence
The Way Remastered is a fun and challenging puzzle platformer. The world is wonderfully crafted and is a sight to behold. The game closing errors and game breaking bug are annoying and ruin the fun. Relying only on autosave can cause problems, as I learned the hard way. Hopefully the planned patch can fix these issues.
NintendoWorldReport: 7 / 10 by Alexander Morningstar
After roughly two hours, a second chase sequence with a large yellow animal begins, and the player has two minutes and 30 seconds to complete the boss fight, or the game will crash and delete the entire save. This happened to me, and was frustrating, and it took me about an hour to return to where I was, having known how to solve the previous puzzles. SONKA has also put out a walkthrough online, detailing bypassing the glitch.
