Amerzone: The Explorer's Legacy

Microïds has poured much love into this remake, respecting the original’s spirit while modernizing every aspect for today’s audience. Amerzone - The Explorer’s Legacy has revived a forgotten gem and set a new standard for remakes in the genre.

Amerzone: The Explorer’s Legacy has quite the history, this remake bringing back Benoit Sokal’s Amerzone from 1998, which itself was based on a comic strip from 1986. Amerzone was the first major adventure game Sokal was behind, setting the foundations for its better known cousin, Syberia. Microids’ remake has a lot to live up to from a reputational perspective, and it generally does.

1999’s Amerzone was technically a product of its times, but it told a still-interesting and layered story, set in a fantastical world. Amerzone – The Explorer’s Legacy is a true remake, keeping the skeleton intact while bringing the graphics, sound, puzzle mechanics, and exploration up to contemporary standards. Players of the original will find Amerzone – The Explorer’s Legacy both a respectful and exciting new experience. Adventure puzzle game fans who missed it the first time are in for a treat.

Save the majestic White Bird and unravel the mystery of their extinction in this remake of the 1999 classic Amerzone - The Explorer's Legacy.

Amerzone: The Explorer’s Legacy might be the strangest gaming experience I’ve had in a long time. This is a remake of a 1999 first-person point-and-click adventure, and while it vastly improved the visuals of the entire experience, the controls are still stuck in the past.

When a veteran explorer entrusts you with his dying legacy, you embark on a wild adventure that tests your mental limits. Years have passed since the veteran made a big mistake that ruined a native tribe, and he seeks to make up for the mistake in Amerzone – The Explorer’s Legacy. But cleaning up the mess he left behind is a dangerous prospect filled with a variety of puzzles. Examining your environment carefully and interpreting clues are the only ways you can progress.

While Amerzone - The Explorer's Legacy is a loving tribute to its source material, its gameplay remains trapped in the past. The world is more realized than ever before and, at points, almost feels real, but the addition of a few new puzzles doesn't quite inject the excitement that I'd hoped. Amerzone is a must-play for fans of Benoît Sokal, but is unlikely to wow the new generation of point-and-click adventurers.