Ratings by kindofblue28

Gadget: Past as Future is a remake of Gadget: Invention, Travel & Adventure. These titles are both interchangeable, so play which you like. This was the version I decided to play, and I’d like to start out first with saying this is a fantastic game for its length, it’s about 2-3 hours long with no real puzzles. One thing I’d like to warn is that I had a lot of crashes (and swapping the discs as intended was impossible) with it, although I’m playing it on a Windows XP computer instead of era appropriate hardware. Despite this, I recommend it, and think it’s a confusing trip on par with a David Lynch movie that lets the player freely interpret what the plot is- and it has a lot of accompanying material too. I loved the confusing, oppressive atmosphere of the game that carries you throughout the story, and I felt it had a grip on me the whole way through. I’m not going to say much on the story since I’d rather not spoil the experience, but I recommend the title.

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Time Played: 2-5 hours
Difficulty: Easy

I played this game a couple months ago and I’ll start this off with saying there has not been a single day since that I haven’t thought of it. It’s a very deep and well thought out work that left me confused at first- but taking the time to go through the game’s notebook and cutscenes really helped. It’s an even more interesting experience if you’re familiar with more Faust adaptations.
The gameplay can be frustrating and not conveyed well at times. Even then, a ingame hint system is there to help you and most times I’ve found myself able to get through most puzzles without issues! The gameplay is probably the biggest flaw to the game. For example, there’s a puzzle where you have to unseal a letter. It’s ill conveyed where you have to click and it’s very easy to mess up the puzzle- this is one of the few ones where you have to click in an exact spot to get it working.

Story, I’d rather not spoil, but if you like deep, flawed characters and character analysis, this is definitely your thing. There’s no characters I didn’t like and even if I dislike some of their actions, I won’t argue with the fact that their flaws are human. Mephisto is also a wonderful guide and host throughout the story and seeing his personality shine through in episode introductions and cutscenes made me very attached to this character.

I recommend this to anyone looking for a unique and dark adventure game experience.

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Time Played: 5-10 hours
Difficulty: Just Right