Colossal Cave

"Colossal Cave is an intriguing experience that might struggle to find an audience. I’m sure that people who played the classic title will like to see how it looks in 3D or VR. It is also clear some of its …"

""Colossal Cave" is a nostalgia bomb of early gaming&s;s text-based adventure past mixed with the aesthetics of 90s "slideshow" adventures, masterfully combined by the oldest and most respected names in gaming. It&s;s a short, sweet, and expertly delivered experience for …"

"Colossal Cave is a love letter to the 1976 original which fans will enjoy, but newcomers will likely be confused, intimidated, and frustrated by its design."

"Colossal Cave relies heavily on the nostalgia and brand awareness of the original. It is a game that is very difficult to play without this remake. Unfortunately, the transition to 3D makes the game less accessible and in many cases …"

"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&s;ve only been exposed to modern …"

"Colossal Cave is a fascinating game, and this modern remake brings the wonder of a text adventure to life in full 3D. It&s;s streamlined with a few updates, while still keeping the spirit of the original. The game has more …"

"I enjoyed this game and would recommend it to adventure game fans, especially for anyone who, like me, never played the original. But I wish they had either gone all in with the preservation and just added the audio-visual updates …"

"Revisiting Colossal Cave is a peculiar, uncanny experience. I understand Roberta Williams’ desire to bring it back to life, even if I’m not convinced the format she’s chosen to present it in does justice to the original’s pioneering spirit or …"

"There’s no denying the love and passion that went into recreating Colossal Cave into a 3D experience. The fact that the Williams’ came out of retirement to undertake this project, just proves how special the game is. However, I can …"

"Only for nostalgists and those who love getting lost on spelunking holidays."

"Colossal Cave isn’t for everyone, but it’s like a slow and meticulously designed theme park ride, all built around an old text adventure game, making for a fascinating experience. Whether you play it or not is probably more up to …"

"It’s a very level game—enjoyable at first, but not very exciting after you’ve spent several hours with it. When you combine this with its emphasis on replayability over length and a paucity of mechanical revision, you get a lacking game …"

"While the old-school legacy of a Roberta Williams adventure brings flavor to the experience, the end product is lackluster"

"Like its own mysterious underground complex, Colossal Cave is obscure and unfriendly, trickily hiding some scarce but valuable treasure. If it wasn&s;t for the fascinating source material, it would be jaw-droppingly bad. However, the source material is fascinating, and this …"

"The core structure feels a tad dated while the reimagined game play elements don’t quite go far enough to match modern day standards. Below the eccentricities of Colossal Cave is an adventure packed with character and charm that’s still worth …"

"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 …"

"Colossal Cave was a classic text adventure, but whether this reimagined take is "the adventure you&s;ve longed for" might boil down to your tolerance for dated elements. So much has changed in the decades since the original title, and the …"

"Colossal Cave managed to capture the true essence that made the original game so captivating and engaging. The fantastic use of immersive sound makes you feel like you&s;re really on a humorous cave-spelunking adventure."