Simon the Sorcerer: 25th Anniversary Edition

This was the first-ever PC Game I owned in 1994, and until today, I'd never completed it. Absolutely charming game - tough puzzles and it doesn't hold your hand and lead you, Lots of trial and error and I'm not too big to admit, checks of a walkthrough. Also.. Is that Chris Barrie as the voice of Simon? because I can only picture Arnold Rimmer the entire game with that dry-wit and pompous sarcasm. Great game for relaxing and reliving the past - much better once that awful anti-aliasing effect is switched off. Pixels are way less off-putting. Games like this should come with built in CRT filters to smooth edges. Other than that - a solid 7.5 - 8/10

The classic is still fun, played the Scumm version so I could window it. Was one scene it crashed a lot in with druid but I just saved whenever I could between conversations.

I am an avid fan of Simon the Sorcerer. I have been playing the series for a good 30 years now and I love every minute of it. However, this is by FAR the worst version of the game I have played and it is not even close. The people behind this version of the game have given the game a gross interface and options menu. It looks cheap and tacky, completely disregarding the pixel art style of the game itself. On top of that, the menu itself is broken. It has crashed this version of the game more times than I can count. To make things worse, the original menu isn't accessible and it's the only means to save the game, which is also broken. Yes, the ability to save the game is completely broken and has given me a "cannot save" error multiple times, crashing the game and losing my progress. I do NOT recommend this version of Simon the Sorcerer. It's just not worth it. The only redeeming feature this game has is the ability to play the original ScummVM version at launch. However, you've got to be sure to download that as a DLC before starting the game. I wasn't aware of this at the time. Oh, and it doesn't work on the Steam Deck. Such a waste of a great fun comedic game.

Auf Deutsch mit Untertiteln gespielt, das Spiel ist ziemlich broken. Erstens hat nur Simon Untertitel, alle anderen Charaktere nicht. Zweitens: In Dialogen oder wenn Simon ein Item untersucht, hat man oft 1-4 MINUTEN Stille. Manchmal ist das überspringbar, oft aber auch nicht. Und wenn man die Stille überspringt, kann es sein, das Teile der Story dann mit übersprungen werden. Ehrlich gesagt macht es das Erlebnis kompett kaputt. Nach dem ich jetzt die Anniversary Edition von Teil 2 angefangen habe, kommt mir der Verdacht, dass es an den Untertiteln liegt. Vielleicht muss man die deaktivieren damit es ohne die Stille läuft. Aber nur eine Idee...

Absolute neutral if I could give one. I love the aesthetic, and I love Chris Barrie - but I just didn't think his delivery suited that of a 14 year old and it just kind of felt disconnected from the game, didn't blend right. One big cause of frustration is that the exits aren't marked, even on hover - so on a number of occasions I was stuck just because I didn't know a specific area even existed. I also found the puzzles as a whole, kind of disjointed and simplistic. I spent the entire first half of the game just unsure what I should even be doing. I was just solving problems for the sake of solving problems - there was no real reason behind anything I was doing. Often solutions made no real sense, even by PNC standards. I've heard the sequel is better, so I'll give that a try - but certainly not in a rush to play this again.

Simon the Sorcerer: 25th Anniversary Edition successfully revives one of the most recognizable point-and-click adventure games of the 1990s, offering a thoughtful blend of nostalgia and modern convenience. Developed by MojoTouch in cooperation with Adventure Soft and published by MojoTouch, this enhanced edition respects the legacy of the original release while introducing a collection of quality-of-life improvements that make it easier for contemporary players to enjoy. Rather than dramatically altering the classic formula, the developers have focused on refining the experience without losing the humor, personality, and whimsical fantasy that helped establish the game's lasting reputation. The adventure begins when Simon, an ordinary teenager with a sarcastic sense of humor, stumbles into a magical realm after discovering a mysterious portal. Suddenly surrounded by witches, goblins, trolls, dragons, and eccentric spellcasters, he finds himself tasked with rescuing the wizard Calypso from the clutches of the evil sorcerer Sordid. The story constantly balances fantasy adventure with comedy, delivering witty dialogue, clever parodies of fairy tales, and memorable interactions with a…