The gameplay concept is incredibly slim to start with. Which is nice, but really just a workaround, and it finally fits into the overall picture. Time Commando works around this by simply auto-adjusting the player heading towards the closest enemy. Combined with the relational keyboard control of the player avatar, this could lead to major issues with correct positioning during fights, for jumps etc. The cinematic basics still being inherited from the Alone in the Dark heritage, although the camera does not perform hard perspective switches anymore, the player is nevertheless dependent on the game choosing the angle, zoom etc. Ever tried throwing rocks at a large cave bear? Hint: it mainly makes him angrier. Against some special enemies, not all weapons are equally effective. There are obvious implications when choosing a projectile weapon over a short-range one, but weight and range also differs here and there. In gameplay terms, not all weapons are fundamentally distinct.
We follow Twinsen, the hero of the last game, in an adventure in two different worlds, battling enemy aliens in their own territory, solving puzzles and rescuing the world once. On the way, the protagonist faces opponents with his bare fists or various weapons, ranging from clubs, swords and spears to pistols and laser guns. LBA 2 (Or more commonly known as Twinsen's Odyssey) is a followup to the very popular game Little Big Adventure, and in my opinion, it is much better than the original. It may be a special item hidden in the bushes or an optional extra room to explore. Getting through being the obvious main goal, there are small secrets hidden inside each stage. Once a certain point has been passed and the camera has moved on, everything not collected is just lost forever. The game is a constant forward flow, it won't allow backtracking. Advancing on a strictly linear path, with almost no option to ever even strafe left or right, memory chips are waiting to be collected, as well as standard goodies (extra health, lives and weapons). Our protagonist, on a mission to clean an advanced computer system of malware, beams himself into various combat simulation scenarios, each based on a mock historical period. The background at least looks somewhat bearable
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