Anachronox Review

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I have searched high and low, and I cannot find the review that PC Gamer did on Anachronox. Does it exist, or did PC Gamer overlook this gem?
 

Zloth

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Well, they've mentioned it on a lot of Top 100 lists. Anachronox came out in mid-2001, though. I don't know if PC Gamer was posting reviews on the web yet. Or maybe they just didn't want to keep it around for 19 years?
 
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Well, they've mentioned it on a lot of Top 100 lists. Anachronox came out in mid-2001, though. I don't know if PC Gamer was posting reviews on the web yet. Or maybe they just didn't want to keep it around for 19 years?

I finally found it. September 2001 US Edition. It got an 88%. It would have done better, but it shipped with a lot of bugs. Glad they didn't overlook it. It sold way less copies than it should have. Anybody looking for a new RPG that is fun and not too technical needs to give this one a try. I mean, what other game lets you have an entire planet in your party.
 
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Do you know that every time Anachronox is mentioned, someone reinstalls it?
Guess it's gonna be my turn now. Sly Boots is such a great guy :D
But really, only Planescape: Torment has a better lineup of supporting characters.
A balding superhero, failed detective, shrunk planet...
 
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Zloth

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I've actually tried it twice and never got through the whole thing. I love the first planet but then it gets to be a real slog for me. There's some fun comedy in there but it wasn't enough to keep me going. The furthest I got was learning how to do magic.

Of course now the game is so cheap its worth the admission price just for that first planet so I would still recommend it for sure.
 
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I suggest you give it a go, story really picks up later on and there are some twists involved :D
Also you get some really powerful abilities with shiny animations when you find certain upgrades.
 
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