Twinsen Quest

Today, time to return to the world of Twinsen, but to do this, we need to talk about the official version of the universe. 

Little Big Adventure, or how I knew it, Relentless: Twinsen's Adventure was released in 1994. My first contact with it was thanks to a friend who lent me his CD version of the game. At that point, I could not leave prison. I did not get this game, partially because I did not understood english very well and there was no Polish version. 

Years later, my uncle gave me Twinsen's Odyssey, which is also known as  Little Big Adventure 2. Released in 1997 was my real entry into this universe. I started playing it, and I love it. Finished it quickly, and I decided to try the first game once again. Then it finally clicked, and till this day I remember how, with the rebels, Twinsen attacked Fun Frock base. To this day, I remember my excitement from that time. 

But this was kind of the end of the story. I was looking forward to the next installment, but it never came. There were rumors, sketches, but nothing leading to a new game. So around 2010, I decided to remake the first game. I got in contact with the owners of the rights to the universe and got their approval to do a fan remake. In the production, there were a lot of good and bad decisions. I had a lot of hopes for it, and things were progressing well. 

In 2022, things changed.  There was a big announcement: LBA is back, but not in the form of a remake that I was doing. It was an official game where the official creators were involved. As much as I wanted to pretend this hit me hard. A combination of panic and sadness resulted in a slowdown in the progress and birth of the Tribute. I secured approval from the team that worked on this official remake to work on Tribute in the cut form: single island. 

Just two years later, on 14 November 2024, Little Big Adventure – Twinsen’s Quest landed on Steam.

In the fanbase, there were mixed feelings. Some liked it a lot, others were ok with it, and some hated it. From my past experience, it is hard to make everyone happy. I played on Switch 1 and finished before the first patch was released. Which is unfortunate, as I heard that it resolved some of the issues I saw in the game. I like the graphics style. I liked some of the changes in the locations. Sadly, in the end, the feeling from the first full playthrough was missing. If this was a fault of the game, my high expectations of it, or just the fact that I'm a more mature player, it is hard to say.

What I can say is that fear of exactly that led me to restart six years ago. I was catching up then Uncharted series, and while playing the first game, I knew that what I had would not be enough. Some may think that I was paranoid, but my biggest fear was of hurting an already fragile franchise.

Anyway, I was planning to buy the next instalment: Little Big Adventure - Purple Empire. Then, in August 2025, another news hit: The project will be delayed.

So here we are. I'm no longer so young, and with all the stuff happening in life, sometimes it is hard to find enough time and energy to continue. But against everything, I still want the Tribute to become a real thing. This is why I am inviting you to experience with me the design thoughts behind the Tribute, in tomorrow's post.