Voodoo Vince is a great platformer with a lot of charm from the Original XBOX days. It's good to see a release on Steam for it, and it's a great buy if you're looking for a (mostly) relaxing and charming platformer.

Voodoo Vince is mainly set in Lousiana, in the French Quarter. There's lots of cajun themes that do a great job playing around with cajun ideas and culture. I'm not personally cajun, but I live in Texas, so we see a lot of foods and culture that is cajun.

• Vince controls really well. He's a little bit slow, but all of his moves and jumps are pretty great. He was really fun to control.
  
• There's plenty of variety. There's vehicle sections, boss battles, fighting, and regular platforming in tons of different locations. Easy to not get bored.
  
• The soundtrack is fantastic. I went in for nostalgia purposes, and came out just absolutely loving this soundtrack. Every song is a total jam and fits the game really well.
  
• Vince's humor isn't bad. Usually in these old games you'll find crude or really dated humor, but here his dry delivery and poor attitude is still charming.

• They should've leaned more cajun with VAs and dialects. For someone who doesn't know the culture at all, this is fine, but I think they should've not been afraid to crank up those accents.
  
• Some sections will kick you out once you complete the objective within. This is stupid, as sometimes there's more to collect within a section. You'll need to go traverse all the way back to the section in order to get whatever collectibles you missed if you're going for 100%.
  
• Combat is majorly lacking. Often I would find myself not enjoying combat at all or even avoiding it entirely when I could. The voodoo powers are cool, but it's not cool enough to save the combat.
  
• The swing movement mechanic is really meh. It's not very exciting and there's not a lot of personal expression in it.
  
• The final section (Carnival) is way harder than anything else. The last big boss fight is a total pain. The difficulty curve is way too severe here. It feels padded out and a bit rushed.

Overall, the game has its flaws, but because of the atmosphere, tight controls, music, and variety, it's hard not to love it.

As for the remaster:

• Apparently some audio is missing or cut out, and that's the major flaw with this remaster. It did not impact my experience whatsoever. I think you'd have to do a direct comparison or really be looking for it to find this.
  
• A shootout section requires aiming using WASD instead of the mouse. Why?
  
• There is a graphical glitch with some NPCs where they don't display properly. This is usually not bad until you get to the Evil Vince miniboss. I ended up having to look up a guide because it wasn't clear to me what was happening. After that though, it was easy.

Overall, a very good remaster. Authentic to the source material and tries its best to honor it, flaws and all.


Regardless if you're an old or new fan, this game is awesome and is a great buy for anyone looking for some relaxing fun.

This took 7 hours to 100%.

EDIT: Formatting overhaul!

Voodoo Vince is a great platformer with a lot of charm from the Original XBOX days. It's good to see a release on Steam for it, and it's a great buy if you're looking for a (mostly) relaxing and charming platformer. Voodoo Vince is mainly set in Lousiana, in the French Quarter. There's lots of cajun themes that do a great job playing around with cajun ideas and culture. I'm not personally cajun, but I live in Texas, so we see a lot of foods and culture that is cajun. [h1]Pros:[/h1] [list] [*]Vince controls really well. He's a little bit slow, but all of his moves and jumps are pretty great. He was really fun to control. [*]There's plenty of variety. There's vehicle sections, boss battles, fighting, and regular platforming in tons of different locations. Easy to not get bored. [*]The soundtrack is fantastic. I went in for nostalgia purposes, and came out just absolutely loving this soundtrack. Every song is a total jam and fits the game really well. [*]Vince's humor isn't bad. Usually in these old games you'll find crude or really dated humor, but here his dry delivery and poor attitude is still charming. [/list] [h1]Cons:[/h1] [list] [*]They should've leaned more cajun with VAs and dialects. For someone who doesn't know the culture at all, this is fine, but I think they should've not been afraid to crank up those accents. [*]Some sections will kick you out once you complete the objective within. This is stupid, as sometimes there's more to collect within a section. You'll need to go traverse all the way back to the section in order to get whatever collectibles you missed if you're going for 100%. [*]Combat is majorly lacking. Often I would find myself not enjoying combat at all or even avoiding it entirely when I could. The voodoo powers are cool, but it's not cool enough to save the combat. [*]The swing movement mechanic is really meh. It's not very exciting and there's not a lot of personal expression in it. [*]The final section (Carnival) is way harder than anything else. The last big boss fight is a total pain. The difficulty curve is way too severe here. It feels padded out and a bit rushed. [/list] Overall, the game has its flaws, but because of the atmosphere, tight controls, music, and variety, it's hard not to love it. As for the remaster: [list] [*]Apparently some audio is missing or cut out, and that's the major flaw with this remaster. It did not impact my experience whatsoever. I think you'd have to do a direct comparison or really be looking for it to find this. [*]A shootout section requires aiming using WASD instead of the mouse. Why? [*]There is a graphical glitch with some NPCs where they don't display properly. This is usually not bad until you get to the Evil Vince miniboss. I ended up having to look up a guide because it wasn't clear to me what was happening. After that though, it was easy. [/list] Overall, a very good remaster. Authentic to the source material and tries its best to honor it, flaws and all. Regardless if you're an old or new fan, this game is awesome and is a great buy for anyone looking for some relaxing fun. [b]This took 7 hours to 100%.[/b] EDIT: Formatting overhaul!