I'd be more excited by LBA 3 than by Half-Life 3

I dislike short reviews, but... 18 years and over 1000 games later, this game is still in my top 10 of best games ever made.

It's great to play this game again. I always hoped for a new edition but it will probably never happen. However we can play LBA2 now through steam. Excellent!

The original came out in 1997. It was one of the best games on PC. I had great times running around and enjoying the world of Twinsen. It came with mysteries and opportunities, puzzles and action. The music was enjoyable and suited the game well. The cut scenes added an extra dimension and the social interaction between the characters was also nice. It has this unique atmosphere which I find hard to describe. As you can hear, no real cons. To this day it's still a solid game.
The only things with this version is that it is running in dosbox, which runs as 640x480 in a window. I don't see any options to change that. (SEE UPDATE BELOW!) Also, it is not running smooth yet, however back in the days I remember my PC not running it smooth either. (Update: It runs smooth now). Not a real problem for me since it is still a great game.

EDIT: You can change the resolution of the game! To do this:
-Go to the game folder and search for the file LBA2.conf
-Open it with notepad
-Search for 'fullresolution' (or 'windowresolution' if you play in window) and set it to the desired resolution. I set it to 1920x1080 and it works!
-Save the file

Side note: With a widescreen, you do have black bars on the side since it's a 4:3 ratio game.
Also, when pressing alt-enter ingame, you switch between windowed (small though) and fullscreen.

Sry for possible failures in language, I'm not a native speaker ;).

This game is my childhood. You have no idea how much it is.
This game is amazing. Especially for back then! And it still holds it's ground, if you ask me.
Every line is voice acted, how many games actually have this? And back then, this was revolutionary.
This game has it all. Good music (I LOVE the ending and opening theme song, still listen to it occasionally) interesting story filled with a plethora of events, colorful characters, world and lore, funny dialogues, interesting environments, entertaining small easter-eggs and a variety of interesting different things you need to do that keep it diverse and intriguing. Even after all these years I know all the game's songs by heart. The ferryman song I sometimes randomly sing in my car when I am waiting to get on the ferry. xD
This game has given me so much joy. I have the original copies of the first and this one.
But when I realized they're on Steam, I just HAD to get them because I love them so much.
Funfrock brace yourself! I am now here to take you out on Steam as well, and I DON'T mean for pizza!

One of the most beautiful, imaginative, and genuinely best games ever made. Truly ahead of its time, and still holds up today.

Don't be fooled by my lack of hours; I used to play this game for what seems to me like hundreds of hours and you can't believe how happy I was to see that it's finally available on Steam. This is pretty much my favourite PC game of all time.
The graphics may seem outdated to some but I still think they're appealing. The characters are quirky and fun and the story is great: You play Twinsen, the hero of the planetoid Twinsun (which has two suns - clever, huh?) who defeated the evil Dr. FunFrock in the first game. Everything seems fine and dandy until the weather suddenly gets worse, your friend gets badly injured and even aliens land on your homeworld, so you better go grab your magic ball and tunic and prepare yourself for some more adventures.
You don't necessarily have to play the first game to completely understand this one - you'll get everything important by interacting with books, signs and busts - but it certainly helps to get into the right mood.
You may find the controls a little awkward at first, since it doesn't control like recent games. Forget about WASD. Anyway, I don't think this should be a problem, since it's pretty easy to get the hang onto the controls.

I highly recommend this game.

One of the best adventure game created by the human being!!! If you have child buy it and let you child fisnish it, they will be grateful all their live.

If you have never heard of this game series before; stop reading reviews and go get this now! This is a true gem that still holds up today.

Thumbs up, all the way.

This is one of the games that have by far moved me the most during all my years of gaming, in part to me having played it over and over again during my childhood but mostly because it is an enduring experience that can be played over and over. This one will entrance you, it will charm you, it will fascinate you, you will feel like a child again; it will pull you into an imaginative adventure unlike any other.

If there is any game that is a winner - this is it. What better game to invest in here on Steam than a real winner?

A true gem of the gaming industry

I like LBA2 much much more than the first one so I just got this. It runs on DOSBOX and so far I haven't encountered any issues. It's an amazing game and it has basically defined my childhood but I'm not sure it would appeal to anyone who haven't played it back then. Still, if you have never played it before and like old-school games, definitely give this a chance!

The world and setting are amazing and the music is SO good, easily one of the best OSTs I've ever listened. Here's hoping they do LBA3 someday!