Honestly I find that a good sign. It means it's not a direct port, but tested and modified for modern sensibilities =)
Spending tons of hours on a super difficult game like lemmings might have been more reasonable late 80's/early 90's but now everyone new to the game will assume it's broken.
The problem is that the marketing around this version states it’s a port, the classic — it’s very much not; it’s another game with the Lemmings IP slapped on it and DLC liberally sprinkled in. Frankly, such an enduring brand and IP deserves much better than the free-to-play nonsense that was received — $7 for just two hours of unlimited gameplay, such a bargain (?).
There’s very little about the original design that couldn’t have worked just fine for mobile, especially given the original was ported to mobile devices in the past. Maybe fixing release rates, making Lemmings stay spaced apart to make them easier to tap, the ability to zoom in and out, and a fast-forward function … so basically the PSP version with slight modifications!
> There’s very little about the original design that couldn’t have worked just fine for mobile, especially given the original was ported to mobile devices in the past.
I played some of the ports, they were not enjoyable on small screen. Not just that it was difficult to touch the correct lemming (even with stylus). It was not fun the way pc version was fun.
> Frankly, such an enduring brand and IP deserves much better than the free-to-play nonsense that was received — $7 for just two hours of unlimited gameplay, such a bargain (?).
People don't want to pay up front for games on mobile. I mean, I do not either. Basically never for myself unless there is free demo. And extremely rarely for kids - it gotta be minecraft basically otherwise I am not paying.
