I just restarted playing Blackthorne last night (have been stuck on a stupid level that involves making three difficult running jumps in a row which I lack the reflexes to perform). It's still as frustrating as hell. The whole timing of the shooting annoys me to no end as well.

I agree Flashback is many times better than Blackthorne, but I don't know about Blackthorne being a rip off. Sure they have similar animation style (as do the original Prince of Persias) but that's about it. But Blackthorne is a platformer with a stupid shooting mechanic and really basic inventory. Its basically just jump here shoot that. There is no story.

Flashback on the other hand is a rich adventure platformer, that has a great story, interaction with characters, real inventory (as opposed to just keys and bombs) and large interesting levels.

Thought that trailer looked kinda meh but I like the idea.

I thought Blackthorne (Blackhawk for us Old-Worlders) to be a competent mid-paced jump'n'run with a good atmosphere... Don't forget it's a SNES game first and foremost, hence maybe the bias toward platforming rather than proper action-adventure.
I always linked Blackhawk more to Prince of Persia than Flashback myself. Especially the hide&shoot fighting mechanic remind me of how fighting in Prince of Persia was all about learning the slash/block/move patterns of the enemies, and very little about actual "action".
And I'd rather have this kind of mid-paced mechanics in an adventure platformer than pure run&gun action fighting.

OH MY GOD, YESSSSS!!!!!!

I don't care for the system it comes on. My favorite game. Oh man, this is sweet.

Likewise, I really enjoyed FtB. Indeed it was one of the few computer games that I played to completion.

I'm looking forward to the Flashback remake, hopefully they won't cock it up.

I'm kinda hoping someone will do a Crusader:No Remorse/No Regret remake (or new game)

http://www.gamasutra.com/view/pressreleases/196471/FOR_ITS_20TH_BIRTHDAY_FLASHBACK_IS_BACK_ON_AUGUST21ST.php
The remake will include the original, and a PC release is confirmed.
REALLY hoping this makes it to GOG.

Excellent news but I wouldn't count on it reaching GOG anytime soon. But Ubisoft could astonish us...

Great news. The original + remake for $10 sounds pretty good to me. (I'll of course wait for a 75% off sale...)

At that price, I'd say it even looks good for a gog release. The fans of the original doubtlessly linger here more than elsewhere. Ubisoft has advertised this right, given the PC version a go. Just one step of the extra mile left to go, and it's really not a big step.

It would certainly be a day one purchase for me - no 75% off sale could sweeten this release even more. ;)

GOG, get this game.

It's a great candidate for your 600th game being a Classic + Modern game.

I'd gladly buy this from GOG day one if they can snag it. Particularly for the original version!

Welll... any news here?

wow that would be great...

Steam pre-order is up, it's $10 and comes out October 1.

Also, in a Facebook post, VectorCell says that they couldn't license the original game's music, which is why it's not included in the re-release.