Just a damn good remake of a PS1 classic. I love that they preserved the spooky cartoon gothic vibe of the original and didn't try to make it overly realistic or "cinematic." Also still a solid 3D action game/platformer with some funky levels that never blend together or feel samey. Just about the only gripe I have is that some (not all) of the music feels like a step down from the original, but for the most part it's on par. Also including the option to unlock the original game is pretty cool, even if it does take a pretty big commitment.

Now go do the sequel, and please don't be PS5 exclusive.

Textbook example of how to do a faithful remake. Very little's removed from the original experience, every idiosyncrasy from the original's there, the updated art mostly exists to underline a lot of the original game's visual direction. There was very little that needed to be changed from MediEvil, so timeless was the base game, that this revival is mostly a graphical update. ...but, even if that's not to your liking, you can unlock the original game and play through THAT. Now THAT'S a real treat. Admittedly it's gated behind a game-wide sidequest that - I'll admit - I didn't have the patience to play through during either of my playthroughs of the remake, but still cool that that exists.

I guess the main question is if this game needed to exist, given how little it changes the original's experience. Certainly I don't mind the series becoming relevant again, and I guess I'll generally appreciate any attempt to do so on principle - but there's always a certain level of dread that comes with a series' second reboot or remake. Nice to have it back, but are we always just gonna play the hits?

Ah well. Still good stuff, anyway.

I never grew up with the original MediEvil and now I wish I did because this game rules. Many criticize this game for keeping a lot of the PS1-era jank; I played this and went "oh yes, more of this please".

Honestly, this felt more like what I want a faithful remake of a PS1 game to feel like than even N. Sane Trilogy and Spyro Reignited. You mean to tell me that they had the original level geometry, used most of the original voice acting (and even brought Sir Dan's VA back to mumble more lines), kept a lot of the original programming, AND, to top it all off, gave you the option to play a ROM of the original game as an unlockable bonus mode? What a labor of love that feels mildly slept on.

Como fan de los clásicos 3d de plataformas y aventuras, este remake me provocaba una alternancia constante entre el amor y el odio. El original lo he jugado solo hasta la mitad o así y puedo ver que este remake parece una adaptación casi 100% fiel al de la PS1, para bien y para mal. Algunas mecánicas y cuestiones de diseño simplemente pasan por alto en el original, pero aquí se ven resaltadas al punto de volver frustrante la experiencia (el tema de la cámara en muchos puntos del juego, el combate, algunas muertes totalmente estúpidas). El juego se ve precioso, eso sí, y creo que mantiene bien la esencia cartoon-creepy. Obvio no va a ser lo mismo que los carismáticos gráficos de PS1 y la atmósfera más oscura que provocan, pero aún así me gusta.

I remember seeing this lanky ass derp boi in my childhood years. The original MediEvil's cover art terrified me, and he continued to haunt me as I owned some sort of demo disk with the game on it. Sir Daniel Fortesque horrified me, which is a little strange since him and his world were inspired by the art of Tim Burton and I fuckin LOVED Nightmare Before Christmas. Time-skip to high school (during my Xbox years) and I buy a PS Vita with Christmas money literally just so I can play Playstation Allstars Battle Royale. Sir Dan becomes my main and I slay some mofos with the skeletal doof, friends included. I also buy MediEvil Resurrected to get my first taste of what his games are. Love it.

Now here we are. Sir Daniel is back, refurbished in HD and ready to fight. MediEvil, much like the Crash Bandicoot N-Sane Trilogy and the Spyro Reignited Trilogy, is recreated from the ground up. Although while Crash and Spyro had the big bucks funding their return, Daniel's back with a much smaller budget. One that only gets you 1 game remade instead of 3, but hey I'll take what I can get. MediEvil's back with its Tim Burton flair, Danny Elfman inspired music, goofy voice acting, and british humor. It takes the story and characters of the original PS1 version but uses the sleaker game mechanics of the PSP version, Allowing for easier movement and attacks.

While I loved playing it, my main problem with the game were framerate drops. Any time there's multiple enemies or you wanna use a flashy move the game will stutter. It gets annoying after a while. I've heard reviewers complain about glitches but I never ran into those at all. I hope this made enough money because I would really like them to remake MediEvil 2, and maybe even begin work on a brand new third entry based off original plans and concepts for it.

Eu sei que parte de eu ter gostado desse remake é pura nostalgia, afinal é um remake feito 1 para 1 do jogo original, claro que eu também adoro filmes de terror gótico para crianças como os filmes do Tim Burton.
Mas tenho que dizer que algumas coisas ainda me incomodam nesse jogo a movimentação poderia ter sido mais precisa ao envés de manter igual o original, outro ponto é que um remake que só refaz um dos dois jogos do ps1 é quase um pecado, afinal Crash e Spyro estão ai para mostrar isso.
Mas o jogo é gostosinho de jogar, a dublagem é boa e os pequenos detalhes que foram adicionados ao jogo foram bem implementados, o suficiente para me dar vontade de fazer tudo que o jogo oferece e platinar.