After I completed the Resurrection, without wasting any time, played the PS4 Remake and it surprised me to see how much the PSP and PS4 Remakes were different.
First of all, if you're doing a remake you are having a chance to change mistakes, or add new things, or completely tell a different story. I noticed that companies are playing safe everytime they do a remake (Capcom is an exception). What I mean by 'playing safe', they're not touching anything other than graphics to turn it into today's standarts. If you're remaking games like Demon's Souls or The Last of Us and not touching anything other than graphics, I can get that because both games are playable even in today. But if you're remaking a PS1 game and not touching anything other than graphics, that means you're only writing a love letter to original MediEvil fans. Not the new players.
MediEvil (2019) looks visiually stunning, amazing. I really enjoyed to see how Gallowmere looked. But I wish I could say the same things for the gameplay too. There's an adjustment where you can quickly switch weapons by pressing the triangle button but thats it. The gameplay is just like the PS1 version, I know this because after I completed the PS4 Remake, the PS1 port was accessible through the menu. So I played a few levels to see how it was and I played it by hearth because the PS4 Remake basically copied it without any other changes. The location of every gold, every enemy, every healing potion was exactly the same as the PS4 version. The game LOOKS modern but does not FEEL modern, because it's a PS1 game with better graphics.
I'm being harsh because it's a 2019 game, so it must be a MODERN GAME. I didn't have such expectations from the 2005 Remake because it's an old game.
Aside from the gameplay, I saw a couple of issues on the story too. This is the part where MediEvil Resurrection (PSP) and MediEvil (PS1/PS4) separates from each other. Don't get me wrong, the story is basically the same in both games but execution is different.
In Resurrection, characters are more expressive. Not only the heroes but also Zarok, the main villain's himself is an active character in this game. We see him doing things very often, he has his own goal, own character.
However, in PS4 Remake: We only see Zarok in the very beginning of the game and than never see of him until the very finale. When I look at Zarok in PS4 Remake, I only see a regular bad guy who wants to conquer the world and does bad things because he's bad guy, you know?
I don't want this review to be too long but my advise is, you should play both games. To me, MediEvil (2019) failed to be a proper remake while PSP Remake succeded more in my eyes.
First of all, if you're doing a remake you are having a chance to change mistakes, or add new things, or completely tell a different story. I noticed that companies are playing safe everytime they do a remake (Capcom is an exception). What I mean by 'playing safe', they're not touching anything other than graphics to turn it into today's standarts. If you're remaking games like Demon's Souls or The Last of Us and not touching anything other than graphics, I can get that because both games are playable even in today. But if you're remaking a PS1 game and not touching anything other than graphics, that means you're only writing a love letter to original MediEvil fans. Not the new players.
MediEvil (2019) looks visiually stunning, amazing. I really enjoyed to see how Gallowmere looked. But I wish I could say the same things for the gameplay too. There's an adjustment where you can quickly switch weapons by pressing the triangle button but thats it. The gameplay is just like the PS1 version, I know this because after I completed the PS4 Remake, the PS1 port was accessible through the menu. So I played a few levels to see how it was and I played it by hearth because the PS4 Remake basically copied it without any other changes. The location of every gold, every enemy, every healing potion was exactly the same as the PS4 version. The game LOOKS modern but does not FEEL modern, because it's a PS1 game with better graphics.
I'm being harsh because it's a 2019 game, so it must be a MODERN GAME. I didn't have such expectations from the 2005 Remake because it's an old game.
Aside from the gameplay, I saw a couple of issues on the story too. This is the part where MediEvil Resurrection (PSP) and MediEvil (PS1/PS4) separates from each other. Don't get me wrong, the story is basically the same in both games but execution is different.
In Resurrection, characters are more expressive. Not only the heroes but also Zarok, the main villain's himself is an active character in this game. We see him doing things very often, he has his own goal, own character.
However, in PS4 Remake: We only see Zarok in the very beginning of the game and than never see of him until the very finale. When I look at Zarok in PS4 Remake, I only see a regular bad guy who wants to conquer the world and does bad things because he's bad guy, you know?
I don't want this review to be too long but my advise is, you should play both games. To me, MediEvil (2019) failed to be a proper remake while PSP Remake succeded more in my eyes.
kayrakaanonline
7 months ago