Never made it far in the original so this was mostly all new to me. From what I hear, it's mostly pretty faithful. Bosses seem to be updated for the better. I dramatically prefer the OG cutscenes though. It's impossible to match the quality and energy of old FMV's in unity. A lot of the game being tied to a high score felt lame and outdated on the PS1 let alone on the PS5. They could have at least thrown in some online leaderboards of some sort if not a proper ranking system.
Thankfully though the games got a decent achievements list which made that aspect not let the collectibles feel too worthless, as 100% was fun enough.
Level design is pretty standard and gets a bit repetitive at points. A lot of back and forth seeing locked doors, getting the fruit to unlock them shortly later and backtracking to open the door. The new bosses were pretty good as far as old 3D platformers go.
I like that this remake exists more than I really care for this game specifically. The theming and overall design don't really do a whole lot for me. It's consistently extremely safe in its level design and doesn't offer much challenge. But this is a good remake of an okay game. Even with the remake's improvements it's nowhere near as good as Pac-Man World 2 though.
Thankfully though the games got a decent achievements list which made that aspect not let the collectibles feel too worthless, as 100% was fun enough.
Level design is pretty standard and gets a bit repetitive at points. A lot of back and forth seeing locked doors, getting the fruit to unlock them shortly later and backtracking to open the door. The new bosses were pretty good as far as old 3D platformers go.
I like that this remake exists more than I really care for this game specifically. The theming and overall design don't really do a whole lot for me. It's consistently extremely safe in its level design and doesn't offer much challenge. But this is a good remake of an okay game. Even with the remake's improvements it's nowhere near as good as Pac-Man World 2 though.