/vr/ - Retro Games

What did /vr/ think of the Medievil remake?
It was surprisingly closer in design to the original than I anticipated. I didn't like Dan's new running animation. The art style also feels quite different. I still think it's a very nice looking game though and after having played through both versions to 100% completion (since the original game is an unlockable in the remake), I'd sooner return to the remake if I ever decide to play it again. It makes very few actual changes to gameplay but what's changed is for the better, like the Pumpkin Serpent boss being expanded, the ability to light canons with the dragon armor's fire during the ghost pirate boss, equipping two weapons at once, or being able to burn the haystacks that spawn enemies in the scarecrow fields.
I think this is one case of a remake taking the opportunity to fix issues the original had while not fucking around with anything too much. It was good, but not perfect, and after having played both versions I think Medievil is a game with a number of charming and incredibly memorable moments, but it just wasn't ever that great of a game.