Destroy All Humans! 2 – Re-probed Review (XSX)
Following up on the 2020 re-release of Destroy All Humans! comes the re-release of Destroy All Humans! 2.
Or Re-probed, as THQ Nordic put it.
Read MoreFollowing up on the 2020 re-release of Destroy All Humans! comes the re-release of Destroy All Humans! 2.
Or Re-probed, as THQ Nordic put it.
Read MoreYet again I chuck on the rose-tinted glasses to revisit some good memories from the early days of the original Xbox.
This time it is a bit of an obscure HD remake in the form of Ty the Tasmanian Tiger.
Originally released in 2002 in the gaming vein of Crash Bandicoot, Spyro, and Banjo-Kazooie, Ty definitely hit a chord with New Zealand and Australian gamers.
Read MoreCrysis (Remastered) is one of those touchstone titles that most gamers have heard about, being released on PC back in 2007 to rave reviews. It was the “Ultimate Test” of a PCs graphical prowess.
Later in 2011 Crysis landed on Console, which is where I experienced it on the Xbox 360. Even in the paired down console version, I loved it, its was beautiful, unique and I even got 1000/1000 achievement points!
13 years have passed since its initial release. Which is a long time in game design terms. Unfortunately, even though Crysis has had the “Remaster treatment” to make it all pretty, the titles old bones are showing their age.
Read MoreI like this idea, I like it a lot. There are plenty of remasters/re-releases coming out these days, and rightly so. There are more than a few games that NEED to be seen by people new to the gaming scene.
Yes, many will seek out past gems and try them out. But a lo-fi game in a hi-fi world won’t get the same response as it did a decade ago. Making a few tweaks to the visuals is the way to go. Especially to grab the attention of the younger generation. And that is exactly what PlatinumGames have done to their two classics, Bayonetta and Vanquish.
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