STAR WARS™: Dark Forces Remaster

really too expensive for a old game only for remastered. The old version still enough. Wait for a good offer...

Ignore people complaining about the price. I've seen the interviews with Nightdive. This game was VERY hard for them to remaster because of all the weird choices Lucasarts made while developing it, like creating their version of multi threading years before it became a thing. The fact that they were able to remake all the graphics, and get the game working natively modern systems, with modern controls is an impressive feat. Nightdive deserves to be fairly compensated for all their hard work, because this wasn't just some simple port! And the game plays beautifully! They managed to make the game look like my nostalgia-goggles remember it--better in fact! Because I played the original recently, and it really looked bad. Even The Force Engine couldn't improve it this much. So again, ignore the complaints. This Herculean achievement in remastering such a legendary game is worth every penny!

First off, had to get rid of the little superscript "TM" that got added to the install directory in order to launch the game, otherwise got the "File not found DarkEX.kpf" error code, even though the file was actually there. After that, all was O.K. and very impressed by everything so far. Game runs and looks great on Win 7-64. Had to use the offline downloaded file for install as Galaxy isn't backward compatible any longer, so maybe an install via Galaxy will sidestep the error message mentioned above. Retro repetitive MIDI music score can get a little irritating when you get stuck and keep spinning your wheels on where, what or how to do what's required next, so had to crank it down! Played the original way back and I guess getting older just does things like that to you... Agree that it seemed quite overpriced originally, but was now considerably reduced on sale so decided to just give it a shot and found it to be well worth it. I don't know that the price really should factor into the stars given for the actual game review, although it may be something to just mention as an aside. Looks like a lot of care and detail went into making this. Hope they keep going and remaster some more of those older great SW titles.

I noticed a review (from a non verified owner) saying you can get the same quality for free That is not true and I urge people to check out the DF tech analsy of the game,, They've redone ALL the assets and they look much cleaner on a 4k display, with improved up/down views and controller support Well worth it, if not wait for a sale

I know it sounds ridiculous, but there's just one reason I bought this: They made it playable by implementing "normal" controls. Maybe it's overpriced, but please stop that wailing, won't you? Nobody actually forces you to buy it, right? I paid about 20 quids while it was discounted and that's OK in my opinion. The game is quite entertaining, nothing groundbreaking or special though. It feels a bit like Doom in Star Wars universe, while still maintaining to be an independent game on its own and not a rip-off. (bear in mind, it has a story and cut-scenes) Star Wars and Doom fans will love it. Star Wars fans will enjoy it a lot. FPS and/or Doom fans will still find a decent experience. To me personally it's closer to 3 than 4 stars in terms of gameplay. So why giving it 4? Because it was groundbreaking back then (I know that sounds cliché), has dense atmosphere, good storytelling, is made with passion and really has a "Star Wars feeling" which many Star Wars games unfortunately lack. Don't be a skinflint and and buy this, you won't regret, I promise!