I'm usually one for bringing back classic games from our childhood, but mostly for posterity's sake. Where most publishers/devs will ask for $3-$5 for a simple game from 30+ years ago, Apogee Entertainment gets greedy and sets a list price of $5 AND then $8 for an "HD Remake." (There's not enough of a change, and is more akin to the "Digitally Remastered" claims from the late 90's). But, for $8 you get a great benefit that Apogee Entertainment surely thinks you shouldn't pass on. 25% Off the original version! Woo hoo! So, instead of giving you both versions (like every single other publisher does with their remakes) Apogee Entertainment believes their fans are dumb enough to fork over another $3.74 ($4.99 full price). That's a total of nearly $12 for a game that's more reasonably priced at $4 for both versions. I know I'll get downvoted for this opinion (and I still can't believe so many people are praising Apogee Entertainment for their shameful greed, even with nostalgia's rosey view). Keep in mind, though, that even the new release of Hollow Knight: Silksong is only $20, and the original Hollow Knight was $15. How's that $12 tasting now?
I'm usually one for bringing back classic games from our childhood, but mostly for posterity's sake. Where most publishers/devs will ask for $3-$5 for a simple game from 30+ years ago, Apogee Entertainment gets greedy and sets a list price of $8 for an "HD Remake." (There's no enough of a change, and is more akin to the "Digitally Remastered" claims from the late 90's). But, for $8 you get a great benefit that Apogee Entertainment surely thinks you shouldn't pass on. 25% Off the original version! Woo hoo! So, instead of giving you both versions (like every single other publisher does with their remakes) Apogee Entertainment believes their fans are dumb enough to fork over another $3.74 ($4.99 full price). That's a total of nearly $12 for a game that's more reasonably priced at $4 for both versions. I know I'll get downvoted for this opinion (and I still can't believe so many people are praising Apogee Entertainment for their shameful greed, even with nostalgia's rosey view). Keep in mind, though, that even the new release of Hollow Knight: Silksong is only $20, and the original Hollow Knight was $15. How's that $12 tasting now?
For those complaining that it "Portrays Christians in a negative light," just stop it. Christian's have already done that to themselves. This is a video game, and thus a form of art/story telling. Rate and review based on that. Not your own religious insecurities.
DISCLAIMER: Not every review, even popular takes, are accurate nor actually understand the object of their review. (Remember, stupidity follows ignorance). Despite the avid and passionate approach of some reviewers, the game does NOT contain any spyware. This has come about from an ignorant and fear-based attempt to understand the EULA. What they're confusing for spyware is actually nothing more than the game reporting for telemetry (technical information required to maintain a game and keep it up to date). Unfortunately, the most popular review on this site, masquerading as an authority on the subject, fails to even understand what is contained in the EULA, yet claims to explain it in a way for the masses to understand. Instead, they are only sharing their own extremely subjective flavor of fear-mongering and misinformation. What the EULA actually explains is that the game will report back to the developers with the specs and hardware of the machine you are using, which is necessary in order to keep the game updated and playing nice with all the different software, hardware, and associated drivers, for example. If you want a game to actually run on your machine, then you want this. Please, from an opinion on your own, supported only by reviews based on truth. I'll say it again: Stupidity follows Ignorance. And, the top review is FULL of ignorance.
