A teddy bear, dual wielding scissors, with attitude. What more could I want? Oh, right. A nightmarish imagined (or rather, dreamed) landscape to traverse with inhabitants to match. A tiny hero with a big quest to rescue his owner. It's challenging, to a degree, and the artwork is beautiful. I thoroughly enjoyed the demo and will definitely get the full game. I'm curious to see what other dark and twisted characters inhabit this dream. I mean- nightmare.
Overall, I think it's great. A job well done. Although I couldn't play with my gamepad (could be user error) the keyboard/mouse works just as well. It's the main reason I'm rating this 4 instead of 5 stars. To knitpick though, I had hoped the camera control would be better but it still feels the same as the original. Ariel, I felt, was rendered too modest compared to her original look (her clothes looked tattered across her shoulders in the original). This remastered has her completely covered up. I felt it took away from the feeling of the violent death she endured in Blood Omen. And Malciah: aside from the fact they should have kept the faces of the developers on his body instead of replacing them with skulls, I think he looks great. That's as far as I got for the time being. Looking forward to finishing this. Hoping I can figure out how to get my gamepad to work on it.
