First thing, to call this a 'remaster' is kind of a misnomer. The game technically runs slightly smoother and has some higher resolutions, but the only thing that's really noticeable is the audio has all been overhauled. The problem is the audio isn't very good now. yeah, it sounds more realistic, I guess, when the bazooka fires, but it has no weight or impact behind the sounds. It sounded cartoony before, but that fit how the game looked and it worked. Thankfully you can turn the new audio off and use the old sound, but considering we're buying this for a 'remaster', that's not much comfort. This wouldn't really be a problem in most cases. Worms World Party is still a fantastic game and my favourite in the series. Not every remaster can be a New 'N' Tasty, I get that. But at least what I expected was it to be optimised for modern machines. And forgive my language, but WWP Remastered runs like absolute shit. I have a fairly powerful gaming PC that can run The Witcher 3 on its highest settings with no issues, so a 1GB game that's essentially just a port of a 2D strategy game from over ten years ago should NOT be crashing on every single bloody match I try and play! I've now attempted to play three games, and the game has crashed every time. Crashed to the point where I can't even alt-tab out of it, I have to go to the task manager to get the damn thing to close. For a ridiculous price point of $17 (seriously guys, ten bucks), WWP Remastered is not worth the buy in its current state. It's a shame because this is one of the most cherished games from my childhood, and to see it released in such a poor state, to the point where the original version runs better than the remaster, is shameful. Team17, fix this!
