So I love this game, I loved it back in the day on the playstation and I love that it was remade with minimal changes to it. It has some bugs and annoying bits but most of those are holdovers from the original game, so it's understandable that in order to preserve the experience those parts weren't shaved away. I love this game so much, Crypto is as dynamic as ever and I love figuring out new ways to cause havoc in this psychotic world. A solid buy if you grab it, and the skin pack is a fun little addition!
This was one of my favorite games growing up and the remaster has sanded off the ugly bits and really made this game shine. It runs great with very minimal frame drops or glitches, and the graphics are beautiful with the saucer in particular looking fantastic. Negatives first as there isn't much. Collecting the probes is annoying, they seem to be tucked away in odd places The mission side objectives can be very tedious, but you can redo missions at any time and finish the side objectives piecemeal which minimizes the issues. The bosses are absolute damage sponges. Very common in the playstation 2 era, very annoying now. The good! The dialogue is unchanged and delightful, Crypto and Pox are standout memorable characters, with certain moments giving real depth to Crypto in particular. The weapons are extremely satisfying to utilize, with my favorite being the grenade lobber. The sense of humor that pervades this game is great, with hints of B Movies, political humor, jabs at the 50s homophobia, and even some modern references squeezed into the remaster. The upgrades add something to soak up to the amounts of dna you pick up through the game and each makes you even more deadly than the last. Destructible environments! If you can see it, you can destroy it with either your guns or your saucer. I really hope we get a remaster of 2 as well, and I look forward to seeing what THQ Nordic comes out with in the future!
