Wonder Boy: Asha in Monster World announced (PS4/Switch/Steam) [Up: Remake of MWIV]
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Wow it looks dreadful visually. The core game itself is a masterpiece so it is still sure to be great, but wow but these new visuals are just the worst.
It was a joke. I'd argue that it's generally true though. Most franchises evolved and became better between the third and fourth generation of consoles although obviously it isn't a strict rule.
Yeah as soon as I heard Artdink were involved, I was definitely dropping my hype levels (their games usually do not look good at all, even though they're a relatively solid dev overall). A very odd choice to have as the developers for a classic (beautiful) 2D platformer, for sure.
The artstyle is.. kind of a bummer? I think the character models look pretty good but it's just not gonna have the same cohesion the original sprite style did. I'll wait for clearer full res trailer for final judgement.
What I am looking forward to though is the chance this will improve the original substantially because it honestly needs it. MWIV was the reason I wanted to check out the series in the first place but when I finally got around to it after playing the games preceding I found it to be surprisingly disappointing. It's the best looking of them no doubt but MW1-3 are all above it in structure and design, Dragon's Trap and Monster World 3 especially.
Really need to finish Monster Boy.
What I am looking forward to though is the chance this will improve the original substantially because it honestly needs it. MWIV was the reason I wanted to check out the series in the first place but when I finally got around to it after playing the games preceding I found it to be surprisingly disappointing. It's the best looking of them no doubt but MW1-3 are all above it in structure and design, Dragon's Trap and Monster World 3 especially.
Really need to finish Monster Boy.
It ia bummer but at least we're getting an unreleased Nishizawa game this year at some point hopefully (Clockwork Aquario):
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Which I have to say is a real looker.
Unreleased '90s arcade Clockwork Aquario to see the light of day this year
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Which I have to say is a real looker.
Actually, it doesn't loook too bad in motion, I guess I'll take it as long as I can have MWIV on any current console lol
Watched the full trailer, and graphics aside it's running at like 10 fps or something.
Super, super rough.
Super, super rough.
Omg this looks horrible. Hype deflated by 1000%.
I am probably better off just playing the Xbox 360 version I bought years ago.
I am probably better off just playing the Xbox 360 version I bought years ago.
Just a guess, but I think in their eyes this is actually an upgrade? I think this is why SEnix used that ugly filter on FF5 /6/Chrono Trigger and were shocked when fans asked for Chrono to have its original graphics brought back.
Some older Japanese devs seem to think the 2D sprite era looks terrible which I'll never understand personally.
At least the gameplay will be good :(
Someone get me a time warp to 1994, cos it's better than now
...You're killing me here Nishizawa.
Those 2D to 3D comparison shots in the trailer did not do them any favors. The new version just looks so drab and lifeless.
Uuuuuuuuh, I had something different in mind when they said remake. It basically looks like a 3d transplant and that's not what I was hoping for when they said remake. The gameplay will be great (unless they somehow change that) but visually I was hoping for something entirely different for a remake. Man, that bums me out. I love the original so much.
That makes sense. I don't know why Japanese developers seem to completely misunderstand the appeal of the games they made themselves.
Someone get me a time warp to 1994, cos it's better than now
This is the perfect example as to why 3D is not always better. the 94 version looks like its cutting edge for the hardware its on while the remake looks like a budget title. It's like going from AAA to B-tier.
Visually it reminds me A LOT of the 3D remakes on the PS2 Sega Ages line, and that's not a complement (though those also botched the gameplay).
Oh no, they gave it the New Super Mario Bros treatment.
Still picking this up to support the series, but I genuinely don't know what they were thinking with this.
Still picking this up to support the series, but I genuinely don't know what they were thinking with this.
I think the difference was, by 1994 standards, the original was a great looking game. Maybe not on the level of Yoshi's Island or DK Country (though a lot of that is preference, I would sort of prefer it to DKC) but still fairly close to top of the line 2D work on some of these games. The remake is not anywhere near top of the line or even "good" by 2020 standards, where stuff like Ori and Cuphead exist. It feels like a game made by people who think simply being in 3D, and modeled out of polygons, automatically makes it an improvement, which is such a dated mindset like out of the N64/PS era.
Is this the one thats on the Genesis Mini ?...because I played it this summer and its not that good...of course the Mini's controller is pretty awful,it has huge input lag and well like most of the game in those days,its goddman hard,could not progress further at a certain point...