Now, I loved the original and was initally excited for this when it was announced. After hearing it was a shitshow on launch, I gave it a miss. Then I heard the PS5 version had been given some extra much needed dev time so I bought it on a sale and honestly thought it was a good remake. Still far from perfect but the visuals had been sharpened up and I didn't experience any glitches or bugs. If you're in a similar situation to me, it might be worth checking this out again if you have the chance.
Definitely interesting that they kept the original game mostly intact and upgraded the visuals so they are more modern. Considering the complaints made about the game it would've been the perfect time to make adjustments while making this.
That said I still enjoyed it, can't really adequately explain why haha. The comic book feels is really well done, the plot and conspiracy make little sense but those tend to be the best kind of conspiracies. The gameplay feels like a game of the originals age with new graphics so there's a weird contrast happening. A few random events are also annoying. Like taking out the guards in a camp, having more guards spawn in randomly while you're spying on a meeting and fail the mission because they found a body.
If you played the original and have fond memories I'd recommend giving this a go... When it's on offer really cheap.
That said I still enjoyed it, can't really adequately explain why haha. The comic book feels is really well done, the plot and conspiracy make little sense but those tend to be the best kind of conspiracies. The gameplay feels like a game of the originals age with new graphics so there's a weird contrast happening. A few random events are also annoying. Like taking out the guards in a camp, having more guards spawn in randomly while you're spying on a meeting and fail the mission because they found a body.
If you played the original and have fond memories I'd recommend giving this a go... When it's on offer really cheap.