Gotta get some more money in to finish up another bloated RE mainline game.
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Resident Evil HD Remaster confirmed for PS3/PS4/360/XB1/PC
- Thread starter Mpl90
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Gotta get some more money in to finish up another bloated RE mainline game.
Hours Left
Member
Catchpcom
Nice! One of my all time favorite games! Digital only is kind of a bummer though 
This is one of those games where I'd love to have a physical copy to keep forever.
Edit: Just saw the screenshots. Was honestly expecting more since this is supposed to be a "remaster". Wanna see what it looks like in motion first before I come to a full conclusion but I'm kind of less excited now. But at least Capcom is embracing old school RE so that's something.
This is one of those games where I'd love to have a physical copy to keep forever.
Edit: Just saw the screenshots. Was honestly expecting more since this is supposed to be a "remaster". Wanna see what it looks like in motion first before I come to a full conclusion but I'm kind of less excited now. But at least Capcom is embracing old school RE so that's something.
Tawney Bomb
Member
So goddamn in! YES!
Franchuzas87
Member
Dear Capcom, a "remaster" is supposed to look clearly better than the original.
This hardly does it in my opinion.
Still, good news considering a lot of people missed the GC and Wii versions.
This hardly does it in my opinion.
Still, good news considering a lot of people missed the GC and Wii versions.
-MD-
Member
Are you crazy bro? I play graphics, not video games.
what's up with the lightning differences on the characters
i just threw this together real quick but wesker beat me to the punch with a better comparison that definitely shows that the backgrounds are just upscaled stuff w/ a sharpening filter
also im a moron who typed 'upscale' instead of 'downscale'
either way i'm buying it because i'm part of the problem and also more importantly i want more resident evils that are good
i just threw this together real quick but wesker beat me to the punch with a better comparison that definitely shows that the backgrounds are just upscaled stuff w/ a sharpening filter
also im a moron who typed 'upscale' instead of 'downscale'
either way i'm buying it because i'm part of the problem and also more importantly i want more resident evils that are good
CV already got an HD version.
I'm torn on this port. It's not a true remaster, but with the way the game was developed, what could we have expected short of another remake?
Hallondricka
Neo Member
ArchedThunder
Banned
We're complaining that they butchered it. They literally look a classic and butchered it. Instead of running it through horrid filters and charging 40 bucks(in Japan at least) for it they should have just upressed it and given an optional smoothing filter and sold it for 10. OR they could have taken the remade Mansion in Umbrella Chronicles and given it a new coat of paint white remaking the areas that weren't in that game and sold it for 20 bucks.
OR if they really cared they could have gone the Halo Anniversary route and done a completely redone graphical filter.
It did?
Render new backgrounds and keep everything else the same. That's minimum effort in my eyes and it would not be undoable to do them from scratch.
Portugeezer
Gold Member
So they just added a filter and made it HD?
Barry Burton
Member
Apparently not.
Another good reason to play one of my favorite games again, glad they are finally bringing this game to new platforms.
So a remake then.
+ Wii U is already able to play the REmake.
Wii version directly. Gamecube version via Homebrew.
PensivePen
Member
Rendering new backgrounds would basically be the equivalent of remaking the entire game.
yes, it's called "a Capcom"
rockman zx
Member
If I'm not mistaken, the original backgrounds from GC are 512x448, no matter how hard they try, they will never look good at 720/1080 if they don't re-render them and probably that's impossible or very expensive.
This game will be perfect for VITA.
Capcom are beyond a joke at this point.
Thankfully the GC/Wii versions looked amazing already, no need for me to buy this when it's done so lazily.
Yes and it would make for a genuinely worthy rerelease. This 'remaster' is nothing.
Thankfully the GC/Wii versions looked amazing already, no need for me to buy this when it's done so lazily.
Yes and it would make for a genuinely worthy rerelease. This 'remaster' is nothing.
Heavy's Sandvich
Member
Capcom won't be around in the next 5 years.
Of course you can appreciate it. That's what the summer sales are for.
Edit: But if you want more quick and dirty ports of everyone's favorite classics with little to now work in them you're free to pay the full price for it.
.:Wesker:.
Member
I'm disappointed in Capcom for not archiving the assets used to make those backgrounds, or at least higher quality renders. I guess no one was thinking ahead back then.
The crushed blacks and oversharpening is kinda lame.
The crushed blacks and oversharpening is kinda lame.
ArchedThunder
Banned
No, it would be the exact same game with the exact same map and layout and puzzles. They already have all the design work, they could easily redo the backgrounds in real time and it wouldn't cost much at all.
Dead Man Typing
Member
A full re-render of the backgrounds in high resolution was what I was hoping for. Seeing it's using some kind of filter has me worried, but not 100% put off. EDIT: By full re-render I mean using the original assets, not remaking all the backgrounds - but it's clear that Capcom doesn't have these, otherwise we would have seen this REmaster years ago.
The 16:9 - follow option is a nice solution to the problem of people who don't want to play in 4:3. Yes, people who don't want to watch or play content because it's in 4:3 are the problem.
Control changes are cool if they can get people who don't like the traditional controls to enjoy the game.
In the end, this will come down to whether the characters stand out from the backgrounds too much while they are in motion or not. Whatever happens it is still one of the best games ever and even playing it on Dolphin or upscaled on Wii U couldn't take away my enjoyment of it. I imagine Capcom will price it around the same level as RE4 / RECV on digital marketplaces.
How it would not be a complete remake to replace the image files. All the other work would still exist.
Whatever this is a poor effort and I'm not giving them any money for this.
PensivePen
Member
It's a chance for people who've not played the game to enjoy it. If you own the existing version and are happy with it, this obviously isn't for you. I'm just glad that there's going to be a PC version, which means this masterpiece will never have to suffer from being stuck to outdated hardware. I do hope this texture filter stuff gets sorted out though.
Because those 'image files' are almost the entire game. There's not that many 3D assets in REmake.
Prototype Viktor
Member
well i'm not starting a photo contest for this game. I don't trust Capcom
ArchedThunder
Banned
-MD-
Member
If by fucking up you mean the best thing they've done in over a decade then yes.
I'm a little disappointed with this remaster already. The backgrounds in particular aren't very good. Lots of compression and upscaling makes them pretty ugly. Bad lighting adjustments (make everything darker!), terrible vaseline filter, etc. On top of that, the game doesn't have a "true" 16:9 aspect ratio. It's just a lazy crop job-- they cut the top and bottom of the screen to make it fit into a 16:9 resolution. Not much better than the Wii port's lousy stretching.
On another note, not sure if it's been mentioned yet but the game will come packaged with a re-edited and remastered video of Wesker's Report I, along with the 30-page Wesker's Report II.
On another note, not sure if it's been mentioned yet but the game will come packaged with a re-edited and remastered video of Wesker's Report I, along with the 30-page Wesker's Report II.
TheVampire
Banned
The new textures seem totally half-assed just like with their RE4 remaster!
Grainy too.
Pretty disappointing.
Grainy too.
Pretty disappointing.
xDUMPWEEDx
Banned
So this is essentially more of a port than a HD remaster.