Somewhat of a copy n' paste from another forum, but interested in hearing some thoughts on this game.
I’m never played any of these games in real time, so I was excited to check this one out. I passed on getting it at launch, though, due to all the “issues” that were mentioned, and when the development team apologized and said they’re working on fixes, it got moved to “wait and see.” Well, it’s now been fixed and is on sale on the eShop, so I figured it’s time.
And…. I thought it was “ok.” Had a couple of really cool moments, and I plan to replay it a couple of times to see if it clicks, since it only took about an hour to finish (looked at the stats, and it shows my "end game" playtime was 49 minutes). I like a nice, short game that invites replay for new paths, high scores, etc, but seems like it should have had some difficultly to make you “earn it.” This was a straight shot from front to end on my first go.
Over the years, so many people have told me about the game’s story and deep lore, that I think I may be missing something entirely. I saw none of that. Included manual, maybe?
It must have won me over a bit, though, as I’m already looking forward to playing the next remake and Orta (which I believe I have, it or may be on Game Pass), so there’s that.
Your thoughts on the game? Love/hate/indifference for the original, remake, gameplay, lore, etc?