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[hardcastlemccormick]

- No, then they would call it a "Remake".

- It's not like you can actually tell a difference unless you are comparing them side to side. They haven't turned it into a ps one game like some ppl seem to think. And besides...who cares? Are graphics really that important?

- There are MANY ppl who wants to play the GCREmake but don't want to go over the hassle of getting a Gamecube just for that game and then trying to find a copy of the game on ebay and then playing it on Scart....

-No it's not, until we see the finished version on screen, it says nothing.

I can tell the difference just by looking at it. A cropped 480 image blown up to 720? Looks bad. The screenshots tell us exactly what we want to know: how is it remastered or ported? The answer is "badly."

If people want to play a worse version of the game, they're about to get the option. That doesn't stop my ire at Capcom for releasing this. Gamers would be better served by buying a Wii or a Gamecube.

It doesn't matter if you spin it as a port, a remake, or a remaster - it looks bad.

 

[fluffydelusions]

I bet there isn't even a photo mode

 

[SargerusBR]

WAKING UP TO THIS

OH MY HEART

YOU TOO?

 

[Madrugador]

Really hope this isn't a lazzy port.

Spoiler

Of course it is.

I'll probably get it anyway, I love this game. Still have my Gamecube copy around.

 

[PfantzyPantz]

I was really hoping, but never actually expected this.

PC hype!

 

[Amentallica]

Holy shit this gif made my day more than this announcement.

 

[KingHenrik30]

Just scanning through this thread, it's crazy to me to see how many people are saying things like "I finally get to play this"

I first played this game in 1997

I'm getting old :lol

 

[jimi_dini]

OH MY GOD

ARE YOU SERIOUS

WAKING UP TO THIS

OH MY HEART

don't read the thread and also don't look at screenshots. Otherwise you will die.

 

[hardcastlemccormick]

How else were they going to do it? Cut off the top and bottom of the scene and not scroll? Find a magic lamp and wish for more art to the sides to keep the entire scene visible in widescreen? Not have a widescreen mode at all?

Find the original master files of the original game and then re-use those to build the assets of the new version?

I wonder what we would call such a process. Maybe Re-make? No, that implies they're making the whole game again. Re-master? Hmm, that sounds pretty good.

 

[GAMEPROFF]

Amazing News! Loved REmake when I played it last year on my Gamecube.

Will definitly double dip on my PS4.

 

[-MD-]

Just scanning through this thread, it's crazy to me to see how many people are saying things like "I finally get to play this"

I first played this game in 1997

I'm getting old :lol

This game came out in 2002.

 

[Tricky I Shadow]

Hmmmm, I don't really know how I feel about this. On one hand it's a fantastic game and the more people that play it the better.

But on the other hand I'm sick of remasters, and you just know Capcom is gonna half ass it too.

Spoiler

I suppose I'll keep an eye on it.

 

[Mr Swine]

Nice! But I had a feeling it wasn't coming too Wii U

 

[Mr_Zombie]

Yup. This is an actual officially release screenshot.

Except it's not a screenshot since Chris - a 3D model - is also filtered along with the environment.

 

[ethomaz]

Fuck if the industry is only doing remakes.

I need that one so much... yet the best RE for me... played it and beat dozen of times without had a PS1 memory card.

 

[Succinct Verbosity]

Just scanning through this thread, it's crazy to me to see how many people are saying things like "I finally get to play this"

I first played this game in 1997

I'm getting old :lol

You didn't play the superior version in 1997 though. REmake and RE1 are basically different games.

 

[Scrooge McDuck]

How else were they going to do it? Cut off the top and bottom of the scene and not scroll? Find a magic lamp and wish for more art to the sides to keep the entire scene visible in widescreen? Not have a widescreen mode at all?

I'm not too distressed about this, but I guess I was kind of hoping they'd exert the same effort as when they actually made the REmake.

 

[Cornbread78]

OH MY GOD

ARE YOU SERIOUS

WAKING UP TO THIS

OH MY HEART

LOL, sit back down on the bed before you read the rest of the thread then, you need a comfortable landing spot when you pass out.

 

[Ganondorfo]

This is lazy, nobody cares to play an old game like that anymore. They should have made a new Resident Evil one, like Tomb Raider did for the Tomb Raider series.

 

[Tain]

a PC port of one of the very best Gamecube games? Sure, I'll take it.

Lame that the backgrounds aren't being re-rendered but it's probably a better experience than Dolphin in 4:3 mode.

 

[jacobeid]

RE4 was my first Resident Evil. Time for me to play this!

 

[ArkkAngel007]

let's be honest, no one was expecting capcom to actually re-render all the backgrounds

but i did not expect this.

one step forward, two steps back...

It's a damn big step forward for Capcom though.

Folks are acting like this is Silent Hill HD Collection 2.0, to which what we're seeing so far looks pretty damn good in comparison.

 

[Coulomb_Barrier]

Just scanning through this thread, it's crazy to me to see how many people are saying things like "I finally get to play this"

I first played this game in 1997

I'm getting old :lol

Me too. I was a young lad back then mind.

 

[Detective]

Good news.
any chance we are gonna see RE 2 Remake?

 

[Melchiah]

The Playstation 2 was released in Japan a month after Code Veronica came out there. They could have ported it much sooner, but they were too busy developing other Dreamcast titles at the time.

I don't buy your argument, sorry.

And the PS2 was released in Europe in November 2000. You're not going to get to play on the system at the Japanese launch date eitherway. What matters is when it was released where I live. If you don't buy it, it's your problem, not mine.

Capcom was busy developing other games for the PS2 as well...
Onimusha: Warlords - March/July 2001
Devil May Cry - October/December 2001
...Code Veronica was released on the PS2 in August/September 2001.

 

[KingHenrik30]

This game came out in 2002.

Im talking about RE in general

 

[G0523]

What the hell? Why isn't this coming out on the Wii U? The original remake and its Wii port were Nintendo-exclusive but now this one isn't? Nintendo got jipped.

 

[neonille]

I don't get it, it looks great, i mean look at the floor...

 

[manueldelalas]

Good news.
any chance we are gonna see RE 2 Remake?

Can't wait to see those ps1 upscaled models.

 

[-MD-]

Good news.
any chance we are gonna see RE 2 Remake?

If this sells really well I don't see why not. Hopefully everyone that never had a chance to play it picks it up.

 

[Relaxed Muscle]

It's a damn big step forward for Capcom though.

Folks are acting like this is Silent Hill HD Collection 2.0, to which what we're seeing so far looks pretty damn good in comparison.

My shit looks pretty darn good compared to Silent Hill HD collection, dosn't change the fact is shit.

 

[SocksAndShoes]

I think I'm getting old and jaded GAF. I just can't muster any enthusiasm for this at all. I've already played RE a bunch and the "remaster" doesn't look good enough to warrant a purchase.

Maybe I just need more coffee...?

 

[SimulatedHoward]

I have been meaning to play this again. Dug out my GameCube and everything. Guess I can put it away.

That being said, this is super cool that this is finally coming out on non-Nintendo consoles. I bought my GameCube originally just for the Resident Evil games that were coming out on it, so it's really the only excuse I have for holding on to the system.

 

[angular graphics]

Except it's not a screenshot since Chris - a 3D model - is also filtered along with the environment.

OMG wut r they doiiiiiiiiin :faceplam

 

[ArkkAngel007]

Good news.
any chance we are gonna see RE 2 Remake?

Depends on how well this does and what direction they are taking the new game. The next game is likely well-underway to the point where there would be Resident Evil 4-level thematic and gameplay shifts.

My shit looks pretty darn good compared to Silent Hill HD collection, dosn't change the fact is shit.

The main hall, dining hall, hall of mirrors, and the first zombie cutscene look off, but I wouldn't say terrible. Yet the kitchen, lab, and other scenes that utilize soft whites, greys, and blues look fantastic despite the odd object depths.

This may be a lazy port/remaster. But if this is complete shit, then I suggest getting out more.

 

[KingHenrik30]

You didn't play the superior version in 2007 though. REmake and RE1 are basically different games.

Yeah, I played it. I've played about 90% of the RE games (pretty much everything but the shitty ones like Gaiden, the light gun one on the boat and stuff like that).

Also, for posterity:

2
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1
3
CV
5
6

 

[Casimir]

or Xbox Bioware's.

Jesus Christ. Try having a competent knowledge about a developers publishing history before making claims as to where their historic homes are.

 

[Dick Justice]

I wish people would stop using the worst screenshot of this game that exists.

Yes, let's instead only look at the "best" screenshots and bury our heads in the sand regarding the "remastering" of this port.

 

[Ridley327]

This is pretty disappointing, but expected with the difficulty of re-rendering the old backgrounds. It also explains why it's locked to 30 fps, because 60 fps would have only been possible if they re-rendered them, too. They technically would be able to run the polygonal stuff that fast, but it would clash horrendously with the backgrounds.

Like some have said, you could just as easily put the Wii version of REmake in your Wii U and get the same experience.

 

[shandy706]

This looks amazing.

Here it is (may need to click to resize) on a 1080p TV

You seriously think this looks amazing?

It's a blurry mess...yuck.

Love the game, have the remakes on GC, but that is not worthy revival.

 

[GulAtiCa]

No Wii U?

Guess I'll get for PS4..

 

[chadboban]

If anyone who's buying this is going to be playing it for the first time, judging by how they said the 16:9 wide-screen mode is going to work, you should probably stick with the original 4:3 mode since this mode may have you shooting enemies off-screen even more often than in the original.

I'm so torn on this, I want to support old school RE yet and the same time I don't want to support a "remaster" that doesn't really seem to be trying. It's still good for the people who haven't played this masterpiece yet though.

 

[D4Danger]

I hope they make more of an effort with Grim Fandango

who would've thought a 2014 game with pre-rendered backgrounds could look so bad

 

[glottis8]

No Wii U?

I would pay good money for wiiU versions.

 

[Easy_D]

I think this is how Capcom see's it:

The 360 and X1 platforms are there for Western sales. Also all platforms except PS3 are digital in JP.

WiiU is doing horribly WW. Just looking at JP sales of Revelations:

PS3 : 188,851
WiiU : 11,973
3DS : 283,235
360 : 6,099

Why isn't this coming to the 3DS? They'd only have to down-scale the backgrounds. ;-;

I don't get it, it looks great, i mean look at the floor...

It's doctored, the "Original" image that is. Capcom has no shame

 

[thatdamnmook]

Never played it so very excited for this

Day 1

 

[SolarPowered]

I think I'm getting old and jaded GAF. I just can't muster any enthusiasm for this at all. I've already played RE a bunch and the "remaster" doesn't look good enough to warrant a purchase.

Maybe I just need more coffee...?

There is nothing wrong with having standards. It's not like you are asking for 4k textures. Capcom just needs to log onto Amazon and buy some fucking safes lol.

 

[Polioliolio]

Find the original master files of the original game and then re-use those to build the assets of the new version?

I wonder what we would call such a process. Maybe Re-make? No, that implies they're making the whole game again. Re-master? Hmm, that sounds pretty good.

Well said.

How or why you'd defend the billion dollar corporation to not spend a little extra effort to maximizing the quality of their product, must have an associated mental disorder.

I get it. They don't owe us anything, but why support such poor output.

The Last of Us on PS4.. That's a great remaster.

 

[ZeroCDR]

Yes, let's instead only look at the "best" screenshots and bury our heads in the sand regarding the "remastering" of this port.

Even that screenshot is filtered and looks a bit rough, though it doesn't seem as bad. I'm gonna wait for direct footage, I'd assume if there's a filter option Capcom will let you disable it.

 

[Live Free or Die]

Awesome news