Sony continues to choose the bones of this cult favourite
The existence of the MediEvil remake was brought to my interest relatively not too long ago by the venerable Mssr. Parish, with the exultation that it appears like “a pretty Stu type of issue”. He’s completely proper, of course. It absolutely appears like one particular. You would consider I would be all more than MediEvil, what with my twin obsession with skellingtons and slightly crap platform games.

But you are incorrect! Ha ha ha, you are incorrect! Due to the fact I do not like MediEvil! I under no circumstances have! I believed I would, but I did not! And I’ve attempted, think me. I’ve owned it on PS1, purchased the very first PSP remake and downloaded the original to my PS3 for the reason that certainly I do like it, definitely. But I’ve just under no circumstances really been in a position to get into it.




Describing it as a “slightly crap platform game” is a tiny unfair, I suppose, but in my practical experience there is not a entire lot of platforming. Largely, you just stroll about hitting monsters with an admittedly broad choice of weapons. It feels imprecise, throwaway, a bit affordable. It is enjoyable, but it really is not “remake this twice” enjoyable, you know? It does not have the art game prestige of Shadow of the Colossus, but even that did not deserve two remakes, he mentioned iconoclastically. MediEvil has a following for positive, and I’ve noticed it described as attractive to persons who like “quirky British humour”. Nicely, I like quirky British humour, and MediEvil’s concept of such appears to extend to “voices that sound a bit posh”. Not specifically The Incorrect Trousers, is it?




Honestly, if they are going to remake PS1 games, I’d like to see somebody take a run at Croc: Legend of the Gobbos. We will need much more games like Croc. That is, games with hilariously smaller environments that nonetheless hyperlink collectively in a way that tends to make them definitely methodical and satisfying to navigate. In truth, I want this much more than something I can picture. I am genuinely angry. Medievil gets two remakes and Croc does not even get one particular. Remake Croc twice, you cowards.

Anyway, erm, Medievil is out tomorrow. Once more.