This game is just screaming for a remaster

[Engicop]

Seriously. Even to this day, the game still has unique multiplayer and story atmosphere, leaving it in the dust would be a waste and we should tell the guys at IOI and Square Enix for a re-release.

Just fix all the bugs, improve playability (that revive system in co-op is kind of cringy and ragdolls feel so fake), improve multiplayer and netcode (because joining games is kind of hard and bugged, netcode also makes NPCs teleport everywhere), re-release it on PS4/Xbox one and PC with better compatibility on modern systems and shorter loading times to revive the multiplayer community! Even though it's a "love it or hate it" kind of game, I'm sure people mostly didn't like it because of those current issues and rushed elements that should have been fine-tuned before release.
Heck, add the first game in the series with online co-op in the package as well, and we will have the definitive Kane & Lynch experience.

Since the K&L team has been fired in favour of focusing on Hitman, a re-release is all I'm asking for. IOI and Square, remaster this series and let it end with style!

[Frag Maniac]

Forget about anything K&L, they can't even get Hitman right anymore.

[Engicop]

Originally posted by Frag Maniac:

Forget about anything K&L

Of course... not.

I don't think a remaster that would primarly fix the bugs and stability will ruin something I already like...

[Frag Maniac]

Don't get me wrong, I still love K&L 2, and go back to play it on hardest mode now and then when I get bored of these easy peasy games developed lately, but you're not being realistic.

It came out a LONG time ago. In 6.5 years it's only sold about 1.1 million units. The series was cancelled 3 years ago when it was confirmed there would be no K&L 3. This was the same year Square Enix acquired Eidos, so put 2 + 2 together. Square Enix is where great games go to die.

I also feel K&L2 had adequate graphics for it's time. The only thing most complained about was the forced pixelated censoring, shaky cam, and onscreen effects, the latter two of which can be disabled. Gameplay wise you sometimes couldn't shoot at certain angles from cover.

The shooting angles were easily overcome by either moving to another spot, or snapping out of cover and just crouching behind it, which is further aided by the ability to switch shoulder view.

There aren't any stability issues though. You must be playing it on a potato PC. It doesn't make sense to do a remake of this game really, and SE will never fund such a project.

[Eddie]

I wish I could find a cheap key, just to relive K&L2. But its unlikely they will remaster it. The game was basically an off season game. Made with rag tag developers from different projects that immidately went back to their main jobs after it went gold. It was a great game though, supposidely sold a million copies, so its all up to them.

[Frag Maniac]

Originally posted by Bowman:

It was a great game though, supposidely sold a million copies, so its all up to them.

Just over 1 mill globally on all platforms to this point. The problem is, with the high production cost of games these days (if you want them to be competitive that is), 1 million units doesn't really bring in that much money considering the rising cost of making games.

[n0ughty b0y]

I agree. good idea.

[Jam1511]

Wish them remake KL 1 & 2

[Engicop]

I know, I know... I also doubt they will bother with this series again, but I simply wanted to, well, get this off my chest.

I love the game, but there are some (technical) flaws that simply held it back. I'm sure that a remaster containing both games in the series would make a good alternative to Payday by improving multiplayer experience and tweaking some things here and there. Hell, I could write an entire to-do list of tweaks. That's how dedicated I am to an extremely niche game.
Nowadays we're getting remastered editions of games that were already polished and still quite popular to begin with, but since revenue and marketing matter, you're right. Chances for this series are VERY slim, regardless of how many fixes and tweaks can be done.

Originally posted by Frag Maniac:

There aren't any stability issues though. You must be playing it on a potato PC. It doesn't make sense to do a remake of this game really, and SE will never fund such a project.

I don't think that Steam overlay freezing my game for a couple of seconds, long loading times and so-so netcode is caused by my PC (freezing with overlay is probably an issue with the game running on Windows 10, I remember it worked fine on Win7). My PC is totally fine, fast and clean.

[Frag Maniac]

Actually the Steam overlay causes problems in lots of games. A lot of today's high file size games also have longer load screens, and a remake would no doubt be larger file size than the original.

Whether or not your PC has anything to do with the bad performance, I still feel it's an impractical idea, especially given the so so sales.

[Belleᴴᴺ]

Yep a remaster .This game is so dirty ,nasty with 2 brocken guys .Very rare in the videogame history .

[Frag Maniac]

Originally posted by Belle HN:

Yep a remaster .This game is so dirty ,nasty with 2 brocken guys .Very rare in the videogame history .

I wish more people felt that way about it. If so, they'd be making a K&L 3.

[matrixmod]

I want KNL1 remaked. I like KNL2 too, but story wise, I dont much care about KNL2 but for sure ,the multiplayer was great. They even have built the latest Glacier engine so why wouldnt they make their old games back to a easy money grab? like big publishers doing thesedays. It is a easy money grab I admit but for reasons. I will definetely buy it if it comes out. This series deserves more attention.

[Letsgetarded🐼]

+1 for remaster.
Or atleast final patch. (broken achievement and things already mentioned here).

[man_without_eyes]

Originally posted by TheEngiGuy:

I'm sure people mostly didn't like it because of those current issues

Not because of that. Most people didn't like it because of its overall mediocre quality. K&L2 is just a common TPS, where only thing player is doing is shooting, shooting, shooting all the time (and ballistics in this game sucks).

[Engicop]

Originally posted by man_without_eyes:

K&L2 is just a common TPS, where only thing player is doing is shooting, shooting, shooting all the time

Isn't that the point of 'shooter' games?