NeoBards Entertainment huh? Now where have I heard that name before?

[DGrim]

Ah, it's the Chinese studio responsible for the half-arsed Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster, the game's cooked.

[JohnRomeroHD]

they're responsible for many terrible games. the first i remember from them is umbrella corps. they've literally never made anything good.

[cheetah1546]

Dead Rising Remaster was indeed bad. But Bloober had lackluster games and still rose to the occasion.

[Arthur Morrigan]

Originally posted by cheetah1546:

Dead Rising Remaster was indeed bad. But Bloober had lackluster games and still rose to the occasion.

No, they still made a bad game.

[cheetah1546]

Originally posted by Tom Mulholland:

Originally posted by cheetah1546:

Dead Rising Remaster was indeed bad. But Bloober had lackluster games and still rose to the occasion.

No, they still made a bad game.

I'm going to have to respectfully disagree.

[みずゆき]

Originally posted by cheetah1546:

Originally posted by Tom Mulholland:

No, they still made a bad game.

I'm going to have to respectfully disagree.

They made a worse version of SH2. What's there to disagree about?

[cheetah1546]

Originally posted by みずゆき:

Originally posted by cheetah1546:

I'm going to have to respectfully disagree.

They made a worse version of SH2. What's there to disagree about?

Silent Hill 2 Remake sold two million copies. And was generally liked by critics and players.

A lot of people love the formula of giving a game modern improvements. Better graphics and sound. Much much better voice acting than the original. And quality of life.

In fact it was one of the best games of 2024.

Doomposters lost this battle a while after the game came out. Not sure why you still want to deny it.

[Evisceration]

srslyyyy

[みずゆき]

Originally posted by cheetah1546:

Silent Hill 2 Remake sold two million copies. And was generally liked by critics and players.

In fact it was one of the best games of 2024.

Copies sold =/= quality. More people know about Silent Hill now than in 2001. Also, the opinions of game journos are not respected for a reason.

Originally posted by cheetah1546:

A lot of people love the formula of giving a game modern improvements. Better graphics and sound. Much much better voice acting than the original. And quality of life.

Do those modern improvements just equate to worse atmosphere and a complete lack of visual style in exchange for a generic UE5 "realistic" look? SH2demake plays more like those RE remakes than old SH games, not to mention the amount of padding just to stretch the game out from like 5-8 hours (original) to 20 (remake).

Ironically, the best songs in SH2demake are the ones they just ripped 1-1 from the original with no changes, like Black Fairy.

[cheetah1546]

Originally posted by みずゆき:

Originally posted by cheetah1546:

Silent Hill 2 Remake sold two million copies. And was generally liked by critics and players.

In fact it was one of the best games of 2024.

Copies sold =/= quality. More people know about Silent Hill now than in 2001. Also, the opinions of game journos are not respected for a reason.

Originally posted by cheetah1546:

A lot of people love the formula of giving a game modern improvements. Better graphics and sound. Much much better voice acting than the original. And quality of life.

Do those modern improvements just equate to worse atmosphere and a complete lack of visual style in exchange for a generic UE5 "realistic" look? SH2demake plays more like those RE remakes than old SH games, not to mention the amount of padding just to stretch the game out from like 5-8 hours (original) to 20 (remake).

Ironically, the best songs in SH2demake are the ones they just ripped 1-1 from the original with no changes, like Black Fairy.

Money talks and if a game sells well, it is sometimes because the devs did a good job. More people knowing about the game isn't inherently bad or a way to discredit it.

They equate to a better atmosphere that more easily comes across to the player. SH2 Remake is nothing like the newer version of Resident Evil 2, 3 or 4. Those games are complete departures that assume people will just play the old game too.

There is nothing wrong with a longer game when it has great quality. I will always like to be a part of an experience that is highly enjoyable and doesn't end in single digit hours for someone taking their time.

Objectively SH2R is longer and better.

One example of a song that is better than the original is Promise.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hU76OLHpMCc

[みずゆき]

Are you actually unironically defending the absurd amount of padding that the remake has? Have you even played the original? Compare the hospital/prison/labyrinth in both games and tell me how the remake is better when the original does everything better without wasting your time with meaningless puzzles that don't add anything worthwhile to the game.

Originally posted by cheetah1546:

I will always like to be a part of an experience that is highly enjoyable and doesn't end in single digit hours for someone taking their time.

Objectively SH2R is longer and better.

You're the target audience for this game.

Remake also cuts some songs from the original btw. Here's an example of a song that wasn't featured in remake, among others.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkZfID8J84A

[Arthur Morrigan]

Originally posted by みずゆき:

Originally posted by cheetah1546:

I'm going to have to respectfully disagree.

They made a worse version of SH2. What's there to disagree about?

Arguing about matters of taste is largely pointless and goes nowhere. Even if they’re wrong and the SH2 remake is largely terrible.

[Arthur Morrigan]

Saying a game is “objectively better” because it’s been distended and padded out with wood pulp and flavorless gruel to be 3x the length of the original is wild though.

[cheetah1546]

Originally posted by Tom Mulholland:

Saying a game is “objectively better” because it’s been distended and padded out with wood pulp and flavorless gruel to be 3x the length of the original is wild though.

Not once did I get bored during remake.

[Arthur Morrigan]

Originally posted by cheetah1546:

Originally posted by Tom Mulholland:

Saying a game is “objectively better” because it’s been distended and padded out with wood pulp and flavorless gruel to be 3x the length of the original is wild though.

Not once did I get bored during remake.

Far out man

[Handsome_WombatX6969]

NeoBards Entertainment doesnt inspire confidence tbh.