HD reissues are starting to be the new ?hot? thing, and if the game is a classic I?m all for it. The only thing that disappoints me is the companies are taking the old games, shaking the dust off them, fixing frame rates and sharpening them up to run pretty on an HDTV, but where I would hope these companies would go is where Capcom went with Resident Evil 1. They completely remade the game with a better graphical engine without sacrificing what made the game a classic in the first place. While I know all these games being given a facelift have is a wish and a prayer, if I were the developer, I?d at least give it a go.
The latest in the HD trend is a Konami classic called Zone of the Enders parts 1 and 2 (2nd Runner). It?s no secret that the first game was a mild success mostly due to the fact it came with a Metal Gear Demo that fans were going gaga for, so much in fact they would pay 50 bucks to play it. Due to the overwhelming success in sales it lead to a sequel that took a remotely basic and repetitive game and gave it some depth and honestly was exactly what I?m certain the developers were shooting for in the first game, but with more development time and funds were able to achieve. There?s no doubt the series has a serious fan base and it?s why we have this collection due to popular demand, and the good news, it retains everything you loved about the series with a new shiny coat of paint.
Visually the game is greatly cleaned up and the frame rate is noticeably better, especially in areas where there is a lot going on. The added and updated anime cut scenes really pop and provide slicker personality than what was offered originally. The soundtrack was always a great one, using a well orchestrated score and providing that perfect amount of emotion that keeps things riveting throughout your journey. The aforementioned voice acting isn?t great by any measure and really pales in comparison to Kojima?s Metal Gear series, but in the end it?s always better than just reading subtitles, right?
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