Of all the games that could get a second chance to impress, this was not one I expected to get a remaster. And I'm glad it did.
This is not a perfect game (AI issues, middling story, questionable execution of ideas), nor it's a perfect remaster (some areas have minor visual bugs with the new lightning), but as far as tie-in games go, man, does this one has a ton of cool stuff going for it.

This is a game that does a remarkable job capturing the visuals and tone of the 1982 horror masterpiece and translating its main themes into gameplay, and the remaster is a solid job that adds great additions to the combat and graphics without sacrificing the art direction or the design too much. If you have a fondness for early 2000's graphics, you will appreciate how faithful the effort is to retain the general look of the game.
The main perks however is that not only is the AI less prone to breaking down, the new visual effects are incredible to the game's atmosphere. So many areas are enhanced by the dynamic shadows alone.

Sadly, I don't think I can recommend this at full price to anyone but gigantic Carpenter fans, or as a way to signal Nightdive you want more games like this to be brought back to the public eye. But on sale, definitely give it a try if you are a junk enthusiast or love the original movie and want an above average tie-in game about it.
In a general sense, I do encourage supporting and playing this release, because I believe that there is more value in getting remasters or ports of decent games full of "neat ideas" that a new generation could get inspiration from to expand upon, than a AAA by the numbers release from 4 years ago that has nothing fresh to offer.

Of all the games that could get a second chance to impress, this was not one I expected to get a remaster. And I'm glad it did. This is not a perfect game (AI issues, middling story, questionable execution of ideas), nor it's a perfect remaster (some areas have minor visual bugs with the new lightning), but as far as tie-in games go, man, does this one has a ton of cool stuff going for it. This is a game that does a remarkable job capturing the visuals and tone of the 1982 horror masterpiece and translating its main themes into gameplay, and the remaster is a solid job that adds great additions to the combat and graphics without sacrificing the art direction or the design too much. If you have a fondness for early 2000's graphics, you will appreciate how faithful the effort is to retain the general look of the game. The main perks however is that not only is the AI less prone to breaking down, the new visual effects are incredible to the game's atmosphere. So many areas are enhanced by the dynamic shadows alone. Sadly, I don't think I can recommend this at full price to anyone but gigantic Carpenter fans, or as a way to signal Nightdive you want more games like this to be brought back to the public eye. But on sale, definitely give it a try if you are a junk enthusiast or love the original movie and want an above average tie-in game about it. In a general sense, I do encourage supporting and playing this release, because I believe that there is more value in getting remasters or ports of decent games full of "neat ideas" that a new generation could get inspiration from to expand upon, than a AAA by the numbers release from 4 years ago that has nothing fresh to offer.