Medievil's Many Remakes (and one sequel)

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  @lichlame · 3 years ago

  The original PsOne game has some of the most iconic sound effects of any game. They really seared deep into my mind as a child.

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  @DragmaKerp · 3 years ago

  To me Medievil is very difficult to sequalize, but still, feels so short and tiny. I feel like they made a great big world and lore… that you don’t see or experience ever.

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  @PepsiMan666 · 3 years ago

  Zarok in Japanese is voiced by Norio Wakamoto AKA Cell from DBZ, M. Bison from Street Fighter, Chiyo's dad from Azumanga Daioh and a whole bunch of other roles.

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  @SuperSwordman1 · 1 year ago (edited)

  Feels like MediEvil was a lightning in a bottle moment. We just can't replicate it. Just like the random arrow that fell out hero, it was a once-in-a-lifetime thing.

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• GR

  @GreyofDodeca · 3 years ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIQip7MuvdY&amp;t=26">0:26</a> &quot;I don&apos;t go back to old media because I want to experience what&apos;s possible now. I go back to see what was possible then, to connect with how people expressed themselves in the context of their time.&quot; Well said! 🍻

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  @GirtheAlienGoldfish · 3 years ago

  MediEvil holds a special place in my heart. As a kid, I would watch my mom play it. She really enjoyed the game. She also liked Skullmonkeys and Oddworld.<br>But MediEvil was my favorite. I would watch her play it for hours. I really liked Dan as a character because even though he was a skeleton, he was really friendly-looking and silly.<br>To this day, I still really love MediEvil. I hope that if we do get a sequel that it will capture the spirit of the first game. I just really miss that sense of whimsy and silliness that games had back then.

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• PA

  @pawcanada · 3 years ago

  As a Darkstalkers fan, you&apos;re point about holding potential sequels to ransom unless a rerelease/remaster of a predecessor does well really hits the nail on the head. Even a good remaster that captures and supersedes on the original is likely to only appeal to fans of it and maybe a few more, but taking a chance with a new entry with its own spin has a stronger chance to open it up to more.

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• AD

  @adamdonnelly6470 · 3 years ago (edited)

  MediEvil is so underrated. Sometimes it’s more interesting to try and appreciate a flawed game than gushing over a 90+ Metacritic darling. Sir Dan’s clumsiness and the game’s cartoon horror would make for a great parody of the Soulsborne genre if they ever decided to bring it back.

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• CR

  @crashtefano · 2 years ago

  So, as a fan of the series, I&apos;d say:<br>- the original MediEvil is the classic everyone deserves to play at least once (so glad it was included in the remake; I know there are other remakes with the original game being fully available in the more modern version but I still wish this was done more often);<br>- MediEvil 2 is my personal favorite (with the first one still being a masterpiece in my opinion, but I slightly prefer the sequel);<br>- MediEvil 2019 might be the remake anyone could pick up if they thought the original was too outdated and they wanted a more modern experience (or if they lack the original hardware the game was made for and they couldn&apos;t just emulate it);<br>- Resurrection is that version we could play if we ever wanted a significantly different twist on the first game that puts our muscle memory to the test (I don&apos;t think it comes even close to the original, but after playing it for some time I have learnt to show it some respect for what it tried to do as a launch title for PSP).

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• SA

  @Saintbow · 3 years ago

  Sir Daniel Fortesque, always a legend and holds a place in all 90&apos;s kids hearts.

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• HY

  @Hyynma · 3 years ago

  Finally proof that someone else cares about the turmoil Dan has been subjected to.

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  @stevena488 · 3 years ago (edited)

  See, MediEvil felt (to me) to be a 2000AD comic strip adaptation because it&apos;s so insane. Like Pat Mills (Back when he was slightly LESS crazy) and Kevin O&apos;Neill went &quot;Let&apos;s make a video game about a complete tosser of an upper class git who can&apos;t survive without the player&quot;. I know people who said it felt very Tim Burton, but it&apos;s so utterly 2000ad&apos;s mad cap sense of humour and insanity. To the point where I wish that more stuff was inspired BY 2000AD so that we could get more mad stuff like this. Granted, the folks at Rebellion and the Prog are brilliant people who are all fun and a bit mental (I know a few of them and they&apos;re just as mad as the comics they make)<br><br>Also, Paul Darrow is a national treasure. An absolutely amazing guy who I met at a convention in Glasgow. Glad to hear that they didn&apos;t mess around with his takes.<br><br>EDIT: - Gah... I hate this. RIP Kevin O&apos;Neill.

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