3/5 ★ – Empyrean's review of MediEvil.

You know those videos you see of people recreating things like Ocarina of Time or Mario in the Unreal engine, but it just feels really cheap and soulless? Medievil PS4 reminds me of that. Perhaps that’s a bit harsh because the visuals are actually one of this remakes stronger aspects. The main issue is it’s the exact same game with no effort made to improve on flaws already improved by Resurrection. In some cases, like the Pumpkin Serpent, they’re actually *worse*. It’s really a case of death by a thousand cuts. By the end, I’d heard one too many of Dan’s lines being in the wrong conversation, or the soundtrack being overly bombastic. One major positive, and something I wish all remakes would do, is include the original game as an unlockable. It may make your game look worse but at least it’s a nice gesture.