"Gods Remastered"

"Gods Remastered"
Review by: Carless Yen
Remastered by: Robot Riot UG
Platforms: PC, PS4, NS, X1

To the gamers in here alive in the 90's you might remember a game on the Amiga/Atari ST called Gods from the Bitmap Brothers. To the ones that didn't here is your chance because it's on every platform now thanks to the team at Robot Riot. So how does it hold up in this generation, and how does it hold up to the original? I've seen a lot of negative reviews, and I think it is from people who didn't play the original, and probably had never even heard of it before. I say this because they did an amazing job giving it the same feel as the original. I hear complaints like to difficult and clunky controls. Well you don't remaster a game, and completely change it. They made it feel just like the original classic. Also in my opinion difficult isn't a negative while doing reviews. You wouldn't lower a score on Dark Souls or Nioh score saying to difficulty. As far as the remaster it looks beautiful, and I love how you can click the control stick and transfer in game back and forth between new and old graphics. The difference is mind blowing, and the colors are just so vibrant and a pleasure on the eyes. The other major difference is framerate. It was brought up form 17 fps to a constant 60 which is so much smoother.
I can't really tell you much about the story, because it's a game from the 90's so it's mostly just gameplay not a real big story driven title. It's mainly about solving puzzles, cleaning out dungeons, and completing the game. The plot pulled from the games introduction goes as this. "Four guardians" have invaded and usurped the citadel of the gods. The gods offer any hero who can succeed in retaking the citadel one favor. The hero who comes forth immediately asks the gods as their favor to be granted a seat among them as an equal. The gods are only comforted by the hope the hero fails. After the last boss is beaten, the gods prove true to their word and the last image is the hero's body becoming a being of light as he ascends to Mount Olympus.That doesn't matter really because this one is all about the gameplay,and all the levels are the same, and perfect setup for Speed Runners. I think it would actually be a fun game to attempt speed running, and watch speedrunning on.
I really feel if you loved the original you will love this as well. The beautiful new look, the smooth and better controls, just bring it to the new Gen perfectly. They stayed true to the material while making it look and feel better. Only thing really different is the new menu music, because everyone knows how difficult and annoying music rights are these days. It wasn't a turn off for me at all, being a reviewer I get the difficulties of getting the rights, and overlook it. I also feel you will love this game if your a speed runner or fan of platformers. There is just a ton of replayability, so if that is something you look for to as well you should enjoy. I'm not going to say it is for everyone though based on other reviews I have read on it, but I think if you enjoy retro style games it's probably for you. I don't have a lot of negative to say about this one based off my play of it.

Pros: Looks amazing
The Controls and gameplay so smooth and precise.
Stays true to the original
Tons of replay value
Perfect for Speedrunning
Great Difficulty

Overall: 7.8 Perfect game for retro lovers, and speedrunners. A most own for fans of the classic, A perfect Remaster.