The remake of this shooter was so bad it gets a remake

Remakes and remasters are always controversial in the video game world and often rightly so. Just think of Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition, which was a complete disaster. The game was a pure bug fest when it was released and it was criticize in our testt. In addition, the developers also spoiled the remaster with dubious design decisions, such as the strangely placed checkpoints. A 2003 first-person shooter met a similar fate. The title XIII received a remake in 2020to make the title shine in new splendor, but with that the developers landed a decent crash landing. Now they want to start a second attempt.

XIII to get second remake

Microids wants to enter the first-person shooter miss another remake. But how did it happen? The first attempt to revise the cult game completely backfired. It’s fair to say that the remake is worse than the 17-year-old original. In our test from 2020 we spoke of a “middle finger to the fans”. Incidentally, they were just as unenthusiastic and let their frustration run wild. The condition of the game was so miserable that the developers even publicly apologized.

A letter to fans spoke of non-compliance with quality standards and legitimate criticism from buyers. The pandemic was to blame for the faux pas.

Second remake as a free update

Instead of developing a completely new game, they promise a major update for the existing version. All players who own the first remake of XIII (buy now €29.99) from the year 2020 will have the second attempt immediately after the release as free update can download. There is talk of one improved AI, 60 fps on PC PlayStation and Xbox and one Online multiplayer with up to 13 games.