Games I Was Wrong About - A Collection of Terrible First Impressions

[@adnanasif9538]

Assassin's Creed 3. This game's beginning chapter with Haytham was a chore to get through. But once you take control of Connor and the assassin vs. templar conflict kicks off, this game got good. Seriously Connor and Haythams banter on freedom and control was amazing

[@adamdavis1737]

I'm with you on the game itself but I disagree on the initial opening. I think Haythem is an awesome character and I liked everything he was doing. However that one mission where you're sneaking aboard the ship I found to be just terribly designed. Although in general a lot of the main missions in this one don't feel that great It was playing as young Connor that made me want to pull my hair out. The game just basically has two tutorial sections and the second one drags on for what feels like 5 hours. But, like you said once everything opens up and you start really getting into the main story and start getting the option to do all the side content. It is one of my favorite open world games I've ever played. There is actually such a complex economy that you can mess around in that got me sucked in for hours. That and I love to just run around in the treetops over the snow and snare British soldiers with the rope dart like predator 😂 I also feel like it has some of the best foot chases in the franchise. Even if when you're in New York it's a little ridiculous with how many soldiers there are But I liked the naval missions there, almost more than I like how it's presented in Black flag, but I think it had to be somewhat simplified for that one since you're always in the ship But my favorite thing, the combat in AC3 feels more brutal than any other game in the franchise. That tomahawk is awesome and Connor is a whirlwind of death

[@adnanasif9538]

@adamdavis1737 Yeah the young Connor's story section was hit with a speed breaker. But as soon as Achilles shows up in the story, things start to improve. Underneath all these rough edges is an amazing game, with one of the best portrayal of assassins vs. templar conflicts in this series. And absolutely the combat system was great. But got boring and stale after being used continuously till AC rogue with miniscule iterations. The new AC games play like amateur dark souls formula.

[@RaineRyanRudnick]

My Resident Evil game I was Wrong about wasn’t 4, but rather 7. I was like “First person? Get outta TOWN.” But then I. Y’know. Played it. And it was the most Resident Evil game I played since Nemesis. I fell in love with that world, the enemies, Ethan Winters, the schmuck. It’s proof that a change in perspective can really be a shot in the arm sometimes. …damn, this is how Metroid fans felt with Prime I bet.

[@616Entertainment]

I could definitely use VII as well. You probably know this, I probably told you at some point, I avoided RE VII for years. The first person thing was just and "eeeeehhhhhh I don't know." Even when I eventually started it, I dropped it and took a while to come back. Then I wound up loving it.

[@robchuk4136]

Same. Whereas RE 4 made me nervous, I was open to a shakeup since the franchise had gotten stale and (more importantly) that over-the-shoulder perspective was something totally original. But I thought RE7 was being derivative of other first-person horror, and I was super against everything I first saw. Boy was I wrong about that!

[@swaggalikechrist]

I started Days Gone years ago and it didn’t click but recently I’ve started to replay it. It’s not the greatest thing ever but it’s not horrible either.

[@616Entertainment]

I LOVE Days Gone.

[@UncomfortableShoes]

The abrupt start of the story didn’t start me on a good foot with it and then the more they dove into the past I found the story even less likable. Particularly how the main character and his wife got together. I didn’t buy for a second that woman cared about this guy. Gameplay was fun though. Ultimately I played it every day for more than a week, I got to the military part and realized I didn’t care what happened and quit playing. I wouldn’t mind a new game in that world with more complete writing.

[@Oyvind88]

Days Gone was a blast😍👏🎮

[@emmanuelrodriguez4540]

As I get older, I’ve realized if I can’t skip cutscenes and get the game going , then I lose interest. I attribute it to be tired all The time from adulting lol

[@timinou9915]

Interesting subject for a video 😜🤘 Wouldn't mind a part 2 !

[@jims9438]

The game that immediately comes to mind is Fallout 3. I rented it from a Blockbuster and tried playing it for a while, struggled with it and didn't enjoy it so I returned it early. I then watched xCaliz0rz do a Let's Play series and I bought the game, played it, loved it and went on to New Vegas and Fallout 4 (which I still play to this day.)

[@kxlebhim]

616 dropped. It’s a good day😮‍💨

[@oscarquinones3183]

For me it was Mass Effect 1. At first I could not get into the lore and the beginning hours on the Citadel dragged when I first played it. I also had trouble on where to go, and i couldn't really get into the story. But after i left the Citadel and went to Feros, i slowly got invested into the story and especially the characters. It became one of my favorite gaming franchises ever afterwards.

[@gabulldog2487]

Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family! We appreciate all your hard work and enjoy the results!

[@chrisbiggs5415]

I agree with your assessment of Resident Evil 4. That and I never owned a PS3. I waited until the remake on the ps5 to play it and it’s easily one of my favorite RE games of all time. Soul like games I’m not a fan of but I’ve played and enjoyed games similar like the Fallen Jedi series. Love both games and Stellar Blade. One of my top games of the year. Grand theft auto games looked fun but I never got into the actual story of the games, but GTA5 is a masterpiece in my books and it hooked me onto Red Dead Redemption 2 which is another masterpiece. Those Dead Raising games aren’t fun imo. Great video as usual, Ian!

[@joecrackin3783]

I have tried to get in to re4 so many times, even the remake, but just can't do it. You're spot on with dead rising though. What a great concept that was destroyed by garbage gameplay.

[@JamesSmith-sw3nk]

Red Dead Redemption 2 is a classic. An epic game. A work of art. Everyone should play it. I just didn't care for it. I much preferred GTA or Cyberpunk 2077. If you think that RDR2 is the best game ever, it's great that you enjoyed it. I can recognize that a game is very good and still not care for it.

[@UncomfortableShoes]

I just want to thank you for your fair and mature feeling about it. So often people have the mindset of “I don’t like this so it’s bad.” I feel the way you feel about Scarface, great movie, I get why people like it, just not for me.

[@jeggitv]

I dislike RE4. The game is well made, sure, but the fact that they threw the entire story they were building to in the trash is STILL bullshit. Plus, the new 100% action focus was for sure a cash grab. I can see why people love it, but meh.

[@adamdavis1737]

I mostly agree. I can't say that I don't like it at all though. But many years had to pass first and I had to just eventually replay it knowing what I was in for. But it's never going to be in one of my favorites and I was pretty pissed off for the same reason. I already thought code Veronica was starting to push a lot more action concepts into the game even if just by presentation. But I still wanted to know how that story ended and Resident Evil 4 basically just says "Yeah never mind umbrella just went out of business, Chris never got to make word on going to take them down himself" And then the game might kind of have a horror backdrop to it but I personally never found any of it to be scary. It just feels like a shooter As such I wasn't that excited about the remake either, but I actually really enjoyed that one. I think it's a lot better than the original and actually manages to put in a few sections that are pretty creepy. But the original is always going to be a little bit of a sore spot for me because indeed that was when franchise I had come to love more than any other in gaming, lost its identity to me

[@jeggitv]

@@adamdavis1737 To be fair, I didn't say I hated the game, but it's not anywhere near to being one of my faves. The remake didn't do it for me either. I got the platinum trophy, but simply because I made it a goal to get all the main series platinums and the other release of 4 doesn't have one. lol When I heard that RE8 was gonna be a love letter to RE4, I cringed. Luckily, that game is far better than 4, but it's still not scary outside of a part in the game which presented probably the best horror in any of the games, bar none. To me, RE4 feels like a slap in the face to the fans of the series up until that point. "Okay, thanks for getting us where we wanted to be in terms of having eyes on us, but we're moving in another direction with or without you." Like, sure, the shooting mechanics are good in RE4. But there's more to my enjoyment of a game, especially if it's a part of a series that I love, than the gameplay being good. Unfortunately the face of my gaming history will always bear the hand print from Capcom deploying the pimp hand of greed upon it. lol

[@Psmgamer]

Resident Evil 4 is interesting as someone who only played Code Veronica X on PS2. I got it on PS2 and absolutely loved it. Got Resident Evil 4 Remake and love how it feels like the original game just with expanding on the world and characters and improved control.

[@cicitrout6266]

About Inquisition dude it gets really good stick it out

[@616Entertainment]

Watch that part again, lol

[@supersoundwave]

I’ll always hype WWE All Stars, it’s one of the most underrated wrestling games ever released: - much deeper gameplay mechanics than people realize as each wrestler belonged to a certain class - total fan service with cutscenes like Undertaker building your casket - probably the best renders of Andre (70s afro!) and Macho Man in any WWE game - unlockable attires like ‘92 HBK - PPV quality video packages for the Fantasy Warfare matches Don’t let the over-the-top arcade action fool you. It’s amazing.

[@jayjayrocket]

Spyro The Dragon. In the 90s I was convinced that it had to be played by 5 year olds. This year I showed my 4 year old and got so into it myself that i got a platinum on all 3 parts of the trilogy!

[@peterbradyiv]

I remember reading about Halo 3: ODST in an issue of Game Informer and talking to my friends about it saying that it would suck because we couldn't play as Master Chief. Boy, was I wrong after playing through it. The other game that I got a terrible first impression on was Resident Evil Remake. It was the first Resident Evil game that I played that wasn't RE 4,5 or 6, so I had to get used to the different camera perspective, not to mention I was playing the Wii version, so I ended up judging it too harshly. I didn't pick it up again until the PS4/Xbox One remaster came out and am glad to say it stands as one of my favorite games of all time.

[@AdamSMessinger]

I'm a huge fan of the OG Doom Games. Doom, Doom II, and Doom 64 are the holy trinity for me. When they announced the free Doom + Doom II upgrade and the Legacy of Rust add on, I was hyped. I played the first couple of maps and wasn't really feeling it, so I just kinda moved onto other stuff. They didn't hook me like the maps in other Doom games had where I couldn't put down my controller. About 4 or 5 months later, I decided to try it again and got into the third map of Legacy of Rust. By then I was hooked like I had been with all the other Doom games and countless mods.

[@CaptainMcKayRandom]

Awesome stuff here man! To this day I’ve never played WWE All Stars but I’ve heard nothing but praise. Gonna give it a shot one of these days. I suppose my most recent “first impression was wrong” game was the God of War DLC from a year or so ago. After loving the two recent games, I was excited for more, but having it be a rogue-lite just threw me off. That, and a couple glitchy things that made me have to totally restart each time, made me just swear off it haha. Great video!

[@BoltonGaming]

another banger video, i love these types of videos!

[@stz03]

Can we make a series about the things Ian disliked but were legit?

[@14WildJoker]

Shadow of the Colossus was a bit weird at first sight for me. The colours, the single-swing attack, the silence... The first boss almost not giving a cent about the tiny protagonist. When I got to play, Oh boy. The thrill, the strategy, the location, and, goodness gratious, the soundtrack! The music was outstanding. I used the soundtrack as my study playlist for the most time when studying. The emotion as "Revived Power" kicks in immediately brings me back at the battle with Basaran.

[@SmellTheCanvis]

I'm so glad I stumbled into a game like RDR2 after the hype because everyone complains about the "snow" portion of the game, but I loved it. It was akin to The Hateful 8 or something, and had that old timey western feel. But, yup, 10/10 for that game.

[@MightyKombat]

Well at least now you understand the majesty of WWE All Stars, the unparalleled joy of seeing CM Punk get Andre the Giant in a Tekken air juggle. Can't beat that. Joking aside it is a legit great game that I'm sad probably won't get a remaster outside of a miracle.

[@616Entertainment]

It will not get a remaster at all. Wrestling games are not really in that category. They come and go.

[@MightyKombat]

@@616Entertainment Pity really, even for the intended timeless ones like All Stars. That's still modern wrestlers of the then-current age. Still a massive shame though.

[@RCROX]

I felt the exact same way about RE4 when it first came out... I grew up with the fixed camera angles and the entire conspiracy involving Umbrella, so when I first played the RE4 demo back when GameStop still had playable demos in store, I was like, "what the hell is this?!"... fortunately, my disdain for it was very short lived...

[@616Entertainment]

Yea, it wins you over pretty quickly, hahaha

[@mjdf122]

616 never wrong just found the way

[@GrandmasterA.N.T]

Great video of happy holidays

[@Highlander_Vega]

There's only 1 game that comes to mind, after about 15 years shenmue 3 was finally released. It did not live up to the hype. The game was too short and the ending completely sucked.

[@AsaMaseyMasa]

Felt completely the same about RDR2. Loved the first one, so pumped for the sequel and then that whole snow section at the start put me off. Had to come back to it years later and finally loved it. Similar story with TLOU2.

[@Muzanglenklu]

With Bloodborne being one of my all time favorites, I was very apprehensive about Lies of P, but after 10 minutes of playing, I knew it was gonna be good. I enjoyed it just as much, if not more than I did Bloodborne.

[@UncomfortableShoes]

RE4 was my first RE game and I was blown away. Remake is stellar too.

[@1000Gamernerd]

You're not wrong about the snow part, though. 😂

[@Psycho-Crusher693]

I was wrong about halo when I first played it the controls felt weird using both sticks to move around i never played anything like that before on n64 but when me an my cousin played more of it together we got better and the campaign was so good still one of my top favorites of all time for me

[@Oyvind88]

Another awesome video😀👏 Great list and love RE 4 and RDR2 to😍

[@MCastleberry1980]

For me it's every Soulslike. I keep trying them, getting my ass beat, getting mad, then quitting. At 44 I no longer have the desire to "Git gud", i play games specifically to NOT get mad lol Everything about the games seems really cool, but getting my ass handed to me by the first boss 50 times in row always makes me regret my decision.

[@616Entertainment]

Yea if it's not enjoyable for you to find the openings and move forward, they're just not for you. Nothing wrong with that.

[@EGommer1994]

A bit different, but Soulslikes are those games I haven't tried that I keep telling myself I'll somehow enjoy for all the cool shit in them, but I absolutely know I won't lol. Trial and error gameplay is hard to nail and I'm even more picky about it than most. I never found artificial difficulty too appealing myself, which I get the impression they have. I'm also big on games respecting the player's time. So it's frustrating cause I look at them and think of how awesome it all looks. The atmosphere, aesthetics, all the design. But I feel it might be ruined once the controller is in hand. I felt similarly to Forbidden Siren, which I did play even though I knew its shortcomings going in.

[@MCastleberry1980]

@616Entertainment my personal hell is everyone being like "let's make our games like Dark Souls!" So now I'm playing what looks like a cute Zelda inspired game that immediately kicks the shit out of me lol

[@devyndowling689]

My nephews loved WWE All-Stars!! They played it on the Wii for a few years!

[@KegOfMeat]

Ian says those video ideas are unlocked but last I checked theres no Vice City review, no San Andreas review, no IV review. Nothing. Nada. So I don't know when he plans on making them, but I won't be waiting around as a Patron until they go up. I'll watch then I'll unpledge because I cant afford to keep pledging when I only want to see those specific Patron goal videos.

[@616Entertainment]

Everything up to and several after the Vice City retrospective are all out, dude. They’re on the channel and have been for a long time. They’re not hard to find. The only things left on the list that haven’t been released yet are San Andreas and Metal Gear Solid. You don’t have to “wait around as a patron until they go up.” They’re up. They’ve been up.

[@robchuk4136]

Fun topic! So one for me is *Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy.* After Avengers failed, who could trust the next, similarly- looking Marvel game? But not being a looter shooter goes a long way. To my pleasant surprise, it's one of the most fun (and funniest) single player action sci-fis I've played probably since the Mass Effect games. On the flip side, I'd have to say *Max Payne 3.* Was so sure I'd love it based on first impressions, and Rockstar's pedigree, but I just... Didn't. Not even close. It really loses a lot moving away from it's original noir identity, and it feels like a con to insist it's still there.

[@SPac316]

My first impression of Urban Strike on Sega Genesis was negative. But when I played it...I loved it. So I became a fan of that classic series.

[@616Entertainment]

Excellent pull.

[@Xanthan4711]

Exact same feelings on Red Dead Redemption II minus the change of opinion. The slow opening and all that bothered me less than how it controlled. The whole thing didn't feel like a game. I'm especially uninterested in participating in the gang with Dutch. I sold it about 3 days after launch and I've never looked back.

[@thomasbrantley5667]

I feel similar about Baldurs Gate 3 that you do about Dragon Age, only I really do want to enjoy it and I've had fun with it but it always comes back to leveling and managing a team of people when I just want to worry about myself and interact with this world with my character. I've restarted it multiple times and I'll have fun and then it never fails I'll have to equip stuff to a character or level a character that I'm not playing as and I'll breathe such a sigh of exhaustion.

[@616Entertainment]

I totally hear you. I played a bunch of BG3 and I enjoyed it for the most part, but having taken a break, I don't really see myself going back. The combat just isn't really fun. It's extremely annoying to just feel completely outgunned all the time. All I wanted to really do was marry Shadowheart, hahahha

[@adamdavis1737]

I still don't really care for Resident Evil 4 that much. In fact I think the remake is way better than the original. I don't think it's bad, I recognize it's place in gaming history But as a massive fan of the classic games at the time Resident Evil 4 really disappointed me with a massive shift away from horror and overall having next to nothing to do with the plot line they had been building for the last four games. It's grown on me over the years because I had to just accept that's where the franchise went. But it's never going to be one of my favorites My most recent example for myself here though is I just finished Assassin's Creed Odyssey. Between the main quest, whatever side quests I did, and the first DLC, I have 110 hours in this game now But it's almost 20:25 and I'm just beating it after buying it on release. When I first started playing the map seemed just too big and overwhelming with too much crap in it and I couldn't figure out what I should be prioritizing or not. There were just so many other systems going on in the game that only added to that feeling. And then it just felt too much like origins without much change, and I had just spent like 70 hours to prior year in origins which I loved I kept trying to get back into it only to still be discouraged, especially since it feels so heavily level-gated in the beginning so you feel like you can't even just go explore the map But last year I came back to it, I suppose out of frustration that a game I paid full price for was sitting there unfinished. And began to just grind out a couple of the early areas until I was about level 20 or so, and all of a sudden everything clicked and the game opened up and I became addicted But it's one of those things where despite how much I loved the rest of that journey to the point where this is one of the most enjoyable open world games I've ever played. To have to say that the first 15 hours of it are kind of boring, is not an indication of good game design. Other games are over in 15 hours, you don't want to have to play through that to get to the good part. But in this instance for me it was well worth it This one everybody will hate me for. I was super hyped for God of War 2018. By the time I finish getting through the first realm you visit, I was feeling the dread of disappointment. I eventually finished it, but I felt like I had to force myself to do it. Ended up switching the game to easy mode halfway through it, not because it felt too hard but because I just wanted to rush through it just for the stories sake. It just felt so much like every other Sony cinematic third person action adventure game and rarely felt like God of War. There is just so much slow paced climbing and rowing and walking and talking And so few of those epics at peace moments that made that franchise for me prior. The majority of boss fights are just fighting that same big troll but with slightly different elemental attacks. I still say Red Dead Redemption 2 was robbed at the game awards of that year

[@Reigndolph]

I remember not liking Def Jam Fight for new York all that much. But i like the game more now

[@thomgraney2238]

Dude! I saw the Elder Scrolls Online footage in the intro and was like, “He’s gonna give ESO some love??” But then nothing. Bait and switch? What happened??

[@616Entertainment]

The games you see in the intro are games that I have stories for but didn’t include in the main video. You’ll notice none of the games in the intro are mentioned in the main video. This is to keep from spoiling everything I’m about to talk about. Everything in the intro has a story, though. And could be used in a sequel to this video, if there’s interest in that.

[@ShannonAlcorn]

Resident Evil 4 was definitely a bad first impression. Took me a lot of years to play it and now it’s awesome 👏🏻 the others I’ve never played except RDR2 and that game didn’t give me a bad impression upon playing it for the first time I was instantly hooked 10/10. Thanks for the video Ian always entertaining to watch 👍🏻👍🏻

[@anthonykostelnik3148]

Hey same I stopped in 09 well I'd still watch tna but I started watching bits and pieces until aew man those first 3 aew years were awesome now mlw and the WWE ppvs are all I watch. Hopefully Dixie Kahn can get his vag together and get some great minds together to make good stories and booking because the talent is there. Imagine if court Bauer had aews roster

[@anthonykostelnik3148]

Rdr2 is still probably one of the best games ever made I've bought and beaten it twice

[@616Entertainment]

See now this I can agree with.

[@dominiqueodom3099]

Call me crazy,but I didn't get or hear about anything regarding Rockstar's Prestige in the industry compared to alot of other Big Studios over the years. I knew about how popular the original GTA trilogy was but call me crazy,I never was able to play those games due to the lack of a checkpoint system and lack of understanding what to do and in GTA4 i absolutely despised the physics/the driving/the color palette/and the boring pace and never was able to finish it or its spinoffs or any Rockstar game they had released even up to RDR1 because I just didn't like cowboy games. I was even among the people who thought GOW3 shouldve won game of the year. Then I ended up playing Max Payne 3 and having alot of fun with it,but GTA 5 really was the game that blew up Rockstar to the mainstream audience and I personally think it was due two a factor of streamlining its controls system when it comes to its combat and driving but most importantly it added a much needed Checkpoint System that hadn't been in the series until then. Then it opened me up to trying other games of theirs and while I'll always he apart of the crowd begging for a Bully 2,RDR2 really is one of the greatest story games I've ever seen. It took me like 2 solid years to beat that game for the first time but it was worth it by the time I saw Arthur give john his hat and say his farewells. Legitimately no other studio in the world puts as much effort into their single player experience ls as Rockstar(at least before they got consumed by GTA online) and im so excited for GTA 6

[@radiocityyo]

I’m gonna send this to my brother and hopefully kicks some sense into him - he hates Arkham Origins! IMO, it’s the best. Sue me!

[@NEEYON__]

I am the same way about Dragon Age Inquisition.

[@PS_Bass]

Dead Rising has always been total ass. I beat the shit out of it for a while when it came out, but that’s because I was poor, spent all my money for the month on this game and needed to make my own fun while playing. The concept was always incredible. The forced Time limit was frustrating to say the least.

[@KegOfMeat]

Yeah nah Ian you're just wrong about Dead Rising.

[@applescruff1969]

Your experience with Dragon Age is exactly my experience with Skyrim. I personally think Skyrim is the most bland, boring game that a company could come up with, yet for some reason, it's viewed as one of the best games of all time. To tell you the truth, I tried. I put in almost 20 hours my first gameplay, and I hated every second of it. I come back to it every now and then, and I still feel the same way. Why do people like this janky pike of fuck so much? Lol.

[@ddarkman1festt]

Yes, dude. I hate dragon age inquisition, too. That and dead rising big stinkers

[@616Entertainment]

I tried with DA:I, man. I wanted to like it.

[@anthonykostelnik3148]

Same on inquisition

[@proZach380]

RE4 is a good game, but not a good Resident Evil game. It probably should've split off into its own franchise, like Devil May Cry did.

[@not_jon_vendi]

watching your dead rising lets play was hilarious to me. i dont think ive ever seen you more disgusted with a game and I watched your entire playthrough of Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub Zero

[@616Entertainment]

Haaaaaaaated it.

[@RedCometXIII]

Bring back RDR2 streams.

[@linkvagar2336]

I still dislike RE4 - never understood the hype

[@leonardvole9760]

Honestly, my only hang up with Red Dead Redemption II is it’s title. I found that so odd seeing that the original RDR was already a sequel to Red Dead Revolver. I wish they found another title that would have kept it going with the rest of the series.

[@dinosaurtornado2800]

Hey Ian do you have an email I could reach you at? Had an idea you may be interested in as a fellow content creator. No bullshit, just something cool as I have my own platform and I’m a big fan.

[@KyleJustiniano-vv2lc]

😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁

[@JamesSmith-sw3nk]

WWE All Stars is a horrible game. 2/10. It's not close to a No Mercy or Here Comes The Pain. I got it for $1 on a Humble sale and I feel ripped off. Garbage.

[@616Entertainment]

You’re right, it’s nothing like two games that have nothing to do with it, lol. I wouldn’t buy NFL Blitz and be like “bro this isn’t anything like Madden.”

[@JamesSmith-sw3nk]

@@616Entertainment *They are all wrestling games. NFL Blitz is over the top but you can still plan some strategy with play calling. WWE All Stars is just a bad & stupid game.

[@616Entertainment]

You can move around it if you like but it's a spot on comparison.

[@JamesSmith-sw3nk]

@@616Entertainment I could have your opinion.. But then we'd both be wrong! 😉

[@616Entertainment]

Yea, sure thing.

[@anthonykostelnik3148]

I wanna play lies of p but I don't want to get into a game just to preach their woke trash I just don't trust aaa gaming anymore plus it's linear and I'm not really into linear games unless it's like tell tale or a game of that ilk

[@616Entertainment]

....You clearly have no idea what you're talking about.

[@UncomfortableShoes]

RE4 was my first RE game and I was blown away. Remake is stellar too.