Here's the thing about The Thing Remastered...

[@MightyMurloc]

Nightdive and Scream Factory are doing so much for the horror genre, they can't be thanked enough. I'm sure there're a lot of financial risks related to remastering old/forgotten content, but I'm so happy every time they do.

[@volpe_sol]

I dream of Nightdive remaking the TimeSplitters trilogy for PC. Pleaaaase

[@MightyMurloc]

@volpe_sol I'm right there with you, immensely fun games

[@alexarmstrong9915]

​@@volpe_sol same thing with Unreal Gold😚☺

[@JiiiimKnopF]

I'm waiting for Cold Fear.

[@SableLakeGames]

​@@volpe_sol I will not die happy until I get to play a modern TS title

[@theicepickthatkilledtrotsk658]

Tbh I think the thing game needed a ''from the ground up remake'' like the Resident Evil games. Imagine a Thing game with a dynamic infection system.

[@billyrattlesticks6949]

That's what I was hoping for, this barely looks any different from the original from the PS2 :(

[@dmaa88]

I thought that's what it was, kinda dissapointed, ngl.

[@AlphaZeroX96]

Heck no.

[@darthbane2669]

Perhaps they wanted to see if this does well enough to risk that kind of money on it.

[@MillBRoo]

@@darthbane2669 honestly It prob will, but making a game 30$ for a remaster is a bit excessive

[@metalrob6713]

If I remember, John Carpenter said that this is a REAL sequal to The Thing.

[@darkmarv8045]

Honestly i like more the story of the Dark Horse comic books as a direct sequel of the movie.

[@hot-_-fries1254]

@@darkmarv8045the first issue only, it went downhill after that, especially with artwork.

[@peterondrus7065]

@@hot-_-fries1254 Nah Climate of Fear was awesome

[@Daniel-Rain-YT]

He was probably drunk or something, this is def not the real sequel at all, in the game the thing is a virus lol not an alien lifeform and there's no assimilation whatsoever, it's a meh shooter.

[@Darkjack-FR]

@@Daniel-Rain-YT He said this game was canon. End of the story, bro.

[@jacobkaiser4013]

Hopefully if this sells well they will do the cancelled sequel

[@Gerickmb]

I do believe that at some point someone said that they would if it was successful

[@mirtaabreu7124]

No bullshit?

[@jacobkaiser4013]

@@mirtaabreu7124 who knows I just hope it does happen

[@seananderson5334]

Charging $30 for a 20 year old game is going to result in low sales. Reducing the price will reduce the return. I highly doubt the game makes enough to support interest for a sequel.

[@Walamonga1313]

​@@seananderson5334Tell that to Square enix and Kingdom hearts lol. You can indeed charge that much, or more like Red dead redemption 1 remaster (or worse, The last of us). However, what separates these is how popular they are. The Thing is niche, the other IPs are not

[@CatsOverdrive]

I genuinely missed this; PS2 aestethics. Models are still blocky and lighting is simpler, but texture resolution are higher, and overall visuals are smoother. I really love that time where, visual direction weren't wholly beholden to shader and material maps(era before Doom 3, FEAR, and Half-Life 2), so aesthetics has this diorama feel. Especially how characters were designed. Base shades are directly hand painted over the character models, lending to that "action figure" feel.

[@arkgaharandan5881]

i honestly thought the early 2000s graphics were meh, the best things about the games of that era was the environments not the graphics.

[@CatsOverdrive]

@@arkgaharandan5881 I admit, it's a subjective thing. Just like how folks find great appeal with 2D pixel art. Or the voxelized 3D cube presentation. I just find this particular aesthetic level pretty cool. Game's like Red Faction 2, NOLF2(my pfp), Quake 3 Arena, Battle Realms, and TimeSplitters 2. And the lots of cel-shaded games of the time where the low poly count lends well. Anyway, care to elaborate on your last sentence? What do you mean by it? The game's worlds? Games presentation? The environment of the era that influenced the games?...

[@AlphaZeroX96]

Graphics shouldn't matter at all. It's about the gameplay. Doom 3 is an average shooter, with Unreal Tournament 2004 which came out on the same year and before Doom 3 being the better game.

[@arkgaharandan5881]

@@CatsOverdrive there is a game called ultra cop on steam it has early 2000s graphics. What i mean is that in 2000s devs could do more than dark maze corridors.

[@StodgyAyatollah]

10:35 I just need a small blood sample. It will be painless. *Pulls out gallon sized syringe*

[@AlienDrone_22]

😂😂

[@jax199]

Kirk remembered the channel's password . We missed you, bro !

[@KIRKCOLLECTS]

I finally found the sticky note I had it written on! 😉

[@TheMC1102]

When the world needed you the most, you returned.

[@KIRKCOLLECTS]

I've been defrosted lol

[@audiosurfarchive]

​​@@KIRKCOLLECTShope you're homie or just needed a break, but I'm used to like feature film, or multiple featue film length creators being gone for months or only 1 or 3 videos a year (e.g. Noah Caldwell Gervais) so nbd

[@PvtDonutDJ88]

I only had the opportunity to rent the PS2 version when I was a kid. I could not get past maybe the first 30 minutes, before I found the controls and shooting to be lackluster. But the atmosphere of those first 30 minutes have stuck in my head for 20 years.

[@seebarry4068]

That was it's flaw in my opinion too. Love the premise, hated the control execution. Much the way I disliked most over the shoulder stuff until Gears of War and Splinter Cell dropped and did it much better.

[@MadsterV]

I don't even remember the controls, I remember being disappointed in that whatever I do, the same guys guys got infected and revealed at the exact same point. Not quite the vibe of the movie and not what they (in the original release) advertised. It looks like a nice remaster though, shame about the crashing.

[@casedistorted]

dang, strange. I rented it so many times, think I bought the game maybe, but I could never beat it. The game was actually pretty difficult but the controls were never an issue for me. I was in high school atthe time though in 2002, I Was a sophomore, so prime time babyyyy

[@CarmineProspectus]

Had a blast playing through this tonight. Super nostalgic as I rented it as a kid and never got to finish it way back. Gameplay holds up well and the atmosphere is amazing.

[@samz8691]

The funny thing is, apparently (According to the discord and some pre-release stuff), the remaster increased the amount of health and ammo in the game, with no way to turn it back so we have a DOOM 3 BFG edition. I haven't gotten to play the remaster myself obviously but even in the original I felt like I had more than enough ammo and only had to worry about medkits, they really should give the option to play with reduced ammo and health like the og. Original game had difficulty only effect auto-aim, they really should let use choose the original ammo/health amounts and maybe even a hard mode with less resources compared to the original.

[@KIRKCOLLECTS]

Ah I should have peeked that. If that's the case it's an over correction imo

[@samz8691]

@@KIRKCOLLECTS Obviously I haven't played myself but they did announce the remaster would have more ammo at least. I'm worried it may have a Doom 3 BFG problem. (that remaster *doubled* the pickups of ammo for almost every pickup in the game so you were constantly at max.) It's been awhile but if they were adding more pickups, then imo they should have added a mode with less pickups. It could turn out there's only a few extra pickups in some vital areas (MP5 ammo was plentiful in the original) but I can't say for sure right now and I really think a harder mode should have been included which there is currently no indication of. The Pistol for instance I almost never used in the original so a mode with less ammo where I actually have to consider using it would be good.

[@loboneiner1034]

At least they can patch it now they want to unlike in 2002.

[@Hiddenronin]

I thought it was easier than when I played it back in the day!

[@knox7945]

I thought the ammo count was just fine in the original, it was the medkits that were very limited near the end of the game

[@jaysanj152]

I actually didn't mind the flashlight being it's own separate thingy since it adds extra tension to the game's horror atmosphere and i love how Blake just uses any weapons with just one hand, It's badass,video gamey and campy in the best way possible.

[@BaranZenon]

Seeing how they managed to do a great work with The Thing, I do hope that Nightdive in the future will make a remaster of Call of Cthulhu Dark Corners of the Earth.

[@HexenStar]

It would be great to have Dark Corners of the Earth remastered, just not by those characters.

[@KevinRambo85]

I kept checking every other day to see if you ever uploaded. Was started to worry you were gone, haha. Glad you are back love your reviews!

[@audiosurfarchive]

Can we finally get a Freedom Fighters remake/remaster? I think it actually is one of those games that could use one. And maybe that could spur interest for a sequel which wouldve been so hype from where FF left off.

[@killer16ace12]

You and me both mega fan of freedom fighters

[@audiosurfarchive]

@killer16ace12 I wouldn't say I'm a mega fan but it's always been an underappreciated IP from IOI and how much potential it had. It don't like remakes as a concept for MOST games but FF is prime, 5/6th Gen underrated, somewhat flawed-rough games that could actually use it to fix and redo stuff to make a sequel a much more sure thing. So few squad-based shooters with a cool schlocky 80s idea (despite modern geopolitics) that could take its core ideas and improve them so much given how good IOI actually is at shooting mechanics, detail and wide levels. A wide-linear or sem-open world (like they kinda went for originally) would be amazing.

[@emulation2369]

I am a huge fan of FF, but thx to it's art style it's still holds

[@Adam-vo7cp]

Most underrated game of all time

[@audiosurfarchive]

@@Adam-vo7cp I dunno about THAT underrated, it's clearly got more than it's fair share--it's not like some Eastern Bloc slavjank that only 12 people played total. But it definitely was in a hard market and had issues.. but huge potential.

[@markmullan73]

2 notes, John Carpenter has been on record saying he considers the game to be a canon sequel (source: my memory somewhere) 2nd note is more of an opinion, ive replayed the gane on my steamdeck in the last year and i just cant shake the notion a remake of the last 2 thirds of the game would have been more of an impact. Its still great to have the thing available for a new generation all the same ❤

[@TheSpiral01]

My rose colored glasses always see the remastered graphic's as the original, until i see a side by side comparison that clears up the confusion. Thank you for adding that. 6:30

[@TheMercTv]

I don't think the prequel is bad. it just suffered from a lot of studio interference. the crew was so passionate about it and used practical effects. the studio forced them to overlay everything with cgi and forced so many edits. But I like the fact that the didn't try to expand the universe and picked a story that had a definitive ending. I look at it the way you look at the game. a "what if this is what happened?"

[@Gregbaltzer]

Nah, it's mediocre. I watched again recently. The movie didn't understand how to capture JC's sense of mystery and paranoia. It was bloody obvious who the thing was every time. I hated the inclusion of so many american scientist in the Norwegian base. I get it, they did this so the movie wouldn't be subtitled. Good points are a) I thought the filings was a nice idea. B) it was cool to see how things unfolded in the prequel that you saw in JC's movie eg. How an axe got placed in a wall. After I was done I threw the dvd in the garbage. The movie holds up less with each viewing.

[@lukemurphy6244]

it was good they get points for the effects

[@Rage_Harder_Then_Relax]

@@Gregbaltzer It's a good movie. That's it.

[@Gregbaltzer]

@@Rage_Harder_Then_Relax it's a mediocre movie. I can understand why people think it's bad more then people who think it's good. I liked it that first time, but it got worse with each viewing.

[@jamiesalmonsculpture8599]

Wrong. The production had no respect or interest for the 80s version. Only the practical fx team gave a damn and we all know what the production did to them. Studio meddling at its worst

[@feelsgoodman420]

The price is insane for this remaster (38.99 CDN). I do enjoy these devs though. The system shock remake they made was great but i'll wait for 50% before i buy this

[@Kharn526]

Couldn't agree more with you man

[@kyledodson2992]

It’s 20 bucks in the states. Seems fair

[@Dale-jr7oj]

Waiting for a sale

[@2complicated4u]

@@kyledodson2992it’s actually 29.99 in the states

[@THaB4DGuY]

best scenes are the chest compression and when everyone was strapped to a bench then getss lifted off the ground lol

[@lightskinnedlarry728]

Was never big on this game, but I love the movie and I’m super glad the fans have this!

[@helmetfire5973]

I always wanted this game as a kid but had the wrong console. This remaster was released out of nowhere on my birthday of all days! 🎉🎂🎉

[@DinoDave150]

Happy birthday! Hope you enjoy your surprise gift.

[@TheSpiral01]

Long reviews always garner a sub and thumbs up! Excellent job adding all the little additions to this review. Ie: controller experience and side by side comparisons etc, etc.

[@jaysanj152]

Ah Yes, The "Among us" of Our Generation. what i'd give to see a sequel of this that takes full advantage of that dynamic trust, paranoia and infection system.

[@morkgin2459]

A new upload from you after a long time. Welcome back.

[@Pbmarron]

Bro, we missed you, dude!!!!

[@whatthefudgegaming4403]

Nice to see you again Kirk

[@malcolmmacdonald3597]

I finished the game last night. I really enjoyed it. I never had the headless bug, but it did crash once for me (AMD Radeon RX 6600 w/ driver version 24.10.1, Ryzen 5 5600, 16GB RAM, Windows 10 Home). The most annoying bug was randomly getting stuck on a curb. Fortunately, most levels have flat ground and crouching seems to fix it anyway. I saw a few characters T-posing immediately after loading a save game, and an enemy T-posing during a cutscene. The most frustrating moment (though not necessarily a bug) was when I was supposed to flip a switch to open a door for one of my teammates- except I was too slow so he ran right back to me and just stood there, and I couldn't figure out how to order him to try again.

[@MrPwner911]

Welcome back Kirk!

[@wulfone5961]

Looks better than some modern games. I just bought the remaster. A lot of people like this old school clear crisp look.

[@SicKno-i5r]

And the simple gameplay is a breath of fresh air too imo. No countless upgrade trees, no side stuff/side tracking for health or gun upgrades and spending too much time in menu's. Mininal inventory management etc, etc. Just old fashioned simple gameplay.

[@DeadMeatPresents]

Great video! Thanks for this.

[@DeadMeatPresents]

Lol and I left that comment even before the Billy Madison reference, which always necessitates a like.

[@timbim6336]

Watching the Thing as a 5year old really screwed me up

[@Ghosst14]

yeah same here man the scene that honestly freaked me out the most was when that guy was shaking real bad on the sofa

[@BigBoss-nc7tz]

​Yeah its disturbing for a kid but now i see it and laugh😂​@@Ghosst14

[@mooseyman74]

It's been in the ice for hundreds of years it's not 5 years old

[@timbim6336]

@@mooseyman74 me as a 5 year old not the monster

[@SoloGamer42]

So I wanted to update my comment with a more in-depth analysis of this remaster. The first point I want to point out to anyone is the fact this does look a lot better and play a lot better. They kept the atmosphere intact while adding plenty more wow including improved sound effects for the monsters with some more environmental sounds. However there is still a lack of overall sound design and there are moments of sheer quietness that honestly add to the intensity of the environment. The character for Blake controls a lot better although I think the weapon wheel is poorly implemented just because you use the left stick to select both weapons and gear and it just doesn't feel like it responds correctly. Quite often I would find myself taking damaged trying to switch weapons. Probably because of the new controls enemies feel a lot easier to take down but to compensate there are more of them and they have indeed added some new types of thing enemies to the game, and a few of the enemies will respawn every now and then. Ammo pickups have indeed been expanded upon and there are new hidden crates where you can find late game weapons earlier if you look for them. In compensation the early game weapons seem to do a little bit less damage and are less accurate. The squad system is actually fleshed out a bit more and there are very few scripted deaths in the game now however night dive did Implement some cheeky ways to kill off your squad mates if you don't know about those particular triggers. They are not scripted but designed in a way that unless you know about them your squad is probably going to die pretty quickly. The most notable example is the level with Collins- there is a hallway where a body is located next to a flamethrower and if you pass it nothing happens but if he does a bunch of things pop out and attack him causing him to change if you can't defeat them quick enough. He can no longer change in the hallway and can actually be brought into the boss fight but will most likely die immediately as soon as he gets attacked by the boss. The squad strategy is more prominent and certain sections that were hard can actually be easier if you can keep your squad alive but chances are you will put yourself at risk trying to keep your squad alive and fail often or have to experiment with the levels to see what you can get away with and what you cannot. Still it is a great addition to be able to carry your squad through the level even if some levels will not allow you to take your squad through them. Still it gives me a nice feeling trying to get my squad through the entire level alive. Replay value is still abysmal because this game is entirely experience that needs to be experienced once properly but subsequent experiences will damp in a little bit of the enjoyment. There are very few new additions to the core gameplay and while I love the changes the remaster includes, I do see the problems with it being priced at $29.99. The game has plenty of options to make it more difficult and to flat-out remove most of the hood adding to the atmosphere. And I do suggest at least two playthroughs using the modern and classic control scheme. The levels themselves are amazing and the remaster really shows in the revamped rooms and corridors of the complex certain rooms have been enlarged or made smaller with more clutter in them along with new weapons and pickups for exploration. However there is little reason to explore most of the outside areas even if they offer you a particular weapon or item early. The things act almost identical to how they used to and will run away if they take too much damage and they seem to actually engage your companions more frequently now. They do die quite a bit faster in this version and your squad mates seem to be stronger this is probably to compensate for the fact that if they get attacked too many times they turn into a thing. Certain enemies are a priority to take out if you want to keep your squad alive which adds to some of the strategy and the squad AI seems to be relatively the same with some more actions and quips they call out. The game's average length will probably be about 6 to 7 hours and a little longer if you want to keep your squad alive throughout the levels and find those collectibles. For subsequent playthroughs once you know how the game works average playthrough will be about four to five hours. Overall the levels are worth experiencing again and the new systems to the squad mechanics are worth playing around with but may not be worth it for some players. For newcomers to this game I do suggest to buy because the atmosphere and sense of exploration is enjoyable and this is the definitive version of the thing at this point. It is well worth a play through for anyone who hasn't already played it. The original PS2 and Xbox versions we're still some of the best looking and performing games on those platforms and this version enhances that. For anyone who it's already played the thing I do suggest waiting for sale or some updates that add some more content. Trophy Hunters might also like playing this game because there are only 12 trophies and you can Platinum this game in 2 playthroughs unless you know where everything is. My review is if you want to experience it go for it it's worth it but if you have already experienced it go into it knowing that it's still pretty much the same game with some new bells and whistles but maybe wait for a sale unless you're a hardcore the thing fan. If you want to support the devs it would also be worth buying but I do agree even for a hardcore fan of this game like myself $30 is a bit steep. Hope this little mini review helps alongside Kirk's review.

[@DoomDiggler]

Fantastic. Better than any review I've seen thus far.

[@Warrriorr27]

He's alive... Thank the Emperor!

[@KIRKCOLLECTS]

Barely lol

[@HYDRARMOR]

Welcome back, bro!

[@KIRKCOLLECTS]

Thanks!

[@GingerMacLeod]

I play on Series S and it was super smooth. Only one or two bugs that I could fix pretty easily. The missing head glitch and an AI squad mate was supposed to go to an area but wouldn’t, just had to restart from the last autosave and it worked. Also, I at one point had 5 squad mates following me. They didn’t all show up in the command screen but when I hit follow, they all followed! Pretty neat. Thanks for the review! Loved this game so much, and after all these years never had the ending spoiled.

[@vanilla3464]

YOU'RE NOT DEAD!

[@KIRKCOLLECTS]

Naw I'm a zombie lol

[@ToasterBones]

I remember playing this decades ago at a booth at a comicon and being enamored. I never owned a PS2 (for SHAME) so I never played it. The movie is absolutely one of my favs so i'll def be grabbing this! Thanks!

[@MideyDev]

welcome back Kirk

[@TheTrveMothlord]

The Prequel is absolutely fine and I'd honestly say pretty great considering how often horror movies suck anyway.

[@ThisIsYourGodNow]

its exactly as bad as modern horror movies, worse even

[@Peer165]

It's pretty basic but still effective. Too bad the horrendeus CGI effects replaced the original practical one's.

[@xalandercarter6153]

Shot an explosive barrel in like the 4th level and got turned into raspberry preserves 10/10

[@Sikanda.]

I love how they retained the blocky early 2000's look. It's the right direction for older titles. I'm glad more games are getting a faithful remaster like Tomb Raider, Soul Reaver or Croc just to name a few.

[@blondeboi2132]

Carpenter was way more involved in this game than in the 2011 prequel, this could easily be canon

[@lutherheggs451]

NO HE WASN'T....He gave his blessing and did a cameo that was literally it

[@Daniel-Rain-YT]

Lol you are making things up...

[@DaveVoyles]

So glad Kirk and MacCready are back!

[@thuff86]

They upgraded the graphics from xbox to Xbox 360, and put a $40.00 price tag on it.

[@frogmastiff8198]

I saw the thing when i was three years old in 1982 on a pirate vhs copy in the UK and it remains to this day one of my all time favourite movies, several of John Carpenters films are personal favourites in fact, the man is a legend and his albums are great too

[@felldoh9271]

God that music theme is mind blowing. Iconic.

[@agrashh]

Just yesterday I was thinking that it was a long time ago that Kirk uploaded something.. ^^ Nice video as always!

[@Lakezhealme]

Good to see you again homie. Coming from a major fan and horror fan alike

[@stash.]

Kinda funny these high graphics are how i remember playing it on the original Xbox knowing this is impossible this is still how i have the game in my memories

[@darrellsmith9727]

I'm definitely picking up this remaster but I can understand why some people don't like it or ever did when it first released. They can polish it up with remastered graphics but that's definitely not the only thing that didn't age well. I would love to see this either get a current gen follow up or a full on remake but until then I for one will be enjoying this.

[@TitaRussellTrails]

Dude found the dust covered paper scrap where he kept the password.

[@cycomiko73]

I would of loved if they put the movie score music with the synth organ and the bum, bum...bum, bum, going on throughout the game and in certain situations. Tell me that wouldn't of been epic. Every time I watch news about this game, I have to watch the movie again. Especially when the movie clips are peppered in and that score from JC. One of his best scores for a horror movie. It just makes it so dark and ominous.This movie is in my top 5 horror movies as well.

[@AlukardTheDeathknight]

Hopefully this will get The Thing 2 to be made the art work and ideas it had was so cool to look at.

[@baxterwilson368]

3:59 I saw him at Texas Frightmare in 2017. It was like seeing a ghost because I’d thought he was dead by then. 😂

[@zaicanna96]

Damn we needed this for the remaster of star wars battlefront games

[@emulation2369]

14:41 jumpscare

[@ViolacTrough]

wasn’t ready, nerves unsteady, palms heavy, arms sweaty, monster’s resetti

[@holekholek]

I enjoyed the review Mr Kirk, Thanks!

[@Hyacsho]

I originally got The Thing on PC on it's original release, but never had the PC specs to play it (I was young), then, NEVER played it. So, I'm excited to get the chance now :D Also, glad to you're back Kirk!

[@ScornedScallopes]

John Carpenter enjoyed this game so much that he says this is canon

[@tonygalati2672]

John Carpenter said that this game is the canonical sequel to The Thing. So it is canon.

[@cyborgparrot1996]

It's so awesome they finally remastered this classic, I remember asking them on Facebook years ago when they digitally redistributed System Shock 2 if they'd possibly be able to make The Thing game available on GOG and Steam (which they gave me an enthusiastic reply), and look where we are now. :) On a sidenote: It'd be awesome if Nightdive Studios resurrected that video game adaptation of A Sound of Thunder that Computer Artworks were working on before they closed down (sure the movie it was being made as a tie-in for was absolute garbage, and both had barely anything to do with the original story minus time travel and dinosaurs, but that game looked so awesome and I hate that it got canned).

[@EvolutionSFox]

"We got some company!!!!" 😂 Awesome video man!

[@ricanman85]

I wish so much this got a real overhaul remaster a kin to the resident evil games, I really loved playing it back in the day

[@Trevelyan2]

I absolutely hated this game back then. I felt like it was a complete bastardization of the original material, especially past the first stages. It also became more and more repetitious towards the end, with a massive gallery of same-y enemies. Always good to see a restoration done, just personally I wished for a different game. Good review!

[@fearandwine]

Just beat The Thing remaster and the only thing left that I need in my life from Nightdive is a remastered version of The Suffering

[@mattfox6263]

I would prefer a remake on The Suffering. lol love that game. I think Blooper can do it

[@fearandwine]

@ a remake would be amazing but it would need to have the same abrasive content and atmosphere that the original had and I don’t how well that would fly today unless it was a remaster. Like how well would a remake of manhunt go?

[@mattfox6263]

@@fearandwine yeah I agree. I mean I can see them really updating alot within the game mechanics but yeah. I have the same issue with thinking about this game as a remake. They would have to keep like 20% if that base line for it to function. I think aloe would need to be scraped or added. I mean they could just remake remake it. Everything new. I know there was some talks about it but Dead Space pretty much covers way too much ground for it to be successful. I think too many people would list off games they would rather play including Dead Space, Res Evil (the latest ones) all that.

[@fearandwine]

@ also sh2 remake. I don’t know if you played that but it’s pretty good. I prefer the Dead Space remake mostly because Issac now speaks instead of being silent. RE2 remake is scarier than the original but the suffering, unless remade by fans of the original would be a mistake

[@mattfox6263]

@@fearandwine didn't play but watched a playthrough. I was amazing. My only gripe is not even worth it losing points, I wish there was more minor enemies however I understand that was in the original and how it was part of James psyche so like I said it's not even a complaint. But for Suffering or The Thing yeah they need more enemies. And a few new bosses or two. Even add in a new stage. They did that with SH2 remake right?

[@CN-kf1me]

I missed this game so much I watched the full playthrough on KZbin not so long ago then they announced the god dam remaster I wish I waited

[@Al99NextGeneration]

I remember playing it back in 2002. It was scary and really fun :)

[@GIJane-nr2xm]

It's short and sweet. for a movie game its fantastic.

[@seebarry4068]

This and Chronicles of Riddick, might be the best uses of movie licences so far.

[@OutofTouch-wg6ey]

I was so excited for this original release it was the first game I bought with money from my first weekend job.

[@p.p.flynch1907]

6:55 sgt Johnson?

[@slendysensei]

glad the game is done, now we just need SS 2 and then thief if possible, i've missed you too Kirk; it's such a pleasure to see you back.

[@amyhoard1222]

Seems so odd on how much I still remember about the locations (you showed) even though it's likely been 12-14 yrs since I last played the ps2 version 🤯 It was fun at the time, but took more memory space that 90% of the other games I played so that was frustrating, but that was the 1st survival horror game I played. I'll have to get the remaster someday soon.

[@michaelsiler4296]

Can't wait to play this. Last time I played it when it was first released. Rented it from blockbuster.

[@badbirdinc7546]

YOU’RE BACK!

[@samwouldyoukindly5244]

Fantastic review! Next level honesty better than most IGN reviewers! Keep it up! And I’m glad that you’re back! And also are you going to review Forgive Me Father 2 1.0 release?

[@RustyR3volva]

Played it back when it was on PS2, someone I worked with also bought it. Never finished it due to work. Now at least I can try to finish it... after I finish the other games I have.

[@fingersleeves9551]

"Without giving too much away, **gives too much away**"

[@Deadforge]

Ah yes The Infamous The Thing review. Good stuff as usual, my man.

[@kawamikazecheant]

This game looks nice, I understand having too much ammo could be annoying in terms of immersion, but after having struggled in another game while thinking I was sparing ammo, well...

[@thrrax]

"You have to weaken them with bullets, and take them out with fire." And here's where incendiary ammo comes in.

[@MrWhitbywoo]

John carpenter has stated this is the true sequel to his film. It’s not a what if scenario. He even makes a cameo in the game.

[@jumpingmoose5554]

I was playing doom 3 while listening to this video. I miss horror shooters from the 2000s they had a certain edge that we don't have anymore

[@SableLakeGames]

A new Kirk drop? LETS GO

[@DerivativeWorker]

The original was liked? I remember gaming mags blasting it for simplistic puzzles and how the promise of any team mate being the Thing actually was scripted and didn't change.

[@DoomDiggler]

I remember no one liking it at all.

[@Pajama_Mike]

I was expecting and hoping a full on remake, but god damn this game holds up fantastic. Totally needs a remake I'd pay full price

[@casedistorted]

Now we need The Warriors 'remastered' by Nightdive on PC.

[@SimplexPL]

The price in Poland (PLN) on Steam is 33.44$, the highest in the world. Thanks, Nightdive!

[@FadeToBlood]

It would probably go on sale for like $10 I would just wait!

[@SimplexPL]

@@FadeToBlood Even on sale, it will still have the highest price in the world In Poland. where it currently costs $34.5. So even on "10$" sale it will still be $11.5 in Poland - still unfairly inflated price.

[@poorsoul8492]

Ok there click bait, there goofing off and then there is just straight up lying about the video for views.

[@Siranoxz]

Not a goddamn Thing will stop me from buying The Thing!!

[@374jr]

Im glad this game is getting more love it always deserved.

[@johnaplin9848]

This is damn awesome what a great surprise for the end of the year

[@przemeklewandowski7476]

This game should be remade, not remastered. And gameplay aged like fine milk.

[@Player-10]

Return of the Thing- I mean king! Been a bit Kirk, hope you're well, always happy to see you upload!

[@mrsquirrelmrsrabbot8430]

Lots of progression blocking bugs in the third act, hope they get things worked out. I’m looking at you Stolls!

[@kr00m]

1982 is probably the greatest year of film releases ever!

[@shivnz]

My problem with the game is that it feels too micromanagy for my tastes. It honestly wouldn't surprise me if all my guys got infected within the first 10 minutes because I'd run off only to look back and realise I'd left 1 or 2 people lagging behind.. and way too often I'm having to babysit grown men with guns because they got scared by some blood. What about me. I'm scared too. Why do none of them ever ask me how IM doing... :(

[@casedistorted]

The Thing on PS2 is the first video game I can remember where they, from the very start, had the medkits with green color themes instead of the Red we had been used to throughout the 90's. I'll still never forgive the Red Cross for that debacle. Totally ruined their reputation with me and all gamers out there.

[@raven1231112]

I can't wait to replay this i loved the difficulty spikes it makes you think carefully