Forsaken Remastered

This was a classic I played on the Nintendo 64. While the updates to this version are much appreciated, it is missing a huge feature: multiplayer bots! The singleplayer of Forsaken is mid at best. But the multiplayer was awesome. I spent countless hours playing splitscreen either with my friends or against the bots. Why they omitted the bots from this version is a total mystery to me. The online multiplayer is dead. Bots would have been fun and let the multiplayer live on in a way. Without the bots feature, I cannot recommend this version of the game unfortunately.

Those who were born in the 1990s probably came across this title or heard about it. It is a Descent clone, but surely a good one. This remaster respects it perfectly in almost every single way. Level design, audio effects are top notch. Its graphics were considered very good at the time the original game was released.

Nightdive worked their magic again and brought back arguably one of my favorite video games of all time. I’ve had fond memories of playing it on the PlayStation over at my grandparents' house when I was younger. As a result, playing it now was a hell of a nostalgia trip for me. For a game made in 1998, Forsaken runs very smoothly, the music is FANTASTIC and you can just have a lot of fun playing it. Aged like really fine wine. While it’s primarily a modernized port of the original PlayStation and PC versions, all of the N64 levels are still in the game as bonus content unlocked by finding collectibles hidden in the regular missions.

A true Remaster of the original game. Keeps the core game the same while adding modern textures and allowing higher resolutions. Game runs great in 4K at a clean 120 FPS with no issues!

A nice restoration of a very 90's game. I rented Forsaken for the N64 back in the day, so it was a nice hit of nostalgia. Saying that, I barely touched the surface back then. The game is a cool 6-Degrees of freedom shooter, akin to Descent. It's got a cool post-apocalpytic / cyberpunk setting. The gameplay is mostly navigating these complex 3d environments, finding switches, fighting bosses, and avoiding traps. It's old school, but if you're patient it can be rewarding. You need to pay attention to details like unusual textures to progress often. When in doubt, shoot it. The music and atmosphere really elevate the experience. Some techno and hip hop beats compliment the blaster sound effects. The world is dark and kinda slowly revealed through the levels, but the story isn't special beyond that. All in all I'd say it's pretty unique and worth it for the novelty to the curious or to fans of this style.

Better than Forspoken.