THE HOUSE OF THE DEAD 2: Remake

mal optimizado pero un buen remake

This is just embarrassing. You guys had the time and budget to make this remake a better version than the original. It just simply don't feel that good to play. Specials just die easily (even in very hard mode) that removed what made the variety of these zombies unique and memorable. And another thing, there was even one time I erased that fat executioner's whole torso but his legs can still kick and actually did damage me? Seriously? And you removed a line from magician about "fate" and nerfed him really bad that he became the easiest boss to kill among the previous ones. HE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE CHALLENGING!! The voice acting? Wth is that ♥♥♥♥? No way y'all recorded that and think it's a good take. Goldman's acting is the only one that slaps! Just like the body animations during cutscenes, it feels so unfinished or unpolished. Why did you even bother to release this? The first one was good but this... this is just trash. I was a fan of the original Hotd2. Played it so much 2 decades ago and that was also the last time I played it. I still remembered how good the game was. But after finishing this, hell naw. This aint it. This is not the House of the Dead 2 that I have come to love. Just don't buy and play this game.

Before I begin, I ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ love the HOTD series and I would die for this ♥♥♥♥, so if you're expecting an elitist, snob, or some IGN type review, get ♥♥♥♥♥♥. Anything you read from here on is from a place of love for this series. Everything you love about the original arcade version of HOTD2; get ready for it to be laid sideways for some awkward, first time intercourse. I played this game for just under an hour and honestly, I love it. The House of the Dead series is, I would consider a staple to the rail shooter genre, and Sega. First, lets talk about the elephant that has always been in the room, the voice acting. In the arcade port, its always been noted by any player, new or old, that the voice acting is hilarious. In the arcade port the bad voice acting is consistent, that's why it gets its notoriety paired with being an actually very well made rail shooter experience, even if it has the flaws of a quarter robber. The remaster on the other hand is a spectrum similar to autism; it seems there was a variety of actors and actresses, consisting of 2-4 people, who either knew what they were doing, or were just taking a piss (some voices are pitched up or down, similar to original LULZ). 9/10 Second, the animations: I would say for the arcade port of House of the Dead 2, the choppy, almost elastic animations would be expected, almost compliments the hardware of the time. The remaster does something similar with how the game is made in Unity and Fmod. I would like to restate from the start of this review that everything I say here comes from a place of love for the series, but a couple models can look buttery (ex. Gmans headquarters), and the animations look kinda goofy, lastly some of these human models are kinda ass. The consensus of this paragraph is the ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ of the animations and models compliments the engines or softwares and HOTD itself. 5/10 Now I will look into some more flaws, this part might seem lazy its because I am drunk, stoned, and home from third shift. One thing I noticed from the start, other than everything else before mentioned, was that some voice lines and sound effects can have some odd cut offs, I am curious if someone had an oscillating fan running during sound recording. 4/10 cuz c'mon. While in this paragraph I will also talk about some of the cheapness in the difficulty, which honestly I don't care much about, because if you've been playing this long enough, the average gameplay should be like 20 minutes till completion (lul), but also should be expected from railshooters of any kind. 5/10 ALSO, WHAT THE HELL IS UP WITH DOUG DIMMADOME GOLDMAN? I got this and the first HOTD remaster on sale for 16 bucks in a bundle, but I honestly wouldn't advise paying full price. I think even if you are a HOTD connoisseur, get it when its on sale, cuz you wont be getting much other than maybe an hour till you decide to come back another day, week, month, or year. FINAL REVIEW SCORE 8/10 This game is kinda balls lmaoooo but I really love this port for that, and I think the goofiness is perfect for an on-sale price.

Это как 1я часть, но 2я. Классический рельсовый шутер. 1я часть бесила местами критическими багами. Тут особых проблем я не заметил. Но за фулл-прайс я бы всё равно брать не советовал.

Like the first HOTD remake this developer did it's a very mixed bag at best, but compared to the first one I think this second "remake" is actually worse. It does look better graphics-wise but it's clearly a rush job with lots of issues (not to mention occasional stuttering even on a high-end PC, you can tell they used Unity). Character voices are now meh at best. It's playable with a controller but the crosshair moves even slower in this one on the default settings (you can speed it up but it's still not enough-play with a mouse instead. Apparently no lightgun support but I don't have one). As a port of an arcade game it's not very long, maybe 45 minutes. The only way to even consider getting this is when the bundle that includes the first one is on at least a 70% sale or this game is at least 75% off. At full price or even at 50% off I'd say it's not worth it, you can beat the game in time to refund so the only long term replay value is to experience all the paths and get all the achievenemts. Having tried a couple other remakes from this developer, they're not terrible but it's clear they're rush jobs with no real involvement of the original publishers (Sega & Data East). They feel more like fanfiction than actual remakes.

YEAH

The House of the Dead 2: Remake is a refreshing blast from the past. It proves that old-school game design still has bite and that rail shooters deserve a comeback. The remake could've used more polish, and there are definite issues, but especially in co-op, it's still a fun ride worth trying even for those who didn't experience it the first time around. I would say its worth a buy especially if its on sale.

Wow, where do I even start with this game? I bought this game because I played The House of the Dead 2 and 3 a LOT on my Wii. I loved the games and they were brilliant. Tried this, beat the entire thing in 47 minutes. The graphics keep bugging out, so SO many clipping issues and the voice acting is actually horrendous. The original voice acting was bad because ALL old games had bad voice acting as it was a new thing. Releasing this in this state is genuinely insane. The game slowed down/stuttered a lot in a few areas, and I've got a really good PC!! Not only that, the hitboxes are genuinely insane. I have NO idea how they let this get by. You can hit them perfectly in the weak spots and it does... NOTHING?? The Hydra boss hitboxes are a great example. You have to hit to the left side of the hydra (NOT the hitbox) and then it hits??? How on earth did they think this was okay? PLUS one of the items that lets you deal a bit more damage does NOT work... LMAO. Genuine madness. I got this game on a sale, getting it refunded and I want THEM to pay me money to play this. Absolutely shocking.