MediEvil

 PlayStation 4
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8.1

Generally favorable reviews- based on 658 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 76 out of 658
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  1. Paulo969
    Oct 25, 2019
    10
    Absolutamente incrivel a ignorancia de alguns criticos profissionais que nem devia ser nascidos quando saiu o original que demonstram uma ignorancia absurda sobre a qualidade e carinho depositado neste remake. Absolutamente obrigatorio e nao liguem a ignorantes que nada percebem disto.
  2. thedeadcat01
    Nov 19, 2019
    10
    Let me start this by saying I am so happy that even with the beautiful modern update that they did to this game graphics wise that they didn't go out of their way to modernize the gameplay. I played the original in anticipation for this HD release and I am happy to say that the gameplay is the same. Modern gamers are spoiled. enjoy a game for what it is Snowflakes. if you need yourLet me start this by saying I am so happy that even with the beautiful modern update that they did to this game graphics wise that they didn't go out of their way to modernize the gameplay. I played the original in anticipation for this HD release and I am happy to say that the gameplay is the same. Modern gamers are spoiled. enjoy a game for what it is Snowflakes. if you need your handheld then play something else. I have been gaming since 1970 and while I love the advancements I still love the old school. This game nails the best of both worlds. It was a masterpiece when it came out and this version only confirms that. Great job on the upgrade of an an amazing game.… Expand
  3. Darkalien100
    Feb 2, 2020
    10
    This game is really good but a bit clunky they basically took old game and updated with new Graphics the gameplay is still the same as the original. I hope they remake the sequel.
  4. Eneas_frazao
    Nov 23, 2019
    10
    Um dos melhores remakes do ps4, inclusive superior à trilogia crash. O jogo tem uma estética muito atrativa, além de possuir uma dificuldade um tanto elevada durante a primeira gameplay (e antes de conseguir as armas mais poderosas, o que se faz coletando os cálices de cada nível). Realmente trata-se de um jogo casual muito divertido.
  5. ScorpionOvHell
    Nov 21, 2019
    10
    10/10
    Feel like back in the time.

    And 100% have a beautiful surprise, buy it without doubt if you enjoyed the original.
  6. ENOTMAN
    Nov 17, 2019
    10
    спасибо сони за возвращенное детство.всё в точности как было 20 лет назад.графика сочная,играется олдскульно и бодро.
  7. NaKaGaWa13
    Nov 19, 2019
    10
    Great remake of the Great game! Atmosphere is as it was in 1998, but with cool graphics and new features! Love the lost souls added in the remake! A lot of Nostalgia and warm feeling !!! 12/10
  8. Jankie_reviews
    Feb 5, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is one of the best remakes I've ever played. Not to mention getting all chalices and resting all the souls unlocks the original PlayStation version.… Expand
  9. mario1892
    Jul 21, 2020
    9
    Actually this game is pretty damn good, the perfect remake for one of my favorite classics of ps1
  10. Sidewinder_G
    Nov 15, 2020
    9
    Everything you love about british horror campiness and halloween, jammed into a game. It's like a puppet show coming to life and a textbook example of how listening to critics can sometimes deprive you of charming experiences like this one.
  11. Ygen
    Jun 29, 2021
    10
    Thank you for the second experience. The quality of work at a high level. When the game first came out, it had a very cool game design that still looks cool in retro perspective. Thanks.
  12. Vanished_Critic
    Jan 31, 2021
    8
    لعبة ميد إيفل نزلت أول مرة في سنة 1998 على جهاز البليستيشن 1 خلال فترة الهالووين ورجعت بعد تقريبا (21) سنة بنفس الفترة على جهاز البليستيشن 4 كريميك للعبة الأصلية. اللعبة كما يذكرونها عشاقها ولاعبينها في سنة 1998، ما تغيرت أبدا ولا تغير محتواها ولا انضاف لها أي زيادة باستثناء سر واحد بعد ما تنهي اللعبة. بكل اختصار اللعبة نفس ما كانت مع تحسينات كبيرة وضخمة. قصة اللعبة بسيطة وما فيها اي عمقلعبة ميد إيفل نزلت أول مرة في سنة 1998 على جهاز البليستيشن 1 خلال فترة الهالووين ورجعت بعد تقريبا (21) سنة بنفس الفترة على جهاز البليستيشن 4 كريميك للعبة الأصلية. اللعبة كما يذكرونها عشاقها ولاعبينها في سنة 1998، ما تغيرت أبدا ولا تغير محتواها ولا انضاف لها أي زيادة باستثناء سر واحد بعد ما تنهي اللعبة. بكل اختصار اللعبة نفس ما كانت مع تحسينات كبيرة وضخمة. قصة اللعبة بسيطة وما فيها اي عمق وتقدر تقول أنها لعبة وناسة وليست لعبة جدية من ناحية القصة. طريقة اللعب سلسة وفيها تنوع بالأسلحة. نظام اللعبة إنها تصير نوعا ما صعبة مع التقدم في المراحل وتقدر تقول إن هذا نظام الألعاب القديمة اللي يزيد فيها التحدي في بعض المراحل/المواقف. تصوير اللعبة بعد التحسينات أصبح قوي وفيه تفاصيل وتأثيرات جميلة تعطي اللاعب انطباع العصور الوسطى. من ناحية الأصوات والمؤثرات الصوتية فموسيقى اللعبة ممتعة وهادية وتعيش اللاعب جو الهالووين والرعب ونفس ما ذكرت سابقا أن اللعبة نزلت في هذي الفترة (فترة الهالووين) والمطورين مستهدفين هذا الشي للعبتهم. بالنهاية وبشكل عام اللعبة ممتعة وفريدة من نوعها وليست مكررة مثل هذا النوع من الألعاب. أنصحكم فيها إذا تبون تغيرون جو وتلعبون لعبة مختلفة عن ألعابكم المعتادة. اللعبة متوفرة على البليستيشن فقط وحاليا عليها خصم وسعرها جدا مناسب.

    من الآخر:

    1- اللعبة فيها تحسينات ضخمة وكبيرة مقارنة بالنسخة الأصلية بدون أي إضافات أو تغييرات تذكر على محتواها باستثناء سر واحد انضاف بعد إنهاء اللعبة.
    2- طريقة اللعب سلسلة وفيها تنوع بالأسلحة.
    3- نظام اللعبة إنها تصير نوعا ما صعبة مع التقدم في المراحل وتقدر تقول إن هذا نظام الألعاب القديمة بشكل عام.
    4- الموسيقى ممتعة وهادية وتعيش اللاعب جو الهالووين والرعب.    … Expand
  13. Wrath_4givnez
    Dec 31, 2019
    8
    Should have done this a long time ago, but oh well. A good way to end off the year.

    MediEvil. What a special game, and a curious decade for it to be around. A decade in which gaming has taken a sharp turn into "cinematic" approaches for better or worse, often times forgetting that games are also supposed to be fun, weird, and interesting. A decade when the best and the worst of modern    Should have done this a long time ago, but oh well. A good way to end off the year.

    MediEvil. What a special game, and a curious decade for it to be around. A decade in which gaming has taken a sharp turn into "cinematic" approaches for better or worse, often times forgetting that games are also supposed to be fun, weird, and interesting. A decade when the best and the worst of modern gaming has graced our consoles and PCs. A decade or many, MANY reboots, remakes, and re-releases. I'll be fair, MediEvil for the PS4 is pretty much a ground up remake, but it's retained many of the charms its original counterpart had... more or less.

    Gameplay is loosened up and fined tuned to be a bit more frantic, giving enemies with familliar patterns new tricks along with the old, and Dan himself a better combat personality that more suites his character (such as swinging a sword wildly like he has no idea what he's doing if you continuously hammer the attack button). Platforming is made MUCH easier so insta-death pitfalls aren't so frequent, and weapons themselves have been tweaked to have more pronounced strengths and weaknesses. A welcome change is the inclusion of weapon switching the Medievil 2 introduced, adding alot more playtime and decreasing menu time, and fixing a certain irritation that the original PS1 games had for a very specific weapons. The camera is alright. A bit better from the original.

    Visuals are... jaw dropping (lol). While it lost a little bit of its angular, Tim Burton-esque flair that the first game touted with pride, locations in the remake are absolutely gorgeous and give the game its own distinct dark fantasy vibe. Forests are lush, towns are hauntingly amiss and derelict, graveyards stink with necromancy and rot... the whole game just looks exactly like it absolutely should. Dan himself looks delightfully goofy, Zarok looks and behaves menacing, and the Gargoyles are out and out perfect in their new designs with their bright eyes and sarcastic smirks.

    Audio is perfect. The original composers return to deliver the game's score with the best way possible, while also re-introducing some previous songs for specific situations for a spice of variety. Actions sound like they have punch and weight to them. Voice acting is lifted directly from the original game and given an HD upgrade (with some surprise exceptions). Also, the narrator is a joy, and delightfully sarcastic in all the right places.

    It has a little bit of endgame content, which can be hit or miss depending on the player, but the last secret the game has after fully completing a certain side-quest is one hell of a treat for longtime fans.

    The downside is that, aside from the new side-quest and it's reward, and a few new tricks enemies have and certain upgrades to the game overall, there aren't many other changes. No previously deleted levels remade to be played for the curious as side-stages or DLC. No new enemies or bosses to fight. No secrets that aren't already available in the original game. You're more or less getting the Spyro treatment here, except it's just one game rather than three. Also, the camera, while improved, has its issues...

    All in all, a very fun remake, and one i'm glad I picked up when I did. I'm proud to have this game in my collection, and hope to play it for years to come just like I have the previous games. Here's hoping for a MediEvil 2 remake, or perhaps... MediEvil 3?    … Expand
  14. DerBlaueReiter
    Jun 14, 2020
    10
    It's a remake every fan was waiting for. It's really amazing and challenging, because it reminds the classic ones but with new and enforced graphics. A must have for ps4
  15. Alvokun
    Apr 11, 2020
    9
    This remastered version is quite good in general. It clearly improves the controls in comparison with those of the classic game, and the graphics and mechanics are evidently more polished. It is curious that some bugs still occur (I got stuck in a part of the Ghost Ship setting and had to reset the level), but it is very nice overall. Some additions have also been made, such as the lostThis remastered version is quite good in general. It clearly improves the controls in comparison with those of the classic game, and the graphics and mechanics are evidently more polished. It is curious that some bugs still occur (I got stuck in a part of the Ghost Ship setting and had to reset the level), but it is very nice overall. Some additions have also been made, such as the lost souls (which allow to unlock the classic game); I do not particularly like collectibles, but it is appreciated that they have made the effort to add some new contents.

    If you are nostalgic you will probably enjoy this game more, but it is still a funny and enjoyable experience to play it for the first time in this version.    … Expand
  16. Dragonfly44
    Oct 22, 2020
    7
    The atmosphere and looks of this game are amazing but the combat is just... not. 69/100
  17. Vladimir_gorshe
    Mar 8, 2020
    10
    Великолепная игра! Атмосфера, саундтрек, персонажи, сама история! Гемплей клевый , даже спустя столько лет...
  18. rrkwarmonger
    Apr 17, 2020
    9
    Please dont listen to those filthy casuals "game journalists" who cant move their thumbs even if their lives depended on it. Dont miss out on this gem
  19. Dperks
    Nov 13, 2020
    8
    Medievil is a fantastic remake that manages to improve on the original in almost everyway. The only thing I could knock it on is that in some aspects I don't like how the art style is translated from the original ps1 game. Loosing a lot of its Tim Burton feel in translation. However that is only a minor nitpick in that regard as it otherwise improves visually, performance wise and inMedievil is a fantastic remake that manages to improve on the original in almost everyway. The only thing I could knock it on is that in some aspects I don't like how the art style is translated from the original ps1 game. Loosing a lot of its Tim Burton feel in translation. However that is only a minor nitpick in that regard as it otherwise improves visually, performance wise and in controls. The game it self has some issues the combat defiantly feels like a ps1 game in the sense that they weren't fully sure how 3d games worked. So there is some jank to it. And while early on I wasn't to impressed by the end I fell in love with the games writing humor and pretty much every other aspect of it. And the completion bonus you can get later in the game which is unlocking the original game on the ps1. is one of the best I've seen in games and it gives me a whole lot more appreciation for the remake after being able to go back and directly compare it to the original. It's not a perfect game but it's defiantly an interesting game and you get a good amount of content for what's it's worth. And if you've played the original there's no reason to not try it out.… Expand
  20. Ruzaky
    Aug 6, 2020
    8
    Pretty much same game as 30 years ago :D When you complete it you can play actual original from ps1 thats cool. If you have nostalgia for Medievil this is best way to repaly it
  21. BruceThePro
    Jun 22, 2020
    8
    The controls sometimes feel a bit clunky, but overall this is a well made remake and a great nostalgic gaming experience!
  22. Ruslan1327
    Jan 1, 2021
    9
    Я не играл в оригинал 1998 года, это важная пометка!
    Игра имеет невероятно обаятельную атмосферу и весьма интересный, хоть и банальный, сюжет. Геймплей чувствуется немного староватым. В целом главное понять, что лучшое здесь атмосфера и визуальный стиль. Игра мне очень понравилась! Я надеюсь, что разработчикам дадут возможность сделать remake второй части, только с более новыми    Я не играл в оригинал 1998 года, это важная пометка!
    Игра имеет невероятно обаятельную атмосферу и весьма интересный, хоть и банальный, сюжет. Геймплей чувствуется немного староватым. В целом главное понять, что лучшое здесь атмосфера и визуальный стиль. Игра мне очень понравилась! Я надеюсь, что разработчикам дадут возможность сделать remake второй части, только с более новыми механиками. Ну или вообще сделать перезапуск серии.    … Expand
  23. Manzanetti
    Aug 10, 2020
    7
    This is a really similar experience to the PSX game. Which is cool in some ways, but lackluster overall for a remake. After so many years, I think we should expect some issues to be fixed, such as the camera ones. Enjoyed it because it's Medievil, but it doesn't offer a lot more than the original version.
  24. MrTaylor99
    Oct 13, 2020
    9
    A wonderfully done remake with some small gameplay improvements done here and there (mostly pertaining to the weapons and platforming, while the camerawork suffers slightly) to bring a Tim Burton-esque PS1 adventure game to modern consoles. Absolutely worth an investment and a playthrough, even a year after release. 9/10
  25. hellojosh
    Sep 21, 2020
    10
    BACK FROM THE DEAD... for the 4th time, but this time in a big way!.
    fans wanted a sequel to Medievil II or a "proper" remake for years, well after 14 years they finally got their wish!.
    first "Crash" then "Spyro" and now "Medievil" all PS1 Classics that finally got revived with amazing well-deserved remakes. i grow-up with the original PlayStation and i loved Medievil and it's sequel,    BACK FROM THE DEAD... for the 4th time, but this time in a big way!.
    fans wanted a sequel to Medievil II or a "proper" remake for years, well after 14 years they finally got their wish!.

    first "Crash" then "Spyro" and now "Medievil" all PS1 Classics that finally got revived with amazing well-deserved remakes. i grow-up with the original PlayStation and i loved Medievil and it's sequel, two excellent hack n' slash platformers that was clearly inspired by tim burton art style with the gothic vibe and dark tone with some comedy, the music itself can be compared to tim burton's collaborator danny elfman as well.

    it's a shame this franchise died too early, the decent PS2 title "Ghosthunter" from 2003 is somewhat of an unofficial spin-off, a 2005 lackluster remake for the PSP and the main protagonist sir daniel fortesque had a guest appearances in few other games.

    the team at "Other Ocean Emeryville" studios did an amazing job with this title, despite being developed by a different studio, they handled this remake much better then what original studio did with the 2005 PSP remake.

    from the PS4 game alone it took me few minutes to get used to the new control scheme, different narrator, and slightly different musical score, but i'm amazed they kept most of the original recording from 1998 in the remake with better audio, excellent graphics, giving this series a proper HD look, and you can tell the team had a lot of passion, love and respect to the franchise, changing very little of the level design (mostly adding more then the original game), the music is great!, updating the original tracks with a new code of paint. being creepy, atmospheric, haunting and even scary sometimes, but what made this game so special they kept the darker tone from the original game. they also add the behind the shoulder camera which i didn't used much other the close combat, it's nice addition but unnecessary. the critics and user score is surprisingly divisive, if you're a fan of this franchise or an old-school gamer or just someone who wants some hack 'n slash fun, buy it! you will not regret it. this is probably on my top 10 best PS4 games ever!!! i will forever love the original classic, but this is an excellent remake if not one of best i have ever played.    … Expand
  26. TwoCoins
    Jun 8, 2020
    10
    Absolute nostalgia. It was so charming and faithful to the original. The lighting, updated graphics, new animations, and simply awesome to see Daniel chop away at zombies again.
  27. JSparda_369
    Nov 22, 2019
    10
    This remake is beautiful that's all, don´t read the press reviews.
    Thank you so much for this remake
  28. AlBal665
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    I absolutely loved playing this game on PS1 when I was a kid so it may have made this review a little biased but I really enjoyed this remake! It still has the humour and charm of the original game but with graphics updated to modern standards and a nice little set of side quests to extend the gameplay if you want to. If you played the original MediEvil as a child then this is a must have!I absolutely loved playing this game on PS1 when I was a kid so it may have made this review a little biased but I really enjoyed this remake! It still has the humour and charm of the original game but with graphics updated to modern standards and a nice little set of side quests to extend the gameplay if you want to. If you played the original MediEvil as a child then this is a must have! If you didn’t then you should still get it anyway, it’s full of witty British humour and cute/creepy Tim Burtonesque characters.… Expand
  29. Grahlom
    Dec 15, 2019
    6
    As other reviewers stated, nothing much has changed in quality of life from the original, framerate can be at points unbearable. 60 fps should have been the norm for this game.
  30. GabFire
    Aug 11, 2020
    7
    O jogo poderia ter sido bem melhor, prefiro o original, porque esse ''Remake'' é meio falso, não consigo acreditar que as mudanças que fizeram nos gráficos foram grandes, porque está muito feio, além do jogo estar mal desenvolvido, esperava mais.
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 72 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 26 out of 72
  2. Mixed: 39 out of 72
  3. Negative: 7 out of 72
  1. Carole Quintaine
    Jan 29, 2020
    70
    More than 20 years after its released on PlayStation 1, Medievil is back from the dead on PS4. Unfortunately, it looks much more like a remastered version than a full fledged remake. It shines with colorful graphics and spooky atmosphere, but its gameplay remains too rigid, and its mechanics haven't aged well. A title reserved for fans of the license or lovers of Halloween and «The Nightmare Before Christmas».
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  2. Riot Pixels
    Dec 16, 2019
    80
    It's a short, but very intense adventure, with brief cinematics, compact maps without padding or copy/pasted elements. It brings a lot of variety into the world teeming with bland "sandboxes".
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  3. CD-Action
    Nov 25, 2019
    60
    If you disregard the nostalgia factor, the game is anything but extraordinary. It won’t win over new, younger players... but on the other hand they are not the target audience. [13/2019, p.78]
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