THE HOUSE OF THE DEAD: Remake

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7.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 64 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 40 out of 64
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 64
  3. Negative: 12 out of 64
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  1. Copski84
    Apr 11, 2022
    2
    Poor graphics, poor sound, poor loading times. Unreadable text, awful controls.

    I was a huge fan of the original two games but don't let that fool you into wasting your money on this
  2. factorofgames
    Apr 8, 2022
    4
    The Nintendo Switch is like the utility knife of gaming, but the fact of the matter is, that it's a jack of all trades and a master of none. That statement is the unfortunate curse of the Switch, we seem to expect the highest level of gaming sometimes from a budget price device that is 5 years old now. This reality definitely made my experience a little more harsh than what I wasThe Nintendo Switch is like the utility knife of gaming, but the fact of the matter is, that it's a jack of all trades and a master of none. That statement is the unfortunate curse of the Switch, we seem to expect the highest level of gaming sometimes from a budget price device that is 5 years old now. This reality definitely made my experience a little more harsh than what I was expecting. Instead of getting close to a Light gun experience, and not even close to the Wii House of the Dead experience, I ended up with a decent-looking game with unplayable controls.

    House of the Dead: Remake should be on another platform. There is no way that this game should suffer and die on the Switch. It deserves better and could be so much fun in VR or on PC with either the Sinden or Aimtrack Gun tech. Please do the right thing and port this game to multiple platforms...    … Expand
  3. GarethK
    Apr 10, 2022
    2
    The hardest enemy in the game is the gyro aiming, the drift it terrible and will likely cause RSI. Despite using "Performance Mode" the frame rate is Star Fox levels of jittery. The dialogue is cheesy feeding into the nostalgia but doesn't make up for the shonky mechanics
  4. Js960401
    Apr 8, 2022
    2
    The Japan version of game was heavily censored. There is no headshot. you can't shoot off limbs also you can't kill the scientists, these lost elements seriously affect the gameplay.
    My most regretted pre-order.
  5. Audaz921Alone
    Apr 15, 2022
    4
    Although it is a remake of a game that I liked as a child, this game... well, in the graphic section it is very lively for a zombie game, some graphics take time to load and the magician model is somewhat weak in terms of appearance .
  6. ShootDude
    Apr 8, 2022
    4
    i know metacritic for long time i read a lot of review but not want to make one
    till this thash.......
    i have no problem with game's short length you can't finish in 45 min. but bad frame rate with poor control make this game almost can't play plus it's lack of content to make you comeback i prefer the typing one (that you can switch to shooting) and if Nintendo have a refund system    i know metacritic for long time i read a lot of review but not want to make one
    till this thash.......
    i have no problem with game's short length you can't finish in 45 min.
    but bad frame rate with poor control make this game almost can't play
    plus it's lack of content to make you comeback
    i prefer the typing one (that you can switch to shooting)
    and if Nintendo have a refund system i will not hesitate to refund this game
    don't buy.    … Expand
  7. JK1997
    Apr 9, 2022
    3
    Music doesn't fit. Performance is terrible. Graphics look bad. Gyro aiming doesn't work.

    Average at best.
  8. Petiop
    Apr 10, 2022
    2
    The graphic is ok, but the controls are awful. So it was a shame to release.
  9. Niacrimsonsnow
    Apr 10, 2022
    4
    I really want to like this , but i can't
    I have been a long time fans of The House of the Dead , it is the first game in my memory that i remembered playing since i was young , at the arcade
    growing up with the series i have play every main entry of this game at one point i even managed to 1CC all of mainline game at the arcade I was excited for this when i saw the announcement    I really want to like this , but i can't
    I have been a long time fans of The House of the Dead , it is the first game in my memory that i remembered playing since i was young , at the arcade
    growing up with the series i have play every main entry of this game
    at one point i even managed to 1CC all of mainline game at the arcade

    I was excited for this when i saw the announcement trailer back in 2021 and i even pre order this game

    the reason i'm giving this remake 4/10 are as follows
    1. the music are said to be inspire by original but after listen to all of them on repeat multiple time , it just doesn't click , it does sounds like hotd music but it's not hotd music

    2.I can't believe no one at development team or QA team noticed this and give a pass
    to this , that the gun shot sounds are way underwhelming , seriously it sounds like a toygun
    if you have play the original The House of The Dead , you will know that the gun shot sound in original were powerful and feels intuitive to use

    3.the difficulty tweaks
    this is my hit for me cause it leaves massive bad tastes , in the original almost every encounter you always has a time to react to it and the enemy are fair but still challenge
    let's take the very first zombie you met in the game as example
    in the original after you have control of your character and gun he'll take few steps walk to get close to you before start attacking
    in the remake he's standing ready and position close enough to hit you and if you can't react fast enough he can hit you just within first 1-2 sec of game started

    and there's a lot of enemy that weren't this fast in original (chainsaw guy for example) in original he's has moderate speed and has "ok" time winded up animation
    in remake he's stupidly fast and feels unfair most of time

    Original The House of The Dead has challenging difficulty but still fair most of time
    Remake difficulty is everywhere and doesn't feels nice to play

    most of zombie will died from 2-3 headshot in original , in remake a lot of them (especially the monkey and fatguy) can still run and hit you even their heads are completely blown off

    lastly the final boss , i wouldn't say much , just go watch the youtube video of it and compared to original , dev has ruin his fight so badly despite being one of the most iconic bosses of all light gun games

    I have 3 completes playthrough of Remake and i don't feels like playing it anymore , meanwhile i feel like i could go back to original as much as i want and would still enjoy them

    this seems like a harsh and bias review , but this is my honest opinion about the game , i feels like the $22.70 that i spent on pre-order are wasted , and i'm not really happy with it
    meanwhile i'm willing to spend quarter to play arcade version of original over and over again even i could 1CC clear the whole game.
    that's it for my opinion about this game.    … Expand
  10. daryl83
    Jan 27, 2023
    0
    The controls are quite bad, and the game runs very slow. Not worth it supporting such a watered down version of the game.
  11. AngryMilks
    Apr 15, 2022
    4
    Incredibly short, lacking content, shameful copy paste of enemy models.

    Not sure how or why they decided to remake it so shoddily with Unity. Might as well have made it with Blender at that point.

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Mixed or average reviews - based on 41 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 41
  2. Mixed: 32 out of 41
  3. Negative: 8 out of 41
  1. Starbit
    Aug 8, 2022
    70
    The House of the Dead: Remake is a contemporary update of the first game in The House of the Dead series and this remake does a decent job with most elements, giving us a good looking world, competent controls and a very welcome and challenging new game mode. At this level, this remake successfully brings the experience to our day and age. Its performance is affected in the most intense moments, though, especially in multiplayer mode and its long loading times may be off-putting for less patient players.
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  2. Impulsegamer
    Jun 17, 2022
    48
    A nostalgic trip down memory lane marred with aiming issues and a very short play time.
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  3. INVEN
    May 10, 2022
    65
    The House of the Dead remake is characterized by a faithful embodiment of the elements of the original. However, it does not reproduce the sophisticated manipulation and immersion, which are characteristics of the gun shooting genre, so it stays in the remake as a rip-off of the original, not a remake beyond the original.
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