Thu, Jan 12, 2012 | 08:38 GMT

Quick quotes: Beyond Good and Evil “should not have been updated,” says JAW boss

“I loved the GoW 1 and 2 remakes, personally I think they were better than GoW3, and I’m also looking forward to playing the Team ICO titles. As for others I’m not sure. I think Beyond Good and Evil should not have been updated, as it’s only gone to show what rose-tinted glasses we had in the old days.” – Just Add Water boss Stewart Gilray, speaking to SI on HD remasters.

JAW recently released a HD version of Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath for PSN, and is continuing work on the series as a whole. BG&E HD released last year for PSN and XBLA.

5 comments

Blerk
12/01/12, 9:30 am

I played all the way through BG&E HD at the end of last year and thought it held up pretty well considering its age. The camera’s a bit wonky and it’s rather more limited than modern games, but it’s still very playable and the original cartoon styling lends itself well to a quick up-res and polish-up.

I’d be interested to hear just what it is about BG&E that he thinks doesn’t hold up but the GoW and Ico updates (and, I surmise, the Strangers’ Wrath revamp) manage okay.

Clupula
12/01/12, 1:05 pm

I’m wondering if it’s the graphics, maybe. They didn’t exactly go out of their way to update them for this gen, especially not compared to what was done with Stranger’s Wrath.

I didn’t mind, really, but maybe that’s what he’s referencing.

Gadzooks!
12/01/12, 1:15 pm

BG&E was a slick, faithful recreation of a classic. Nowt fartin about with, just HD and smooth.

Exactly what was needed, exactly what was delivered. This JAW tool is just trolling.

xino
12/01/12, 3:29 pm

well I think it is wise to have done it if they want to maximise sale on number 2

Da Man
13/01/12, 11:53 am

These games actually don’t translate well into current gen, they were usually stylized with sdtvs and ps2 in mind.