The Thing: Remastered

As a fan of the film and having played the original Xbox release of 'The Thing', I was both surprised and interested when I heard a remaster was happening. Reviews after release were largely positive and I was most happy to hear they "fixed" the broken scripted nature of squadmates turning. Now I pick it up, start playing and find the latter is only a half truth and the core issues that kept it firmly planted as a mildly decent budget title still remain all these years later.

Bottom line? This isn't worth $30+ and a revisit for those who've already played it.

Graphics get a bump, but we're talking more of a clean-up job than visual revolution. The sound design remains the same as I remember it. Decent voicework, sound effects, but nothing stellar. Gameplay is still the simple mix of staying alive and light inventory management. Rather flat characters in a story that somehow manages to be predictable and go off the rails near the end.

If you've read this far and didn't play this title the first time around and/or are a big fan of the 1982 pic then don't let me stop you from picking this up. Might I recommend waiting until it's on sale though. For those who've already given it a playthrough know the squadmate "fix" means some still turn in the same spots due to plot and the others are forced to panic and kill you, themselves instead. Hardly a real fix.