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2.5/5
And a Pig-Man’s Your Uncle.
Nelson Schneider - wrote on 12/26/2012
I have a weakness for hunting hidden gems from previous hardware generations. Sometimes this hunt leads to a great treasure, other times it proves the old adage that begins with, “One man’s trash…” I never played the original release of “Beyond Good & Evil” that hit the PS2, Gamecube, original Xbox, and PC. The fact that the game was not only ‘good enough’ to warrant a re-release via PSN, but also ‘good enough’ to get a full HD makeover set off my hidden gem radar. Unfortunately, it seems I need to get that adjusted.
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“Beyond Good & Evil HD” isn’t really all that HD. Yes, the game is output at HD resolution now instead of upscaled, but none of the polygon models or textures look like they were improved at all. Most distressingly, the game engine …
