The game is very faithful to the original and delivers the same atmosphere and charm that made the classic so great. It feels amazing to experience the story and gameplay in a modern presentation with updated visuals and sound design. The nostalgia is strong and the core mechanics still hold up incredibly well, making it a joy to play from a design perspective.

The downside is the performance, which is shockingly bad for a remake of this scale. On an RTX 3070 paired with a Ryzen 5600X in 1440p, stable 60 FPS can only be achieved with a mix of low and medium settings while forcing DLSS to performance mode. Even then there are noticeable drops and stutters that break immersion. For a game running on Unreal Engine 5, the optimization is far below expectations and feels rushed. The experience is bittersweet because while the game itself deserves praise, the technical state makes it hard to fully enjoy. Unless you are a hardcore fan, it’s better to wait and see if proper patches and optimizations are released.

The game is very faithful to the original and delivers the same atmosphere and charm that made the classic so great. It feels amazing to experience the story and gameplay in a modern presentation with updated visuals and sound design. The nostalgia is strong and the core mechanics still hold up incredibly well, making it a joy to play from a design perspective. The downside is the performance, which is shockingly bad for a remake of this scale. On an RTX 3070 paired with a Ryzen 5600X in 1440p, stable 60 FPS can only be achieved with a mix of low and medium settings while forcing DLSS to performance mode. Even then there are noticeable drops and stutters that break immersion. For a game running on Unreal Engine 5, the optimization is far below expectations and feels rushed. The experience is bittersweet because while the game itself deserves praise, the technical state makes it hard to fully enjoy. Unless you are a hardcore fan, it’s better to wait and see if proper patches and optimizations are released.