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\u201cThe game\u2019s unique visual style greatly benefits from an improved HD resolution and 60FPS performance, making the swordplay feel more responsive than ever,\u201d says Director Motohide Eshiro. \u201cSince TV screens have moved onto the widescreen format in the intervening years, we\u2019ve also updated the game\u2019s output to fill a wide display, which zooms the image in, and I think makes the battle scenes feel even more immersive and exciting.\u201d<\/p>\n
I agree. Swordplay is extremely responsive \u2013 I\u2019m able to effectively strike and block, while the battles feel intimate. That\u2019s especially true within temple corridors, as I slash away at an onslaught of demons, trying to master an issen hit (a powerful counterattack), and absorbing the souls of my enemies to gain XP.<\/p>\n
\u201cA new player picking up this remaster in 2025 should feel the same exhilaration as someone did in 2002,\u201d adds Eshiro. \u201cThis meant retaining the game\u2019s core features and charm, while bringing certain elements up to the modern standards gamers expect. We had access to the original game\u2019s assets, and to be honest even in 2002 the original team had made them very high quality. If anything, the standard-definition CRT display technology of the time was holding these assets back from being appreciated in their original quality, so we have used a variety of modern upscaling and uprezzing techniques to bring out all their detail on modern HD displays. This includes the moving video elements of backgrounds, so areas such as flowing rivers look better than ever.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n