Since my last review on the old Ps2 version of the game I have played the Remake: Rehydrated.
First of all, the graphics are amazing, very nice changes were made to the character models and the game world. One of the changes I love the most is the dream world, looking more like an actual dream now, rather than a simple box.
As someone who has played the original game, I am amazed how well they have portrayed the nostalgic atmosphere of the first game. The only issues I have with the game are some of the lags and bugs, they aren't a big deal, but they destroy, the atmosphere. For example: in the original game, a hand would almost always come out and reach for the character model, in this version the death screen is just a dark grey screen or some bubbles. The bubbles and the hand were always a part of the death sequences. The hand seems to glitch out sometimes and most of the time it doesn't even reach SpongeBob/Patrick/Sandy, before changing into the death screen and letting you respawn. The long awaited multi-player could have been handled much better and they could have added a co-op campaign. The multi-player we have is repetitive and boring. (I love how they added 4 new characters for the multiplayer tho)
Overall they could have tested the bugs more. Lovely map and simple for kids, not as great as the original but close.
First of all, the graphics are amazing, very nice changes were made to the character models and the game world. One of the changes I love the most is the dream world, looking more like an actual dream now, rather than a simple box.
As someone who has played the original game, I am amazed how well they have portrayed the nostalgic atmosphere of the first game. The only issues I have with the game are some of the lags and bugs, they aren't a big deal, but they destroy, the atmosphere. For example: in the original game, a hand would almost always come out and reach for the character model, in this version the death screen is just a dark grey screen or some bubbles. The bubbles and the hand were always a part of the death sequences. The hand seems to glitch out sometimes and most of the time it doesn't even reach SpongeBob/Patrick/Sandy, before changing into the death screen and letting you respawn. The long awaited multi-player could have been handled much better and they could have added a co-op campaign. The multi-player we have is repetitive and boring. (I love how they added 4 new characters for the multiplayer tho)
Overall they could have tested the bugs more. Lovely map and simple for kids, not as great as the original but close.