MediEvil (2019): Difference between revisions

|ratings = ESRB: Teen<ref>{{Cite web|title=MediEvil|site=ESRB.org|url=https://www.esrb.org/ratings/Synopsis.aspx?Certificate=36414&Title=MediEvil}}</ref><br>PEGI: 12<ref>{{Cite web|title=MediEvil (2019)|site=Pegi Public Site|url=https://pegi.info/search-pegi?q=MediEvil&filter-age%5B%5D=&filter-descriptor%5B%5D=&filter-publisher=&filter-platform%5B%5D=Playstation+4&filter-release-year%5B%5D=2019&page=1&op=Search&form_build_id=form-luaMoBANS0YSOuKdFFKUmS_UHksCumsWwgHhOvN8314&form_id=pegi_search_form}}</ref>

While the game remains largely identical in content to the original ''MediEvil'', several new features have been introduced. This includes the ability to toggle between a primary and secondary weapon, first introduced as a feature in ''[[MediEvil 2]]'',<ref name="tips">{{Cite web|url=http://www.pushsquare.com/news/2019/11/guide_medievil_ps4_-_tips_and_tricks_for_beginners|title=Guide: MediEvil PS4 - Tips and Tricks for Beginners|author=Stephen Tailby|published=November 12, 2019}}</ref> the "Dan Cam", an optional camera viewpoint which uses an over-the-shoulder perspective,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBrWVHq9q68|title=MediEvil - Changing One’s Perspective {{!}} PS4|published=October 10, 2019|site=YouTube}}</ref> and a compendium of information about the game's characters and enemies, known as the Book of Gallowmere.<ref name="tips" /> Optional "Lost Souls" objectives have also been incorporated into the game, which require Sir Dan to complete a mission received from a ghost found in each level;<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pushsquare.com/reviews/ps4/medievil|title=MediEvil Review (PS4)|author=Stephen Tailby|published=October 23, 2019|site=Push Square}}</ref> if all Lost Souls objectives are completed, the player unlocks the option to play the original ''MediEvil'' on the menu screen, under the name of "Old Game".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pushsquare.com/news/2019/11/guide_medievil_ps4_-_how_to_unlock_the_original_ps1_game_in_the_remake|title=Guide: MediEvil PS4 - How to Unlock the Original PS1 Game in the Remake|author=Stephen Tailby|published=October 31, 2019|site=Push Square}}</ref>

''MediEvil'' was developed using ''Unreal Engine 4''. The geometry from the original game was used to recreate the levels as faithfully as possible, while certain elements were adjusted with technological advances in mind.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Remaking Fan Favorites: How Devs Resurrected Crash, MediEvil, Resident Evil 2, and Spyro for PS4|site= PlayStation.Blog|url=https://blog.us.playstation.com/2018/12/13/remaking-fan-favorites-how-devs-resurrected-crash-medievil-resident-evil-2-and-spyro-for-ps4/}}</ref>

Andrew Barnabas and Paul Arnold, who had previously composed the soundtrack for the previous three games in the series, returned to compose for the ''MediEvil'' remake. The music of the ''MediEvil'' remake was orchestrated by [[Prague Symphony Orchestra]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gamesradar.com/medievil-remake-feels-like-dark-souls-says-playstation/|title=MediEvil remake "feels like Dark Souls", says PlayStation|author=Vikki Blake|published=25 August 2019|site=GamesRadar}}</ref> The game's soundtrack consists of remastered versions of music that appeared in ''MediEvil: Resurrection'', orchestral arrangements of tracks from the original ''MediEvil'', and new tracks composed exclusively for the ''MediEvil'' remake.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wshu.org/post/bob-and-barns-fresh-music-medievil-re-release|title=Bob And Barn's Fresh Music For 'MediEvil' Re-Release|author=Kate Remington|published=15 November 2019|site=WSHU}}</ref>