A classic adventure remastered by Nightdive
One of Westwood’s classics is enhanced and available again, this time for modern hardware.Blade Runner: Enhanced Editionis finally out today for PC and consoles.
Nightdive Studios put together this remastered version of the 1997 adventure classic. It’s available digitally on PC, PlayStation, and Xbox consoles, and on the Nintendo Switch. TheEnhanced Editionis also getting aLimited Run physical version, too.
While Westwood may be known for its history in the real-time strategy genre,Blade Runnerwas its surprise adventure hit. It runs alongside the Ridley Scott film, weaving through the events of the movie. It has branching paths though, and has been well-remembered for both its style and impressive design.
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Nightdive, the studio which has tackled other remasters likeSystem Shock: Enhanced Edition, has put a few modern touches onBlade Runner. Since it’s coming to consoles, gamepad support is an obvious one.
The original Westwood videos have been upscaled to 4K resolution and 60 frames per second. There is also an HD display, and a new clue interface. Plus, international fans can use the original foreign-language translations in Spanish, German, French, Italian, and Chinese subtitles.
As for reception? Well, it currently seems iffy. Users on Steam are voting it into theMostly Negative tieron launch day.Rock Paper Shotgunalso had some words about thisEnhanced Editioncompared to other options, and provided some good comparison screenshots.
There is another version of the originalBlade Runnerjust for PC, onGOG. So if your impressions of theEnhanced Editionare similarly tepid, you can at least pick that one up instead.
