This is the first, in what will hopefully be a long series, of videos focused on older titles and how they play today. Our initial video is on Recore: Definitive Edition. Written by our very own @Doncabesa
Recore was one of the first Xbox exclusives we had this generation, but a rushed release lead to bad initial impressions and while the definitive edition did much to fix it, it was too late for many.
Have you played the game? Let us know your thoughts, as well as if you’d like to see more videos in this series.
Recore had a nice gameplay loop and it’s moment to moment gameplay was fun. Bogged down by an empty world. Would have been much better if they did some serious editing and cut a lot of the fat. Believe it’s a franchise that has potential. Hope it’s not dead.
my question to the guys here - Could you guys provide examples of games that were initially mediocre or received badly but with sequels became exponentially good and well acclaimed?
Played/ Finished both versions. The Definitive Edition was totally a different game! Not even the developer fixed fans feedback but also improved the graphics, added storms, HDR, new dungeons, weapons, a hole new map and many more !
Playing the game with HDR a completely different game!
Easily ReCore Definitive Edition is the best DE happened in gaming till this day.
I wrote lots of articles about the game in the past years, the sequel, can improve the series by adding new combat mechanics & gameplay ones:
Combat: by adding new weapons [pistols, snipers, bows, traps, melee … etc] and have some fun mechanics playing with them around! Such metal gear V.
Gameplay: by adding more uses of the grabbing hook not for just finishing the enemies, maybe using it to go down from mountain edges to explore caves or climbing trees etc also the game needs more story driven missions, and unique bosses.
For people who’s asking why the world is empty?
It’s related to the story of the game, and if there any chance for a sequel to be happen, I’m sure it’s no way to be like the first game.
I loved the game even in its original form, and still need to play the DE (I’d prefer to play it on a proper 4K screen, which I don’t have yet). Needless to say, I would be immensely happy if the IP ever made a comeback. I can’t watch the review now, but I’ll definitely check it out later.
I think the better example would be games that were received poorly and had the narrative around them turn around. The key example if this is probably No Man’s Sky which had one of the more toxic launches in recent memory. A solid Xbox example would be Sea of Thieves which was a touch vapid on release and now has a thriving community.
As for Recore, I actually dug this game for what it was, although I do think it was a week first step in what could be a really neat 3D Platformer franchise.
If you have your console set to automatically install updates, yes. Of course, if you have the original retail disc, you can still install and play the game unpatched, although I’m not sure why you’d want to do that.
I happen to own both physical releases, and also the art book, and the Collector’s Edition that didn’t come with the game itself (yes, it’s one of those), but the Joule statue is quite nice, and the included steelbook is gorgeous. Hell, even the box is a thing of beauty.
