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The remake of XIII, which came out in 2020 and was hobbled with technical issues, is getting a huge update. What’s more, it’s coming from a new developer, a French studio called Tower Five.
The game’s publisher, Microids, made the announcement. And also claimed that the free update will insure that players will “enjoy the game as intended.” This from a post on the game’s Steam page:
“The development studio reworked the entire game from the Art Direction to the AI and added numerous technical improvements.”
The full list of changes is as follows:
- Refined Art Style
- Enhanced A.I.
- Reworked HUD
- Revamped Sound Design
- 60FPS on PlayStation 5 / Xbox Series X/S
- Online Multiplayer (2-13 players)
PlayMagic was the studio that developed the remake of XIII. I tried playing it recently, being a sucker for the original. It was really poor, with frequent crashes to the dashboard. The real heart-breaker, though, was that underneath the blight lurked a promising shooter. Its art style, while not as bright and striking as that of the original, is still striking. And the game’s voice performances were preserved with excellent audio quality.
Microids has apologised for the state of the game when it launched. With any luck, this update will wipe our memories of the first, bug-ridden attempt.
