It's fair to say that developer Nightdive Studios knows a thing or two about bringing back a classic - the team just worked on Quake 2 Remastered with Bethesda alongside a host of other projects like the System Shock remake. Well, it appears that the team now has another old school FPS in its sights.
The company's CEO Stephen Kick recently commented on Twitter about a potential remaster of The Darkness; an Xbox 360 title originally created by developer Starbreeze. Kick didn't commit to anything concrete as such, but he did say that the title was "on the list" over at Nightdive Studios.
What "on the list" actually means remains to be seen. Is it in the pipeline over there? Is the game simply on their developer wishlist? We're not quite sure at the moment, but hopefully we get more of an update on a potential remaster of The Darkness in the coming months.
We're especially interested in such a project given how incredible their work was on Quake 2 Remastered. Bethesda's recent Quake 2 re-release is one of the finest remaster jobs we've ever seen - even going as far as including brand-new content in the 2023 version of the title.
Would you be into Nightdive working on 'The Darkness'? Let us know your memories of this Xbox 360 classic down below!
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Oh ok, now we're talking. The Darkness was a fantastic game. I accidentally erased my save data about 75% of the way through. Usually this would have caused me to either give up entirely or not go back to it for a long while. But I just jumped straight back in from the beginning. The Darkness was that good.
Pretty sure it works on Series S|X
Classic game
@K1LLEGAL sure it does. But some visual boosts are always welcomed.
Lol Nightdive’s “list” of dream projects grows by the day.
I say let them tackle all of them. Between Quake 2 and Rise of the Triad remasters (and just a month apart!) they’re having a banger year.
Oh man, I forgot about this one. I may have owned this at one time (and got rid of it due to money troubles back in my younger years).
I may have to pick these up since they are backwards compatible with Series X|S.
@Tomato_Goose true - the way Nightdive is going I say bring them on. They have done some amazing remasters. But I have to say it is better when the game isn’t available on the platform already; e.g. Dark Forces and Turok 3.
Really though I just want Blake Stone. I really hope it happens.
I’m totally down for this. The Darkness, I don’t recall it being a huge game to the masses, but it felt so unique and oddly separate from its source material… in a good way though! One of the better FPS titles from the early 360 generation, really memorable.
Can’t they just do Morrowind… it would be so great!
Just played this recently on my Series X. Would love a remaster.
I played it all the way through at the beginning of the year, which I haven't done since it came out...
I was blown away. It may feel a little clunky now--which adds to it's uniqueness--but damn what an atmospheric and standout experience.
I'd trust Nightdive to do it justice if they ever get to and not mess with it too much, it's a really unique game. If anyone should do it, it's them.
Man, Nightdive is incredible!!Do it.
Be warned POS fan bitses, THIS will make you switch!!!!
I'd like to see them do a remaster of The Warriors and the Chronicles of Riddick / Escape from Butcher Bay games.
Ooh that'd be awesome. I remember loving that game when it came out, and would be great to see an upgrade.
Though it did have a bunch of music videos in it that could be an issue when it comes to licensing. There was also cartoons and a movie, but I think those were public domain.
@Romans12 Like how recently? I just bought it. Installed...and there is like red pixels all over the screen.
The UI/video/etc. looks fine. But all the 3D elements have this weird red pixelization everywhere. I thought my Series X was going bad, but I played other games and everything is fine.
@GamingFan4Lyf I played it about a year ago with no issues. I'm going to have to try it again to see if it looks different.
@Romans12 I thankfully was able to get a refund. I did note the issue when noting the reason - though whether that actually accounts for anything is a mystery.
I probably should have done an official Issue Report via the Xbox before getting a refund
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