Featured Image Credit: Activision
Topics: Activision, PlayStation, Microsoft
Remember those heady days when parents got upset over badly pixelated blood, fearful that we were being exposed to too much “gore”? Fortunately, my parents were never like that, but some people recall Tenchu 2 causing their parents to panic, much to the delight of fans who have similar memories.
But it isn’t about parents being wrong today, we’re here to explain why it’s about damn time that Tenchu 2 got a remake. Most fans of the game agree on this, so when will someone hear their pleas? “PSX days. Man, I really wish they reboot the franchise. A remake of Tenchu 1 or Wrath of Heaven is an instant buy for me,” said one Redditor. Yeah, let’s not stop at the second game, let’s go for the whole franchise.
Capture some of the magic Tenchu 2 gave us with Sekiro!
Advert
Fans of Metroid Prime collectively lost it when the remaster dropped with those sweet new graphics and tangible-looking textures; it helped breathe new life into a game so many love. If that kind of dedication could be put into PS’ Tenchu we’d all be laughing, as would the devs behind it as they make serious bank. Sadly, there’s no news, not even a whispered rumour, that this franchise will get remade. But does it need to be? Yes, improved graphics and gameplay would be welcomed, but when “even the lighting and character designs still hold up awesomely” is there any need?
I mean, it is hard to look at those original graphics for long before needing to rest your weary eyes. However, it’s worth it and justifiable for such an old game – it came out in 2000. What’s Red Dead Redemption’s excuse for looking tired around the edges only 13 years later, and after a ridiculously expensive port release? Hm? Exactly, Tenchu 2 is winning, remake or not.
Not convinced, let this Redditor lay it out for you as plain as day, “You don’t understand. With the limited brush strokes available to them, the artists behind Tenchu made you feel like a ninja buried behind enemy lines in a magical alternate feudal Japan. Enemies had voice lines, they spoke to each other. Buildings had that aesthetic that made you want to bask. Movement allowed you to climb into roofs and walls and ceilings, which was something you wanted to do in every game but couldn’t; you felt like a damned ninja.”
God bless, Tenchu 2. May you one day get the remake you deserve.