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• Return to U.S. Outpost #31 – Continue the story of The Thing and face off against terrifying monsters, from scuttling head-spiders and human-like walkers to gigantic multi-tentacled level bosses.
• Who Goes There? – Command a squad of up to four NPCs from Soldier, Medic, and Engineer character classes through the game’s 11 frightening levels.
• The Warmest Place to Hide – Someone in your squad may not be who they appear to be. The shape-shifting alien hides inside an imitation, so keep a watchful eye.
• Don’t Lose It – Gain the trust of your squad members and minimize their fear levels lest they become defiant or, worse, succumb to paranoia.
• Ultimate Alien Terror – Upgraded models, textures, and animations hand-crafted by Nightdive, plus enhanced lighting and atmospheric effects.
• Stunning Visuals – Up to 4K 120 frames per second visuals on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S.
• Checkmate – Trophies and Achievements on Windows PC via Steam, PlayStation, and Xbox consoles.

The Thing: Remastered

The Thing: Remastered is a third-person shooter video game developed and published by Nightdive Studios. About The Thing: Remastered is a faithful restoration of the cult-classic 2002 third-person …

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PC version is on Steam, GoG and Windows PC (MS Store).
Also coming to Switch.
Price TBA

 

[amigastar]

Interested in it. Heard good "thing(s)" about it.

 

[MadchesterManc]

If they add in the dynamic lighting like with Shadowman it could make for a nice upgrade

 

[adamsapple]

If they add in the dynamic lighting like with Shadowman it could make for a nice upgrade

Maybe my eyes are playing tricks on me, but the few seconds of 'game' in that announcement trailer, the lighting looks notably upgraded.

 

[FoxMcChief]

YEAH MOTHER FUCKERS!!!!!!!

 

[ClanOfNone]

I said it in another thread, but this was not a good game even by the standards of the time. Cool ideas, crap execution. Uprezzing it and giving it a frame rate boost isn’t gonna fix the core problems.

 

[xrnzaaas]

Awesome news, I'll gladly experience it again after so many years.

 

[Revolutionary]

Steam page is already up:

Edit: says it has brand new dynamic lighting and other quality of life improvements

• Experience brand new dynamic lighting, specular mapping, shadows, depth of field complemented by improved models, textures and environments to create a deep level of immersion.
• Quality of Life gameplay enhancements to improve your experience.

 

[Insane Metal]

That is remastered?

 

[FoxMcChief]

That is remastered?

It was a PS2 game. Even just a resolution bump would be enough.

 

[DenchDeckard]

Day 1

 

[March Climber]

 

[adamsapple]

That is remastered?

I can't find comparable shots in the PS2 original's trailer, but yeah it looks like lighting and assets are definitely better. Not just a simple resolution increase.

 

[Punished Miku]

I'm interested, but only for pretty cheap. It was kind of a swimming in 7s kind of vibe when I got it the first time. Cool they're bringing it back.

 

[FunkMiller]

Eh. Not quite the ground up remake I was hoping for.

 

[TGO]

Eh. Not quite the ground up remake I was hoping for.

It's a Remaster, not a remake
I don't think Nightdive has ventured into that territory yet.
But they are good at Remasters.

 

[Bloobs]

That is remastered?

You doubting Nightdive? These guys always deliver. Still waiting on Sin though

 

[{insert code here}]

I'm in. The OG Xbox version was one of the first games i had for that system.

 

[P:axMagellanic]

That's a massive update.

 

[MiguelItUp]

Wasn't expecting this at all, REALLY hyped about this. I LOVED this game so much and honestly never thought we'd see something like this happen. Here's to hoping it'll help revive the IP into new games or something.

 

[MacReady13]

I'm very excited! Played this on PS2 but never finished it. The Thing (John Carpenter's film) is my fav film of all time so i'm dying to play and finish this as it's considered a true sequel to the film.

 

[Killer8]

Absolute goat tier announcement. I'm getting so close to being able to retire the OG Xbox for good.

 

[VeganElduderino]

Awesome! One of my favorite movies ! Good to see it's getting alot of attention! I can't wait to see what they do in Funko Fusion.

 

[adamsapple]

I missed it in the OP but apparently this is also coming to Switch.

 

[Snowdonhoffen]

Awesome, never got the chance to play the original, not even on PC. I was thinking on getting this on PC when it got teased, but if this is running at 4K/120 on consoles, I'm getting it there!

 

[bigdad2007]

I’ll buy it simply on the principle of wanting more obscure games from that generation remastered, not remade.

 

[TintoConCasera]

I don't think Nightdive has ventured into that territory yet.

My man, System Shock.

 

[Badlucktroll]

 

[Vick]

Hard D1.

 

[Valedix]

Fuck yeah what a nice surprise.

 

[Deerock71]

This is one that I will wait for a Switch physical version. I've waited 20 years, what's another six-ish months?

 

[TGO]

My man, System Shock.

Didn't realise it was them.

 

[TintoConCasera]

Didn't realise it was them.

Yep. Took them quite a few years and a few restarts and engine swaps, so yeah maybe it's best if they stick to remasters for a while.

 

[thekillergreece]

I hope they'll touch the trust/fear system a tiny bit.
Sometimes you would check your team and they all would be healthy.
A few seconds later, one (or all) would turn into monsters just because the mission was scripted that way.

 

[Cattlyst]

I’m a little puzzled by the hype for this. When the game came out the reception was tepid. I played it on the original Xbox and it looked ok and had some good ideas but it was pretty average. Could it be history repeating itself? I was pumped for the original game thinking it would be something the final product was not…if you’ve not played the original and this remaster follows the same mold you might be disappointed.

Edit - *not played the original*

 

[Red5]

Nightdive is about to put MyAbandonware out of business.

I played it back then when it came out, it was good, a bit tense, the trust system was ahead of its time, but it could really use some modern coding to enhance the trust system and make it more meaningful. But I'll take a remaster anyway, still have my CD somewhere.

 

[J3nga]

Coming soon - tells nothing, I was hoping for a shadow drop.

 

[Mr Hyde]

It's crazy that they are bringing this back, it's such an obscure title that you never see anyone talk about. I'm all for it though, I love these retro remasters especially from the PS2 era, since they are so few and far between. Day 1.

 

[Bloobs]

It's crazy that they are bringing this back, it's such an obscure title that you never see anyone talk about. I'm all for it though, I love these retro remasters especially from the PS2 era, since they are so few and far between. Day 1.

They are releasing more and more obscure titles. Hope they get to remaster The Darkness and Riddick.

 

[Soodanim]

A reminder while we're all waiting that there's a Nightdive Humble Bundle at the moment: https://www.humblebundle.com/games/fully-loaded-nightdive-fps-remasters

 

[Shiny Pepe]

Please Shadowman 2 remaster next.

 

[Majormaxxx]

I'm in cause it's one of my first modern pc games on my new p4.

But we need gameplay and we need a fair price.

 

[DirtyBast8rd]

Fuck yeah, I'm in day one.

 

[MrTroubleMaker]

Nice!

 

[Wolfpact1983]

Will there be a physical version?

 

[tommib]

Lately I’m more interested in these 90s/00s remasters than anything else. Keep these coming. Will get it day one. Never played it.

 

[freemandos]

The game was nice, I wonder about these quality of life gameplay enhancements...

 

[Soodanim]

Lately I’m more interested in these 90s/00s remasters than anything else. Keep these coming. Will get it day one. Never played it.

Extend that to new games inspired by that era (like Selaco) and you've accounted for the vast majority of what I've bought this year.

 

[ClanOfNone]

They are releasing more and more obscure titles. Hope they get to remaster The Darkness and Riddick.

Two GREAT choices, Einhander tops my list as well.

 

[Tiamat2san]

Loved it on OG Xbox back in the day.
And i just bought a bravia A95L , so 120 fps
Can’t wait.