MediEvil Reviews

MediEvil is ranked in the 37th percentile of games scored on OpenCritic.
Oct 23, 2019

MediEvil is a remake that sticks a little too close to the original.

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Wccftech
Top Critic
8.2 / 10.0
Oct 23, 2019

MediEvil shows that it's possible to take a classic and completely remake the look from the ground up but still make it feel as it once did two decades ago.

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6 / 10
Oct 23, 2019

If you've any nostalgia for this retro Sony title, or are looking for something spooky to play this Halloween, MediEvil has never been better -- just be wary of the skeletons in its closet.

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9.5 / 10.0
Oct 23, 2019

MediEvil finally makes the transition from PS1 to PS4 in a spectacular new remake that fans have been clamoring for. The Tim Burton-esque beauty and clever gameplay has held up incredibly well for a twenty-year-old game but some precarious camera angles and clumsy combat keep the game from perfection.

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7 / 10.0
Oct 31, 2019

MediEvil is about as faithful as a remake can be. While some of its systems may feel archaic by today's standards, for fans of the original, it's still well worth making a return trip to Gallowmere, if only to see how beautiful it all looks now.

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Atomix
Rodolfo León
Top Critic
70 / 100
Oct 25, 2019

MediEvil is a lazily made remake that preserves many of its original flaws, while only doing enough to bring the game up to speed in the current generation of consoles.

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60 / 100
Oct 23, 2019

MediEvil brings back memories of the PS1 era, but more than clearly highlights the weaknesses of video games from the 1990s

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Everyeye.it
Giuseppe Carrabba
Top Critic
7.5 / 10.0
Oct 24, 2019

Other Ocean's MediEvil will delight those who have been waiting for Sir Daniel Fortesque to return for years.

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7.5 / 10.0
Oct 23, 2019

The new MediEvil remaster stays faithful to the original, for both good and bad. Fans will enjoy seeing Sir Daniel's adventures come to life in full HD, but anyone looking for a brand new action/adventure/platformer might find the old-school PS1 controls and mechanics more than a little jarring.

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GameByte
Mel Ramsay
Top Critic
Unscored
Oct 23, 2019

The team behind the game have clearly put a lot of love into this remake.

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TrustedReviews
Jade King Contact via Twitter |
Top Critic
Oct 23, 2019

As someone who was equally enthralled and terrified by the original duo of games, this is an unfortunate dissapointment.

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We Got This Covered
Josh Heath
Top Critic
Oct 23, 2019

This remake of MediEvil stumbles in the gameplay department, failing to bring life into its resurrected protagonist's rusty old bones.

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4 / 5.0
Oct 23, 2019

All in all MediEvil PS4 is a solid, well-made remake that is a Halloween treat for longtime fans thanks to its remarkably improved sounds and visuals.

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7 / 10.0
Oct 23, 2019

MediEvil is a loveable, charming romp through a classic action game that unfortunately suffers because of overly stiff controls and combat that often feels imprecise and impractical

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8 / 10
Oct 23, 2019

This remake of MediEvil is of high quality, both in terms of graphics and sound. The work on the music is excellent and it is a pleasure too travel again through Gallowmere landscapes with Sir Daniel Fortesque.

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70 / 100
Oct 23, 2019

MediEvil is, for better and worse, an original PlayStation game with a new coat of paint. It's a fun romp through imaginative levels with classical gameplay styles, and charmed my pants off with its humor while I struggled with the platforming and fixed camera angles.

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6 / 10.0
Oct 26, 2019

MediEvil 's story, visual design, humor, and charm stand the test of time, but Other Ocean's refusal to upgrade the gameplay and include checkpoints makes it a game that is stuck in the past.

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3.5 / 5.0
Oct 26, 2019

In the end, MediEvil is a rather rough remake. In terms of graphics and style, it does a fantastic job of bringing the kingdom of Gallowmere to modern times. It’s just everything else that is stuck in the past

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7.5 / 10.0
Oct 24, 2019

For better or worse, MediEvil is a PS4 game that plays like a PSX game.

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8 / 10
Oct 23, 2019

There's something really special about MediEvil getting a well-deserved remake beyond the visual and audio glow-up. It provides the title with a chance to break out of the confines of relative obscurity to reach a wider audience. MediEvil deserves all of this and more with its fantastic tone, entertaining characters and story, excellent level design, and stellar pacing, even if a few issues hold it back. If you haven't played it before you'd be doing yourself a disservice by not giving it a go, and if you have played it before, rejoice in Fortesque's skeletal embrace.

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