So Okami has recently gotten another HD remaster on modern consoles, but seeing as the PS4 version didn't bother to bump up the framerate to 60 and added nothing else except 4K on the Pro, which means nothing to me as I don't have a 4K screen, I decided to skip this entry.
That was until I saw a video from the fine folks over at Digital Foundry discussing the Switch version, which showed off the game's celestial brush touchscreen mechanic. This piqued my interest enough to try it out and.. it's pretty fucking great! Controlling the brush with the analog stick has always felt a bit stiff and awkward, and while I never played the Wii version I assume even there you had to press a button to go into brush mode. On the Switch however you go to brush mode the instant your finger hits the screen, making brush actions super fast and fluid. This is especially noticeable in combat where performing a power slash no longer requires you to hold a button, maneuver the brush, hold another button, and then drag it across the screen, but just a quick flick of your thumb and there ya go. And this goes for most of the other brush actions as well.
Now this isn't the first time a remaster/remake has changed or modernized its controls, but I can't say I've ever come across one that did it this well. Almost like the game was designed for the system. I remember the PS4 version of GTA5 having a similar (though certainly not as impressive) change to its controls, where if you were aiming any sort of weapon and just flicked your thumb across the touchpad, you'd throw whatever throwable you had equiped in your grenade slot.
Have there been any other changes (controls, mechanics, whatever) to re-released games that you've experienced that just made you giddy as fuck?
That was until I saw a video from the fine folks over at Digital Foundry discussing the Switch version, which showed off the game's celestial brush touchscreen mechanic. This piqued my interest enough to try it out and.. it's pretty fucking great! Controlling the brush with the analog stick has always felt a bit stiff and awkward, and while I never played the Wii version I assume even there you had to press a button to go into brush mode. On the Switch however you go to brush mode the instant your finger hits the screen, making brush actions super fast and fluid. This is especially noticeable in combat where performing a power slash no longer requires you to hold a button, maneuver the brush, hold another button, and then drag it across the screen, but just a quick flick of your thumb and there ya go. And this goes for most of the other brush actions as well.
Now this isn't the first time a remaster/remake has changed or modernized its controls, but I can't say I've ever come across one that did it this well. Almost like the game was designed for the system. I remember the PS4 version of GTA5 having a similar (though certainly not as impressive) change to its controls, where if you were aiming any sort of weapon and just flicked your thumb across the touchpad, you'd throw whatever throwable you had equiped in your grenade slot.
Have there been any other changes (controls, mechanics, whatever) to re-released games that you've experienced that just made you giddy as fuck?
