In 2020, Nightdive Studios, developer of the upcoming System Shock remake, announced an ambitious remaster project of the 1997 PC cult classic Blade Runner. The project aimed to bring Westwood Studios’ beloved title that pioneered many mechanics and elements used in later 3D adventure games to consoles for the first time, as well as remaster and preserve it for new audiences.
Blade Runner: Enhanced Edition it had some issues and was indefinitely delayed from its 2020 release window, and now it suddenly looks like it’s coming to modern platforms next week. Blade Runner is a 1997 3D adventure game based on Ridley Scott’s 1982 film that was inspired by the science fiction novel by author Phillip K. Dick Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
The game’s narrative parallels that of the original film, also taking place in a dystopian Los Angeles in November 2019, but following a bladerunner named Ray McCoy who is on a mission to hunt down a group of rogue replicants, much like the film’s protagonist, Rick Deckard. The game features some characters and actors from the film, such as Sean Young in the role of Rachael, and uses parts of the film’s iconic score composed by Greek musician Vangelis.
Nightdive Studios, responsible for many critically acclaimed remaster projects in recent years such as Doom 64, Quake, and Shadow Man Remastered, announced in 2020 that it would be remastering Westwood’s original title and bringing it to modern platforms in collaboration with the studio. cinematic of bladerunnerAlconEntertainment.
This announcement was accompanied by the release of an unscaled 4K remaster of the game’s opening scene. However, later, Blade Runner: Enhanced Edition was delayed indefinitely due to technical issues, which Nightdive’s CEO said were due to a lack of archived source code, causing the developer to have to rebuild the game on their in-house KEX engine, used for previous remasters.
Now, after briefly appearing in the Limited Run Games LRG3 showcase, Blade Runner: Enhanced Edition is back with a June 23, 2022 release date. The game will retail for the equivalent of $9.99 at major digital retailers, and the Nintendo Switch file size has already been confirmed to be 3.7GB. For those who want a little more, the physical edition of Limited Run Games will cost $34.99.