The PS1 Classic Is Getting Remade for PS4
The anticipated PS4 remake of the 1998 PS1 classic MediEvil will launch in 2019, according to an official trailer that was uploaded on Wednesday and can be viewed below.
The remake is being developed by Sony’s International Software Development team and Other Ocean Interactive, a game development company whose past work includes the PS4 version of Thimbleweed Park & the New 3DS version of Minecraft.
Here’s MediEvil’s story premise:
“MediEvil follows the story of Sir Dan, an unlikely champion who met an unfortunate end on the field of battle. He receives a chance at redemption when his nemesis, the evil sorcerer Lord Zarok, accidentally resurrects him 100 years after that fateful day. Lord Zarok seeks to conquer the Kingdom of Gallowmere, and only the skeletal Sir Dan stands between Zarok’s army of the undead and the kingdom he swore to protect.”
According to Shawn Layden, the chairman of Sony Interactive Entertainment Worldwide Studios, Sony is working with some people who worked on the 1998 original for the upcoming remake.
“We’re working with some of the talent that [was] originally associated with the title 20 years ago,” Layden said recently. “So we’re making sure that we’re keeping it real, we’re keeping it to the original intent of the creators.”