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Strider is making a slashback

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Gamers are a superstitious and never happy lot. No matter what games come out these days, they’re never as good as those games from yesteryear. Well since you lot have been begging for it, it looks like cult classic 2D side-slasher Strider is getting a remake.

Announced at the San Diego Comic Con yesterday, the revived ninja will be headed towards current and next-gen consoles courtesy of Killer Instinct developer Double Helix. While that will most likely have a few gamers who remember the title spitting out there tea, fret not, because Double Helix has roped in some of the “original Strider creative leaders,” according to their official announcement.

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“Part of Strider’s enduring appeal has been blazing fast gameplay, married with deep environment traversal options,” reads the rest of the announcement.

For the new game, Double Helix and our partner team in Osaka, Japan, concentrated on an ultra-responsive control system, with incredibly satisfying combat options in every traversal context — standing, running, wall climbing, hanging, aerial and more.

The game is still a long ways off though. While the early gameplay above looks decent and in tune with the gory nature of the original, while adding in a “massive interconnected world” and a “deep” upgrade system, I’ll keep my expectations in cautiously optimistic mode for the game.

Last Updated: July 19, 2013

59 Comments

  1. Very cautious as .. wel, it’s Double Helix but a Metroidvania Strider??? bloody hell, it’s too early for jizzing

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    • Argentil

      July 19, 2013 at 08:51

      I know! As someone getting a PS4, I am super jelly right now. How the hell did MS get this license?

      Double Helix love their particle effects, huh?

      Edit: Oh, I mistook the Osaka studio as MS Osaka.

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      • Umar Kiiroi Senk?

        July 19, 2013 at 08:52

        it’s on all consoles and PC 🙂

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        • Argentil

          July 19, 2013 at 08:55

          Well, that’s great news!

          Still, Double Helix :/
          Don’t disappoint me, son.

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          • Umar Kiiroi Senk?

            July 19, 2013 at 08:55

            Lol my sentiments too 🙁 … I’m still burnt from Homecoming

  2. Trevor Davies

    July 19, 2013 at 08:48

    I like the trend of remaking these old side-scrolllers. They were fun then, and they’re fun now. They’re a nice change of pace from the bigger games we have when you just want to kill a few minutes with some skop, skiet, pew pew.

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    • Argentil

      July 19, 2013 at 08:54

      Ja, I do too, but they could have done so much better with a next-gen version of this game.
      Yes, I’m apparently one of them gamer stickler bastids.

      I am psyched because it’s Strider, but my elation is toned down because in another studio’s hands this game would have rawked hard.

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      • Trevor Davies

        July 19, 2013 at 09:02

        It depends what they do with it, Bionic Commando had a new 3rd person game & a simple remake of the original. Haven’t played the former, but the remake was a lot of fun. I don’t really expect much from something like that, just simple fun & prettier pictures.

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        • Argentil

          July 19, 2013 at 09:06

          I have this opinion that art direction is much more important than graphical prowess. The original Strider games had great art direction, on ancient hardware. This game is clearly better graphically, but the art direction is lacking. I don’t like the blurry lighting, exaggerated lense flares and flash effects, and low-detailed character models. His hair is so not animuz.

          Japanese game designers typically have excellent art direction, this game looks like it was made by westerners.

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          • Trevor Davies

            July 19, 2013 at 09:30

            Ever play an oldish shooter called XIII? That had awesome art direction, was cell-shaded & it felt like you were playing in a comic.

          • Argentil

            July 19, 2013 at 14:04

            Yup, I remember that game, there was a promo campaign allowing a player to become an npc in the game iirc.
            That was brilliant art design for its time.

          • Major Commodore 64 Darryn B

            July 19, 2013 at 11:48

            The original Strider games were hard as fucking nails. No, I’m not bitter or anything.

          • Argentil

            July 19, 2013 at 14:06

            Yup. I concede that the age of that level of difficulty has passed, but I still think the game should be at least at Dark/Demon’s Souls level of difficulty (which isn’t that hard when compared to the old classics).

            I don’t see it even being that level of watered-down difficult though.

  3. Ultimo_Cleric N7

    July 19, 2013 at 08:54

    Hmmmm……. Not sure what to think about it yet.

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  4. RinceWind

    July 19, 2013 at 09:09

    I love upgrade systems, sometimes spend more time in that element of the game then the actual story.

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    • Major Commodore 64 Darryn B

      July 19, 2013 at 09:28

      JUNCTION SYSTEM! Best FF system EVAR!

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      • RinceWind

        July 19, 2013 at 09:38

        You have just redeemed yourself after that chilli abstinence comment, just…

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      • Umar Kiiroi Senk?

        July 19, 2013 at 09:44

        Whenever Junctioning get’s mentioned I smile….

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        • Argentil

          July 19, 2013 at 14:08

          Broken, and exploitative as hell, but DAMN junctioning was awesome! If you want to jimmy the system after figuring out how it all works, why not?! FFVIII was brilliant.

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          • RinceWind

            July 19, 2013 at 14:13

            Broke?! Exploitative?! TAKE ALL THAT BACK! *Thows @umarbastra:disqus at Argentil and runs…

          • Umar Kiiroi Senk?

            July 19, 2013 at 14:14

            I’m a brick

          • Argentil

            July 19, 2013 at 14:15

          • RinceWind

            July 19, 2013 at 14:18

            Haha!

          • Umar Kiiroi Senk?

            July 19, 2013 at 14:20

            Haha hmmm lemme see why not junction a 100 Ultima’s on Str….what’s that I hear, the sound of me pwning with Lionheart??…yes!

          • Argentil

            July 19, 2013 at 14:23

            Draw… Draw… Draw… Draw… Draw… Draw… Draw… Draw… etc.

            >20 minutes later<

            Right, time for the first boss in the game. Ifrit, I'm coming for you, boy. My sword has 100x Blizzard on it, and my ass is covered by 100x Cure.

          • Umar Kiiroi Senk?

            July 19, 2013 at 14:25

            HAHA exploit that elemental weakness!!man I remember drawing my ass off in that game, the system was unbalanced at times but hot damn is it one of my favorite

          • RinceWind

            July 19, 2013 at 14:26

            YES! You know it, was down in a few hits!

          • RinceWind

            July 19, 2013 at 14:27

            What about the secret base? Man, that was some serious Ultima drawing. I am actually feeling like I need to leap from my office window and flee home ,put this baby on, and turn off all phones!

          • Umar Kiiroi Senk?

            July 19, 2013 at 14:27

            patiently waiting for the PC release

          • Argentil

            July 19, 2013 at 14:31

            I played it again about a year ago. It’s always bothered me that this game, and IX never got any attention, but SE whored out the other installments for sequels and spinoffs.
            FFVIII does hold up well though, better than the unmodded FFVII.

          • Umar Kiiroi Senk?

            July 19, 2013 at 14:32

            Man, I really feel like playing 9! sooooo badly . and man 7 had a ton of mods lol But I feel the same, though CC was exceptionally good

          • Argentil

            July 19, 2013 at 14:36

          • Umar Kiiroi Senk?

            July 19, 2013 at 14:38

            WOW thanx for that share!!

          • Argentil

            July 19, 2013 at 14:41

            No Problemo.

          • RinceWind

            July 19, 2013 at 14:44

            Nice one mate 🙂

          • RinceWind

            July 19, 2013 at 14:35

            No emulator?

          • Umar Kiiroi Senk?

            July 19, 2013 at 14:39

            Hmmm, could use that too, but wana see if the Hi-res textures looks the same on emu

          • RinceWind

            July 19, 2013 at 14:34

            That’s what I did, all on str, was doing 9999 before I even hit lv 100. Oh, and that feeling of finally hitting 100! Man, better than anything!

          • Umar Kiiroi Senk?

            July 19, 2013 at 14:39

            Makes you feel like a god!

        • RinceWind

          July 19, 2013 at 14:18

          Loved it man, also makes me smile. What makes me sad is not one thumbs up to the pic! 0-O

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          • Umar Kiiroi Senk?

            July 19, 2013 at 14:19

            I really hate disqus sometimes, never saw it until I refreshed

      • Argentil

        July 19, 2013 at 14:07

        ^5

        You scored big points with me for that.

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  5. Gustav Minnie

    July 19, 2013 at 09:31

    Now let’s rework Sunset Riders.

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    • Major Commodore 64 Darryn B

      July 19, 2013 at 11:48

      Ten points to Gryffindor for that comment.

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