![]() A year later, most of the inconsistencies have been ironed out. When the game launched, there were numerous control issues, particularly around targeting. There is an option to play the game with modern dual stick controls, but after some experimentation, I felt that the original controls where you both aim and manoeuvre the dragon with a left analog stick felt best for this style of game. Essentially, the standard Panzer Dragoon rail shooter gameplay and level design has been replicated almost 1:1. The gameplay of Panzer Dragoon: Remake is very faithful to the original. At the same time, that lack of a wow factor means that the cut scenes are less likely to leave a lasting impression on players this time around. The full game feels more cohesive without the significant change in visual quality between full motion video and in-game graphics that was present in the Saturn original. Panzer Dragoon: Remake has been visually recreated from the ground up, and as a result the cut scenes are now designed with in-game graphics rather than distinct pre-rendered full motion video sequences. The cut scenes have been re-created using in-game graphics. But if you keep your expectations with the mindset that this is smaller budget game, you can expect to play and be impressed by a modern looking version of the original Panzer Dragoon. The result is a game that looks good, but isn’t AAA quality, it’s something between an AAA and indie game. MegaPixel Studio, who developed the game, is a relatively small studio and used the Unity engine to develop the game. It’s a fairly low bar, then, to expect the graphics to improve. Fast forward to today, and my phone is now many times more powerful than what the Saturn was capable of producing. The original game came out twenty six years ago. It’s no secret that the visuals of the Sega Saturn haven’t aged well. Graphics Panzer Dragoon: Remake is a modern recreation of the 1995 Sega Saturn game. Now that the game has stabilised, we’re in a better position to look at how Panzer Dragoon: Remake holds up as a finished game. Numerous technical issues plagued the game, along with missing features, leading to Forever Entertainment releasing a series of patches throughout 2020. ![]() When Panzer Dragoon: Remake launched on Nintendo Switch over a year ago, the game wasn’t in the best shape.
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