The XIII Remake launched last month, with both critical and fan feedback being mostly negative. Its reception was so bad that the developer even issued an apology for the game's technical issues.
And now, Metacritic has released its list for the Worst Videogames of 2020, with the number two spot being taken by XIII Remake on Xbox One. It's only beaten by Tiny Racer, which is a Nintendo Switch console exclusive.
"Games are ranked by Metascore (as of December 15, 2020) prior to rounding, and any titles with fewer than 7 reviews from professional critics are excluded. If a single title would have landed on the list multiple times due to low scores on more than one platform, we only included the lowest-scoring version."
Metacritic's blurb for XIII's position reads:
"A remake of Ubisoft's 2003 first-person shooter (itself an adaptation of the Belgian graphic novel series), this buggy Microids release made numerous (often drastic) changes to the original's gameplay and look, and fans weren't happy, forcing the developer to issue a formal apology."
- Tiny Racer (Switch)
- XIII Remake (Xbox One)
- Dawn of Fear (PlayStation 4)
- Fast and Furious Crossroads (PC)
- Arc of Alchemist (Switch)
- Remothered: Broken Porcelain (PC)
- Tamarin (PlayStation 4)
- Street Power Soccer (PlayStation 4)
- Gleamlight (Switch)
- The Elder Scrolls: Blades (Switch)
It's a shame the game released in the state it did, and we don't think anyone would have really minded if it was delayed till 2021 to iron out numerous issues. According to our sister site Nintendo Life, the original XIII title actually sold more copies in the same week as the remake. Yikes! Let's hope it can turn itself around next year.
Did you play the XIII Remake? What did you think? Let us know in the comments below.
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[source metacritic.com]
Comments 7
Thought The Last Of Us Part 2 would be on there, oh wait.....
No, haven't played it yet, and I'm not about to. I simply LOVED the original on the GameCube, and all this negative news surrounding this remake is exactly what made me shy away from even trying it, so I'll just keep one eye on further developments, but my expectations for them ever being able to turn it around, are pretty low, to be honest.
Even without the art style change, this remake sounded pretty buggy. I hope they at least fix that.
Now this is some video game disappointment that I can agree with. A real shame how they messed up a remake of such a classic game. I was really expecting it to be a good game, so much so that I actually pre-ordered it on Steam shortly before it released. Played it for a bit and decided to get a refund before I hit the 2 hour mark, what a mess!
Played this, hated it. So many bugs, was ridiculous. Won’t be replaying!
Funny to think they could have just pushed out the original in higher resolution and had a much better product
Such a shame. I've always wanted to play XIII and was really looking forward to finally doing so. I guess I'll drag the old OG Xbox out of mothballs and play it on that instead. Bummer.
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