Panzer Dragoon: Remake

Critic reviews

• XTXbox Tavern

  Jamie Collyer · Dec 06, 2020

  6.6

  While Panzer Dragoon gets some nice visual upgrades, I would have liked to see more put into updating the gameplay to suit. As it is, it strictly sticks to the formula laid out 25 years ago, even ignoring improvements made within its own sequels. It’s not exactly a bad game, but unless you have some serious nostalgia for the Saturn original then this might not stick around for more than a single run through.

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• CCOGconnected

  Alex Everatt · Apr 23, 2020

  6.0

  Panzer Dragoon does have some fun moments and some of the visuals are quite impressive. I didn’t care much for the story and the game is quite short. If you were a fan of the original, nostalgia alone might be enough to make the purchase. It’s worth noting that a remake of the sequel is already in development, so if you do enjoy Panzer Dragoon: Remake, you’ll have something more to look forward to.

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• GSGame Skinny

  jdaprile · Apr 03, 2020

  7.0

  It’s short and intentionally unforgiving, but the superb presentation and dragon-focused gameplay give it surprising wings in the modern age. Sega’s intriguing and distinctive series has deserved another chance for years and we hope this is the start of a trend.

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• IIGN

  Mike Epstein · Mar 31, 2020

  6.0

  Panzer Dragoon: Remake is a cool window back to a neat little corner of video game history. With modernized graphics acting as rose-tinted glasses to make it more visually pleasing than the 1995 original, this is a neat little arcade shooter that keeps things exciting for an hour or two. It’s just enough to make me wish that the developers had gone a little farther and built this remake up with more levels or, maybe, gambled on a fully modernized take on the original’s simple concept.

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• WTWay Too Many Games

  Leo Faria · Mar 30, 2020

  7.0

  Technical issues aside, the main problem with the Panzer Dragoon remake is that it’s a remake of a painfully short title that was originally rushed to meet a surprise launch deadline twenty-five years ago. There’s just not a lot of content in here to justify the somewhat steep price. Had they released a compilation featuring Panzer Dragoon Zwei as well, I would have definitely considered it a must-buy. As for now, I can say I enjoyed my time playing this remake of a criminally underrated cult classic, but I would only recommend grabbing at a discount.

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• NWNintendo World Report

  John Rairdin · Mar 30, 2020

  7.5

  Panzer Dragoon Remake is every bit as good as the original. Unfortunately its modernization in some areas but not others, only shines a light on its age. It suffers from many of the same problems that any early 3D game brought into the modern age without some refinement does. It may look and sound like a brand new game, but underneath all that is a Sega Saturn game from 1995. Does that mean it's bad? Not directly, but you may occasionally need to remind yourself what you’re playing.

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