The original NES version of DuckTales was an entirely single player experience, however as anyone who's played the game will know, there's plenty of room for multiplayer considering all those nephews Scrooge McDuck has.
Now that the classic title is being remade, everyone wants to know if Capcom or WayForward Technologies will be implementing some multiplayer elements into DuckTales: Remastered.
IGN recently caught up with its producer Rey Jimenez at PAX East and asked him whether or not some multiplayer DLC would be on the way. Here's what he had to say:
Absolutely not. Although were adding new stuff... the guys at WayForward are super purist. This is 'DuckTales: Remastered', it’s not 'DuckTales remixed plus all this other stuff'.
The stuff that they’re adding is to give the game definitely more charm and more value and basically play up that factor that people remember DuckTales and it means something to them outside of just a NES game. DuckTales itself as a franchise has a lot of meaning that makes people happy.
Jimenez revealed DuckTales: Remastered would be staying true to the original as much as possible, with 70% of its levels being the same as the NES version, while the rest would be modified slightly to make the experience better:
For those of you that really know the original game, and have a lot of muscle memory of how the original one went, you'll see that most of the game is there - like all the items are in the same place that you remember them - but then you'll come across a few areas that have been a little tweaked, a little tuned, to flow a little better.
There will also be a new tutorial level to show newcomers how to play.
Are you disappointed with the lack of multiplayer in DuckTales: Remastered? Let us know your thoughts on it in the comments section below.
[source uk.ign.com]
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I can't imagine anyone is actually surprised by this. Most of the things being reported about this game seem to be things it WON'T include. "The original NES version of DuckTales was an entirely single player experience" says it all. I think we can expect more or less a similar experience to the original with a few minor changes to enhance what the original set out to do. This crazy speculation seems a bit off.
There is multiplayer, it's called passing the controller to the other person and letting them play, maybe that's something else they were going for, but if this game does well, then maybe they would remaster that Chip and Dale game or Goof Troop, both which had multiplayer.
That's a relief.
@ Happy_Mask Everybody in the late 80's and early 90's.
I just hope they add a bit more than a tutorial level.
If first impressions serve then this game will probably end up being a failure. Epic Mickey style.
Duck Tales doesn't need multiplayer or a tutorial level.
@Geonjaha - Sheesh, you're always a downer here, aren't you?
Nice to see WayForward have a clear goal on what to do here. No distractions.
The guys at WayForward just know how to make great games.
That's what they said about Scott Pilgrim.
i don't care about the MP, i want ducktales for the SP like the original one.
Why would they add it? Like someone else said, there seems to have been a lot of weird reporting about this game since its surprise announcement just 48 hours ago.
@LuigiMan200 - Optimists are adorable. Want to bet on it, or are you just upset about the fact that it may very well be true?
@Geonjaha - Nah, I'm not concerned. It just seems like whenever I see you comment something, it's always negative. Pessimism is fine, but you seem to do it all the time; it's not healthy...
I look at both sides so honestly, this remastering could be great or terrible, anything can happen.
@LuigiMan200 - Criticism always seems more useful to me than compliment, especially when I'm simply posting a comment on an internet site, so generally what I say will seem negative - I'm not trying to insult anyone.
I really do hope that this game is good; I loved the GB versions, but to be honest I'm not getting the best feeling from what I've seen so far. Of course we've seen very little - so it doesn't really mean much anyway.
@Geonjaha - Oh, OK. I understand.
Wouldn't even want it.
I'd get it just for the sake of supporting a Chip n' Dale Rescue Rangers game, the quality game is a nice bonus though
In other Ducktales Remastered news, it won't come with a free copy of Super Smash Bros 4!
I can do this too, Yay!
Not every game needs multiplayer especially when they originally don't. I feel multiplayer fit games like Chip 'N' Dale more due to multiple characters and co-op play.
That's fine, this was always the single player series. Multiplayer was for Chip n Dale.
I bet they're changing the final stage from being Transylvania, the required key to enter the mines, and allowing you to revisit levels to get higher scores/hidden treasures. I don't think anyone would complain about that.
It's in good hands at Wayforward.
@ecco6t9
Quite so, and I like their licensed games (like Aliens: Infestation and Batman: the Brave and the Bold) even more than those based on their own IPs (like Shantae or the Mighty series), so I have good feelings for this game.
I'm fine with this.
Why would anyone think this game would need multiplayer?
If the original game didn't have multiplayer, and this is a "remastered" version of the original, then I don't see any reason to add something that wasn't in the original. Perhaps the game isn't designed to work with multiplayer, why screw it up?
Shame! You could blame Disney, I think they said they didn't want games on the VC...
Multiplayer would be cool I'm sure, but I could care less, as long as the single player portion is amazing.
This isn't a game for multiplayer. That would be Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers Remastered.
Who Scrooged Ya !
I always thought this game was kinda hard back in the day as i shied away from it as well as chip n dales. But that was a pup id go hard on this game so bring it on REMASTERED baby !
Glad to see they're not adding pony tails or cotton tails. Just DuckTales. Woo-ooo!!
it's good they're adding a tutorial level. when i first played the game, i made it through the Amazon only to get stuck at the boss because i didnt know how to bounce with the cane.
Duck Tales isn't really a game that would benefit from multiplayer. Maybe they should add online!!! After all, online is the fad these days
If they remake "Chip & Dale: Rescue Rangers," it'd be cool if they updated it with 4-players, and adding Monterey Jack, and Gadget as players 3 & 4. (Though, then that would require tweaking the story a bit, sense Gadget was the "damsel in distress." Oh well, that plot is kinda cliche' anyways, so I wouldn't miss it if they changed it slightly.)
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