Both BloodRayne: ReVamped and BloodRayne 2: ReVamped will launch on Nintendo Switch on 18th November, it's been revealed.
Initially announced earlier this year, the two remasters will be launching not only on Switch, but also on Xbox One and PS4. Players take on the role of Rayne, a half-vampire femme fatale who finds herself "travelling the world to foil Nazi plans, battle supernatural threats, and uncover more about her vampiric heritage."
Of course, Nintendo fans might remember that the first of these two games launched on GameCube back in the day, and BloodRayne Betrayal: Fresh Bites also launched on Switch just last month. With that and these two remasters on the way, it's definitely not a bad time to be a BloodRayne fan.
"Featuring a unique protagonist, fast-action combat, superhuman powers, and a globe-spanning storyline, BloodRayne and BloodRayne 2 offer a dynamic and visceral gameplay experience. Beloved by fans and critics alike, BloodRayne became a true cross-media phenomenon, spanning games, comics, and films across the early 2000s."
Here's a feature list:
- Upscaled cinematic videos
- Improvements to lighting at the engine level, plus fully reprocessed lighting data
- Engine improvements to support uncompressed original textures
- Improvements to effects such as reflections, water, fog, and shadows
- Localizations include:
--- BloodRayne: Voiced audio and localized text for English, French, Italian, Japanese, Russian, and Spanish.
--- BloodRayne 2: Voiced audio in English and Russian. Localized text for English, French, German, Italian, Russian, and Spanish.
Both games will be available on the Nintendo eShop from that 18th November date, but physical editions are also headed our way thanks to Limited Run Games.
Will you be checking these remasters out next month? There's an unusual amount of vampire news today, huh?
Comments (29)
One month too late. This would have been a perfect Halloween download 🤷
That subtitle "Revamped" had me sure it was published by THQNordic
Cool, I skipped these when they came out originally. Will give them a go now. I would hate to be a vampire though. Not everyone washes their neck.
Oof, those effects have aged terribly since the game first launched.
Wish they patch the 2d one, ☹️
I'd rather watch the movies. They were so good they should have won awards. Uwe Boll is the best director of all time and that is a fact that you can take to the bank. It will leave you overdrawn though.
Good to see more PS2 generation games coming over. Haven't seen a lot of remasters and such from them this generation compared to last generation
Not a fan of these games or the series in general but if the price is right I may give it a revisit. The PS2 games were literally just pennies to get in the wild anyways. Found like 3 copies of the first game for little than under $5 at a thrift shop.
Man, remember when BloodRayne was this big thing that was everywhere, with Rayne even getting a Playboy centerfold? And now it's basically a few indie games. Not sure if those remakes will revive the series, but they're not unwelcome.
Next up Legacy of Kaine?
The first Bloodrayne is still a silly fun time, albeit with dated visuals and controls. The remaster should be good, so I'm preordering the Limited Run version for sure.
I'm getting crysis 2 & 3 and these two pre-ordered when they have them ready to preorder
Screenshots didn’t help me at all.
Never played them before. Still, good to have them on Switch. Will surely give it a try.
@Specter_of-the_OLED - PS2 games are becoming cheaper due to PS2 tech aging like fine milk. Can't have many collectors wanting PS2 games when there isn't as many PS2s out there that work.
Their GCN counterparts are apparently pricier.
these screenshots don't look 'remastered' to me. this is basically how it looked like on PC back then.
@SmaggTheSmug I wish they would re-release Legacy of Kain, but I don't think it will happen. The first one isn't even available for purchase anywhere (the rest are on Steam and GoG). Something to do with licensing issues I think.
EDIT: Nevermind, the first one is on GoG! It wasn't last time I looked and its not on Steam. It was released last month it looks like, so maybe there is hope.
Not so fast, they are banned in Germany.
Wow cool great
But why could they not bring it out on Halloween
Missed opportunity
Any way i might still get them as I did like them before.
Would love to see a Tombraider PS2 port to the switch.
Ruined by limited run, as usual. 😢
@EVIL-C - You can always buy it digitally. There wasn't any way these would be released physical any other way, sadly.
I'll wait for reviews but I think I may end up getting them
@Allspice Yes, but for some reason the first Soul Reaver isn't. It's frustrating.
@SmaggTheSmug It says it's "coming soon". That's strange, it was there. I own it on GOG.
…I sorta want to play blood omen now.
Whoa now that's a throwback... I had fun with the BloodRayne series way back in the GameCube/PS2 era... but I'm not sure how well these games would play & feel now after so much time has passed. Buffy ain't no vampire slayer anymore and ain't so hot.
@Allspice You own the console remaster on PC? How does that even work?
I loved paying these on PC . While the remaster piques my interest, so many companies have messed them up that I’m going to reserve judgement until after they are released.
If they stayed true to the originals, I’m in. if they took artistic license with content, I’m out.
@majorgear No, I was talking about the first Soul Reaver. XD
I do own the BloodRayne remasters on PC too though, they have been out since last year (they are called Terminal Cut instead of ReVamped). I have them because they gave them to you if you already owned the originals.
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