Bandai Namco's upcoming remaster of Pac-Man World is set to hit shelves on August 26th, and to drum up excitement, the studio has revealed the game's opening short movie in which Pac-Man's friends are kidnapped by Inky, Blinky, Pinky and Clyde in a series of Loony Tunes-esque ways.
Fans of the original game will instantly spot the references to the remaster's source material, though Re-Pac's opening demonstrates that the game is more than a simple visual upgrade.
Rather than produce a shot-for-shot remake of the PS1's intro, the new opening is completely original and substantially less horror-inflected than that which came before it. It's true, Pac-Man's friends are still captured, though we don't need to worry for poor little Pac-Buddy in this instance nearly as much as we did in the original where creepy mummified hands drag him into the ground (seriously guys, chill out).
You can watch the original opening below for a true trip down memory lane.
What do you make of this brand new opening? Are you excited for Pac-Man World Re-Pac? Let us know in the comments!
[source youtube.com]
Comments 8
It's good but wish the ghosts had proper voice acting ☹️ That would've taken it to the next level.
Ah back when Namco started making movie openings for their games. I remember this, Tekken 3, Soul Calibur 2, Baten Kaitos, and Tales of Symphonia been some of my favorite Namco opening movies of all time.
If only they kept pac man screaming it would've been a ten.
Nevertheless, I like the new cutscene.
@Clyde_Radcliffe aliens? Don’t you mean ghosts?
Wow I just watched the intro movie. And my GOD the ghosts are so stupid! I’m honestly surprised that toc-man didn’t do...whatever to them. 😑
@Clyde_Radcliffe Heh, the dumb henchmen, smart leader (Tocman?) trope. At least Blinky showed initiative.
@Greatluigi It is ghosts but they sound like aliens.
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