Without the original memory and processing power constraints of the Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3 to contend with, you can ratchet the resolution to 4k, push the framerate to 60fps and lock it (or 30 if you can’t muster 60), and turn on a half dozen other options to plane the rough edges off of any sharper edged polygons.
Here’s a look at the second 45 minutes of the game, including a battle with a big fluffy familiar foe:Īs I’m playing the PC version of the game, there are a wealth of options beyond just resolution improvements available. The writing in this game was fresh and funny when it was released, and just like the movies, it holds up today. Winston brings his man-from-the-street wisdom, Annie Potts is as New York snark as ever, and yes…William Atherton still has no dick. Just like the movies, the game is overflowing with Dan Akyroyd and his goofy technobabble, Bill Murry’s ever-present comedic sarcasm, and Harold Ramis doing his straight man Egon routine. This is where Akroyd and Ramis bring this game to life. The game does everything possible to make you feel like not only a part of the crew, but part of the movies. Over the course of the eight hour campaign you’ll visit iconic landmarks like the Sedgewick Hotel, New York Public Library, and Times Square just to name a few. Ghostbusters The Game is about the story, not pushing you into some painful grind, and it’s a nice reminder of a time when that was normal for the industry.
As long as you are busting ghosts and looking around to a small degree, you’ll have enough cash to buy every upgrade in the game. At any point you can drop money onto upgrades for the proton pack, its various functions, the ghost traps, and more.
The whole HUD is contained on your Proton Pack.Ĭapturing ghosts, using the PKE meter to scan ghosts and paranormal items, and finding otherworldly artifacts in the environment yields cash. I mean, it’s in the name, isn’t it? Here’s the first 45 minutes of the game in motion: Explained away as not wanting to know your name just in case your equipment explodes rendering you into tiny bits, the team proceeds to indoctrinate you properly - by strapping “an unlicensed nuclear accelerator” to your back and putting you to work busting ghosts. While we all know the original Ghostbusters crew, you get affectionate names like “Rookie”, “Sport”,”Kiddo” and the like. Better still, the story for the game was written by none other than Dan Akyroyd and Harold Ramis themselves. Not only does the game feature the voices and likenesses of the main cast, but many of the supporting cast as well. The first thing you should know, if you missed the boat on this one the first time, is that this is the most authentic Ghostbusters experience on the market. Could this game be as amazing as I remember, or does a decade of nostalgia color my memory? Now that magnificent reunion piece is getting a fresh coat of paint and a refresh for a brand new audience. Affectionately known as “the only way we’ll ever get Ghostbusters 3”, it was the last joint project between Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, the late/great Harold Ramis, Ernie Hudson, Annie Potts, William Atherton, and more from the original cast. I’m not talking about that 2016 trash mound unfit to sport the name - no, I’m talking about Ghostbusters The Game. Developer Saber Interactive (who are also handling The Witcher 3, Vampyr, and Call of Cthulhu for Switch) are tackling the remastering of one of the most enjoyable cooperative games of the entire seventh console generation.