Destroy All Humans!

I grew up playing the original Destroy All Humans on the PlayStation 2, so this remake touches all the right spots as far as nostalgia goes.

It is more than a simple remaster, the game is seemingly built from the ground up. New beautiful engine, vast improvements to targeting, restoration of a deleted mission from the original game, the list goes on. It is not without its faults (checkpoints towards the end are insanely unforgiving), but the game is just plain fun. At the end of the day: isn't that why we all play video games? To have fun.

Destroy All Humans is an amazing game. A fun vibrant game with laughs and enjoyable moments.

I thoroughly enjoyed playing this. Destroying humans, cows and buildings, what else can you ask for?

👍79% It's nothin amazing and there's a lot of bugs and glitches but it's a blast to play through and I haven't gotten bored once.

There are some things this game does better than the original and some things it doesn't do as well, but it's a pretty faithful recreation and they did a good job considering the unpredictable state of 2020, which apparently interfered with the development of the game.

Pros:

• Graphics, lighting and FX are amazing
• General gameplay is much smoother
• ability to replay missions
• kept the same amazing soundtrack
• The option to skate/sprint with the jetpack is a very welcome addition that helps you cover ground much faster on foot than the original did
• Keeps a lot of the original missions and performances intact and adds some new stuff here and there that doesn't feel out of place
• the day-night cycle is a welcome addition
• skin selection/costumes were very entertaining
• makes the boss battles more challenging than they were in the original
• cutscenes are extremely well-edited and directed
• holobob/disguise is much better-looking
• locations have all been overhauled and they all look amazing, no complaints about the maps whatsoever, much better than the original, though I miss when Union Town had a dark blue hue; I also love the new dark green hue
• nice to see the concept art from the new developers
• probes look better
• NPC designs have been improved in terms of detail, animations and variety, the scientists in particular all look badass.

Cons:

• Psychokinesis controls are fairly limited compared to the original, also can't use psychokinesis while disguised
• New Cartoonish style took me some time to adjust to (more of a complaint amongst players of the original game, which attempted a more realistic style but with limited graphics), human character models tend to look better in gameplay than in cutscenes
• some bugs and glitches
• side missions/challenges suck, they aren't as fun or innovative as the original ones, they're repetitive, extremely difficult and they're a serious obstacle for players looking to get 100% completion
• missing voice and scan lines for some NPCs such as the robots and mutants
• general game and missions are too easy, especially after getting more upgrades, though that's subjective
• main menu/pox's ship isn't as immersive or interesting as the original
• retro atmosphere is still mostly intact, concerning the design of the humans, but some of the furon designs feel too clean, modern and out of place
• motion capture in cutscenes can feel awkward
• extras menu is limited compared to the original
• NPCs still have limited voices, not much variety to be congruent with all of the new designs (e.g. black, white and latino police officers all still talk with an irish accent, teenager in a letterman jacket talks like a middle-aged man, scientists used to have two voices, an eccentric german accented one and a nerdy american accented one, now it's just the german one)

All in all,

I was 12 when the original was released and played it, but really don't remember it all that well, because I was into other things at the time. But I absolutely love the remake it takes the original concept and makes it better, improving the game play and the graphics ten fold. I'm a huge fan of sci-fi games and shooters, Halo is my favorite franchise, I'm also a huge fan of Mars Attacks! which this game reminds me of in so many ways. If your a fan of the original, or a fan of sci-fi then this game is for you. 10/10 for me.