It’s been pretty well established in the survival horror community that Dino Crisis is the most-wanted Capcom revival in the company’s entire back catalog. However, no matter how hard fans want it, the studio just doesn’t seem willing to give us a new entry. For now, we can at least stick with the original game.
As noted by Twitter/X user Jawmuncher (thanks, Eurogamer), the first Dino Crisis game – originally released in 1999 – is now available to purchase on the PlayStation Store. Capcom had launched it for PS Plus Premium subscribers, but it’s no longer exclusive to subscribed members.
Over on the PS Store itself, I’m seeing the game on sale for £7.99 ($9.99) or free if you have a Premium membership. It should be said that this isn’t a remaster as such. However, the description does say you can enjoy enhanced up-rendering, as well as “rewind, quick save, and custom video filters.” All that fancy modern stuff.
The lesser-spotted High-res-o-saurus
As if that wasn’t enough, the same user also noted that the Director’s Cut of the first Resident Evil game is also now available on the storefront. Again, it’ll set you back $9.99, but is free if you have a PS Plus Premium subscription. Both games have been converted from their original PlayStation 1 versions, and are playable on PS4 and PS5.
As for the future of Dino Crisis, director Shinji Mikami has said he was surprised to learn so many people wanted to see the franchise make a return. Sadly, with the success of Monster Hunter, Mikami doesn’t feel another series about fighting large scaly monsters needs to flood the market, so a new Dino Crisis (or possible remake) doesn’t feel like it’s on the horizon any time soon.
But that won’t stop the steely determination of the modding community. When last we checked, fans were already in the process of making their own unofficial Dino Crisis games. However, whether we’ll see any of these at some point in the future remains to be seen.
Published: Nov 26, 2024 08:41 am