Just skimmed through the video and it looks fine. It looks like a straight up HD port with widescreen with higher res HUD assets. That is to say, the original game was as jank as it looks now.
As for no new assets, I don't mind, especially if it keeps the price - and barrier to entry - low. Nobody's gonna shell out $30 or $40 or more for a slightly nicer looking version of Phantom Dust. Especially true given that it's releasing on Xbone where the playerbase skews towards AAA multiplats, and W10, a storefront everybody hates. Any real new audience this would've found is likely people who own PS4s tbh.
Like, take a step back and really ask if putting more resources into this would've been the right thing to do.
As for no new assets, I don't mind, especially if it keeps the price - and barrier to entry - low. Nobody's gonna shell out $30 or $40 or more for a slightly nicer looking version of Phantom Dust. Especially true given that it's releasing on Xbone where the playerbase skews towards AAA multiplats, and W10, a storefront everybody hates. Any real new audience this would've found is likely people who own PS4s tbh.
Like, take a step back and really ask if putting more resources into this would've been the right thing to do.