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It might have flown under your radar a little bit, but the remake of cult classic XIII launched on November 10th, and the general consensus has been that the game is a bit crap.
While that’s not the most newsworthy in and of itself, the unintended knock-on effect is quite interesting, as the remake has apparently been outsold by the original version of XIII.

According to Christopher Dring, head of Games B2B at ReedPop and a publisher for GamesIndustry.biz team since 2016, tweeted out the news that the 2003 version of XIII managed to sell more digital copies in the UK than the new remake.
Dring agreed with another user, who speculated this was driven by the negative reception to the remake, with players buying the 17 year old game to see what XIII was meant to look and play like.

Source

The 2003 Version Of XIII Managed To Outsell The New Remake Last Week

The recent XIII remake from Microids and PlayMagic has been a bit of a flop, as it was outsold digitally in the UK by the original game.

culturedvultures.com

 

[Orta]

Hope the remake devs/publishers are thoroughly ashamed of themselves.

Lazy tossers.

 

[GrayFoxPL]

They thought that slapping: "REMAKE" on any turd = instant $$$

 

[MiguelItUp]

I believe it. Since the original's release a bunch of new gamers have been born that had no idea it existed. So unfortunate that it was such a poor remaster.

 

[LordCBH]

The remake is lazy fucking trash. The fucks couldn’t even keep the great art style and cutscenes from the original for some dumb reason.

 

[TKOFromTokyo]

I saw this yesterday and laughed.

 

[Allnamestakenlol]

That's fucking hilarious.

 

[JareBear: Remastered]

Just Say No To Shit Remakes Of Great Games.

 

[notseqi]

head of Games B2B at ReedPop and a publisher for GamesIndustry.biz

wot

Just Say No To Shit Remakes Of Great Games.

You're back? Nice to see you dut.

 

[Killmaster5038]

Never got why this game got a remake anyway. i never thought it was that great. the only thing it had was a comic book style. other than that it was just another shooter. played one you have played them all.

 

[Agent X]

That's a heck of a dubious achievement...to garner such negative publicity that players deliberately seek out the original game instead.

I wonder how often this situation occurs, where a critically panned remake spurs significant interest in the original work? This has likely happened in other media such a music and film, but I can't think of any significant examples in the video game world.

 

[OnThePathToWisdom]

Let this be a lesson for the publishers hoping to make an easy buck by putting in no effort

 

[ZehDon]

This has got to be a first?

 

[wipeout364]

I wanted this to be good but after watching a couple of YouTube videos it looked horrible. The first game was a cool concept with a somewhat mediocre experience, it’s hard to believe the remake is worse.

 

[AJUMP23]

I am glad I did not pull the trigger on that game.

 

[01011001]

ABSOLUTELY DESERVED!!!
the remake is a fucking shit stain on the original game's name! time to wipe it off!

it looks like shit, is broken as shit and maybe ruined the already slim chances for a sequel completely

 

[Javthusiast]

I bought the og game for under 3€ on steam a couple days ago.

 

[Mobile Suit Gooch]

https://gifer.com/en/CCto

 

[Pallas]

I always do it with this game, any topic about XIII, I think it’s FFXIII before opening it.

 

[Iced Arcade]

Damn I forgot all about this game, had it on the OG Xbox

 

[VN1X]

That is well deserved because the 'remake' is an absolute dumpster fire of a mess.

 

[RetroRibosome]

Was the original game even good? I just remember it being something of a novelty because of the style.

 

[VN1X]

Was the original game even good? I just remember it being something of a novelty because of the style.

Some examples and comparisons to the original game in this vid:




The original was very good indeed. Just have a look at that cast, soundtrack and visual stylings. It's a (cult?) classic really.