<s>
MediEvil	B-Application
is	O
a	O
2019	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Other	O
Ocean	O
Emeryville	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sony	O
Interactive	O
Entertainment	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
the	O
protagonist	O
,	O
Sir	B-Application
Daniel	I-Application
Fortesque	I-Application
,	O
through	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
levels	O
,	O
using	O
various	O
weapons	O
to	O
fight	O
enemies	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
encountering	O
various	O
non-playable	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
MediEvil	B-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
originally	O
developed	O
by	O
British	O
video	O
game	O
developer	O
SCE	O
Cambridge	O
Studio	O
and	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
in	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
MediEvil	B-Application
remake	I-Application
was	O
first	O
announced	O
as	O
a	O
remaster	O
of	O
MediEvil	B-Application
in	O
late	O
2017	O
and	O
later	O
as	O
a	O
remake	O
the	O
following	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
of	O
MediEvil	B-Application
took	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
advances	O
in	O
technology	O
since	O
the	O
original	O
MediEvil	B-Application
to	O
enhance	O
aspects	O
,	O
while	O
trying	O
to	O
avoid	O
straying	O
too	O
far	O
from	O
the	O
presentation	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
MediEvil	B-Application
remake	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
25	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MediEvil	B-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
who	O
praised	O
its	O
presentation	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
some	O
aspects	O
of	O
its	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
dedicated	O
to	O
Zarok	B-Application
's	O
voice	O
actor	O
,	O
Paul	O
Darrow	O
,	O
who	O
died	O
on	O
June	O
3	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MediEvil	B-Application
takes	O
place	O
across	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
levels	O
selectable	O
from	O
a	O
world	O
map	O
of	O
Gallowmere	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
playable	O
character	O
,	O
Sir	B-Application
Daniel	I-Application
Fortesque	I-Application
,	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
utilize	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
weapons	O
ranging	O
from	O
close	O
range	O
weapons	O
such	O
as	O
swords	O
and	O
clubs	O
to	O
long-range	O
weapons	O
such	O
as	O
throwing	O
daggers	O
and	O
bows	O
,	O
many	O
of	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
charged	O
for	O
a	O
more	O
powerful	O
attack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
game	O
remains	O
largely	O
identical	O
in	O
content	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
MediEvil	B-Application
,	O
several	O
new	O
features	O
have	O
been	O
introduced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
includes	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
toggle	O
between	O
a	O
primary	O
and	O
secondary	O
weapon	O
,	O
first	O
introduced	O
as	O
a	O
feature	O
in	O
MediEvil	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
the	O
"	O
Dan	O
Cam	O
"	O
,	O
an	O
optional	O
camera	O
viewpoint	O
which	O
uses	O
an	O
over-the-shoulder	O
perspective	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
compendium	O
of	O
information	O
about	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
characters	O
and	O
enemies	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Book	O
of	O
Gallowmere	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Optional	O
"	O
Lost	O
Souls	O
"	O
objectives	O
have	O
also	O
been	O
incorporated	O
into	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
require	O
Sir	O
Dan	O
to	O
complete	O
a	O
mission	O
received	O
from	O
a	O
ghost	O
found	O
in	O
each	O
level	O
;	O
if	O
all	O
Lost	O
Souls	O
objectives	O
are	O
completed	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
unlocks	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
play	O
the	O
original	O
MediEvil	B-Application
on	O
the	O
menu	O
screen	O
,	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
"	O
Old	O
Game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
executive	O
producer	O
of	O
the	O
MediEvil	B-Application
remake	I-Application
,	O
Jeff	O
Nachbauer	O
,	O
Other	O
Ocean	O
Emeryville	O
wished	O
to	O
keep	O
most	O
elements	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
MediEvil	B-Application
intact	O
,	O
unless	O
they	O
felt	O
there	O
was	O
a	O
good	O
reason	O
to	O
change	O
something	O
;	O
this	O
included	O
the	O
retention	O
of	O
several	O
glitches	O
present	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
MediEvil	B-Application
,	O
which	O
were	O
considered	O
by	O
the	O
developers	O
to	O
be	O
crucial	O
to	O
the	O
feel	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
researched	O
music	O
the	O
original	O
developers	O
would	O
have	O
listened	O
to	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
MediEvil	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Level	O
geometry	O
was	O
extracted	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
MediEvil	B-Application
and	O
imported	O
into	O
the	O
remake	O
's	O
engine	O
to	O
serve	O
as	O
a	O
reference	O
for	O
the	O
placement	O
of	O
level	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
farther	O
draw	O
distance	O
and	O
wider	O
aspect	O
ratio	O
,	O
new	O
background	O
areas	O
that	O
did	O
n't	O
exist	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
MediEvil	B-Application
needed	O
to	O
be	O
created	O
,	O
and	O
additional	O
trees	O
and	O
foliage	O
were	O
added	O
to	O
certain	O
areas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Enemy	O
behaviors	O
left	O
in	O
the	O
source	O
code	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
MediEvil	B-Application
,	O
but	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
finished	O
game	O
due	O
to	O
time	O
constraints	O
were	O
restored	O
for	O
the	O
MediEvil	B-Application
remake	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Art	O
director	O
Nick	O
Bruty	O
felt	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
crucial	O
to	O
keep	O
the	O
feel	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
MediEvil	B-Application
in	O
Sir	B-Application
Daniel	I-Application
Fortesque	I-Application
's	O
design	O
,	O
while	O
still	O
adding	O
additional	O
detail	O
and	O
shape	O
to	O
the	O
originally	O
low-resolution	O
3D	O
model	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sir	O
Dan	O
's	O
arms	O
were	O
made	O
longer	O
,	O
as	O
they	O
were	O
considered	O
to	O
look	O
strange	O
in	O
the	O
higher	O
resolution	O
of	O
the	O
MediEvil	B-Application
remake	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
design	O
of	O
Sir	O
Dan	O
's	O
skull	O
went	O
through	O
several	O
iterations	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
finalized	O
design	O
intending	O
to	O
strike	O
a	O
balance	O
between	O
the	O
more	O
gritty	O
design	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
MediEvil	B-Application
and	O
the	O
more	O
humorous	O
design	O
of	O
MediEvil	B-Application
:	I-Application
Resurrection	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
advances	O
in	O
technology	O
since	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
MediEvil	B-Application
,	O
Other	O
Ocean	O
was	O
able	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
wider	O
range	O
of	O
expressions	O
for	O
Sir	O
Dan	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
in-game	O
dialogue	O
was	O
recycled	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
MediEvil	B-Application
(	O
the	O
only	O
exception	O
to	O
this	O
is	O
Zarok	B-Application
's	O
command	O
of	O
"	O
Fire	O
!	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Jason	O
Wilson	O
,	O
the	O
voice	O
actor	O
of	O
Sir	O
Dan	O
in	O
MediEvil	B-Application
and	O
MediEvil	B-Application
:	I-Application
Resurrection	I-Application
,	O
reprised	O
his	O
role	O
;	O
unlike	O
the	O
original	O
MediEvil	B-Application
,	O
where	O
Sir	O
Dan	O
's	O
muffled	O
voice	O
effect	O
was	O
created	O
by	O
recording	O
his	O
lines	O
while	O
wearing	O
a	O
bucket	O
,	O
the	O
effect	O
was	O
instead	O
post-processed	O
for	O
the	O
MediEvil	B-Application
remake	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Andrew	O
Barnabas	O
and	O
Paul	O
Arnold	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
composed	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
for	O
the	O
previous	O
three	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
returned	O
to	O
compose	O
for	O
the	O
MediEvil	B-Application
remake	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
of	O
the	O
MediEvil	B-Application
remake	I-Application
was	O
orchestrated	O
by	O
Prague	O
Symphony	O
Orchestra	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
soundtrack	O
consists	O
of	O
remastered	O
versions	O
of	O
music	O
that	O
appeared	O
in	O
MediEvil	B-Application
:	I-Application
Resurrection	I-Application
,	O
orchestral	O
arrangements	O
of	O
tracks	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
MediEvil	B-Application
,	O
and	O
new	O
tracks	O
composed	O
exclusively	O
for	O
the	O
MediEvil	B-Application
remake	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
software	O
PlayStation	B-Device
emulator	O
was	O
developed	O
so	O
that	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
could	O
be	O
unlocked	O
and	O
played	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
which	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
lacked	O
any	O
backwards	O
compatibility	O
with	O
original	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
inclusion	O
of	O
the	O
software	O
led	O
to	O
attention	O
from	O
the	O
modding	O
community	O
after	O
launch	O
,	O
and	O
led	O
to	O
attempts	O
to	O
run	O
other	O
games	O
through	O
MediEvil'''s	O
PlayStation	B-Device
emulator	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Formal	O
support	O
for	O
emulating	O
other	O
original	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
games	O
on	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
did	O
not	O
emerge	O
until	O
the	O
2022	O
revamp	O
of	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Plus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
MediEvil	B-Application
remake	I-Application
was	O
first	O
announced	O
as	O
a	O
remaster	O
of	O
MediEvil	B-Application
at	O
the	O
2017	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MediEvil	B-Application
was	O
fully	O
revealed	O
on	O
October	O
31	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
confirmed	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
full	O
remake	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
a	O
remaster	O
as	O
was	O
previously	O
announced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
9	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
State	O
of	O
Play	O
,	O
the	O
digital	O
only	O
"	O
Digital	O
Deluxe	O
Edition	O
"	O
version	O
was	O
revealed	O
,	O
which	O
includes	O
the	O
Super	O
Armor	O
from	O
MediEvil	B-Application
2	I-Application
(	O
which	O
now	O
increases	O
the	O
gold	O
that	O
Sir	O
Dan	O
earns	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
theme	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
user	O
interface	O
,	O
a	O
digital	O
art	O
book	O
,	O
a	O
digital	O
graphic	O
novel	O
prequel	O
known	O
as	O
MediEvil	B-Application
:	O
Fate	O
's	O
Arrow	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
digital	O
music	O
player	O
featuring	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
the	O
latter	O
receiving	O
a	O
later	O
update	O
allowing	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
download	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
September	O
24	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
State	O
of	O
Play	O
,	O
a	O
demo	O
of	O
MediEvil	B-Application
,	O
known	O
as	O
MediEvil	B-Application
:	O
Short-Lived	O
Demo	O
,	O
was	O
announced	O
to	O
be	O
available	O
from	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
presentation	O
until	O
October	O
6	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
helmet	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
MediEvil	B-Application
,	O
which	O
has	O
Sir	O
Dan	O
wear	O
a	O
helmet	O
by	O
default	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
increases	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
difficulty	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reception	O
MediEvil	B-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Praise	O
was	O
directed	O
at	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
visual	O
design	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
considered	O
to	O
be	O
faithful	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
MediEvil	B-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
character	O
,	O
setting	O
,	O
and	O
story	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aspects	O
of	O
MediEvils	B-Application
gameplay	O
design	O
were	O
often	O
considered	O
by	O
critics	O
to	O
feel	O
outdated	O
,	O
in	O
particular	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
lack	O
of	O
a	O
checkpoint	O
mechanic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
's	O
Travis	O
Northup	O
considered	O
MediEvils	B-Application
"	O
relentlessly	O
charming	O
story	O
"	O
as	O
its	O
greatest	O
strength	O
,	O
and	O
praised	O
the	O
added	O
details	O
and	O
personality	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
visuals	O
and	O
audio	O
,	O
but	O
described	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
combat	O
as	O
"	O
sloppy	O
and	O
disorienting	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Destructoid	O
's	O
Chris	O
Carter	O
felt	O
that	O
people	O
who	O
did	O
not	O
like	O
the	O
original	O
MediEvil	B-Application
would	O
not	O
like	O
the	O
remake	O
either	O
,	O
and	O
thought	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
combat	O
mechanics	O
"	O
might	O
be	O
a	O
little	O
too	O
retro	O
for	O
modern	O
audiences	O
"	O
,	O
comparing	O
them	O
to	O
older	O
hack-and-slash	B-Application
games	O
such	O
as	O
Golden	B-Application
Axe	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Informer	O
's	O
Andrew	O
Reiner	O
thought	O
that	O
MediEvils	B-Application
combat	O
system	O
felt	O
imprecise	O
,	O
and	O
compared	O
the	O
game	O
unfavorably	O
to	O
other	O
remakes	O
such	O
as	O
Crash	B-Application
Bandicoot	I-Application
N	I-Application
.	I-Application
Sane	I-Application
Trilogy	I-Application
and	O
Spyro	B-Application
Reignited	I-Application
Trilogy	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
MediEvil	B-Application
was	O
the	O
fifth-best-selling	O
game	O
in	O
its	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
5	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
MediEvil''	O
was	O
listed	O
as	O
the	O
third-best-selling	O
game	O
of	O
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