Clive Barker's Undying - Re-Release?
After talking with an EA employee, I have been directed here to post about a possible re-release of this vastly underrated game. Undying got poor sales due to its release timing, but reviews have c...
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@ChrisTrottier You can find Clive Barker's Undying on GOG
The price is 6$, but it can be much lower in sales. As for a HD remaster...The chances are slim, sadly. One of the best horror games out there and one of the most underrated. But again take a look to all the great survival horrors (Silent Hill 1-4, Nocturne, RE 1-2, Alone in the Dark IV). None sold greatly, but they've set the bar so high, that even until now those titles are unsurpassed. Few come close (Dead Space 1/2, Outlast, Amnesia 1, Evil Within, Alien Isolation), but they don't equal or surpass those old titles. Psychological horror is a dying genre, sadly.
Also EA is a AAA company, so they can't use KS. Plus, they will have to broker a new deal with Clive Barker's lawyers, so they could use his name and his work. A remaster is not only in the hands of EA. Clive Barker has to be involved, which means more money to be spent and in our days the use of a name and IP reached new heights. I wish to be so easy and i will love to see a remaster. But there are both legal difficulties and financial. The remaster would have to sell in numbers of 4-5 millions copies, so EA could keep its shareholders happy and have a healthy profit. And so far this type of game sold maybe 2 - 3 millions (EA's Dead Space 1 and 2, the third one wasn't that successful)
EA is a public company, so they can't do whatever they please. Their main goal is to keep the shareholders and the investors happy, making a large profit. Remasters don't bring much in terms of profit, so those are unlikely when it comes to the companies of the size of Activision, EA or Ubisoft.
Straatford87DICE Team
I don't have any news to share for any plans to do a remaster of this game. On a personal level though, I would love to see a remaster of Undying. It's one of my favorite (horror) shooters.
Thanks for reminding me of some great gaming memories.. 🙂
- It's just crazy unfortunate that the game'll most likely never hit consoles or be introduced to the next generation of gamers.
The story was gold, the voice acting was perfect, and the gameplay was enjoyable; not too easy that you'd get bored of, but not mindshattering hard that it becomes a pain to play. For a genre that's lacking a representing face and a fanbase that loves both nostalgia and worthwhile plots, I really think it'd be more beneficial than not to give it a go.
Who knows, we might get that multiplayer patch and sequel if it does even better. 😉
Ah, but a man can dream; maybe one day we'll get a group of heroes to remake it like Darkstone: Evil Reigns. 🙏🏻
EA_ArchiEA Staff (Retired)
Hello @ChrisTrottier
Welcome to Origin community! And thank you for bringing back those sweet memories. Undying is a great game, with a ton of new features. A game ahead of its time. And the one, you rarely see mentioned on this boards. Industry needs more horror game, that`s for sure.
I'm from small country Georgia in EU, and there never was a single official game publisher here, so back then I bought an illegal (pirated) copy of the game and it was my first and still is my most beloved top horror games of all time!
If there'd be a remake like Capcom did with RE2, I'll definitely buy it for any price it'll have
