For those who want a hit of nostalgia, Shadows of the Damned: Hella Remastered has finally gotten an official release date. This eccentric rock and roll adventure will hit Steam, Xbox, PlayStation, and Nintendo Switch as of 31 October 2024. Pre-orders for this classic game are available except for on Nintendo Switch. The team will announce the release dates for this pre-order soon. The trailer for the remaster is up on their YouTube channel and available now.
Grasshopper Manufacture will host a Grasshopper Direct on their YouTube channel on July 31, where interested fans can learn more about the upcoming game. Within this Grasshopper Direct, fans can expect to see the producer of Shadow of the Damned, Shinji Mikami, Suda51, and a couple of other members of the team who will all be present to answer your burning questions about the upcoming release, as well as take you on a deep dive into the development of this brand-new remaster.
The remaster of Shadows of the Damned comes with plenty of new features, such as new costumes. This new game plus+ mode carries your weapons and appearances over to your next play through, where the difficulty is upped, but you still get to be just as powerful, if not more so, as before.
Shadows of the Damned: Hella Remastered also comes with a new 60 FPS patch and 4K support, giving players the highest fidelity gameplay. Unfortunately for those on Nintendo Switch, you’ll still be stuck at 30 FPS, with 4K support limited to Xbox, PlayStation, and Steam.
You play as Garcia Hotspur, a demon hunter for those unfamiliar with the game. This comedic game allows you to fight off demons and traverse through Hell, fighting off various horrifying creatures. Garcia Hotspur is on this grand adventure to save the love of his life from a genuinely awful demon king.
Garcia Hotspur is joined by his trusty sidekick, Johnson the Skull, who provides comedic commentary as you explore the depths of Hell. The darkness is a disadvantage to the player as the demons grow ever stronger in the dark. However, blast them with light and utilize your arsenal of weapons, and Garcia Hotspur can take down all the demons.
This game was created by Goichi Suda, also known as Suda 51. They are one of Japan’s most prolific game developers and have helped develop franchises such as No More Heroes, Killer7, and Fatal Frame.
