Star Wars: Bounty Hunter Review | Did Aspyr Earn Redemption? 

Was thinking the same thing! I don’t remember the original game having this. This actually makes scanning bounties possible.

I would prefer it if the slow mo was optional. I want to play the game as it originally was (like Nightdive's Dark Forces)

@@BenCanuckleheadTrue. I enjoy the improvement but I think it's important that these games are preserved as they are

That's really nice thanks. What do you think other reviews you've seen are missing so I can double down?

Really looking forward to Outlaws after the latest previews, fingers crossed we can get a code 🤞

Love this confirmation, I was doing some internet sleuthing to try and figure out if it was a pre-existing issue but had no luck - cheers for that!

@@UglySofaGaming Yeah, i was playing the original recently and i swear i tried shooting this one guy ten times with the sniper, all bullets through his torso and still screaming "I'm gonna get you!" at me😅

Well there you go! Possibly a very decent port just some minor sound adjustments to be made

Interesting, I didn't find the last level too bad. I thought there was a big difficulty spike with the jungle planet and I really struggled with the sniping level on Tatooine

I could see the last level ANNHILATING any 10 year old that didn't know how to camp and spread fire to all the ridiculous amount of melee combatants lol

It sucked but I did it lol and I have to say it's my 3rd favorite star wars game of all time. One of my favorite aspects was finding a bounty. Because if you didn't actively search for them, you'd just kill them on accident or miss it and lose them unless you restarted over which brought more weight to the game.

If you're going to spend the next 8 hours using square to shoot like it's 2002 quite frankly you're a legend

@UglySofaGaming I am no such thing but thank you. New to your channel. You have a subscriber in me.

I switched to the legacy controls as well. I have the muscle memory and also, using the right trigger for shooting is just clunky and not precise, at least on the Switch. You can also shoot faster by tapping the button repeatedly and this is easier to do with your thumb than with your index finger - well, at least that’s how it is for me… It feels like the modern scheme is for more casual gameplay.

@somenobody987 the lock on aim is clunky for sure. Seems to find any enemy but the one you wanted to shoot even people on a platform above you, the flamethrower is bad for this. However I am having a hell of a good time with this.

@@tomnewton4320 The game is buggy but it’s still one of my all time favourites. What I meant regarding the clunky controls was that the modern control scheme actually makes them worse when using the target lock and shooting, at least on the Switch. I don’t like controls that rely on me clicking the analog stick that I also use to control the camera, it gives me some form of anxiety... Clicking the stick is just not as convenient as clicking a button. And using the right trigger for shooting works, but personally I find using the Y button much easier. Could be that I’m just not used to modern controls.

Thank you. We're still figuring it out step by step what the channel looks like now. I do really miss the community and the sense of energy everyone had

That is next level my friend

Remaster

Is it bad I had to Google that 😆

Thanks for checking us out 😄 it's a great port really, it was my first time playing Bounty Hunter really enjoyed it on the end

Definitely the controls in the options menu switch to legacy. Check all the menus to see if there's something for the speaker there usually is

Modern and legacy controls are on the options

Hate Tusken Canyon but once you get past all the snipers it’s not so bad.

Capturing secondary bounties definitely feels like a thing that was just tacked on. Sometimes you have hordes of enemies attacking you and in between those enemies is a bounty that’s shooting at you. If you kill them without scanning, you don’t get the bounty. If you scan them while they’re shooting at you, well… It’s not healthy for you! This remaster slows the time down when you’re using the scanner and this helps a lot; the original did not do this so you basically had to choose between taking a lot of damage or scanning a bounty. There are some areas where you can scan your bounties from afar when they’re not yet aware of your presence but in other areas your bounties will just start shooting and ask questions later. Scanning bounties also breaks the flow of the game a bit. I’d much prefer if each of these bounties were something like side missions with their own little stories.

@@somenobody987 I owned the original and have the PS4 port that was released a few years ago so I know how bad it was. I’m not saying that it’s not annoying but it’s definitely not something that is just tacked on. The game is titled bounty hunter for a reason. Plus, if you know where the bounties are in each level, then scanning them isn’t bad. Also, you can quickly mark the bounty by spamming the fire button as soon as you activate the ID Scanner.

@@Leonidas_MK2 If you have to know where the bounties are in order to effectively tag them, then it’s bad gameplay design. I always found the tagging process quite obtrusive because it interrupts the flow. This game can be very fun if you’re doing a quick speed run and bounty tagging always felt like an afterthought to me.

@@somenobody987 You forget that this game was released 22 years ago when technology wasn’t as advanced as it is today so the devs had limited console space to work with for this game at that timezone. Also, knowing where the bounties are in the game is easy to learn by either trial and error or by doing a RU-vid search. If you think it’s an afterthought, then you’re not really appreciating the game for what it is. Also it does not interrupt the flow; almost every bounty is located on the path you take to complete the level so I don’t see how that interrupts the flow of the game. If bounties were all located in areas where you don’t need to go to complete the level, then I would understand your point about the game flow interruption. The game is fun regardless, not only when speed running.

@@Leonidas_MK2Oh I appreciate the game alright; it's just a minor complaint of mine. Still, the bounty scanning mechanic does interrupt the flow. The game throws batches of enemies against you and after a while you get accustomed to clearing area after area. Stopping to locate and scan moving enemies is just not very engaging. This mechanic is a product of its time and I don’t fault it for it; still, it bears repeating that it’s not engaging, and that it feels like a chore. I’d prefer if some missions had three bounties instead of fifteen, where each involved a little detective work to locate. But again, this is a game from the early 00s, and as such it’s good as it is. But this bounty scanning mechanic felt weary back then, and it definitely feels dated today.

You realize it ain’t happening mate