This Zone of the Enders 2 remaster is absolutely lovely. Got it on PS4 just for the sake of a physical copy, but I've been actually playing it on Steam, and this thing is really well-optimized. Max settings, and it still runs silky smooth, 60fps on my shitty little computer. I mean, yeah, granted, it was originally a PS2 game, so no big deal, right? But even as a PS2 game, it's such a beauty that it's kind of a shock to see it look this good and still run so well on my computer.
Friggin dream-like, playing it this way. Still one of my favorite games of all time.
It's only unfortunate that they didn't give the first game this same treatment. In the past, if I decided to play any of the series, I'd usually play both games in sequence since they're so short anyway. So jumping right into the second, it feels like I'm starting halfway through. And since the first game is so short, I'm not really betting on Konami putting it out there later on. I mean, why would they, after remastering this, the superior of the two games?
Anyway, also finally decided to give Clock Tower on PS1 a go. Never really played any of it before; I finished the original game on an SNES emulator years ago, going so far as to get all the endings, but I never started the PS1 sequel. Still just as awkward as ever, but I love it. Still incredibly unique, all these years later.
And maybe if I finish it, I'll finally be in a mood to play Hifumi Kono's spiritual successor to the series, Night Cry. Been meaning to get to that one of these days.