Shadows of the Damned Remaster Confirms 2 New Additions

Grasshopper Manufacture's Suda51 has confirmed two new features that are being added with Shadows of the Damned: Hella Remastered. These two new features are a New Game Plus mode and more outfits for the game's protagonist, Garcia Hotspur. Grasshopper Manufacture's upcoming remaster of this underrated 2011 third-person comedy horror shooter will launch sometime later in 2024.

Shadows of the Damned was originally a collaboration between Electronic Arts and Grasshopper, with Goichi Suda, AKA. Suda51, leading the project alongside other big name industry icons like Resident Evil's former creative director Shinji Mikami and former Silent Hill composer Akira Yamaoka. A remaster of Shadows of the Damned was first announced in June 2023, bringing the cult classic game to modern platforms after it was digitally delisted in 2021. Both a demo and the new title of Shadows of the Damned: Hella Remastered were at PAX East 2024, complete with a dedicated booth where fans could stop by and try out the game. Suda51 was also available at the event to answer a few questions about the remaster and some of the new features.

Speaking with Hardcore Gamer at PAX East, Suda talked about the game, from its gameplay to the brief history of Shadows of the Damned's troubled production between the Suda's original vision and the changes Electronic Arts imposed. When Suda was asked if the gameplay of Shadows of the Damned still held up, he agreed, stating that the remaster does not make too many changes from the original in terms of how it played. When asked if it was exactly the same as the original with no changes, Suda mentions two features that were added, which were things he wanted to include in the original game. «There are actually two new additions to [Hella Remastered]. The first one is New Game Plus, and the second is that there's a handful of new costumes for Garcia,» said Suda.

Despite the troubled production behind Shadows of the Damned, Suda51 is incredibly fond of the project.