{"id":37402,"date":"2024-09-20T15:33:53","date_gmt":"2024-09-20T06:33:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=37402"},"modified":"2024-09-20T15:33:55","modified_gmt":"2024-09-20T06:33:55","slug":"double-dragon-revive-has-no-respect-for-the-original-series-former-developers-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/double-dragon-revive-has-no-respect-for-the-original-series-former-developers-say\/","title":{"rendered":"Double Dragon Revive has no respect for the original series, former developers say\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Ahead of Tokyo Game Show 2024, Arc System Works released a new trailer and in-game screenshots of their upcoming belt-scroll fighting game <strong>Double Dragon Revive<\/strong>. The new take on the longstanding Double Dragon series boasts modern graphics and detailed 3D models, but it seems that the beat \u2018em up franchise\u2019s original creators aren\u2019t so happy with how the \u201crevival\u201d is looking so far.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Double Dragon Revive - Announcement Trailer\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/k3EOn9wx-JE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The original Double Dragon games were created by Technos Japan, a studio that went defunct back in 1996.&nbsp; As of June 2015, Arc System Works acquired the rights to Technos Japan\u2019s IPs with the intention to bring back their popular series. The upcoming Double Dragon Revive is being developed by WWE game developer Yuke\u2019s.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unfortunately, it seems like the guys from Technos Japan aren\u2019t on board with the project. On September 20, Double Dragon and Kunio-kun series artists Koji Ogata posted the <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/food2han\/status\/1836813743671628280\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">following tweet<\/a> on his personal X account:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#e5e5e5\"><em>\u201cI\u2019ll be honest! No one from Technos acknowledges this as a Double Dragon game.\u201d<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ogata says this in response to a post linking to the trailer of Double Dragon Revive. Furthermore, in response to a commenter, he calls the upcoming title \u201ca cheap, modern game that shows no respect for Double Dragon.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a later post, the designer provides <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/food2han\/status\/1836954103769092501\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">screenshots<\/a> of a private conversation with the caption, \u201cThese are Mr. Ebinuma\u2019s honest impressions of Revive.\u201d By Ebinuma, he is referring to Muneki Ebinuma, Technos Japan\u2019s game designer credited with directing many Double Dragon entries.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1268\" height=\"709\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1268px) 100vw, 1268px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/20240920-37402-001.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-37407\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/20240920-37402-001.jpg 1268w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/20240920-37402-001-380x212.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/20240920-37402-001-768x429.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Based on the screenshots posted by Ogata, Ebinuma does not have much nice to say about Double Dragon Revive either. He criticizes things like the screen being too dark, characters and abilities not being presented in an appealing way, effects being too obstructive, and hits feeling \u201clukewarm\u201d and lacking impact. Aside from technical points, Ebinuma comments that Revive lacks the flair of violence, Bruce-Lee-ness and martial arts the original Double Dragon games had, and that he doesn\u2019t want \u201cthis poor piece of work to bear the name of the series.\u201d&nbsp;<br><strong><\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Double Dragon series&#8217; original creators are not happy with Arc System Works&#8217; upcoming Double Dragon Revive.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":55,"featured_media":37406,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-37402","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Double Dragon Revive has no respect for the original series, former developers say\u00a0 - 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