The wait for a new Darkstalkers game continues, but those still hoping for a modern title should probably lay those hopes to rest. "We pitched to producer Yoshinori Ono, but were turned down without much feedback." - UDON's Matt Moylan. Unfortunately, the proposal for Darkstalkers HD Remix was rejected.Ĭlick images for comparison and animated version The game was well received by critics and the fighting game community, so it's no surprise that the team that brought us the updated visuals of HD Remix wanted lightning to strike twice. Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo HD Remix, which launched back in November 2008 on the PlayStation Store and Xbox Live Arcade, revamped the classic title's graphics with sprites, backdrops, and artwork designed and illustrated by UDON. "Having done Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo HD Remix, we took in on ourselves to pitch the same idea for Darkstalkers, to redraw the sprites in higher resolution." "In 2011 we learned of a project in development at Capcom that would eventually be released as Darkstalkers Resurrection," Moylan told EventHubs. According to Moylan, the sprite was designed by UDON Entertainment artist Jeffrey "the CHAMBA" Cruz and was used when the two pitched the idea of an HD Remix. UDON Entertainment's Director of Publishing Matt Moylan sent out a tweet earlier this week showing an HD Remix-style animated sprite of Morrigan performing one of her trademark punch attacks.
What's interesting, though, is that Darkstalkers Resurrection could have potentially been a "Darkstalkers HD Remix." We recently learned that a pitch for such a project was made to Capcom back in 2011.