Blade Runner: Enhanced Edition comparison video makes me prefer the original Eurogamer.net If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Blade Runner: Enhanced Edition comparison video makes me prefer the original Older models were best. News by Wesley Yin-Poole Deputy Editorial Director Updated on 7 Sep 2020 53 comments Like a replicant during a Voight-Kampff test, there's something a little off about the Blade Runner: Enhanced Edition. That's how I felt after watching this official comparison video, anyway. The video, released by developer Nightdive Studios overnight, compares footage of the original - and superb - 1997 point-and-click adventure game set in the Blade Runner universe, with footage of the same cinematic from the currently in development Enhanced Edition. According to the video, the original on the left is running at 15 frames per second in 640 x 480 resolution. The Enhanced Edition on the right is 60 frames per second in 4K. Watch on YouTube For me - and I'm no technical whizz - there's something weird about the "cleaned up" right version. It looks upscaled, sure, but something is lost in the upscaling, whether it's a sense of the game presenting a "lived in" virtual world or something else, it's hard to put my finger on it. Perhaps I need to run it past a Baseline! What I do know for sure is the Enhanced Edition looks outdated, whereas the original, at least going by the footage in the video, has aged well (Blade Runner always did look fantastic at the time it came out). It retains that grainy cinematic feel Blade Runner should have, even after over 20 years. It just feels more detailed than the footage on the right, more textured, despite the new footage being higher resolution. So yeah, while I'm delighted work is being done to improve upon Westwood's classic, I think I'd rather play the original. Thankfully the brilliant ScummVM dev community is on it. Become a Eurogamer subscriber and get your first month for £1 Get your first month for £1 (normally £3.99) when you buy a Standard Eurogamer subscription. Enjoy ad-free browsing, merch discounts, our monthly letter from the editor, and show your support with a supporter-exclusive comment flair! Support us View supporter archive More News Splatoon 3 Amiibos will be out next month Ink-coming! 3 Fans think Phil Spencer's shelf is teasing the Xbox Game Pass streaming box UPDATE: Xbox confirms old Keystone prototype. 59 Modder dives into Demon's Souls files following PS5 jailbreak, discovers fabled Ring of the Chieftain Who knows what's nexus? 4 Google announces cloud gaming Chromebooks less than a fortnight after Stadia shutdown GeForce Now preinstalled. 11 Latest Articles Preview Football Manager's new Console edition is the best you'll get without a PC Getting Touch-right. Splatoon 3 Amiibos will be out next month Ink-coming! 3 Fans think Phil Spencer's shelf is teasing the Xbox Game Pass streaming box UPDATE: Xbox confirms old Keystone prototype. 59 Modder dives into Demon's Souls files following PS5 jailbreak, discovers fabled Ring of the Chieftain Who knows what's nexus? 4 Supporters Only Premium only Off Topic: Take a minute to appreciate Cookin' with Coolio's incredible scallops recipe. What a great book. Premium only Off Topic: Reading City of Glass in comic form "Where exactly am I going?" Premium only Off Topic: Il Buco is a transporting film about a really big hole Underlands. Off-Topic Netflix handled Sandman brilliantly It was Dreamy. 9 Buy things with globes on them And other lovely Eurogamer merch in our official store! Explore our store