A team of developers has released a concept trailer for anUnreal Engine 5remake of the open-world action-adventure gameScarface: The World Is Yours. The brief trailer showcases how the developers were able to use Unreal Engine 5 to reimagine the now 16-year-old game.
Released in 2006 for PC and consoles,Scarface: The World Is Yoursserves as a sequel to the classic 1983 crime filmScarfacefromdirector Brian De Palma. The game allowed players to step into the shoes of the character whose poster has graced countless dorm room walls, taking control of Tony Montana as he attempts to rebuild his drug empire and once again become the kingpin of Miami after miraculously surviving the shootout at the end of the film.
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Released on YouTube by TeaserPlay, a team of graphic designers who also recently showed off a concept trailer foran Unreal Engine 5 remake ofHalf-Life 2, theScarface: The World Is Yoursconcept trailer shows off some impressive environmental shots of the game’s Miami setting along with a highly detailed character model for Al Pacino’s Tony Montana. Pacino had licensed his likeness to the developers ofScarface: The World Is Yourswhen it was originally released, with the game doing a generally good job of capturing his appearance at the time, but the level of detail on display in the concept trailer is truly next-gen. Created using Unreal Engine 5’s MetaHuman character creation system, TeaserPlay’s version of Tony Montana looks nearly identical to Pacino as he appeared in the 1983 film, right down to the character’s trademark scar running down his face.
Replies to the video were overwhelmingly positive, with many commenters expressing their love for the original game and their hope it will receive a proper remake at some point similar toEA’s upcomingDead Spaceremake. The game did receive a bit of a graphical upgrade when a port for the Wii was released a year after its initial release, but plans for a similar release on Xbox 360 never materialized. ThoughScarface: The World Is Yourswas commercially successful upon release, receiving praise from fans and critics for its unique spin on theGTAformula, the game ultimately failed to leave much of a mark on the gaming landscape and plans for a series of sequels were eventually scrapped.
This trailer forScarface: The World Is Yoursis just the latest in a string of remarkably impressive fan-made videos using Unreal Engine 5. From concept videos for dream titles toa full-fledged remake ofThe Simpsons: Hit and Run, Unreal Engine 5 has given small teams and solo creators the power to create prototypes with a level of graphical polish that previously would’ve required dozens of artists and developers.
Scarface: The Worlds Is Yoursis available now for PC, PS2, and Xbox.
