Well, the Interplay sale is nearly over and I'm wondering whether or not I should get MDK2. I loved the first game (even though it was short) but I never played the second.

However, I believe that GOG already said that they have 4 new games coming from Interplay as part of the new deal and that price rises will happen for some Interplay titles. So, could it be that MDK2 HD is coming? And if so, should I wait for it instead of getting normal MDK2?

Get it. Not as good as the first, but damned good. And a great bargain at the current price.

Yes.

Yes, you should. It's not as good as the first one, but it's an otherwise decent game on it's own. Also, it's probably one of those that will be more expensive since (I assume) they're gonna upgrade to the HD version.

Maybe.

Do you want to play it?

yeah you should, it's a fun game

Here's the info that GOG posted when the sale began:



GOG.com has been in talks with our good friends at Interplay, and we’re pleased to be able to say that we have good news! Not only are we adding four classic games from their catalog to GOG.com in the near future, but we’re also going to give you another chance to save big on the games we already have for the next week!

Every silver lining has a cloud, though, and the reason that we’re putting the games on sale again is because we’re raising the prices on some of the Interplay games on the 16th of November as part of our new deal with Interplay. As such, games such as Fallout, MDK, Redneck Rampage and others may never be as cheap on GOG.com as they will be this next week. If you’ve been hesitating to pull the trigger on any classic Interplay games, now’s your last chance to buy and save big!

What are the new games that we’re adding to the Interplay collection? Well, if you know GOG.com, you know what we don’t like to give away that kind of news early, but if you’re paying attention on our website--or on any of our social media channels like YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, Google+ or even just your email inbox, you’ll be sure to find out.



So, there will be 4 new Interplay titles, and a hint that MDK may not remain as cheap after the sale and new releases.

yes

Yes, but then if I get MDK2, and the HD version is then released, is it then worth getting the HD version? And given a choice between MDK2 and MDK2 HD, which is the better option?

I haven't played MDK2 yet, but between buying it on a sake fior 3 dollars or buying the HD ver for possibly 10+ dollars (because who knows if it'll see a sale any time soon), I chose the normal version.

Maybe this will help you make your mind.

Do get MDK2, it's easily Bioware's best RPG effort.

Get the regular version, the HD update is a half-assed job that actually introduces new bugs.

Buy it, guys from GOG won't make it separate bundle. It wouldn't be in their style.
Instead, you will find a nice suprise in form HD version attached to already bought one.

Okay, thanks for all the opinions guys, very helpful as always. :)
And I decided to get it.

Just to give an update on this.

Tonight (only a matter of 10 minutes ago or thereabouts) I finished MDK2. It is longer than MDK1, and I did complete the last level with all three different characters to see all the endings.

However, MDK2 did not turn out to be what I was hoping for. MDK1 was great, much fun, little bit of silliness here and there but not too much, was very fast run and gun action.

MDK2, on the other hand, well, it just seems that they tried to add to the game with new characters (and therefore types of level) and a lot more humour. But instead of adding to the game I feel it took away from it instead, when compared to MDK1. For starters, I liked the atmospheric drop and the end of level energy streaming parts. Those were gone. The first level does have an atmospheric freefall drop, but if you get hit just once it restarts. Then the minecrawler itself didn't feel right.

In the first game you felt you were in a big mechanical city/landscape, which fit with how the minecrawlers are described in the manual. But this one (there is only one in the game, too, for the first level) was just too weird. For instance, you rise up through a tube and come out in some floating area. However, look down over the edge and you see the floor of the earth with the cityscape around it and NOT the minecrawler. It just didn't make sense in that way. Plus the maps were broken into parts so if you fall off those floating bits you restart from the previous save point rather than land somewhere (Kurt has a coil parachute after all).

As for playing the other characters, well, they give a very different gameplay experience. Max is just all out shoot everything but with some annoying limited fuel jetpack moments. And Dr Hawkins was initially like an action puzzler trying to figure out how to use the items but his later levels were less so.

Don't get me wrong, the game is still fun and I can't complain for the hours of fun I had playing it at just $2.99, so it was a good decision to get it. It just wasn't quite what I was expecting from the game considering how much I liked MDK1 and so there was a little bit of disappointment. I can't see how MDK2 HD would be worth it though, so if there is no free upgrade from GOG (like how we had the Stronghold HD update) then I don't think I'll bother with it.