Should Older Games get Remakes yes or no ?

[Retro Doomer]

Here is a Question what do you all think of Remakes are the good for the gaming Industry and the games you love or are they just cash grabs that destroy the Original Spirit so to say of the game.

 

[Saru's Paw]

Personally I think it depends. If the game was bad, then I think remakes are a good opportunity to redeem it. A good example would be if they remade something like sonic 06 or daikatana. But more often then not, they end up being a cash grab, or worse, bastardise the orignal, like Silent hill 2 (2024). Ultimately I think remakes should be focused on making a game better rather then overhaul the expirence.

 

[Retro Doomer]

Personally I think it depends. If the game was bad, then I think remakes are a good opportunity to redeem it. A good example would be if they remade something like sonic 06 or daikatana. But more often then not, they end up being a cash grab, or worse, bastardise the orignal, like Silent hill 2 (2024). Ultimately I think remakes should be focused on making a game better rather then overhaul the expirence.

yeah Currently with the state of the Gaming Industry, i worry more about the quality of the remakes.But i am not against a remake if it is done with hearth and with respect to the Original source material.Wich sadly is rarely the case.But it would be good if they would do so as not many people are going to buy a Ps2 or a Gamecube to enjoy the Classics.And besides of that Retro game collecting has become really expensive nowadays,for example i wanted to buy Luigis Mansion 1 for the Gamecube they wanted for a used copy if i remember right 50 to 60 Euro wich is crazy many years back i would have gotten the same game for 20 Euro but nowadays its a nightmare to buy older Games.

 

[solidbatman]

i dont mind remakes/remasters at all. the original still exists and a new generation of people can enjoy the game with qol updates and what not.

 

[happymasksalesman]

Well remake must protect main content. I see some great ones and some bads. So if they going to destroy a masterpiece to small cookies made by a old broken factory which no one eat them,I think it's better to don't make any remake.

 

[Retro Doomer]

i dont mind remakes/remasters at all. the original still exists and a new generation of people can enjoy the game with qol updates and what not.

yes I agree but only if they also honor the Original and don't artificially remove stuff to put it behind a Paywall and only if they don't rewrite the Story to put is short if it is a faithful recreation of the Original than yes.And maybe with some Graphic updates and Gameplay improvements.

 

[_oBSOLEte_]

At this point it's just an artificial way to maintain IPs copyright. Originals can be played with better upscaling methods than "remastered" cashgrabs.

It reminds me of how royalty maintained their position by getting married between cousins until they degenerated their lineage. That's todays remastered videogame industry. A bunch of consanguines.

 

[kingofdragons]

only if it actually adds things to the game like Quality of Life improvements, gui, optimization on newer systems, maybe even fixes old bugs. And it should not break old mods or patches from communities that have been keeping a game alive for decades sometimes. And I also want the old version to be available, so a classic and updated option.

And please don't use AI junk to ''upscale'' the graphics, its always terrible compared to what was the original and ruins the aesthetics.
And no removal of content for ''modern sensibilities'' please, I don't want retroactive censorship.

 

[bjork]

It really depends on the game in question and people tempering their expectations. Recently on here, a Parasite Eve remake was discussed. I can see why they would do it, but if you look at FFVII RE, it's a similar coat of paint on an entirely different building. Which, I guess that's great for keeping a brand alive or whatever, but it seems impossible to make everyone happy.