Do We Really Need Skyrim And Dead Rising Remasters/Remakes?

Rich Drummodn of Gaming Tech United writes:

"Ever since the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 hit the market, remastered versions of games have been a part of their libraries. Some developers put a lot of heart and soul into these upgrades, while other games show the hand of publishers and higher-ups pushing forcing the developers to get a product to the market. According to leaks and rumors, two “remastered” games that we will be getting are new versions of Skyrim and the original Dead Rising. The question is will these games be the former or the later? Do we even need these remasters in the first place?"

[gangsta_red]

I thought DR was going to be a remake/re-imagining? Or does it also come with a remastered version of DR1?

[GamingTechUnited]

We dive into that in the article. Personally I use remaster to cover games of that nature as well. I don't really use "remaster" as a dirty word. I reference the Ratchet & Clank game as a remaster, but love completely love that game.

[gangsta_red]

But a remaster would be something complete different right? From my understanding a remake would be a totally different game that uses the original source material. A remaster is taking the old game and just adding updated sprites and audio.

It's like the remastered version of Ghostbusters and the new remake. Same name, same premise, totally different story and plot.

I believe DR4 will be a completely new game that will do the same. Who knows, I guess we'll see at E3.

[GamingTechUnited]

@red

Well, either way, we updated the headline to avoid confusion. :)

[dcbronco]

Damn right we do. All these years of remasters and I finally get Skyrim and now some complain about remasters. Skyrim was one of the best selling games of all time, if any game deserves a remaster it does.

[Lord_of_Cinder]

Ratchet & Clank is not a remaster game. Is a re imagined game. There is a difference that you don't seem to understand.

[NapalmSanctuary]

Ratchet & Clank 2016 is a remake.

[NapalmSanctuary]

A remaster is when you take old code and assets and doll it up for modern consoles. A remake is when everything is built from the ground up. Resident Evil 2002 is a remake, while Resident Evil HD is a remaster.

[naruga]

basically no ..smthing they probably found out the hard way (add also the overrated lame Bioshock collection ..who the hell asked for these games..:/? )

[Herbalistic]

Dead Rising isn't getting remastered

[GamingTechUnited]

Dead Rising 4 is rumored to be a re-imagining/remake of the original. In the article we dive more into the situation to explain it to the reader.

[KindaGrump]

Hmm. I think that the Dead Rising one could be intriguing. Like the article says, since it's a re-imagining, there should be a lot of hard work put into it, so it could be something special. As for the Skyrim remaster, it doesn't personally intrigue me. It's not going to offer anything I haven't gotten on my PC. Might be cool for console owners though?

[NinjaRichParty]

I'm in the same boat, man. My PC version has a bunch of mods running on it and is already at the maximum graphical setting. This is cool for people who can't run the game on their PC, if mods really do come, but it's not for me.

[-Foxtrot]

Dead Rising is a remake-retelling, like what Capcom did for Resident Evil

I'm fine with that, they take the past experience, remake and add onto it

As for Skyrim...well it does have mod support If they make sure the mod support is full of content at launch for both consoles then it won't be as bad.

Would be nice if they maybe add a small new expansion for it in the future, or maybe take a current mod one, add onto it and make it official.

[GamingTechUnited]

I hope something special is added to the Skyrim version. I just don't know that mods and small graphical tweaks are enough to sell this game again. Maybe at a $30-$40 price tag?

[_-EDMIX-_]

lol, I love how you think its being done just for you.

:"enough to sell this game again"

Many might be buying it for the first time bud, its not all about you.

[Paytaa]

I'm kind of hoping that the rumor is half-true and we end up getting TES Anthology for consoles.

[FrostedFire]

I don't.But then again I don't represent nor speak for the entire gaming community and neither does anybody else

[_-EDMIX-_]

Agreed. I'm tired of theses "do we really" .

Who on earth is "we"? lol

Was some council formed that I didn't know about? O_O

[garrettbobbyferguson]

The gaming community is full of idiots. It would be nice if there was a subset of people that actually did represent and speak for them. This way maybe we'd have quality games instead of remakes and DLC.

[FrostedFire]

That's not a very good idea,there should never be a collective representing their respective communities.Everyone is different and everyone has different tastes,forming a collective would just undermine a lot of niche genres,which is not a good thing.

[iR_phantasm]

Question is, dose Bethesda or Capcom want and need your money?

[JoeDG]

Remakes yes... Remastered nor really

[starrman1985]

Some remasters I love and can see the value of (TLoU for example) others just seem a little pointless, for the developer it's easy money but it can sometimes end up tainting a brilliant game. DR I am actually quite excited about, the games have never been masterpieces but I have always really enjoyed them and with added Co-op it can only get more fun.

Skyrim I am a little confused about, I assume it'll be running on the same engine and with current PC mods already bringing some of the visuals to next-gen levels it seems a little pointless. Of course this release will be aimed more at console players (which I am too!) but I still feel it's a little odd. If they remastered Morrowind or Oblivion into the Creation Engine now that would have been more interesting!

[mark_parch]

yes I need a dead rising remake. no I don't need a skyrim remaster

[ONESHOTV2]

dead rising remake yeah skyrim no i got both on steam and dead rising 1 is a bit dated compared to 2 but still good

[JoeSith91]

Dead rising is not on steam, it's sequels are but not the first one. Not the one they are remastering/reimagining

[ONESHOTV2]

i have both on steam. ah i see where i got confuse dead rising 2 off the record was a remake or a what if this happened of dead rising 1 with dead rising 2 engine lol it a bit confusing but i still consider off the record to be the first one

[JoeSith91]

But off the record is a what if for the second game. Off the record is set after the events of the first and is set in the exact same location as the second. The only way it's similar to the first is that frank west is the main character.

[ONESHOTV2]

yeah that's what i was trying to say it's like a different scenario to dead rising 1 so dead rising off the record is the third game in the series hmm still confusing

[showtimefolks]

Skyrim I think is a good idea since last Gen consoles didn't do the game justice

If Bethesda actually do it right I am in

I have absolutely no interest in dead Rising but more power to you if you are interested. There have been so many zombie games that the fun kind of isn't there anymore

Left for dead 3 or left for dead 1 and 2 hd remaster would be good. But valve don't go pass number 2 lol its like they scared of 3

[iistuii]

What the modders have done with Skyrim on PC is far ahead of what they would do on a console remaster, so it's pointless releasing it on PC.

[_-EDMIX-_]

Not if they redid textures.

Not all PC owners will use mods, some who don't own the game at all might find value in the default game having a facelift without the need of them adding in mods.

Just because it can be done, doesn't mean it has been done by all users.

[JoeSith91]

Do we need a Dead Riding remake/reimagining? The answer is yes. The game is 10 years old this August and the fact the game is only avalible on outdated hardware means I have to hope my Xbox 360 dos boot break or dig the console out of storage when I want to play it. So having a new version with updated graphics new story elements and hopefully a PC realse is a massive win. Means I can play it when I want to without having to hunt for my old consoles.

Do we need a remaster of Skyrim? The answer is no. The game is not old enought yet to warrant a remaster. I assume the remaster will use the same engine as fallout 4, and I don't think graphically thier us hardly a difference from Skyrim to Fallout 4. Plus with the PC version you can add mods and an enb and make the normal version of Skyrim look better than some new tripple a games.

[corroios]

Enough of remakes or remasters . We want new experiences new ip

[Lord_of_Cinder]

I like some remaster games but not Skyrim. It is a game that requires a lot of time to complete. I would do it with a new elder scrolls game.

[PeaSFor]

typical "Do We Really Need...." garbage articles can always be answered by MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS, dont buy it if YOU dont want it.

[eldingo]

I don't really mind that we keep getting remaster/remakes (i hope onimusha gets a collection remaster so i can back through all four of them again) however i personally was bummed to find out that the new dead rising was yet again an exclusive.
I can only speak for myself here but i don't like that capcoms setting an atrocious precedent with letting sony and microsoft buy exclusive rights to their franchises on their respective consoles nobody on the consumers side wins when chicanery like this happens.
Being one of the few people who actually bought dead rising 2 when it dropped for ps3 back then after playing the first one on a friends wii console finding out that it is yet again going to be another arbitrarily bought console exclusive just like street fighter v was for this gen is incredibly disheartening for me.

[Hold_It]

Dead Rising yes, Skyrim no. Bethesda just needs a better engine and development team for their games that they develop themselves. Open World excuse aside, their games look super dated, and are full of bugs, glitches, etc. If Ubisoft did the same things with their games people would be in uproar, but since it's Bethesda they get a free pass. I never understood why Bethesda gets a free pass, but other devs don't, What makes Bethesda so special?

[opinionated]

DR yes. Skyrim no. It's already on PC with mods better than anything Bethesda can do.

[ScorpiusX]

I would rather take these re-mastered games than that rinse & repeat POS bungie is pushing as new .
Come on Plagued Fallen , so fallen with a plague .