The game industry seems to be full of remakes and remasters these days. In fact, there are so many that the difference between a remake and a remaster can get a little confusing. To be fair, it makes sense that many game companies are going all in on revisiting old games. Nostalgia is a powerful thing and marketing toward it can be very successful. However, this wave of classic titles has inspired many arguments over what constitutes a remake or a remaster.
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I wish EA would just release a DS2 remake. DS is my favorite horror game and DS2 is the best one in the franchise. But because DS1 failed to meet certain numbers EA scrapped the DS2 remake. SH2 remake was great rumors are Konami might be asking for another SH remake. The RE2 remake was great EA just needs to give it another try. But all they seem to do is shitty sports games that are no different from the year before. Change a few players, add different uniform colours, maybe change a team logo. Wash, rinse, repeat.
Agreed. DS was great. But DS2 was even better. Would love to see a DS2 remake, though I would love to see a DS4 even more.
The problem with EA is they make easy $ from the slight changes to their sports titles like football FC games (whatever it’s called nowadays). People just lap that sh1t up.
Comparatively, games like DS which don’t sell 10s of millions, can’t sell them team player add ons and all the like, would seem a hassle to make and unappealing comparatively. Especially when you consider that most EA non sport titles haven’t actually performed well recently.
Dark Souls 2, Darksiders 2, Dead Space 2, Death Stranding 2, Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2
The Dead space remake was so good. Better than the original. Shame they won't remake 2.
I loved the original dead space but the remake I just found boring. Game design has moved on and the game really showed its age, just small area encounters repeated again and again.
I bought Dead Space during launch window and I never bought a Mirror's Edge game .
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Remaster - Using the framework of the original engine with new assets to polish and enhance the experience.
Remake - Using the original design of the game as an outline but recreated with a new engine and tool sets to modernize the experience.
Reboot - Using the fundamentals of an IP to create the first title of the IP’s new game series with intent to exist apart from the original titles or re-path the chronological timeline of releases.
Did they really change Ellie that much in the remake? I like her original look much better
Remasters are usually just graphical overhauls. Typically just in terms of performance and resolution. Maybe some graphical updates here and there.
A remake is TYPICALLY meant to modernize antiquated titles for a new generation, but the term remake is being used fairly loosely as of late.
Doesn't the word describe itself?
a remaster is an updated version of an older game, a remake is a rebuilt game from scratch
its not hard