Are There Too Many Remakes?

There’s been a lot of remakes in 2023 like Resident Evil 4 and Dead Space with plenty more on the way, and Kurt can’t help but ask: is this a good thing?

[ZeekQuattro]

Short answer. No. Long answer. Hell no!

[isarai]

Nah, actually without a lot of these remakes I would forget why I loved gaming in the first place. So hard to just get a straightforward complete game out the box these days, remakes help fill that void considerably

[jambola]

no
there's hundreds of games every year
a handful are remakes
maybe it's because they are good remakes they stick with us

[outsider1624]

Not until we get
MGS4
Tenchu 1 and 2
SOCOM
KILLZONE 2
im sure there are other gems. These are a few of my favorites

[merlox]

Why not a remake or a remaster of the Resistance series?

[RaiderNation]

I mean, Ive enjoyed them. So I cant sit here and say there's too many. For the most part they've all been very good remakes. As long they remain of high quality and people are buying and enjoying them, I think its fine. They help fill the gaps between new releases. This year alone Ive beaten The Last of Us Part 1, RE4, Metroid Prime Remaster, and Dead Space and I loved every single one of those games.

[Godmars290]

Movies and TV shows? Yes. Because they're largely hack jobs that often and purposely take away what made them worth watching.

Games? No. At least the ones that creatively revamp action and stories. Doing what the above example wishes it could.

Also, just bothering to look at the thumbnail before commenting, why use Mertroid Dread? Its a new game hinting and re-contextualizing at Samus' past.

[Stuart5756]

There are only as many as you buy, simples

[jambola]

no there's more remakes than I have bought

[MADGameR]

There never is too many. I still have a list of remakes I want to see:
The Legend of Dragoon is at the top of my list
Resident Evil Code Veronica X
Chrono Trigger
Final Fantasy VIII (might be an unpopular opinion)
Metal Gear Solid (I know it has been remade once on the GameCube but I would love it on the PS5)
The Legend of Legaia (this one slips under the majority of people's radar)
Resident Evil (One more time why not?)

[CBaoth]

I could add dozens more to the list but that's a good start. MGS though I need everything either remade, remastered, or director's cutted for modern hardware. ASAP. I would remake FF9 1st - the whole 1-6 collection could be redone with modern graphics or using the Octopath aesthetic. Keep them turn based so old FF fans can revel in the OG games remaining faithful to their roots. Lots of these old school companies could rotate 2D and 3D variants of games like Nintendo does. In case of Square it would be turn based and active.

[cammers1995]

Remakes revitalize the game it's remaking plus draws more fans into the series. Yes it's a good thing. Don't like it don't play it. Simple solution.

Look at silent hill. It likely would have stayed dead had not for the SH2 remake and even with the other games being made they probably won't have the same impact.

That said, I want a remake of dino crisis, RE code Veronica, RE outbreak and Silent hill 3.

[onisama]

no, and i love when studios get creative with their remakes so they make us feel both nostalgia and feeling like playing new game (FF, Resident evil, crash, spyro are why i love remakes done right) in the other hand some use remake just for money grab like the last of us remake

[Demetrius]

A Scarface remake for the ps5/Xbox series would be dope af

[REDGUM]

No. Not until they remake Battlefield 2042 into a game that actually resembles what a Battlefield game used to be all about anyway.

On a more serious note, I think if a remake is well enough made then no, keep them coming. The games do bring back earlier childhood memories and also help you engage in the game deeper & better than the original version was trying to do as tech is now more advanced etc.
I do appreciate the time & dedication into doing a decent remake but let's not just get slack at the same time and stop reinventing the wheel altogether too and keep the new games coming also. But maybe that's just me, greedy & wanting both lol.

[senorfartcushion]

Yes and no.

Yes as in literally there are, and no simply because sequels would be made in a more trendy, less artistic way.

Think of Mass Effect Andromeda Vs the original trilogy, or how Mortal Kombat 1 has a battle pass 🤮