When will the remakes end?

As both a fan of film and video games, the synergy between them is understandable. While film is now churning out remake after remake, the world of video games is doing the same. There have been rumors swirling that Sony will do HD remakes of their classic games ICO and Shadow of the Collosus. With the constant rumors that Metal Gear Solid and Final Fantasy 7 getting the full HD makeup, one has to wonder where this will end.

[Cajun Chicken]

Who cares? Some games are worth remaking. It's not like Hollywood where they just remake a film based on the core concept and forget the rest. It's a pretty good idea, but however, it does start to need getting done to more obscure titles.

[Slient Knight 9]

well said, i myself didn't get the chance to play the sly cooper games so im glad that i get to, also hoping for Ico and SOTC remake as well.

[Shang-Long]

when will these useless articles end?

if it wasnt for remakes. i would of never played gow. yes i missed it on the ps2.

[FURY__UNLEASHED]

Same here. I missed GoW 1 and 2 on the PS2 and I kind of needed to know the GoW story to play GoW3. GoW Collection solved that problem easily. I also got 2 more platinum trophies thanks to it.

SotC would look STUNNING remastered in HD. Hell, it already rivals Crackdown 1 and 2 even in its SD PS2 form.

HD remastered + Trophies = Epic Win!

[Yi-Long]

... I love the remakes, if done right (obviously)

The PS3 is my first Playstation, so I missed out on a lot of classics, which are now slowly being remade into HD for me to discover and enjoy.

Many other people might never have had a SegaCD, a Saturn, a Dreamcast, the original Xbox, an Amiga, a SNES, etc etc... so it's just fantastic that some of the classics are being reintroduced for a new audience to discover and love them :)

However, I do agree with the article somewhat, in that the remake does have to be at least as good or better than the original.
The author mentions the HD Turtles game, and I feel many people felt a bit disappointed with that, especially those of us who had very warm memories of the original.

Personally, I feel bad about the Monkey Island remake. The sprites just look absolutely HORRIBLE. It's obviously a great game, but the original actually looks BETTER.

Monkey Island 2 seems to have rectified that mistake somewhat, with a bit better sprites and also the option to play the original version with voices, but still. You always hope for gorgeous graphics which really do the characters and the game justice.

There are more examples of remakes that didn't live up to their potential (sadly), but overall I absolutely do love remakes (if done right):)

[LastDance]

The author needs to define the difference between re-MAKE and re-RELEASE.

I don't think it means what he think it means.

[exnihilonihilfit]

Between remaking and remastering/rereleasing. The film industry creates a lot of crappy remakes, that are distinct films from the originals, the gaming industry thus far has only remastered and rereleased certain works that have not been altered in anyway except as to improve their graphics. It's also a load of BS to complain about something that doesn't really happen all that often.

[mantisimo]

I love the idea of the remakes.

If you're new to the franchises you get some fabulous games to play if you want to upgrade your old copies and enjoy HD you win too.

If you don't want them, don't buy them but don't call for them NOT to be made.

[ClownBelt]

"When will the remakes end?"

When people stop demanding it.

[T9X69]

This is the most intelligent, none fanboy, comment I've ever seen you post. +Bubbles for you

[MorganX]

I demand Killer Instinct, but I'm not getting it :/

[dc1]

Very good!
I saw the title of the article..and had my response laid out.... and then I read it.

+Bubs for you!

[Spenok]

Which is never.

[earbus]

Screw remakes focus on new shit.

[gamingisnotacrime]

meanwhile i want a lot more HD remakes, e.a.
MGS, ICO, FF, etc

[A LIVING LEGEND]

And yet no 'remakes' outside of Sony titles.....how about a Crackdown remake

[iceman2885]

I'm not trying to be an ass...but Crackdown was/is a xbox360 game.

And you don't remake a game for a platform that it was already released on, that's just silly.

[juniordee]

Um...lol?

I had to read that comment a couple times to make sure I was reading that right haha.

[Allowen]

Remakes on this gen are just are just starting !

God Blessed Sony and Nintendo with many amazing games so they have hundreds of games worth remaking !

To bad that Microsoft's Xbox360 can't do the same, right ? :)
LOL, they tried to steal a remake of Golden Eye that was a game published by Nintendo ... some one is jealous ...

[N4BmpS]

I think he's overlooking what is being done so far he should think that there are a lot of possibilities here, as long as it's not over done, SONY so far is/has only released either a game to help build hype or give new life to an overlooked series sooo.

[Alos88]

Personally, I'm happy to buy the classic again if they have HD support and trophies. My PS2 broke about a year ago, and to me it would be more convenient than having to buy a new one.

[MadMan00]

What? since when is there a lot of remakes? I think it looks like right now Film movies are into the the hole remake thing right now and video games haven't really did it anywhere near as much as films.

Some people would shit them selves if they knew an American movie they were watching was a remake, so many Asian movies are getting remade and tons of people have no idea they are remakes.

[monkeyfox]

What is with this guy? YOU CAN HAVE BOTH!!! Original games and the odd remake (not to mention Sequels).. Its ok, they can all co-exist - there are still original games coming out ya know? The author makes out like this is some huge growing trend.. its not. Weve had god of war 1 and 2 HD on PS3... what else? Maybe Sly cooper 3D collection? Hardly something to be concerned with..

I personally would love to see a HD remake of ICO and SOTC - They are both great games and would benefit hugely from HD graphics - It would bring those games to a whole new generation of gamers not to mention the people that missed ICO and SOTC the first time round.

Originality isnt automatically stifled just because a few odd remakes come out for a console, come on..

[DelbertGrady]

It's very easy money. One of Sony's best moves this gen was to remove backwards compability.

[A LIVING LEGEND]

Not stifled but ultimately questioned.Sad but true.
I agree,and in doing so also ask; Can this clamor for 'remakes' be viewed as a lack of originality ?
We long for old yet are fed 'new',.....therefore stifled.We welcome new yet yearn for 'old'. 50/50 and counting o_O

Soda.... I don't often agree with you but I can't deny occasional logic :)

[Lumbo]

I guess the author fails to differentiate between a RE-MAKE, like "Clash of the Titans" a meh remake of the stunning Harryhausen original, and HD RE-RELEASEs like the God of War Collection or the stunning BluRay re-release of Bladerunner.

While the meh remakes start to get on everyones nerves (Karate Kid anyone? ), the HD re-releases are highly appraised by cineasts and gamers alike.

[Edito]

I think remakes are a good thing cause the devs make money and we get the chance to play the best games again and remember the golden age of gaming...

[A LIVING LEGEND]

I know,I know.It was poor sarcasm and I feel a tad embarrassed for having said it.
So,I will de-bubble you,report,ignore....re-bubble , deporrt,ignore....ok
OK?

[You Noob]

Never.
Because lot of retro-games are 1000 times better than some current shitty games.

[Ether]

Remake =/= Remastered.

[TwistedMetal]

Since sony and the ps3 is the only one doing that They are the only ones allowed to make remakes of these true masterpieces especially since its there first time. So the people who trying to hate need to shut there mouths up and go attack nintendo and M$ for them crap games they got lol

[Braid]

I can't understand why remakes bother some people, it's one of the hottest topics these days. If you don't want to play it, don't buy it, don't even talk about it. It's up to you. For me, remakes mean a chance to re-play some of the greatest titles ever in HD graphics on an LCD TV, which I didn't have at the time the games were released. Isn't that a good reason to buy these games anyway?

[mandeep1803]

I went out and bought the God of War remake the day it came out. It if fan service which drives the concept of making the game look better than before and re-publish it. God of War gameplay, easter eggs, etc were all just the same in the HD remake. Its like this: you lived in a beautiful house when you were a kid. 40 years later, you come back, the place is rundown. You would fix it. Make it look good. After all this time playing PS3 games, I've tried playing PS2 games on the only TVs I have at home (all HDTVs...don't have any old tube ones left) and they look really bad. I am a huge God of War fan. Got the 100 buck special the day it was up for pre-order. Before the HD remakes were announced, I tried playing God of War 1 and 2 on a 42 inch LED HDTV and I could not play it.

In conclusion, this represents two aspects. One: people afraid of evolution. You played MGS on NES and you want to keep it as it is. It is not a bad thing. That game is has a special place in time for you. You feel like a kid again. If you want to stick to it, go for it. Two: those people who accept that any form of expression is subjective. An epic story based game (like God of War or Assassin's Creed) are expressions of the creator of the game. If the creator feels the need to express him/herself in a different light after a change in time, they have every right to. When 20 years later, I am a professional, working in the field of quantitative finance or working as a scientist, and I see one day God of War is being remade and this time, it is the story David Jaffe wanted to tell, I am going to go but it the very first damn day.

However, milking franchises is bad. I really don't want to see Kratos Pinball: Rip Your Balls in Half or Altair's Crazy Templar Party, I am going to drive down to Santa Monica or Montreal and kick some ass.

[SuperStrokey1123]

I hope they dont, these are all good games that are being improved. Often i never got to play them before either. Win WIn i think.

[spektical]

Most remakes make since and are amazing , but i dont discount the fact that companies look for the easiest way to fill up their bank accounts.

[jalen247]

Hopefully not before Team Ico collections.