Almost everyone will have a list of games, films or even music that they’d like to see remade or revisited with a modern sheen added to them. Be it the entire back catalogue of The Beatles being remastered (to great success!), Batman being rebooted as a movie franchise or the insistent begging for Final Fantasy VII to be remade, the fact remains that it is nice to want things.
Sony have a novel take on the idea of a “remake” though and are currently remastering classics in HD for their PlayStation 3 and releasing the games at a lower price. The God of War collection was first out of the door and now we have Sucker Punch’s “The Sly Trilogy”, the franchise that eventually gave way to inFAMOUS. Some eight years have passed since Sly Cooper first came to our screens on PlayStation 2, but can HD visuals, PlayStation Move support, 3D (for Sly 3) and a budget price make this trilogy of games worth investing in? Read on to find out!
Nelia writes: "There are plenty of older PlayStation franchises that deserve a PS5 revival. Here's a list of some that deserve it the most."
Legend of Dragoon
Dark Cloud
Rogue Galaxy
Ape Escape
Syphon Filter
Sly Cooper
Twisted Metal
Folklore
Tiny Tank
I’m just shocked that Square doesn’t do more Remakes of older IPs. Xenogears and Parasite Eve would be killer... although 3rd birthday does make me lose faith in Square being able to make a decent Parasite Eve game, but if they treated it like Capcom treated RE2 then it’d be incredible.
The Left Behind Game Club's Jacob and Moe look through everyone’s personal effects, dodge minions, and take down 5 bosses to retrieve a family heirloom in Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus.
VGChartz's Adam Cartwright: "3D platformers have long been a favourite genre of mine. Growing up on the likes of Crash Bandicoot and Spyro the Dragon on PS1 means I’ve been conditioned to love the colourful, vibrant worlds and the exploration-based gameplay that often goes with the 3D platformer. In recent generations the genre has stalled, with fewer new releases and publishers unwilling to invest in new titles, and even older mascots falling by the wayside.
Yet thanks to its brilliant backwards-compatibility with PS1 and PSP games, the Vita has become something of a home for the neglected genre, with plenty of classic games playable (especially thanks to HD Remasters from the PS2 era) and a few brilliant modern titles thrown into the mix too."