With all the Remasters, Ports, And Remakes that we've seen and that are coming to the PS4 (Resident Evil, God of War 3, Final Fantasy X/X-2, Tomb Raider, etc.), XBOX One (Resident Evil, Halo Collection, Arkham games, etc.), and even Wii U (Wind Waker) and 3DS (Ocarina of Time, Majora's Mask, Star Fox 64), it seems that they aren't slowing down any time soon. I believe that, Sony and Microsoft in particular, partly dropped backwards compatibility in order to be able to sell you Remasters, Ports, and Remakes and make their online services such as PS Now service more appealing.
Here's my real question, though. How do you feel about Remasters, Ports, and Remakes? Also, what games would you like to see remade?
In my case? The more the merrier! I'm a 34 year old gamer and I've played tons and tons of games on many different consoles and PCs. There are many that I cannot play anymore due to not having the systems, the systems not working, PC compatibility issues, etc. For example, until recently, I couldn't play Grim Fandango because my PC (or operating system) wouldn't run it. The same goes with Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2. My PC will run it but I can't even swap windows without the game crashing, and who knows what other issues there are. I don't have my Game & Watch games anymore so I would love to see them come out for the 3DS eShop. There are a lot of G&W gems such as Super Mario Bros. and Donkey Kong Jr. (which is already in the eShop as a DSiWare game).
I would also love for Nintendo and Sony to send more Virtual Console and PS Classics love our way. The more VC , PS1, and PS2 classics they send our way, the less we have to dust off our old consoles in order to play these games.
With more recent games such as the Arkham games, God of War, Tomb Raider, etc., it also means that I don't have to use my PS3 as much which, as an original 60GB launch console, has an extremely loud fan. Plus, I can use it as my dedicated PS1 and PS2 machine since it has Backwards compatibility. I'm also afraid that every time I use it, it will die. Right now, I'm using what used to be my father's launch console. he gave it to me when mine died a few years ago.
There is also the added benefit with many of these ports, remasters, and remakes that they will be improved versions of the original games. I don't think I need to go any further than Ocarina of Time and Majora's mask for the 3DS and Tomb Raider and The Last of Us for the PS3. Even Resident Evil Remake got a facelift when it made its way to current consoles.
As for what games I'd like to see remade:
• Final Fantasy VII
• Final Fantasy VI
• Resident Evil 2
• Super Mario 64 on the NX with a (much better camera for starters)
• The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (just use the Link Between Worlds engine)
• Metal Gear and Metal Gear II: Solid Snake (With David Hayter as Solid Snake and Kiefer Sutherland as Big Boss)
• Eternal Darkness
• Metroid II
In general, I feel that Remakes, Ports, and Remasters ensure that old games are not lost to previous generations and new gamers can continue to enjoy them while older gamers can enjoy them in more convenient ways.
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Too Long Didn't Read VersionHow do you feel about Remasters, Ports, and Remakes? Also, what games would you like to see come back in some form?
I love them because:
• Ease of playing old games in my new consoles
• Added bells and whistles; including graphics
• New generations will be able to play games they otherwise wouldn't
• Overall convenience
As for what games I'd like to see remade:
• Final Fantasy VII
• Final Fantasy VI
• Resident Evil 2
• Super Mario 64 on the NX with a (much better camera for starters)
• The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (just use the Link Between Worlds engine)
• Metal Gear and Metal Gear II: Solid Snake (With David Hayter as Solid Snake and Kiefer Sutherland as Big Boss)
• Eternal Darkness
• Metroid II
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