It's pathetic how resources will need to be wasted on making a remastered version of something that doesn't even need it just so a new audience can participate in a mini hype cycle.

Maybe it won't be until we're 60 and we realize that the best games are the ones that stand the test of time, similar to movies. Too many people are still in their adolescent phase of gaming where the only things worth playing are the things released current year.

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[–] octobob@lemmy.ml 3 points 12 hours ago

I played the HD version on a PS3 emulator and honestly didn't notice that much of a difference from the PS2 game with upscaled resolution.

I think the point of this post, which I agree with, is that the PS2 version that is available via emulators or on the PS store currently is good enough as it is and the series doesn't need revived at all.

Sort of in the same vein is that I tried playing MGS1 twin snakes which is the gamecube remake of the PS1 game. Maybe it's nostalgia of the original being my favorite game of all time, but it just didn't hit the same for me as the original. It's just about the closest thing to what a modern "remake" would look like, except I guess with the graphics of how the new remastered snake eater game looks instead of the GC graphics.

It sucks that people might skip timeless classics like these because they're not remastered with updated graphics.