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cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/27366526

I know that remakes and remasters are contentious, but let's pretend whatever game in question you're thinking of is handled with the utmost care by your favourite devs and they absolutely nail it.

Mine would be Shadow of Memories (called Shadow of Destiny in North America). It's legitimately one of my favourite games of all time but it kinda flew under the radar and I haven't met many people who know of it let alone played it. Seeing it get modern graphics, maybe some expanded mechanics, would be soooo cool.

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[–] swemoney@lemmy.zip 8 points 4 days ago

The old GameCube game, Eternal Darkness

[–] ChronosTriggerWarning@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

None. After the vivisection that was the GTA remaster, stay the fuck away from older games. Please and thank you.

[–] Dicska@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

I had the same thought initially, and unfortunately it wasn't just GTA. However, IMHO Diablo II Resurrected was an amazing exception, and I'm sure there are others. Plus, the OP's question was probably about an ideal case and they wanted to know what people have been missing from the past.

Realistically, I wouldn't expect a decent comeback of Guitar Hero 3 for example, but it sucks that it doesn't really work on Win10/11 anymore, and while Clone Hero exists, it doesn't have the same "story" mode as GH3 had, with characters, milestones and such. Hell, you can't even get "booed out".

Too bad that as you mentioned, even if there was demand, a random big company would just buy the rights, do some lazy upscale and sell it like it was gourmet shit.

[–] isthingoneventhis@lemmy.world 21 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I'm here once again to humbly submit the suggestions of Dungeon Keeper and Black and White. That is all.

[–] TheLoneMinon@lemm.ee 11 points 5 days ago (3 children)

Black and White for sure. I still get nostalgic for that one.

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[–] brygphilomena@lemmy.world 6 points 4 days ago

Black and white as VR

[–] squirrelwithnut@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Well, a few months ago I would have said Soul Reaver, but we're finally getting that!

So I guess I'll say Siphon Filter. I remember having a lot of fun with that back in the day.

[–] ZeffSyde@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

I don't think I ever got anywhere in that game, I just spent the whole weekend rental tazing poor unfortunate bros...

[–] bread@feddit.nl 12 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Sid Meier's Pirates! There are so few actually good pirate games.

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[–] Alchalide@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

No one lives forever 1 & 2.

[–] Jarix@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)
[–] ZeffSyde@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Aardwolf by chance? That was my jam daily for a couple years.

[–] Jarix@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

No but I'm sure i had logged into that one to find it a try. I remember thst name

Mine was called riftsmud

[–] CharlesReed@fedia.io 6 points 4 days ago

I would love to see F.E.A.R. with updated graphics. Preferably just a remaster, but if it was remade in the same spirit as the Dead Space remake was, I'd be down for that too, especially if they brought back Fettel's voice actor.

C&C:Generals

OpenRA is nice though

[–] Ashtear@lemm.ee 13 points 5 days ago (2 children)

My wishlist is Final Fantasy Tactics, Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri, and Xenogears. A Xenogears remake likely isn't ever happening so I'd be happy with a remaster, and it's practically an open secret at this point that an FFT project is in development. It getting the Tactics Ogre Reborn treatment would be lovely, but what I really want is an orchestrated soundtrack. Here's hoping it doesn't get cancelled. 🤞

As a genre, 4X is still kicking around, but I'm not even sure if SMAC is beloved enough to get the treatment. Good voice acting would be essential.

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[–] Meltrax@lemmy.world 14 points 5 days ago (3 children)

SSX Tricky brought up to PS5 graphics.

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[–] eezeebee@lemmy.ca 14 points 5 days ago (5 children)

Obligatory Bloodborne mention.

Not sure if it's been done already, but Zelda LttP would be cool. I haven't played Echoes of Wisdom though I like the art style and could see it working well.

Goldeneye + Perfect Dark.

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[–] FryHyde@lemmy.zip 2 points 4 days ago

Heckin' Mega Man Legends 1&2.

[–] MyNameIsAtticus@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

idk if it's considered obscure but I'd love to see the OG Viva Pinata get a remake (Or remaster atleast)

[–] iAmTheTot@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 days ago

I would love that!

[–] edgemaster72@lemmy.world 7 points 5 days ago (1 children)
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[–] VerilyFemme@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Bonanza Bros, Blast Corps, Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days, Vampire: The Masquerade -Bloodlines, Cruisn World, LEGO Battles, NBA Jam

Bonanza Bros would be a great couch co-op multiplayer game in a world where we need more. It would benefit from some gameplay tweaks, and adding online play and 4 players would be big.

Blast Corps was awesome, I found it to be an extremely underrated Rare game. This game in an engine with simulated rubble and crazy explosions would be a gem. I also think changing the camera to first person should be an option at the very least.

Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days got its cutscenes remastered. I want the full game. It was dripping in atmosphere, and I loved the premise of scouting the new worlds. The graphics could use an upgrade, and the combat could be brought up to par with KH2. But, I love the leveling system and think it would barely need touching.

Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines is awesome and not super long. It's extremely buggy, but luckily there's a modder named Wesp5 who has spend YEARS creating an Unofficial Patch, to a point where all the cut content is restored and it's essentially feature-complete. There's a version that just patches the game, and a restored content version. I think he should be given a team and be allowed to curate content and rebalance cut mechanics for a remake. It would be magical.

Cruisn World is one of my favorite arcade racers ever. It has untouchable vibes, and I'd just like to see that with a nice sheen over it, maybe more levels and vehicles?

LEGO Battles is an RTS for the Nintendo DS. Put it on PC, nuff said.

NBA Jam is not very niche. I want a remake, and I don't care if it's up-to-date. It's the best sports game period.

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I'd love to see Chrono Trigger get the 2D-3D octopath-style remake that a few old SNES games have gotten.

[–] notfromhere@lemmy.ml 2 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)
  • MDK and MDK2
  • King’s Quest VI
  • Leisure Suite Larry 6
  • Mario Paint
[–] Denjin@lemmings.world 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Didn't super Mario rpg get a remake this year already?

[–] notfromhere@lemmy.ml 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Wow looks like it was released last year. Thanks, I had no idea!

[–] iAmTheTot@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 days ago

It's very good!

[–] Gamerman153@lemmynsfw.com 8 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Legend of dragoon and legend of dragoon but if I can't have those, legend of dragoon...

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[–] durfenstein@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago

Shadow of memories sounds nice.

I can see a good remake of terranigma

[–] sevan@lemmy.ca 7 points 5 days ago

Deus Ex. When I first played it I was amazed by the graphics and I specifically remember being impressed that your character was reflected in mirrors. I've been replaying it recently and the graphics are obviously very dated, but it also doesn't run smoothly on modern hardware. My PC gets louder and louder as I play it and eventually the game starts to stutter and I have to restart it.

[–] SirEDCaLot@lemmy.today 2 points 4 days ago

Half-Life. I know there's been some successful efforts to modernize it, but those only bring it up to Source 2 era.

I would love a fully modern remake. Modern lighting and raytracing could do great things for the detail of a headcrab infected scientist.

[–] bpt11@sh.itjust.works 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I’d love to see Ocarina of Time and Majoras Mask get a full remade release, bundled together into one game ideally. Sure we got the 3ds remakes but I wanna see it back on home consoles, like tp and ww HD.

[–] Glytch@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

There is a GitHub project working on a recompilation of both of these for PC. They've got Majora's Mask working and are working on OoT. Looks beautiful, runs buttery smooth, and has custom controls with a free camera.

[–] bpt11@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 days ago

That's crazy, I had no idea. I'm definitely gonna have to check that out. Thanks for letting me know

[–] RightHandOfIkaros@lemmy.world 9 points 5 days ago (3 children)

Honestly, looking at how modern game development studios handle remakes, I wouldn't want them anywhere near any of my beloved games. I haven't played a single remake in the last 20 years where I felt like the studio that made it knocked it out of the park.

Also, I strongly believe good games should not be remade, and only remastered/ "deluxe remastered" (where even if the game is remade, its a 1:1 faithful recreation with additional features and gameplay mechanics being optional). Remake the games that weren't great, give them another chance at big success.

  • Sonic 2006
  • the XenoSaga games (don't @ me XS fans, you know the combat and boss design in those games were terrible, 1 had DOMO Carrier, Tiamat, and whatever was going on in Song of Nephilim)
  • Most Konami games in the late 90s - mid 2010s
  • LAPD Future Cop
  • etc
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[–] evilcultist@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago

Omikron The Nomad Soul

[–] otp@sh.itjust.works 4 points 4 days ago

Right now, I'd really like the Gex games. Underrated 2D platformer, and a pair of goofy early 3D collectathons!

Hopefully the remake of the trilogy is still in production. I've got it on my wishlist from Limited Run Games, lol

[–] passiveaggressivesonar@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I'd like to see a return of the old racing games with hundreds of cars and performance customization

I haven't seen a game like juiced in quite some time with money on the line for each race

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[–] Aielman15@lemmy.world 8 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Just give me a proper Xenogears remake with all the cut content from the second disc and I'll die happy.

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[–] illi@lemm.ee 8 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Mine is Gothic and Soul Reaver - getting both so I'm a happy camper

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