I think it’s mostly good.
More people get to experience these amazing games and more devs get the opportunity to learn what design decisions/philosophies made these games such fan favorites to begin with and can take that with them for future projects.
In ideal world, this would be the reason remakes were being made.
Its not like new game are stop being made because of remakes.
That's the thing, you/I would always pick a remake over a new, unknown game. I want my favourite games to be remade. I don't want If your favourite games are being remade over
Most of the games being remade are the ones that were commercially succesful. They're being remade because they're guaranteed sales, that's it.
And If publishers are looking for guaranteed sales, do you think they'll keep spending 5 years making new games with fresh ideas like forspoken and hi-fi rush when those games don't sell enough
I don't believe the publishers that decided they would remake yet another game did it because they really care about the new generation playing re4.
Because when millennials make their own games you get Foresworn and Gotham knights. They have no choice but to rip off the works of people who had more talent than them.
Oh it is a positive for me since I hate millennial games with a passion.
Bad games should be called out, sure, but I'd rather developers take a risk than repeat the same gameplay over and over with ever-new coats of paint
This year we are getting plenty of new games that are not remake and remasters and also games like Grimgrimore, Advance War and Ghost Trick that lot of people miss their chance play them are getting second chance.
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said, we are getting plenty of both. If the best games are the remakes, that's on the developers making the new games.
I'll admit, good new games are being made. This year especially a lot of new ips I've been looking forward to for a while are finally releasing (bg3, starfield). The issue is what the idea of relying more on remakes means for the future of big budget games.
If anything, it proves that bringing up a tried and true classic up to modern times is more likely to be an enjoyable experience than another new, but safe game following the same formula found in most new games.
Remakes will always sell well as long as the original game was well received. But is it really a positive for the industry when publishers would much rather fund a remake than a sequel?
The poll question confuses cause and effect. We have all these remakes because the industry is creatively bankrupt. They can't come up with new games so they release the old stuff over and over.
They may be good games, but it shows that they are out of ideas.
But the industry isn't creatively bankrupt, It's just that new ideas don't sell as well so they're discouraged. Do you believe the sales numbers for Hi-Fi rush or Forspoken will convince their publishers to make newer games over remakes with guaranteed sales?
Fine by me. I buy what i like and pass on what i don't.
Who cares- same as the movie industry.
Yes, same as everyone else. People don't usually buy what they don't like, but is it a positive when the industry wants to sell you what you like over and over in different packaging instead of new things?
In short, just buy the games you like, so devs and pubs make more of them. If people like remakes (and I sometimes do, because games aging is different from movies or books aging), then why wouldnt the industry support those demands. If there was no demand, there would be no remakes. I do not see the argument for remakes being forced demand, its not like there is nothing else out there or that the marketing for remakes is somehow bigger than for new games. Some of these remakes are actually damn good and people like them, so they buy them.
If you like new games with innovative mechanics or art design, or stories, just go on steam or the rabbit hole that is itch.io or similar sites. You'll find plenty of new and cool stuff. But you might have to look for it a bit or get recomandations (there are enough sources out there)
Buy the games you like, sure - it doesn't mean that more of them will be made, and I know you know that (I can't buy enough copies of neon white or hi-fi rush to make sure I get sequels of them. I like remakes (I will be joining everyone here to celebrate the trailer for the mgs remake, as long as it comes out on pc anyway), but that doesn't mean I want publishers to stop funding new games because they're more confident in a remake. 'New games are still being made', well sure, but they cost way more, take way longer to make and are a far greater risk than a remake, and publishers making more and more of them means that they're less and less confident in new games. If one of those new games doesn't sell as well as their arbitrary expectations, they'll start to look to other sources of guaranteed sales.
Relying on the endless creativity of indies while the AAA scene just rehashes the same gameplay mechanics (or even, the same exact games sometimes!) isn't a positive for the industry. I can be excited for Terra invicta and Against the storm, while also being frustrated that big AAA games are stagnating.
I'd argue FF7R doesn't belong in this list.
In general, the games being remade are of a very high quality and expose newer gamers to some of the best stories and experiences ever created in the medium. There's tons of games coming out, if you don't want remakes, there's still games out there for you.
See, I don't disagree with you. The games being remade are guaranteed sales. And more of them being remade means that the publishers want the guaranteed sales without the stress of making AAA games again. Think back to your favourite year of gaming, how many remakes were you playing?
I know it seems like I'm making the worst out of being allowed to play good games in better ways, or trying to convince people that it's somehow a bad thing we're getting good games remade, but the trend is what's worrying, not the games themselves. Something like opportunity cost, if you will.
Sure, good games are still coming out, this year especially, but where are we headed with this trend?
