Download Foundation: Galactic Frontier for free -foundation.onelink.me/RBex/uv9st9dm Use code ACTMAN for launch rewards. Check out the official channel for more: www.youtube.com/@Foundation_GalacticFrontier We live in a world of IP and everyone wants to make the safe bets instead of the risky ones. Why are there so many Remakes & Remasters? Is it creative bankruptcy, or something else? Only one way to find out...
Some remade/remaster are good Demons souls and modern warfare 1 and 2 are looking good with even some extra effort in the important cutscene ( airport and generl shepard )
Me browsing Steam to find "super adventure 69" and "super adventure 69 REMAKE REMASTERED SPECIAL DELUXE EDITION" having different store pages: Too many games sell the same game multiple times with small improvements that could have just been a patch. Clutters up storefronts and reeks of greed.
I think it's both. With Sony's track record they'd go ahead with a remake/remaster without Fromsoft, as Fromsoft has never been interested in retreading old work. As for why Sony has not already handed responsibility of a remaster/remake to some other studio, the only thing I can think of is some sort of licensing legal nightmare, if the code was so spaghettified that no one can remaster it they could always order a remake so the answer must lie with why they haven't. Sony likes money, there's no reason they wouldn't remake/remaster Bloodborne outside of not being able to, I mean they ordered a Demon Souls remake so it makes no sense not to have done a Bloodborne if they could.
“Too good to end” is what people should feel when something ends. It means it satisfied you and left you wanting more. Milking it will eventually ruin it and people will only remember how bad it ended rather than how great it started.
I remember the Area 51 demo that came alongside my mortal kombat copy. It was such a good strategy that years later I still feel curious about it. If i ever saw it anywhere I would have died to try it. I dont know why they stopped doing it
@abacus7087 Are you trolling or are you just slow? Games used to come with a demo for a DIFFERENT game from the same game studio or publisher. Metal Gear Solid 1 for PS1 came with a demo for Silent Hill 1.
Yes, a new IP can be successful. But for every Cyberpunk there are 3 Forspoken's. Its a risk. Investors hate risk. As you would if you where investing your money. You want a save investment, not a risky one.
@boomer150 Cyberpunk is FAR from a new IP... I don't even know if CDPR are capable of making new IPs. CP2077 is just taking the Cyberpunk IP and rules, and making it a Video Game. The Witcher Series is a book series first and foremost.
@Xyler94 Cyberpunk was brand new when they created it. Despite its launch it spawned a wildly successful anime. When a studio makes a new IP they hope it does as well and has as much cultural impact as Cyberpunk. Cyberpunk also proved that a disaster launch doesn't mean the game is dead.
@boomer150as a huge cyberpunk lore nerd you're just wrong, cyberpunk has been a thing since like the 90s bruh. Cdpr did the same thing they did with the witcher, they took source material and made a faithful game around it they did not create the cyberpunk universe.
Lets be honest, Halo 1 Remastered isn't exactly good. It really done the atmosphere of the OG dirty using Halo Reach assets and making everything bright for no reason. I know we will never get the late 90s early 2000s aeethethic again unfortunately. I much prefer if fans have done it instead.
@Deliveredmean42I think it can redeem itself if it holds the vibe of the original game pretty well. If it's a great game then awesome! I just hope they tell more original stories like from Johnson's point of view or stuff like that
It’s because companies have forgotten how to step outside the box like they did back in the day. What was once a sprawling landscape ripe for experimentation and growth has been corporatized and optimized to squeeze as much life out of ideas long past their prime till the end of eternity… thank god we have indie projects to fall back on
It's not that they forgot it's because now they are big companies with investor so profit is king now not game. And a new IP is a financial risk it could make a lot of money but usually it does less money than an established franchise installment
To be fair they have tried to step outside the box. Concord, Forespoken, Stellar Blade, Expedition 33, Chorus, Immortals of Aveum. Plenty of others but the success rate is maybe 40%. While a remaster success rate is probably closer to 70-80%. So from a business, risk reward standpoint. Remasters are the way to go.
Why would the multimillion dollar company spend money adding anything to a game when people will happily buy and defend something with less and less every iteration? Might as well make the same thing over and over just worse and lazier and be rich like CoD, bethesdas games, assassins creed. Why change what "isn't broken" and sells millions?
Games like Concord precisely were bad because they "stepped outside of the box" though. The "box" being "good game design with characters and appeal that people would enjoy." I'm not asking for every modern AAA game to be a masterpiece of unique design. But they can't even make the design follow basic well-known principles, let alone being unique.
Because, especially here in the west, all creative endavours are seen as a collaborative projects. Which enjects the possbility of a singular vision for the project, and just lend itself to creation by comittee. Suits deciding on what to produce based on spread sheets, charts and focus groups. And if you've ever met a suit, you know they are the least creative people you can be around. You can talk all you want about your favorite thing and why it is your favorite thing and it will be all empty noise to them. Creative stillborns as someone has put it.
Half-Life actually did get a remake called Black Mesa. It was a multi-year fan project that eventually became endorsed by Valve. Very different circumstances so I wouldn’t rope it in with the AAA remake trend, but still there technically is a Half-Life remake.
The Walking Dead should’ve had a third party just like Breaking Bad. After season one, AMC fired Frank Darabont, the man behind Shawshank Redemption, took away his show, took advantage of his OG staff, and turned it into a cash cow that eventually got tipped over. The only good news is that Frank claimed his child support from AMC which was caving from the pressure they caused.
@jangofett_minifigureehhh I wouldn't say stranger things counts. There's only gonna be 5 seasons and that's it. It only feels like it's dragged on for so long because of the gap between seasons
@plaguedoctor4519 hopefully they dont milk it. i got a slight feeling execs will say the same thing they said to vince so whats next for the strangers things universe? :)
@plaguedoctor4519 it was only gonna be one season but got expanded by 500 percent. Atleast the walking dead had a source material that went just as long as the series
10:34 Well, we did get Black Mesa as a remake of Half Life 1. Having played the original games and their expansions, the sequals (except Alyx) and Black Mesa, its crazy how good the remake is. Everything was refined in such amazing ways while still reminding older players of the charm that the original had. Various pain points polished away, new content that fit in perfectly, etc. Xen in Black Mesa is such an incredible thing to see side by side in the original and Black Mesa. While I understand "keeping things in their era," its definitely something that can be done very well with a dedicated and passionate team that can translate and transform an older title into a more modern format without losing its charms.
agreed, and Half Life 1 did have a lot of issues with Xen, so the fact the Crowbar Collective ( i think they're called) were able to massively expand upon an area in so many ways is great to see, and i wouldn't be surprised if someone remade Black Mesa Xen in OG half life 1 as a mod
Idk if it counts but there was a enhanced port of that game for the switch and ps4 in 2021 by aspyr and surprisingly they had broke that game and had to fix it with updates just like Battlefront collection lol.
It's still wild those great Star Wars games all came out at once. I had BF2 and Lego, and my best friend had Republic Commando and Ep III, so we got to play them all
23:53 the fact he doesn’t mention Black is such a sad moment. If anything needs a remake it’s Black, the story line and the gritty feel with some dope weapon game play. The OG’s will understand.
There are only two reasons to do a remake. 1. A game that is outdated like Atari - PS1 era of games 2. The game was so terrible that it needs to go back the board and needs lots of fixing.
Or if it’s a game that suffered the issues of executives rushing development and they didn’t get a chance to tell their full story and they get to actually finish and refine the game they always wanted to make without removing content and instead just adding content and making a better game.
at the end of the day tho it's still just another extraction shooter, it's nothing new (don't get me wrong it's a great game but it's not what I would call innovative) sure it's bigger and more engaging than most that have come before but it's still not a new idea. (it's like a cross between PUBG and Tarkov) it's still a re-imagining of old ideas it's like space marine 2 being just another gears of war, sure it looks better, plays better and has better environments but at the end of the day it's still pretty much the same thing.
Arc Raiders is woke trash. Stop playing these woke garbage. This is exactly why Rockstar added a woke mexican female protagonist in gta 6 because of woke fools like you
I gotta be honest, some of these remakes are just so fucking good, a lot have been done tastefully and help me re-experience games before the industry went to hell. RE2 & RE4 remake, Dead Space remake, Demon Souls remake, Shadow of the Colossus...so fucking good
I’d be surprised if he hasn’t, genuinely one of the games of all time. Still holds up in terms of graphics even for a game made in like 2013 iirc Dishonored 2 was even more beautiful
@TheHydrator2003 I just replayed the series and the first game has the kind of art style and art direction that holds up. Then the increase in map size going from D1 to D2 was the most impressive change for me.
22:19 Not entirely wrong, but then id say well look at the indie market. They've taken alot of that space. And hell how many random one off first time indie games blow up and beat out the AAA or AAAA game that released in the same window
I think with Bloodborne its less Fromsoft making it as it is Sony not letting them. Its been so long a lot of people forget that Sony are the ones that get to make that choice, not Fromsoft
If you released a 2 hour long video every couple weeks or months but stuck to your regular 30min content most of the time I’d be riding that ride Mr. Act Man
I think this is why games like Dispatch have become so beloved so quickly. They took a spin on a classic trope, applied it into a new context (office drama/workplace comedy), and brought on a great mix of industry veterans, stars like Aaron Paul (and the star of the Hunger Games), and RUclipsrs. You can tell they really put love and care into their characters. They beat superhero fatigue in a really creative way.
It's also expecting you to pay full price day one to be gatekept weekly and further if dlc is released. Right now some players are bugged out from playing the final episode till an update fixes it. Again paying full price.... dosnt that actually confuse you that were ok with paying full price to be gatekept from the original reason why you pay full price for a game? Tell-tale didn't start this interactive experience too movies on DVD special features did thoes like spy kids 3d.
The fact that consumers can't even agree on what the definition of a remake and a remaster is, should tell you everything you need to know about this human condition.
Pausing at 10:40 to say this. There was a Half Life remake. Half Life Source. Although not what we would traditionally call a re-make. It was entirely ported to a newer more up to date engine with newer visuals and feel.
I liked Black Mesa when I played it. New physics engine changes how you interact with the world, and the new AI felt very different! Didn't feel like a certain game with zombies that got remastered so many times.
Normally I would agree but this is Atlus we're talking about. They're probably already working on metaphor refantazio king's edition or some shit like that.
I hope in 15 years atlus won’t remake Metaphor and they won’t resell the original’s „ultimate” edition added campaign as the remake’s dlc worth half its price. That would never happen. Not with atlus!
It is called cashing in on nostalgia. To be fair, Disney has been doing this since inception. Even the first Snow White was this since it is just their version of the Brothers Grimm fairy tale that children were read.
I like to think that remakes and remasters are good for a franchise that's been sitting dormant for a long while and companies wanna gauge hiw much interest people have in the franchise
Dead space Resident evil 1,2,3 and 4 Half life (if you count black mesa ) Halo CE remake ( personally in my opinion it needed one, especially since is going to PlayStation, because ain’t nobody going to buy mcc to play it ) Doom 2016 pretty much counts ( I think ) Modern warfare 2019 also counts ( I think ) Honestly they are probably more I don’t even know
For Crash and Spyro, they were pretty good. Not only did they bring the IPs back but they also managed to finally move past the bad PS2 era games that was haunting them since the beginning of the millenium. Unfortunately they threw it all away by not doing any more games. Then we have the Last of Us, a 12 year old game remastered twice and re-released again under a collection pack on PS5.
Yeah problem is they keep making remakes and remasters of things like games we had last gen as opposed to old dormant franchises people have been begging to make a return.
Until, the fad kills it. It's so bad when that happens, like how is RV There Yet getting popular when it's just Peak but with a short few number of gimmicks? How is REPO popular when it's just Lethal Company but several gimmicks? Did you see how fast people forgot about Palworld and Ananta , and only is known for what it copies and resembles? Palworld is known as the Pokemon copy that's getting sued by Nintendo, Ananta died quick but was known as the GTA copy but anime. Indie games die fast because the gamers and market have low attention spans and only consume. Gamers are what they hate, hard core consumers & 'I an entitled and always right to everything, because I'm your customer, and the customer is always right."
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The relationship between publishers/companies and gamers is like the story of the guy who finds a golden egg laying chicken but instead of keeping the chicken he tears it open hoping to collect all the golden eggs at once.
13:22 Sony owns the rights to Bloodborne, not FromSoftware. They’re responsible for the stagnation and refusal to port it to other systems or remaster it.
@Batlafication in the same way that loads of remakes/remasters are outsourced to third parties. Does the GTA trilogy remastered collection also not qualify then?
it wasnt made by Valve tho, it was fan made and it was good enough for Valve to adopt it and advertise it themselves. also, notice how it isnt called Half-life: Black Mesa but just...Black Mesa, coz it isnt technically a Half-Life game in the sense....
The games industry wants "guaranteed" profits with less risk, making remake after remake with barely a fresh IP in sight. Shocker, the market shows sales of remakes and remasters have gone up drastically. People with money see remakes and remasters are selling more and then only greenlight those projects for "guaranteed" profits with less risk. it's a self-fulfilling cycle
A small part of the blame also goes to the gaming community, I have seen many times people asking for remasters/remakes of their favorite games from their childhood, this gives these companies an excuse.
I think at this point people want remasters of old games because they know the losers staffed at game studios today are incapable of creating a remotely novel or interesting product that isn’t half baked garbage with Reddit politics thrown in.
It's a combination of two things: 1) Products that are made with the bare minimum effort. 2) Dumb consumers with low standards who make these trash products profitable.
Remakes and remasters aren’t inherently bad though, the issue is how inflated the market has become with remakes/remasters for games that don’t need them. I would love to see a Fallout 3/NV remaster because those games are extremely dated in their gameplay and feel, I still love those two games but would appreciate them a whole lot more if they were given a fresh coat of paint
Accessibility is a good reason for remakes/remasters. Either making a game accessible that doesn't play on certain platforms or adding features that makes the game more playable for those that are differently abled. The recent Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter remake was a fantastic way to reintroduce an older trilogy to a platform that didn't have access to it previously, while reinvigorating the gameplay and telling the same great story.
Because fans kept saying for like 8 years "if these companies were smart they would just remaster their original games and make millions" so they're just doing that
Problem is when it's unnecessary or when they do the bare minimum, also when they do a big fuzz about it, going as far as deleting the original release. Never do that. Good remasters/remakes are always welcome in my book but they should respect the original vision the game had back then, which seems to be an impossible task for some studios.
@MoisterRealI'm not for all the remasters like you said there are cases where it just makes no sense like people want a RDR1 remaster and GTA IV remaster and thats just stupid. But, games like Metal Gear make a bit more sense. I would've rathered they remade the original MSX series though
I feel it suffered critically from being a sequel to a better game. That said it was still a great campaign and multiplayer title. Playing as a compy was a genius touch for a spectator.
Nostalgia sells, but the bigger issue is that creativity in the games and movie industries are on the low end nowadays. Very much due to the constant consumer and profit economy where everything needs to make crazy profit.
It doesn't help that we gamers eat up whatever shit sandwich they crap out, call it "better than nothing" and say "thank you" through our brown-toothed smile.
This is why there are indie games that are so successful. They aren’t afraid to be risky and try new things, and people seem to like that. I think there are games that deserve ports/remakes/sequels, but those are usually games from the 90s and 2000s, like God Hand, Resident Evil Outbreak, or the PS2-era Mortal Kombat games. Having these games be more accessible would be great, especially when it comes to games like God Hand and Pokémon Emerald being nearly $200 for a PS2 disc and GBA cart, respectively. Think of it, Capcom has been trying so hard to make a new Resident Evil with multiplayer, but Outbreak is literally right there. It’d be the perfect game with how online games are nowadays, that’d literally print money.
@alanazargushasb8557 nope, uh most indie games fail, people push the idea that indie will save us but can barely get the definition for indie right. Larian faced bankruptcy multiple times despite their games being critically acclaimed, it wasn't until they were able to give players a cinematic experience did they succeed. AAA games are statistically more successful than small budget games because the majority want that cinematic experience.
@Mister_Kitler No. Company's have marketing and brand recognition. Indie's have word of mouth. Everyone knows Pokémon from being on TV. Gamer know schedule 1 from people in the gaming space talking about it. Cinematic games are popular because they are infinitely more marketable on TV.
23:00 I’d pay 100 no doubt for a kotor remake and I’m not even talking about complete remake, just pretty that sucker up, add one or two voice actors, and update the fighting mechanics (while keeping the pause function, dragon age inquisition did it so I know it’s possible) and I’d be happy
@domw31I’m fine with that, the only games that rival Kotor that have come out in the past 20 years have all been Indy. I can spend more on art because I’m not wasting money of garbage like CoD and anything free to play with skins. Your boos mean nothing, I know what makes you cheer
I thought of a franchise with no remakes or remasters. Infamous never got one. They had one rerelease during the PS3 era but no remake or remaster. I couldn't think of anything else besides bloodborne of course.
Thank god I'm not the only one, here I am years later just wishing for a damm Infamous port to PC, why do I have to pirate it and emulate it when I am perfectly willing to pay again if it means playing it on PC. Like have these people lost their minds? Do they even want profits anymore?
@evianacosta4033 We're not alone. A lot of people have been asking for ports or remasters for infamous, bloodborne, resistance. It's because Sony keeps making remasters for games we don't need them for like the last of us and horizon zero dawn.
as a fan of the Transformers War for Cybertron and Fall of Cybertron games, i desperartly need a remaster of those and not the Last of Us 2 or someother game that doesnt need one
No thanks, the games exist, they're good as it is. They can do a third entry I need to see the story move forward. They're free to use the same engine so the game feels good.
@StormKnight1 you literally cant play them on modern systems without already buying them like 10 years ago or use a steam key, which is still only playable on PC. at least let people play the old games again before making a third game in a seires thats inaccessable for a majority of people
@irishempire9811 If you cant purchase to play they should put them on steam as a classic duo bundle or GoG. i have no problem with that. i just dont want a remaster. Majority of people can get them through you know how btw, it works on most systems and any issues it might have is easily fixable. With that said, i just want them to continue using the engine it has, not the unreal engine, to develop a sequel, the original games are simply not outdated in terms of visuals and mechanics in my opinion, their style transitions effortlessly, so that's why i want to see what happens after the end of FoC instead of replaying WfC and FoC again except this time the games are 60GB each and run terribly because some smuck got the rights and remastered them. Make them available as a classic duo bundle and iron out some compatibility issues i have zero problems with that, but no remasters.
I enjoy both 2 and 3 but I find myself bored of Payday 3 more often with a lack of content that is replayable and meaningful endgame progression. 3 has improved since launch but its taken a long time to get there with SBZ diverting funds to a D&D game that they later cancelled and updates taking months with radio silence from the devs. I want to be optimistic about Year 3 but its hard to do with every stupid decision SBZ makes.
I was thinking RE2 remake myself. RE2 remake does EVERYTHING right, and it ended up setting the stage and style for the 3 and 4 remakes. Getting spooked by the lickers and sewer section in RE2 was everything I wanted from a Resident Evil entry.
This thought process came up when I was speaking to my friend group too recently. For instance, Square Enix's last latest NEW release was from 2024. Visions of Mana I believe.
@Fancy_Schmancy114 it's petty much been made official by Valve tbf. Whether Valve was involved in its development or not it still is effectively a remake.
What’s weird to me is we never get remasters or remakes for games people actually want like Batman: Arkham Origins and the original Assassin’s Creed because they’ve been left behind in the 7th gen and are unplayable on PS4/PS5. But they have no problem giving us another Skyrim or The Last of Us re-release.
I hope you get the ones you want, because I've gotten several that I wanted. Not all of them were the best quality, but some I had been asking for, for literal decades like Star Ocean 2 and Mana 3
11:16 You clearly haven't played black mesa Also half life 1 did get a sort of remaster in the form of hl source which is probably the reason of why valve doesn't do remakes or remasters aside from cs2 which is just cs go on source 2
Big studios with a lot to lose yes, but new small dev and studio are more risk taking because they have nothing to lose and that's why most of the best games this year comes from indie devs and suidos
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We live in a world of IP and everyone wants to make the safe bets instead of the risky ones. Why are there so many Remakes & Remasters? Is it creative bankruptcy, or something else? Only one way to find out...
I won’t be doing this Mr act man
Some remade/remaster are good
Demons souls and modern warfare 1 and 2 are looking good with even some extra effort in the important cutscene ( airport and generl shepard )
I truly love your videos. Especially the one about cod waw being a masterpiece. Keep it up brother.
Just saying didn't we have a remaster/remake of half life one called black Mesa.
@TheActMan 10:30 there is a Half Life Remake it’s called Black Mesa it’s a fan make. I hope you respond back.
"Why did you build a second Krusty Krab right next to the original?"
"I like money!"
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Me browsing Steam to find "super adventure 69" and "super adventure 69 REMAKE REMASTERED SPECIAL DELUXE EDITION" having different store pages:
Too many games sell the same game multiple times with small improvements that could have just been a patch. Clutters up storefronts and reeks of greed.
This sums it up perfectly😂
Wow ahead of its time
Perfect 😂
I hope you remake this video in 5 years
He should reupload this same video with like a couple new clips and slightly better quality
Def gonna remaster it in 1 year!
@j@jameslikesitnd make viewers pay 80 dollars per view because BETTER GRAPHICS and lay of his editors
@TheActManmaybe also reboot it? Could use the Act attourney in it this time!
But with a new Hat.
Our culture is just microwave reheats at this point
This.
we get new OG games as well tho
And is owned by billionaires
wrong
you are right
ActMan will make an RDR revisited review before he reviews RDR2
To be fair, Bloodborne is being held hostage by Sony not Fromsoft
I think it was Shuhei Yoshida who mentioned that there's a licensing issue between the dissolved Japan Studio and From.
Nobody but sony ask for them to make an exclusive, if they wanted they wouldve make for all instead of an exclusive lol
Sony holds Bloodborne back so much that the boys made an emulator themselves, works great now
I think it's both. With Sony's track record they'd go ahead with a remake/remaster without Fromsoft, as Fromsoft has never been interested in retreading old work. As for why Sony has not already handed responsibility of a remaster/remake to some other studio, the only thing I can think of is some sort of licensing legal nightmare, if the code was so spaghettified that no one can remaster it they could always order a remake so the answer must lie with why they haven't. Sony likes money, there's no reason they wouldn't remake/remaster Bloodborne outside of not being able to, I mean they ordered a Demon Souls remake so it makes no sense not to have done a Bloodborne if they could.
..and all it needs a resolution bump and 60fps
“Too good to end” is what people should feel when something ends. It means it satisfied you and left you wanting more. Milking it will eventually ruin it and people will only remember how bad it ended rather than how great it started.
Basically the story of halo
Death Note suffered with that...
Yup I think Futurama was a perfect example of that. Original run felt perfect, then they did the reboot seasons and they sort of ruined it.
Like Calvin and Hobbes.
Star wars is a perfect example I was excited when they announced the Bobba Fett and Kenobi shows but now I don't really care anymore
Don't you guys miss when you would buy a game and it came with free demos and trailers?
I remember the Area 51 demo that came alongside my mortal kombat copy. It was such a good strategy that years later I still feel curious about it. If i ever saw it anywhere I would have died to try it. I dont know why they stopped doing it
No cuz that's dumb why would I need a game to come with a demo when I got the full game
@abacus7087free mini game. It also allows you to get a taste of the game before you decide to buy it.
Yep good times demo discs for new shit coming out could easily do that now
@abacus7087 Are you trolling or are you just slow? Games used to come with a demo for a DIFFERENT game from the same game studio or publisher. Metal Gear Solid 1 for PS1 came with a demo for Silent Hill 1.
at least we got Dispatch
I feel like Expedition 33 is the perfect example of a new and successful IP whereas Baldur's Gate 3 is one of resurrecting a franchise the right way.
Yes, a new IP can be successful. But for every Cyberpunk there are 3 Forspoken's.
Its a risk. Investors hate risk. As you would if you where investing your money. You want a save investment, not a risky one.
BG3 might as well be a new DnD game entirely. It's so unlike the old BG1 and 2.
@boomer150 Cyberpunk is FAR from a new IP... I don't even know if CDPR are capable of making new IPs.
CP2077 is just taking the Cyberpunk IP and rules, and making it a Video Game.
The Witcher Series is a book series first and foremost.
@Xyler94 Cyberpunk was brand new when they created it. Despite its launch it spawned a wildly successful anime.
When a studio makes a new IP they hope it does as well and has as much cultural impact as Cyberpunk.
Cyberpunk also proved that a disaster launch doesn't mean the game is dead.
@boomer150as a huge cyberpunk lore nerd you're just wrong, cyberpunk has been a thing since like the 90s bruh. Cdpr did the same thing they did with the witcher, they took source material and made a faithful game around it they did not create the cyberpunk universe.
When they announced the Halo 1 remake remake, I was like 'why am I being sold this story for a third time?'
Um... this is the first remake. CE Anniversary was a remaster. They're not the same thing.
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@coffee0093 Actual Lee
Lets be honest, Halo 1 Remastered isn't exactly good. It really done the atmosphere of the OG dirty using Halo Reach assets and making everything bright for no reason. I know we will never get the late 90s early 2000s aeethethic again unfortunately. I much prefer if fans have done it instead.
@Deliveredmean42I think it can redeem itself if it holds the vibe of the original game pretty well. If it's a great game then awesome! I just hope they tell more original stories like from Johnson's point of view or stuff like that
It’s because companies have forgotten how to step outside the box like they did back in the day. What was once a sprawling landscape ripe for experimentation and growth has been corporatized and optimized to squeeze as much life out of ideas long past their prime till the end of eternity… thank god we have indie projects to fall back on
It's not that they forgot it's because now they are big companies with investor so profit is king now not game. And a new IP is a financial risk it could make a lot of money but usually it does less money than an established franchise installment
To be fair they have tried to step outside the box. Concord, Forespoken, Stellar Blade, Expedition 33, Chorus, Immortals of Aveum.
Plenty of others but the success rate is maybe 40%. While a remaster success rate is probably closer to 70-80%.
So from a business, risk reward standpoint. Remasters are the way to go.
Why would the multimillion dollar company spend money adding anything to a game when people will happily buy and defend something with less and less every iteration? Might as well make the same thing over and over just worse and lazier and be rich like CoD, bethesdas games, assassins creed. Why change what "isn't broken" and sells millions?
Games like Concord precisely were bad because they "stepped outside of the box" though.
The "box" being "good game design with characters and appeal that people would enjoy."
I'm not asking for every modern AAA game to be a masterpiece of unique design.
But they can't even make the design follow basic well-known principles, let alone being unique.
Because, especially here in the west, all creative endavours are seen as a collaborative projects. Which enjects the possbility of a singular vision for the project, and just lend itself to creation by comittee. Suits deciding on what to produce based on spread sheets, charts and focus groups. And if you've ever met a suit, you know they are the least creative people you can be around. You can talk all you want about your favorite thing and why it is your favorite thing and it will be all empty noise to them. Creative stillborns as someone has put it.
2:30 did they forget there was ENTIRE 5 seasons of a prequel and a sequel movie. Holy shit man
theres beating a dead horse, and then theres beating a live horse till it dies and then still beating it
Accurate 😂
Half-Life actually did get a remake called Black Mesa. It was a multi-year fan project that eventually became endorsed by Valve. Very different circumstances so I wouldn’t rope it in with the AAA remake trend, but still there technically is a Half-Life remake.
still more worthwhile than most remakes, mostly because it was made by fans and not as a cash grab by valve
They did an awesome job with it too!
Its litterally a diamond in the rough lol.
Not an official Valve remake, but a fan-project
You are technically correct, the best kind of correct.
3:14 this is how the walking dead became
The Walking Dead should’ve had a third party just like Breaking Bad. After season one, AMC fired Frank Darabont, the man behind Shawshank Redemption, took away his show, took advantage of his OG staff, and turned it into a cash cow that eventually got tipped over.
The only good news is that Frank claimed his child support from AMC which was caving from the pressure they caused.
And Stranger Things
@jangofett_minifigureehhh I wouldn't say stranger things counts. There's only gonna be 5 seasons and that's it. It only feels like it's dragged on for so long because of the gap between seasons
@plaguedoctor4519 hopefully they dont milk it. i got a slight feeling execs will say the same thing they said to vince so whats next for the strangers things universe? :)
@plaguedoctor4519 it was only gonna be one season but got expanded by 500 percent. Atleast the walking dead had a source material that went just as long as the series
i never really understood how people would pay full price for remakes or remasters
1:25 The most casual “your mom” joke I’ve heard all day
10:34 Well, we did get Black Mesa as a remake of Half Life 1. Having played the original games and their expansions, the sequals (except Alyx) and Black Mesa, its crazy how good the remake is.
Everything was refined in such amazing ways while still reminding older players of the charm that the original had. Various pain points polished away, new content that fit in perfectly, etc. Xen in Black Mesa is such an incredible thing to see side by side in the original and Black Mesa.
While I understand "keeping things in their era," its definitely something that can be done very well with a dedicated and passionate team that can translate and transform an older title into a more modern format without losing its charms.
agreed, and Half Life 1 did have a lot of issues with Xen, so the fact the Crowbar Collective ( i think they're called) were able to massively expand upon an area in so many ways is great to see, and i wouldn't be surprised if someone remade Black Mesa Xen in OG half life 1 as a mod
Yeh haha love how Act Man goes straight to Half Life 1 and has no idea Black Mesa exists
Wasn't made by Valve.
@amansingh44jpwas officially endorsed by them, so it counts
I'll be blunt, I feel mixed on the new xen and such
It was insanely easy for me to name a game that doesn’t have a remake or a remaster, republic commando😭
Nah man, I don't even want a remake or remaster. I want a SEQUEL. PLEASE!
Morrowind! Quake 3! Please!
I think that's true for many games based on licensed property.
Idk if it counts but there was a enhanced port of that game for the switch and ps4 in 2021 by aspyr and surprisingly they had broke that game and had to fix it with updates just like Battlefront collection lol.
It's still wild those great Star Wars games all came out at once. I had BF2 and Lego, and my best friend had Republic Commando and Ep III, so we got to play them all
23:53 the fact he doesn’t mention Black is such a sad moment. If anything needs a remake it’s Black, the story line and the gritty feel with some dope weapon game play. The OG’s will understand.
I played it on an emulator the other day and it's rough bro. It was coo but idk about remaking it.
@mattxon7423well yeah it’s a 19 year old game lol story line is dope, dark n gritty. With updated mechanics it would be a solid remake.
@Trevor91-du7cmwhat's that ol saying? Let laying dogs sleep? I think that's how it goes.
It's at least still playable on modern Xboxs
There are only two reasons to do a remake.
1. A game that is outdated like Atari - PS1 era of games
2. The game was so terrible that it needs to go back the board and needs lots of fixing.
What video game do you know that failed that got a remake?
@proxywolfx Nier?
……Arc Raiders, chefs kiss*
Or if it’s a game that suffered the issues of executives rushing development and they didn’t get a chance to tell their full story and they get to actually finish and refine the game they always wanted to make without removing content and instead just adding content and making a better game.
@proxywolfxit's reason, not what got made.
Y'know this proves even more that Act Man needs to make an ARC Raiders video, an actual NEW IP that is completely killing it right now
Fuck yeah. You play with him all the time, get him on it
at the end of the day tho it's still just another extraction shooter, it's nothing new (don't get me wrong it's a great game but it's not what I would call innovative)
sure it's bigger and more engaging than most that have come before but it's still not a new idea. (it's like a cross between PUBG and Tarkov) it's still a re-imagining of old ideas
it's like space marine 2 being just another gears of war, sure it looks better, plays better and has better environments but at the end of the day it's still pretty much the same thing.
Oh hey, it’s you. I saw you arcing your raider the other day, what was that about?
@M@MmostlyRandomit’s a new ip tho, it’s not about the genre it’s in. There were fps games before call of duty but it is its own ip/original thing
Arc Raiders is woke trash. Stop playing these woke garbage. This is exactly why Rockstar added a woke mexican female protagonist in gta 6 because of woke fools like you
how much times have i seen "The Last of Us Remaster" on the PS store😭😭
I gotta be honest, some of these remakes are just so fucking good, a lot have been done tastefully and help me re-experience games before the industry went to hell. RE2 & RE4 remake, Dead Space remake, Demon Souls remake, Shadow of the Colossus...so fucking good
21:23 Jet Set Radio Future mentioned!!!!!
God I wish
if The Act Man ever made a "Why is Dishonored so awesome?" video, shall we gather for whiskey and cigars tonight?
I’d be surprised if he hasn’t, genuinely one of the games of all time. Still holds up in terms of graphics even for a game made in like 2013 iirc
Dishonored 2 was even more beautiful
No. Because Dishonored was mid
Dishonored was freaking awesome.
I once went through the game killing less than 5 characters.
@JonnyHorsemanme when I try to be different on purpose
@TheHydrator2003 I just replayed the series and the first game has the kind of art style and art direction that holds up. Then the increase in map size going from D1 to D2 was the most impressive change for me.
15:25 is how i felt playing mass effect 1 in the legendary edition
I literally had an ad for the Percy Jackson remake show thing while watching this
Thank you for that =3 transition. Brings me back to 2011.
You mean 2008 lol
22:19 Not entirely wrong, but then id say well look at the indie market. They've taken alot of that space. And hell how many random one off first time indie games blow up and beat out the AAA or AAAA game that released in the same window
5:55 yeah, Bloodborne
I think with Bloodborne its less Fromsoft making it as it is Sony not letting them. Its been so long a lot of people forget that Sony are the ones that get to make that choice, not Fromsoft
I was about to say
Burnout 3 and the midnight club franchise
Viva Pinata
RDR2
that fusion frenzy hit me like a TRUCK
If you released a 2 hour long video every couple weeks or months but stuck to your regular 30min content most of the time I’d be riding that ride Mr. Act Man
I'd like to ride Mr Act Man
I think this is why games like Dispatch have become so beloved so quickly. They took a spin on a classic trope, applied it into a new context (office drama/workplace comedy), and brought on a great mix of industry veterans, stars like Aaron Paul (and the star of the Hunger Games), and RUclipsrs. You can tell they really put love and care into their characters. They beat superhero fatigue in a really creative way.
Superhero fatigue isn't real, bad movie fatigue is
Also Dispatch isn't really a superhero game per say
It's also expecting you to pay full price day one to be gatekept weekly and further if dlc is released. Right now some players are bugged out from playing the final episode till an update fixes it. Again paying full price.... dosnt that actually confuse you that were ok with paying full price to be gatekept from the original reason why you pay full price for a game? Tell-tale didn't start this interactive experience too movies on DVD special features did thoes like spy kids 3d.
@luckymark571 se
@tarryattorney1414 Brother it is 30 dollars, get your money up.
F that Reddit tier game. Dispatch’s writing makes my skin crawl.
19:59 Damn. We were eating goood on 2005 😢
For me it started becoming a parody of itself with the last of us remasters 💀
Lmao the Payday vid comment.
I forgive you, man.
0:36 I’m genuinely pissed off they changed how the mod menu looked, like there was absolutely no reason
*"You could not live with your own failure. Where did that bring you? Back to me"* -The good ol' games from back then
The fact that consumers can't even agree on what the definition of a remake and a remaster is, should tell you everything you need to know about this human condition.
Pausing at 10:40 to say this. There was a Half Life remake. Half Life Source. Although not what we would traditionally call a re-make. It was entirely ported to a newer more up to date engine with newer visuals and feel.
What about Black Mesa
Black Mesa
Black mesa is the definitive remake. They have blue shift remade as well
HL Source is a remaster: Improved graphics, sound and compatibility, but untouched content.
I liked Black Mesa when I played it. New physics engine changes how you interact with the world, and the new AI felt very different! Didn't feel like a certain game with zombies that got remastered so many times.
You know why Metaphor Refantazio won't get a remaster? Cause it came out last year, and Act Man still needs to play it
He needs to play every Sega game from last year lol.
Does act man even play anime like games?
@morkmello5367Last I checked he played a "Tales of" game and he likes Dragon Ball
Thats gotta mean something
Normally I would agree but this is Atlus we're talking about. They're probably already working on metaphor refantazio king's edition or some shit like that.
I hope in 15 years atlus won’t remake Metaphor and they won’t resell the original’s „ultimate” edition added campaign as the remake’s dlc worth half its price. That would never happen. Not with atlus!
11:53 it's been a while, but it's nice to hear him say that. Feels more sincere than a dedicated video
I was today years old wen i realised act man hadn't done a cod 4 review
It is called cashing in on nostalgia. To be fair, Disney has been doing this since inception. Even the first Snow White was this since it is just their version of the Brothers Grimm fairy tale that children were read.
I like to think that remakes and remasters are good for a franchise that's been sitting dormant for a long while and companies wanna gauge hiw much interest people have in the franchise
Like Metroid Prime Remastered?
Dead space
Resident evil 1,2,3 and 4
Half life (if you count black mesa )
Halo CE remake ( personally in my opinion it needed one, especially since is going to PlayStation, because ain’t nobody going to buy mcc to play it )
Doom 2016 pretty much counts ( I think )
Modern warfare 2019 also counts ( I think )
Honestly they are probably more I don’t even know
For Crash and Spyro, they were pretty good. Not only did they bring the IPs back but they also managed to finally move past the bad PS2 era games that was haunting them since the beginning of the millenium. Unfortunately they threw it all away by not doing any more games.
Then we have the Last of Us, a 12 year old game remastered twice and re-released again under a collection pack on PS5.
Yeah problem is they keep making remakes and remasters of things like games we had last gen as opposed to old dormant franchises people have been begging to make a return.
@mrjohnnykkillzone definitely needs one, I felt like it has so much potential but they just decided to stop making them
Indie studios be the best studios at this point because of this very reason
Until, the fad kills it. It's so bad when that happens, like how is RV There Yet getting popular when it's just Peak but with a short few number of gimmicks?
How is REPO popular when it's just Lethal Company but several gimmicks?
Did you see how fast people forgot about Palworld and Ananta , and only is known for what it copies and resembles? Palworld is known as the Pokemon copy that's getting sued by Nintendo, Ananta died quick but was known as the GTA copy but anime.
Indie games die fast because the gamers and market have low attention spans and only consume. Gamers are what they hate, hard core consumers & 'I an entitled and always right to everything, because I'm your customer, and the customer is always right."
25:24 don't forget PVZ replanted as well
9:05 but the problems with Concord and Forespoken was that they were too derivative of trendy IPs, they aren’t really new
4:00 Wow! Your sponsor is a game that is based on the series that is based on the classic sci-fi book series Foundation - quite fitting the topic of the video itself.
The relationship between publishers/companies and gamers is like the story of the guy who finds a golden egg laying chicken but instead of keeping the chicken he tears it open hoping to collect all the golden eggs at once.
Putting the KOTOR remake on there but it not releasing after like five years of it being announced is a crime
3:11 they did made animated better call saul series 😭😭
There’s a beautiful fix to this, it’s called “not buying it”
Mech Assault brings back good memories, so much couch co-op fun back in the day
when you forget how much L4D's music slaps.
@9:54 all Marvel did was take the business model they had with comic books and applied to the theater. It was gangbusters for them after that.
Those movies are far from what happened in the comics
@Javiifromthe876 not the stories…. The business model.
3:34 that =3 transition caught me so off guard.
This is a throwback to the more general gaming videos you made awhile ago
10:25 I mean does "Black Mesa" not exist?
And MMOD
In a bubble yea
There’s also the infamous Half-Life Source that Valve want you to forget.
well yes, but its more fanmade with endorsement and a bit of help from Valve. Valve wasnt the initiator, i think thats the main point.
fan projects don't count, it has to say Valve officially produced.
13:22 Sony owns the rights to Bloodborne, not FromSoftware. They’re responsible for the stagnation and refusal to port it to other systems or remaster it.
What I was saying
Pain
fromsoft devs have already came out and said they would love to remaster it
@jojo-ryaI don't think the devs make the decision on remaking or remastering unfortunately
Both Sony and From have to make this, both guilty
10:33 Half life 1 already had a remake, it’s called black mesa.
And its really good, also, its not a official remake made by Valve, its more a sanctioned mod that they we're allowed to charge for
Was about to say this. Dude did zero research.
its a fan game
@Batlafication in the same way that loads of remakes/remasters are outsourced to third parties. Does the GTA trilogy remastered collection also not qualify then?
it wasnt made by Valve tho, it was fan made and it was good enough for Valve to adopt it and advertise it themselves.
also, notice how it isnt called Half-life: Black Mesa but just...Black Mesa, coz it isnt technically a Half-Life game in the sense....
I’m sorry was that a Ray William Johnson transition slide? Man that brought me back
11:48 You didn't have to both jumpscare me and stab me in the heart like that 😢
And we still never got MW2 multiplayer remastered...
That's where PC modding comes into play.
I’d buy the shit out of it, that and a Fallout New Vegas remaster
We don’t need a remaster mw2 we need backward compatibility to be standardized
Theres no point when MWIII exists
@DougJKNV has at least one remaster on PC wouldn’t be surprised if there’s like 3 😂
Your "why is gaming so bad" five years ago, aged so well
Unfortunately people dont like new things.
The games industry wants "guaranteed" profits with less risk, making remake after remake with barely a fresh IP in sight.
Shocker, the market shows sales of remakes and remasters have gone up drastically.
People with money see remakes and remasters are selling more and then only greenlight those projects for "guaranteed" profits with less risk. it's a self-fulfilling cycle
17:57 When i made this meme on reddit all those years ago, i did not expect the rounds it did or that i would see it again years later.
10:24 Yeah dude. Black Mesa Source sends its regards.
black mesa is technically a indie game, its not a remake made by valve, but valve actually did a remastered, half life source
That cool transition transition is from Ray William Johnson. Way back in the day
A small part of the blame also goes to the gaming community, I have seen many times people asking for remasters/remakes of their favorite games from their childhood, this gives these companies an excuse.
Because we demand them and want to revisit our childhood but at 8K textures and with high poly models.
I think at this point people want remasters of old games because they know the losers staffed at game studios today are incapable of creating a remotely novel or interesting product that isn’t half baked garbage with Reddit politics thrown in.
It's a combination of two things:
1) Products that are made with the bare minimum effort.
2) Dumb consumers with low standards who make these trash products profitable.
Remakes and remasters aren’t inherently bad though, the issue is how inflated the market has become with remakes/remasters for games that don’t need them. I would love to see a Fallout 3/NV remaster because those games are extremely dated in their gameplay and feel, I still love those two games but would appreciate them a whole lot more if they were given a fresh coat of paint
Accessibility is a good reason for remakes/remasters. Either making a game accessible that doesn't play on certain platforms or adding features that makes the game more playable for those that are differently abled.
The recent Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter remake was a fantastic way to reintroduce an older trilogy to a platform that didn't have access to it previously, while reinvigorating the gameplay and telling the same great story.
Because fans kept saying for like 8 years "if these companies were smart they would just remaster their original games and make millions" so they're just doing that
Problem is when it's unnecessary or when they do the bare minimum, also when they do a big fuzz about it, going as far as deleting the original release. Never do that.
Good remasters/remakes are always welcome in my book but they should respect the original vision the game had back then, which seems to be an impossible task for some studios.
I distinctly remember us all saying “if these companies were smart, they would just remaster their original games *WELL, and make millions!”
@MoisterRealI'm not for all the remasters like you said there are cases where it just makes no sense like people want a RDR1 remaster and GTA IV remaster and thats just stupid. But, games like Metal Gear make a bit more sense. I would've rathered they remade the original MSX series though
@NightRogue77the industry doesnt listen well all they heard was remake and millions
@MoisterReal I’m pretty sure the best selling game of all time is Tetris and you can not like it all you want but that’s what it is
Damn, can't wait for the ActMan remaster and watch this video all over again in 10 years
Turok Evolution isn't talked about enough
I feel it suffered critically from being a sequel to a better game. That said it was still a great campaign and multiplayer title. Playing as a compy was a genius touch for a spectator.
I can't wait to see your review of Black Ops 7
Nostalgia sells, but the bigger issue is that creativity in the games and movie industries are on the low end nowadays. Very much due to the constant consumer and profit economy where everything needs to make crazy profit.
It doesn't help that we gamers eat up whatever shit sandwich they crap out, call it "better than nothing" and say "thank you" through our brown-toothed smile.
Yo what's the music that starts at 6:08? It sounds so freakin familiar to me.
This is why there are indie games that are so successful. They aren’t afraid to be risky and try new things, and people seem to like that.
I think there are games that deserve ports/remakes/sequels, but those are usually games from the 90s and 2000s, like God Hand, Resident Evil Outbreak, or the PS2-era Mortal Kombat games.
Having these games be more accessible would be great, especially when it comes to games like God Hand and Pokémon Emerald being nearly $200 for a PS2 disc and GBA cart, respectively.
Think of it, Capcom has been trying so hard to make a new Resident Evil with multiplayer, but Outbreak is literally right there. It’d be the perfect game with how online games are nowadays, that’d literally print money.
Are indie games that succesful? 40% of games on steam fail to make $ 100 which is what it costs to publish a game on steam.
Infamous 1 & 2 definitely needs a remaster because those games have been stuck on the ps3 for over a decade (and on steam)
@alanazargushasb8557 nope, uh most indie games fail, people push the idea that indie will save us but can barely get the definition for indie right.
Larian faced bankruptcy multiple times despite their games being critically acclaimed, it wasn't until they were able to give players a cinematic experience did they succeed.
AAA games are statistically more successful than small budget games because the majority want that cinematic experience.
@Mister_Kitler
No. Company's have marketing and brand recognition.
Indie's have word of mouth.
Everyone knows Pokémon from being on TV.
Gamer know schedule 1 from people in the gaming space talking about it.
Cinematic games are popular because they are infinitely more marketable on TV.
I'm going into game design, I've grown up watching guys like you and it's impacted the way I see gaming. I hope that I can make a difference
please save us.
Best of luck sir. Don't let the industry consume you and hope you make some great stuff
23:00 I’d pay 100 no doubt for a kotor remake and I’m not even talking about complete remake, just pretty that sucker up, add one or two voice actors, and update the fighting mechanics (while keeping the pause function, dragon age inquisition did it so I know it’s possible) and I’d be happy
You're part of the problem
@domw31I’m fine with that, the only games that rival Kotor that have come out in the past 20 years have all been Indy. I can spend more on art because I’m not wasting money of garbage like CoD and anything free to play with skins. Your boos mean nothing, I know what makes you cheer
When are we getting the Actman reboot.
Act2man: Man who act.
I thought of a franchise with no remakes or remasters. Infamous never got one. They had one rerelease during the PS3 era but no remake or remaster. I couldn't think of anything else besides bloodborne of course.
Resistance, Killzone, Socom
That's just Sony
@vrubayka Yeah. pretty much every PS3 exclusive except for uncharted and the last of us.
I feel line its too late to remake imfamous any intrest for a remake died years ago
Thank god I'm not the only one, here I am years later just wishing for a damm Infamous port to PC, why do I have to pirate it and emulate it when I am perfectly willing to pay again if it means playing it on PC. Like have these people lost their minds? Do they even want profits anymore?
@evianacosta4033 We're not alone. A lot of people have been asking for ports or remasters for infamous, bloodborne, resistance. It's because Sony keeps making remasters for games we don't need them for like the last of us and horizon zero dawn.
12:24 this man has great ideas and stable mind this is why we trust in gabe and i hope his vision stays in valve forever.
as a fan of the Transformers War for Cybertron and Fall of Cybertron games, i desperartly need a remaster of those and not the Last of Us 2 or someother game that doesnt need one
No thanks, the games exist, they're good as it is. They can do a third entry I need to see the story move forward.
They're free to use the same engine so the game feels good.
@StormKnight1 you literally cant play them on modern systems without already buying them like 10 years ago or use a steam key, which is still only playable on PC. at least let people play the old games again before making a third game in a seires thats inaccessable for a majority of people
@irishempire9811 If you cant purchase to play they should put them on steam as a classic duo bundle or GoG. i have no problem with that.
i just dont want a remaster. Majority of people can get them through you know how btw, it works on most systems and any issues it might have is easily fixable.
With that said, i just want them to continue using the engine it has, not the unreal engine, to develop a sequel, the original games are simply not outdated in terms of visuals and mechanics in my opinion, their style transitions effortlessly, so that's why i want to see what happens after the end of FoC instead of replaying WfC and FoC again except this time the games are 60GB each and run terribly because some smuck got the rights and remastered them.
Make them available as a classic duo bundle and iron out some compatibility issues i have zero problems with that, but no remasters.
Thank you for mentioning Jade Empire and Crimson Skies!!! I feel like these both are often forgotten
16:00 Mass Effect Legendary Edition as well
Croc Legend of the Gobbos
I appreciate the payday apology actman gave
I mean PD3 is kinda good nowadays tbf, still not better than 2
I enjoy both 2 and 3 but I find myself bored of Payday 3 more often with a lack of content that is replayable and meaningful endgame progression. 3 has improved since launch but its taken a long time to get there with SBZ diverting funds to a D&D game that they later cancelled and updates taking months with radio silence from the devs. I want to be optimistic about Year 3 but its hard to do with every stupid decision SBZ makes.
Dude took the bag and that's OK. RUclipsrs gotta eat too.
14:32 Did he really say RE4 remake and not RE1 remake? AKA the best example of a game remake of all time? Lmfao
Of all time is a bit of a stretch, let’s not be glazing too much now. 😂
@dukeofgotham4311 Sorry I’m gay
@dukeofgotham4311 Okay Literal Larry, care to name us a better one? Exactly, you can’t, and never will. Lol owned
@DeanH92 being gay doesn't excuse glazing removal of atmosphere from a game
I was thinking RE2 remake myself. RE2 remake does EVERYTHING right, and it ended up setting the stage and style for the 3 and 4 remakes. Getting spooked by the lickers and sewer section in RE2 was everything I wanted from a Resident Evil entry.
Man is rocking that Imperial Legion armour
This thought process came up when I was speaking to my friend group too recently. For instance, Square Enix's last latest NEW release was from 2024. Visions of Mana I believe.
Half-Life 1 doesn't have a remake? Umm hello, Black Mesa from Crowbar Collective. Isn't that technically a remake?
It’s a fan remake. It’s not official and is basically its own game. It wasn’t decided by Valve and was made by fans who loved Half Life.
@Fancy_Schmancy114half-life source then
@Fancy_Schmancy114 it's petty much been made official by Valve tbf. Whether Valve was involved in its development or not it still is effectively a remake.
@Fancy_Schmancy114 It is official, it was made by fans but full approval from valve to sell it.
Better than Valve's remake.
But…. Breaking Bad already has an animated series… never heard of slipping Jimmy?
😭😭👌🏻👌🏻
Mech Assault reference fluttered my heart
What’s weird to me is we never get remasters or remakes for games people actually want like Batman: Arkham Origins and the original Assassin’s Creed because they’ve been left behind in the 7th gen and are unplayable on PS4/PS5. But they have no problem giving us another Skyrim or The Last of Us re-release.
I hope you get the ones you want, because I've gotten several that I wanted. Not all of them were the best quality, but some I had been asking for, for literal decades like Star Ocean 2 and Mana 3
I NEED a Infamous 2 remake, or atleast a remaster
I play them on steam with no issues
@kennypowers1945 Yeah, "Steam".
You missed the key point where they said "PS4/PS5".
Console Players like old game to.
11:16
You clearly haven't played black mesa
Also half life 1 did get a sort of remaster in the form of hl source which is probably the reason of why valve doesn't do remakes or remasters aside from cs2 which is just cs go on source 2
They're tried and tested. Studios are more confident with launching a remake than making something new.
Big studios with a lot to lose yes, but new small dev and studio are more risk taking because they have nothing to lose and that's why most of the best games this year comes from indie devs and suidos
12:08 I just want a left 4 dead collection on series X
Same, then update it as time goes on. That would be great