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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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[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

Ultima 7 I guess. I never got into it but I keep hearing his great it was. Final Fantasy VI, because it was my first and therefore the best. Space Crusade because it was just that fun.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

I want a remake of the original Harry Potter 1 and 2 games from the PS1. Not asking much, anything that looks nicer than this would do

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

How dare you, this Hagrid is beautiful

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 weeks 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.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

None, let them be, let the era of redoing finally end please

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago

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

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Vib-Ribbon.

It's one of the coolest concepts I've seen for PSx. It's a rhythm game that loads into the console's ram, allowing you to swap the disc to one of your CDs and could generate unique levels for your songs.

While looking it up I did find there was a PS3 port, but I don't know how good that is or if it has the same custom level feature or not. I'd love a modern version that looks visually similar but allows you to either input a playlist from a service like yt or use your own local files to generate unique levels.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

From what I've seen, it looks good. Can't play the demo for the 2nd game, but from some of the footage I've seen, it looks fun. Thanks for the suggestion.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

Subspace Continuum

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

It doesn't need a remaster, but a PC port of Lost Odyssey would be awesome.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago (2 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.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

I would enjoy a copy of Mechwarrior 4: Vengeance with some spiffed up lighting effects, maybe the mech pack mechs included in the base game, and higher resolution copies of the FMV segments. I have my original copy but I can't get it to run on Linux. Wonder if there's a way to wash a CD game through Steam Play. Lutris...doesn't function as software? It's one of those magnetic "performance enhancing" bracelets, it doesn't do anything but it has convinced a LOT of people it does.

This may be stretching the premise a little bit but I would like to play the game they thought they were making when they made Ride To Hell: Retribution.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago

Shadow of Memories is such a good game. That's all I had to say.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks 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

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

I'm outing me as ancient:

  • M.U.L.E.
  • Load Runner
  • The Castles of Dr. Creep
  • Seven Cities of Gold
  • Paradroid
  • The Sentinel
  • Hanse / Kaiser / Fugger
[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

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

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Elite 2: Frontier.

elite dangerous is very close but it doesn't really capture the seamlessness you get from not having a landing mode or frame shifting. pioneer spaceship sim is a remake in the truest sense of the word, but a remaster would fix the ui issues the original had rather than just rolling with them.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

Dangerous was originally supposed to be single player only, then they got so much money they promised to add the mp... And long after the ks finished they switched to online only. I was really pissed off. There's always X I guess

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

This might be too many, but what I want to see remade, remastered, or given complete editions (although "complete editions" may not be relevant to the post topic; and some titles may not be considered niche but whatever) are Asura's Wrath, Bloodborne, Bujingai, Bully, Dante's Inferno, Dark Sector, Dead Rising 2 (and Off the Record), The Dishwasher: Dead Samurai, the F.E.A.R. series, From Dust, God Hand, Grand Theft Auto IV, the first two Gungrave games, Just Cause, killer7, L.A. Noire, the Legend of Spyro trilogy, Like a Dragon Kenzan!, Mary Skelter 2, NieR: Automata, NieR: Replicant, Ninja Gaiden Sigma, Ninja Gaiden: Dragon Sword, Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2, Ninja Gaiden 3, No More Heroes 2, Prototype, Red Steel 1 and 2, Rising Zan: The Samurai Gunman, Solatorobo: Red the Hunter, Spec Ops: The Line, the original Splinter Cell (plus Pandora Tomorrow, Chaos Theory, Double Agent, and Conviction), Stranglehold, Tail Concerto, Viewtiful Joe 1 and 2, Watch Dogs 1 and 2, and the original World Ends with You.

Primarily, the goals would be to either restore cut content or integrate separate DLC into the main package, offer enhanced graphics, take advantage of the 16:9 aspect ratio if originally released during the time of 4:3 screens or on handhelds, or fix bugs or address technical limitations that affected their original console or PC releases, alongside numerous quality-of-life improvements like anti-cheat and DRM removal and extensive performance optimizations. Also, we're still waiting for a PC release for Bloodborne.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I do agree with the Splinter Cell series yeah.

Although I'm confused, why did you include Nier Replicant and Automata? Automata has already a complete version, and Replicant already had a remaster/remake/director's cut version 3 years ago.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Because I'm concerned that both their current PC versions still remain buggy messes. I'd wait until the devs provide updates on those to address these issues.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Worms

But they'd fuck it up again

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

Second that! Worms was great fun when hanging out with friends.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

Heroes of might and magic 3, but I feel like it might not have the same appeal if it did happen. Happy to be proven wrong, of course 🙂

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I feel like I could have some fun with a remake of Descent 1 and 2.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

Overload exists. While not a remake, it is the spiritual successor with the original development team making it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

Starsiege: Tribes, or Alien vs Predator (2).

Both had degrees of movement that I absolutely loved (Alien wall climbing in AvP).

I understand that I should probably check out Titanfall 2 for similar reasons.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago

I was talking to my SO about it recently and we both kinda agreed you'd probably have to update the core gameplay so it would be a little more interesting/engaging but overall B&W was fun. Hell, even Spore redone properly (aka not by fucking EA) I would love too. That one always makes me sad to think about, and we've not really had anything like it since.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

We simply can't leave until we get some wheeeaaat!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago

Idle idle eeee

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

Any game in that genre combined with local and remote multiplayer would be a hit

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

I wouldn't say no to another Echo Night.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago

The entire Ultima series for sure. I think those were the first CRPGs I played. I loved Ultima: Underworld I & II, but I was never able to get Ultima VII: Pagan to run properly on my computer. (And, holy fuck, that was 30 years ago.)

But also The Elder Scrolls: Arena, TES: Daggerfall, TES: Battlespire, TES: Redguard, and TES: Morrowind. The first two TES games would be challenging to make, given that many of the areas were randomly generated, rather than being designed.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 weeks 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.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

Cyberbowl but add a repair garage and transformers movie level mechanicals, when the football explodes its mayhem.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago

pretend whatever game in question you're thinking of is handled with the utmost care by your favourite devs and they absolutely nail it.

Crash Team Racing. :(

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