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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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[โ€“] cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 minute 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 ๐Ÿ™‚

[โ€“] isthingoneventhis@lemmy.world 4 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

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

[โ€“] TheLoneMinon@lemm.ee 3 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

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

[โ€“] Pizza_Rat@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

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

[โ€“] edgemaster72@lemmy.world 3 points 3 hours ago

Gauntlet: Dark Legacy

[โ€“] catalyst@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

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

[โ€“] cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 1 points 4 minutes ago

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

[โ€“] uninvitedguest@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 hours 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.

[โ€“] HelixDab2@lemm.ee 2 points 5 hours 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.

[โ€“] ExtraMedicated@lemmy.world 1 points 4 hours ago

I wouldn't say no to another Echo Night.

[โ€“] sevan@lemmy.ca 3 points 6 hours 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.

[โ€“] AlphaOmega@lemmy.world 2 points 5 hours 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. :(

[โ€“] Ashtear@lemm.ee 6 points 8 hours ago (1 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. ๐Ÿคž

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.

[โ€“] iAmTheTot@sh.itjust.works 3 points 7 hours ago

I hadn't heard about Tactics in the works. Would be keen on that!

[โ€“] Gamerman153@lemmynsfw.com 6 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

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

[โ€“] iAmTheTot@sh.itjust.works 1 points 7 hours ago

Sorry, the best I can offer is Legend of Dragoon.

[โ€“] Meltrax@lemmy.world 6 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

SSX Tricky brought up to PS5 graphics.

I was coming here to reply SSX 3 :)

[โ€“] Num10ck@lemmy.world 1 points 6 hours ago

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

[โ€“] godzillabacter@lemmy.world 2 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

The Sly Cooper Trilogy +/- Thieves in Time

[โ€“] iAmTheTot@sh.itjust.works 1 points 7 hours ago

Solid pick.

[โ€“] grayhaze@lemmy.world 1 points 7 hours ago

Horace Goes Skiing

[โ€“] TwoBeeSan@lemmy.world 3 points 9 hours ago

Mercenaries 1 playground of destruction

Just cause graphics could be something nice

[โ€“] bizarroland@fedia.io 2 points 9 hours ago

The adventures of buckaroo banzai.

That movie suffered from poor execution but it is a cult classic and could possibly reach a new generation if it were done correctly.

[โ€“] eezeebee@lemmy.ca 8 points 13 hours ago (2 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.

[โ€“] CrayonRosary@lemmy.world 1 points 7 hours ago

Zelda LttP

That'd be awesome! I'd pirate the shit out of a remake.

[โ€“] almar_quigley@lemmy.world 2 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

How about a dark gritty reboot of LttP?

[โ€“] eezeebee@lemmy.ca 1 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

That sounds awesome. I'm imagining it in the style of Dark Souls, but a reskin would be fun.

[โ€“] almar_quigley@lemmy.world 2 points 9 hours ago

Iโ€™m thinking like the dead space remake. Extra gory!

[โ€“] Aielman15@lemmy.world 6 points 13 hours ago (2 children)

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

[โ€“] Ashtear@lemm.ee 4 points 8 hours ago

I'd be happy with a simple remaster with a cleaned-up script. Disc 2 wasn't as bad as I'd remembered on a replay I had earlier this year.

[โ€“] Pingudiem@lemmy.world 1 points 10 hours ago
[โ€“] dooleypalooza@reddthat.com 1 points 9 hours ago

Toxic crusaders! A sidescroller based on the toxic avenger movie.

[โ€“] RightHandOfIkaros@lemmy.world 6 points 13 hours ago (1 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
[โ€“] B0NK3RS@lemmy.world 3 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Future Cop L.A.P.D

I can get behind this. FC hold up very well and is an amazing game that I think is mostly forgotten by now.

I LOVED that game as a kid. One of the few games where I enjoyed both vs and coop campaign stuff

[โ€“] Sonotsugipaa@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

X3: Terran Conflict.

Yes, we got X3FL in 2021 AND X4, but X4 is a very different game and X3FL is just a heavily scripted X3AP (more or less).

It's a more-than-me years old game with a lot of mods that keep it enjoyable to day โ€“ as "enjoyable" as it can be, that janky piece o' junk โ€“ but I feel about it the same way I feel about Halo 2: imagine what it could have been, if the devs had the resources they could have today. ~~(if you say "X4" I'm going to fucking flip)~~

[โ€“] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 1 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago)

Oh shit. I didn't even know about X3FL.

Gonna have to reinstall X3 now.

I got X4 because hella X3 fans said it was better than X3; but those people are fucking crazy. X4 sucks major by comparison.

[โ€“] Chef_Boyargee@lemmy.world 2 points 11 hours ago

Ima have to say The Neverhood and Skullmonkeys.

Definitely remasters though, no remakes.

[โ€“] illi@lemm.ee 4 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

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

[โ€“] HelixDab2@lemm.ee 1 points 5 hours ago

Having seen the trailer for Gothic, it looks good. I really hope that it's actually good.

[โ€“] GoOnASteamTrain@lemmy.ml 2 points 11 hours ago

Omg shadow of memories! What a pick :) great game that I've heard barely anyone talk about :)

It feels like the rules to say an official english translation for Mother 3! Loved playing it (if Nintendo read this I did not play it)

Guiltily I'd also love a WWF Smackdown or Here Comes the Pain remaster, same arcade gameplay, same roster, or updated but just prettier and expanded! :)

[โ€“] baronvonj@lemmy.world 3 points 13 hours ago

The rest of the Legacy of Kain games

[โ€“] B0NK3RS@lemmy.world 3 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago)

I'm not particularly a fan of either re-makes or full remastered but I'm a big fan or, for example, when Xbox upgraded the resolution and FPS or backwards compatible games.

I would love to see Metal Gear Solid The Twin Snakes again and have a similar service on Switch for GameCube games.

[โ€“] simple@lemm.ee 1 points 12 hours ago

I really wouldn't mind a remake of Left 4 Dead 2 with better netcode and more official maps.