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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] 3 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 2 points 19 hours 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.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day 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.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

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

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

No one lives forever 1 & 2.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 20 hours ago

Omikron The Nomad Soul

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 day ago

The old GameCube game, Eternal Darkness

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago

Black and white as VR

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

C&C:Generals

OpenRA is nice though

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

Heckin' Mega Man Legends 1&2.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day 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)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

I would love that!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 2 points 23 hours 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

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)
  • MDK and MDK2
  • King’s Quest VI
  • Leisure Suite Larry 6
  • Mario Paint
[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

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

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

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

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

It's very good!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day 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.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

Wing Commander 1-4, space epics of my childhood.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

Here comes the Pain or No Mercy.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day 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] 3 points 1 day 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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[–] [email protected] 21 points 2 days 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 2 days ago (3 children)

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

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 days ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

I've played through various iterations of that game so many times, and I agree that it needs another modernization!

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

Shadow of memories sounds nice.

I can see a good remake of terranigma

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

Trapt

Bloodrayne

Primal

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

Megaman Legends Megaman Battle Network Jetforce Gemini

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

Make clue finders for adults! Same game, just adult level facts, puzzles, and math!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day 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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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

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

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

One can hope for a properly fleshed out disc 2.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 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.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day 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.

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

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

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 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

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago (2 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.

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 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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