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Draketurner t1_j6p0gj7 wrote

Reply to Am I the only one loving this rn? by flickynips

Idk I downloaded the game because I had so much nostalgia for it and loved it as a kid and would have preferred to leave it that way after playing it again now lol. It hasn’t aged well for sure

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azuth89 t1_j6ozfxb wrote

Reply to Why do remakes get so much praise? by KonoDoesArt

A huge number of people put massive stock in graphics. For that group, playing something they already liked with better graphics is a fantasy come true.

A second group that helps make these popular is the crowd that didn't get started gaming early enough to catch the first release or even own consoles that can easily play them. For that crew they're seeing a good game for the first time and...yeah, of course they like it. Deadspace is a great example, there are a BIG chunk of gamers out there that weren't able to play a horror game 13 years ago and it's a legend, of course there would be interest in getting to play it now across teens, 20-somethings and older folks who missed it the first time around and the updated graphics just make it all the more appealing.

Mix those together and a fair chunk of people will buy it.

Now, I need to add another item here: Most "professional" video games reviews that are heaping praise on these are done by various media outlets which depend HEAVILY on video game advertisements for their revenue. Whatever the big sales push is from a developer, it's going to be well reviewed by all those outlets. If it isn't, they're not going to keep getting ad revenue for long. It's the same reason car and driver basically virtually never gives a bad test drive review, whatever industry you want to pick.

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MajorMathematician20 t1_j6ozdkz wrote

Reply to Why do remakes get so much praise? by KonoDoesArt

I wouldn’t say they get that much praise, if they’re done well then great, but a lot of people share the sentiment that they are low effort.

However, I’d have never played Demons Souls or FFVII without them being remade, nothing against older games I just prefer them with a nice coat of paint. I’d imagine people are either trying it out for the first time or are enjoying the nostalgia trip.

Either way, I wouldn’t worry too much if other people are having harmless fun mate

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Cult_Of_Anubis t1_j6oyvi8 wrote

Reply to Why do remakes get so much praise? by KonoDoesArt

I think you’re confusing remake with remaster and vice versa. A Remake is a new game built from the up based on the original. A remaster is just a glorified port.

And “a little prettier” is a mild assessment. The game got a graphical overhaul using modern technology, it’s just not as dramatic as say RE2 remake since the original RE2 was a PS1 game from 1998 with fixed camera tank controls and pre-rendered backgrounds

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TriggerHappyDob t1_j6oyq5s wrote

Reply to How to make a game engaging? by Shariq_tcb

How much can you bend the rules? Can you make the game do all the testing, then just get someone else to add in the music?

I read one of your comments about Paganism too. It's not really about people that worship the devil, it's more just people that don't worship your god/gods. Could you find an instrument that originates in your country/religious group?

It's kind of a historic term too so could you maybe use Synth music, the synthesizer was invented in 1952 in the US.

If none of that works, just use world noise. Footsteps, rain, water dripping, birds etc

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