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[–] Suavevillain@lemmy.world 55 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

It is so lame that originals get delisted. I still hate that about the GTA trilogy when the remaster sucks.

[–] ipkpjersi@lemmy.ml 22 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

That's one thing I really hate and why video game preservation is so important. We need to keep games alive forever so future generations can enjoy the classics and all the masterpieces out there.

[–] EvilZ@thelemmy.club 3 points 2 weeks ago

Agreed however ... I had a discussion about this for Fallout 1 a d 2 and one of the comments was that it should be remastered to be like fallout 3 or 4....

I get it but... Just leave classics to be classics.... If classic are being changed and remastered than... It's not a classic anymore.....

[–] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

They actually updated the remaster a few weeks ago and it is a huge difference.

Now the only glaring issue is the music, since the originals came out before game studios knew to secure licensed music rights in a way that would allow future re-releases in different formats.

[–] Klear@lemmy.world 25 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

They can update the remasters all they want and it won't make delisting the originals any less shitty.

[–] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

Agreed. But I was responding to the claim that the remasters suck. With the recent updates, that's not as accurate unless the music is the most important part of the experience for you.

The improved controls, higher resolution, gameplay tweaks (fucking David Cross RC missions in the original were ludicrous), and restored lighting make a pretty compelling package. If the remasters launched in their current state they'd be considered excellent.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

It only really makes sense when the remaster is trash (like GTA I guess). Otherwise, all I can see it doing is increasing sales of both the original and the remaster...

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 20 points 3 weeks ago

It only really makes sense when the remaster is trash

I gotta disagree. Even when the remaster is (arguably) better than the original, there's a lot of value in the original art assets and the more rudimentary gameplay as a historical guidestone. For the same reason you wouldn't tear up the original Mona Lisa because we've got a high resolution digital copy, you don't just scrub copies of the original version of Pong from the internet because we have Wii Tennis.

[–] donuts@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago

For what it's worth, they actually updated the trilogy to make it suck less, by a lot.