bovine_university
06-29-2007, 04:47 PM
A remade version of the original Final Fantasy just came out on the PSP, which I believe makes this the fourth time this game has been released, the original on the NES, the PS1 package with Final Fantasy II, and the GBA remake, again packaged with FF2. Between this, the announced DS remake of Final Fantasy IV (again the fourth release), the recent Wii version of Resident Evil 4, and other things, I just wonder sometimes when (if ever) we should say enough already with remaking a previous gaming title.
This is nothing new of course, I mean what was Super Mario All-Stars besides the NES Mario games with a fresh coat of paint and the Lost Levels? There was a brief period where it seemed like Nintendo was going to remake a plethora of original NES games for the GBA, but that never took off. The Playstation on top of remaking FF1, 2, 4, and Chrono Trigger with a few bells and whistles, also was notorious for releasing director's cuts of various Resident Evil titles, a practice that went into the next generation with the Gamecube REmake.
That does bring up a counterpoint though, that remakes can be very fun when done right. I loved the remake of Resident Evil 1, between adding new strategic elements to the gameplay and staying true to the frightful roots of the original, this was a joy to play. And I admit, I am curious in trying out the remake of Final Fantasy VI on the GBA, and the Wii version of Resident Evil 4. In the end, it I guess it does feel like a game-to-game issue, but what do you think? Do you feel there should be a threshold for how many times a company like Square or Capcom (and as you may have noticed from my post, they are pretty notorious for it, though they certainly aren't the only ones) will redo an old game for a new generation?
This is nothing new of course, I mean what was Super Mario All-Stars besides the NES Mario games with a fresh coat of paint and the Lost Levels? There was a brief period where it seemed like Nintendo was going to remake a plethora of original NES games for the GBA, but that never took off. The Playstation on top of remaking FF1, 2, 4, and Chrono Trigger with a few bells and whistles, also was notorious for releasing director's cuts of various Resident Evil titles, a practice that went into the next generation with the Gamecube REmake.
That does bring up a counterpoint though, that remakes can be very fun when done right. I loved the remake of Resident Evil 1, between adding new strategic elements to the gameplay and staying true to the frightful roots of the original, this was a joy to play. And I admit, I am curious in trying out the remake of Final Fantasy VI on the GBA, and the Wii version of Resident Evil 4. In the end, it I guess it does feel like a game-to-game issue, but what do you think? Do you feel there should be a threshold for how many times a company like Square or Capcom (and as you may have noticed from my post, they are pretty notorious for it, though they certainly aren't the only ones) will redo an old game for a new generation?