#90 An argument against faithful remakes

As time goes on, more and more we have to ask ourselves...what is the point of a faithful game remake? When a game can either be ported or entirely transformed with modern touches a la Resident Evil 2, a faithful remake sits in a weird position where it hardly seems to make anyone happy. Let's discuss.

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SHOW NOTES
Brody's Spyro Reignited video where he talked to people involved in development:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTZucl5Dnkw

Kevin's video where he didn't do that but owned Brody:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpVBnf53e10

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CHAPTERS
00:00 Turn that gain up
08:30 This segment made Justin want to replay Fire Emblem Echoes still
13:43 Remakes versus the original's availability 
20:08 A Metroid 2 Remake
30:44 We like faithful remakes, but
37:15 Another Metroid Remake
45:45 The fabled Sonic Adventure remake
55:20 Justin comes back to life, gives great idea
1:04:36 TK_Hubworld's Crubscriber Question of the Week
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Brody
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Brody
Brody is the owner of the RACROX channel on YouTube. Ask him about the Spyro remakes.
Justin
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Justin
Justin is Jtart9, world famous Twitch streamer. He's so famous.
Kevin
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Kevin
Kevin is the owner of The Golden Bolt channel on YouTube. He's a boul.
Trav
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Trav
Trav is the owner of the That Trav Guy channel on YouTube. He T-posed once. Once.
#90 An argument against faithful remakes
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