GamerBraves Newsletter vol. 78 – What Makes A Good Video Game Remake

2023 will see the return of the Dead Space franchise with a remake of the original game. While it’s exciting to see such a celebrated survival horror series return there are always a number of questions that come along with making a remake.

When recreating a piece of media that everyone’s familiar with, there’ll always be certain expectations about what it’ll involve. What’s going to be changed, what’ll remain the same, and probably most importantly, why does this need to be remade?

Video game remakes come in all shapes and sizes, some faithful to the original game while others make drastic differences. One thing that’s especially interesting is the recent trend of remaking more modern games, well, I say modern but a lot of these are over ten years old.

With games like Dead Space, Resident Evil 4, and Demon Souls, which all play mostly fine by today’s standards, what changes can be made to justify paying $60-70 USD to play them all over again? For this Newsletter, let’s look at what generally makes a successful video game remake for modern consoles. You can find out more by subscribing to our newsletter. You can read the full article for free just by putting your email address in the box below:

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