When should developers go back and remaster or remake their most popular games?

  • Sentinian@lemmy.one
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    1 year ago

    New games don’t make as much money as old games that people are nostalgic for. I hate that fact but its what the AAA industry has turned towards

    • Coelacanth@feddit.nu
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      1 year ago

      It’s not just AAA gaming but all over Hollywood too, has been for a while. Nostalgia is a powerful force and churning out sequels or prequels or spinoffs off of recognizable IPs is just less risky an investment than trying to make something new.

    • De_Narm@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Unfortunately you’re right seeing how well the Super Mario RPG remake does. They could have put the original on their online service and worked on a new one instead. That’s something I dislike about pretty much all media.

      If I want nostalgia, I go back to the original anyways.