8 Game Remakes/Remasters That Get Bad Responses from Old Version Fans
Remake, remaster, reimagining, rerelease, all may have their own definition but still serve two purposes: 1) Exploiting the nostalgia and longing of players for their favorite classic games. 2) It is a second chance to fix the shortcomings of the original version which may have been caused by inappropriate decisions or console limitations when the game was released.
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But what if the second chance given actually makes the game worse than the old version? In this article, we will discuss 8 remakes and remasters that have been criticized by many gamers for providing a game experience that is not as good as before. Without further ado, let’s just see what game is in question:
1. Goldeneye 007 Reloaded
Goldeneye 007 is a rare case where the adapted game is far more popular than the film itself. This game, which was developed by Rare Studio in 1997, became a favorite game for many gamers in its time because it offered rare FPS gameplay for consoles at that time, especially Nintendo consoles, iconic music, and multiplayer that supported up to 4 players on one screen.
Eurocom and Activision’s GoldenEye 007 Reloaded turns this classic game into a clone Call of Duty. Apart from a few levels similar to the original version, the overall mechanics and set-pieces what the Reloaded version offers is just a copy of Call of Duty which is at the peak of its popularity.
GoldenEye 007 Reloaded may have received a positive reception from critics at the time, but many ignored this game and even forgot about its existence while the N64 version produced by Rare still holds the status of a classic.
2. Super Mario 64 DS
Super Mario 64 is still called one of the best games ever. The game became a revolutionary game that succeeded in building blueprint will how to build a 3D platformer game. Even if we forget Super Mario 64’s role in the gaming industry, the game still offers levels that are fun, easy to remember, can be completed in hundreds of ways and very replayable.
Super Mario 64 DS is far from a “bad game”, but many fans are not happy with this remake and prefer to play the original version. For starters, Super Mario 64 DS was released on a platform that has no analogues at all. Playing 3D Mario games without analogs seems stiff, making movement in this remake much more difficult than it should be.
This remake has also changed a lot of things. The addition of Wario, Luigi and Yoshi is the biggest change in this version and while it does offer an interesting new perspective on the gameplay, many are also not very happy with this change because you have to constantly change characters to play certain levels, taking away the freedom that is offered to you. the old version is getting more scripted because the level is specifically designed so that it cannot be completed by the same character.
3. TMNT: Turtle in Time Reshelled
Genre beat-em-up became a popular genre in the era of the SNES, Sega Genesis and Arcade machines, and TMNT: Turtle in Time became one of the favorites. Have satisfying hitting gameplay, great music catchy, and of course fan service For fans of TMNT, it’s only natural that this 1991 game was remake a dozen years later. Unfortunately the remake does not provide similar sweet memories.
Developed by Ubisoft and released in 2009, TMNT: Turtle in Time Reshelled is a remake enhanced which offers new visuals and new music remixes. Despite selling well, the reception for this remake was not as positive as the original. Many criticized the new visual style for looking flat, lacking replay value, as well as more rigid controls than the old version.
4. Double Dragon II: Wander of the Dragons
Double Dragon II: Wander of the Dragons is a remake of the 1988 arcade game developed by Korean studio Gravity. Released for the Xbox 360 in 2011, this remake received negative scores from all media who had written reviews for the game. All critics at the time agreed that the remake was a bad name for the original, which many arcade fans loved. Poor controls, poor visuals, stiffer combat system, become highlights of this bad remake.
Double Dragon II: Wander of the Dragons scored 17 on Metacritic, making the remake the 16th lowest-scoring Xbox 360 game on the website. This remake has also been named in the list of the worst games ever by Gamesradar and several other major media.
5. Warcraft III: Reforged
Warcraft III became a game that accompanied many PC gamers in the 90s. Not only that, this game is also the foundation of DOTA and League of Legends, both of which are still popular today. When Blizzard first announced that they were developing a remake of the classic RTS game, of course fans expressed hype they. However, that enthusiasm was immediately destroyed when the game was released.
Not only getting a bad reception, Warcraft III: Reforged also invited a lot of controversy throughout the beginning of 2020. Starting from the visual appearance outdated and not inviting fans’ “wow” feelings, downgraded cutscenes, to regulations where custom game works are the property of Activision Blizzard, all of these have made this remaster protested and laughed at by netizens. The press from this remaster was so bad it got to the point where the user score on Metacritic hit 0.5, making Warcraft III: Reforged the game with the lowest Metacritic user score for several months.
6. Flashback
In the midst of the popularity of adventure games such as Prince of Persia and Another World, Flashback tries to provide similar gameplay to the two games but in a futuristic setting and perspective. The 1992 game was well received by critics and won several awards.
Due to high fan demand, Vector Cell persuaded Ubisoft to make a remake of the classic game. Released in 2013, the reception of this remake was reversed to what the original version got. Flashback Remake branded as game buggy with gameplay that is too simplified and full of new designs that make old fans shake their heads. Poor reception and poor sales, Vector Cell closed operations shortly after the game’s release.
7. Dungeon Keepers
Dungeon Keeper Mobile became the most controversial game in 2014. This remake of the 1997 classic strategy game turns the total freedom and creativity that the original offers into hell freemium which is where every game access is blocked by paywall which you have to pay with microtransactions.
Critics and gamers flooded this game with negative reviews. Jim Sterling of The Escapist called this remake a “cancer in the gaming industry” because of EA’s greed to fill microtransactions into the game. Peter Molyneux, creator of the original, says the mobile remake is far from the vision he had in the original, and he regrets not being involved in making the remake.
8. Silent Hills HD Collection
Even though Team Silent has been disbanded, the Silent Hill franchise must continue. Konami began to appoint one by one western studios to continue the name of their flagship horror game series, but no one has been able to provide a game with as good a reception as Team Silent’s.
When Konami tried to release the first 3 game compilation for the Xbox 360/PS3 generation, the publisher appointed Hijinx Studio to update the three classic games to HD format. Unfortunately, the development team has to face big hurdles. The source code of the three games was not stored by Konami, so Hijinx Studio had to rebuild many portions of the game. Different development teams, different executions, and Hijinx Studio’s results look much different from the original version.
The Silent Hill 2 remaster became the most criticized of this HD compilation. The less foggy effect is considered to have removed the iconic atmosphere of the original version, the voice cast in the game has been completely replaced and fans feel the old version is better even though the new voice actor sounds more professional. Overall, this compilation is considered worse than the original version and fans voice their disappointment with the HD compilation so far.
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