When it comes to plate-making games, I believe everyone has been exposed to them more or less, such as StarCraft, Soul of Darkness, Invincible Heroes, Resident Evil and so on. These famous game masterpieces are all remakes in recent years, and they have also achieved good response. However, there is a concept that we need to make clear first. What is a remastered game? In fact, there are two kinds, one is "remastered edition" and the other is "duplicated edition".
A remake is a remake. The most obvious feature of remake is that it will not remake the core part of the game, but generally only remake the picture, music and other aspects of the game, which is what we often call "HD HD remake". A classic example is the soul of darkness remake mentioned above. Now some players often write "remastered version" as "reset version", which is actually inaccurate. Strictly speaking, there is no such thing as a "reset version".
Although make literally means remake, in order to distinguish it from what we call the replica version, the replica version of the game is not only based on the original game, but also carries out minor repairs such as screen upgrade. Although most replica games follow the story and plot line of the original game, they have made drastic innovations in the core system of the game, including modeling, animation and gameplay. Classic examples are Resident Evil 2 and Final Fantasy 7, which will be released soon. The subtitle of the above two games is "remake", which is basically the sublimation of the original, so it is not an exaggeration to call it a brand-new game. As for the game "DOTA2", I personally think that it also belongs to the category of replica edition in a strict sense.
In addition to the above two kinds of "remastered editions", there is another one between "remastered editions" and "duplicated editions" recently, which is called "remastered editions". To make it easier to understand, here is a direct example. Blizzard's upcoming version of Warcraft 3 actually belongs to this type. Although Blizzard redone the model and map, it still uses the old engine, which is compatible with the old map. In this case, it is not appropriate to classify it as "remastered edition" or "duplicated edition", which is also the reason why the word "remastered edition" appears.
It should be noted that the remastered version did not appear in recent years. As for the history of "remastered edition", it can be traced back to the 1980s and 1990s. 1983, Nintendo of Japan introduced the third-generation home game machine "FC", which is often called "red and white machine". In the following seven years, FC basically dominated the global game market, and Nintendo became the world's top game company. But during this period, the development of game technology was relatively slow. It was not until 1990 Nintendo SFC was released that the screen performance of the game was qualitatively improved.
With the improvement of the hardware performance of the game, many contents that could not be displayed in the old games can be displayed. And "remastered game" is produced with the improvement of game machine function. It has been difficult to verify the first game that has been copied. But if I have to name the first remastered game that impressed me deeply, I believe many people will think of Super Mario All-Star like me.
Super Mario All-Star, as a special commemorative work of Nintendo FC game console 10 anniversary, officially landed on SFC platform in 1993. This game includes reprints of Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Bros. 2, Super Mario Bros. America and Super Mario Bros. 3. With the improvement of SFC function, the image quality and sound effect of the game have been improved to the level of 16-bit platform, and the game experience has been greatly improved. In 20 10, in order to commemorate the 25th anniversary of Super Mario, Nintendo also released a limited transplant version of the Super Mario Collection special suit on the Wii platform. After remake and transplantation, we are more impressed with this work.
Of course, there was more than one remake game in that era. The remake game that impressed me deeply was Legend of the Sword and the Chivalrous Man, and the other famous ones were Zelda series and Final Fantasy series.
Judging from the development law of the game production industry, the emergence of remastered games is inevitable. First of all, in the era when hardware can't keep up with creative ideas, the forms of games are often very limited, and it is impossible to show all the ideas of game planning to players one by one. The emergence of remastered games just makes up for some regrets. Secondly, no matter how classic the game is, it will inevitably be forgotten by the players after the washing of time, but the new generation of gamers can't understand the essence of those classic games because they have not gone through that era. The appearance of remastered games also gives a new generation of gamers an opportunity to re-recognize classic games. Thirdly, for those players who want to re-understand the classic games, too old game screens and many anti-human old system settings often make new players reluctant to try these old games, while the remastered version meets the requirements of modern players for image quality and aesthetics and is more easily accepted by new players. Finally, with the development of the game industry, game creation becomes more and more difficult. When some good game inspirations are on the verge of exhaustion, it may be a shortcut for game companies to copy games at the lowest cost and create new revenue, which is what all game companies are happy to see.
But in recent years, remastered games are rampant, and everything can be remastered, which has become a "trend" in today's game industry. It is also common to see all kinds of low-quality remake games with the gimmick of "remake" but another wave of money. I have to criticize The Elder Scrolls 5 by B Society. 1 1 The Elder Scrolls 5 was indeed a masterpiece of that year and won numerous awards. However, since then, B Club has been squeezing the surplus value of The Elder Scrolls 5. Not only did it launch a remastered version of the game The Elder Scrolls 5 Skyline Special Edition on 20 16, but various transplant operations also abound. However, this remake seems to be quite different from the original plan of B club. Officials claim that new lighting systems, dynamic depth of field and water surface special effects will be added to the game. But players find that these improvements are not even as good as some high-quality MODS. Not only that, the game is poorly optimized, and various bugs emerge one after another. Even the bugs of the original five years ago have been preserved intact, which is a great failure of the "replication world". When steam was released, it received rave reviews. Later, many players criticized that the creative workshop was not supported because of MOD charges.
In addition, Ubisoft's Heroes 3 and Assassin's Creed 3 are also called "insincere" remakes by players for quality reasons. Capcom and SE, which are called equal by players in the field of fried cold rice, have become famous recently. Resident Evil 2, with its excellent visual enhancement and atmosphere contrast, truly achieved "shine on you is better than blue" and received rave reviews from players. The upcoming "Final Fantasy 7" replica version has also been redesigned in terms of shape, screen and gameplay. This substantial innovation retains the original flavor and gives it a flavor.
Choose a remastered version or a replica version? Judging from the above example, it will definitely be the voice of the latter. From the player's point of view, we certainly hope that there will be more and more works like Resident Evil and Final Fantasy 7. After all, everyone hopes that the classic works they once indulged in will have a chance to bloom again today. However, from the point of view of game manufacturers, I'm afraid not. The time and personnel investment for making the replica version will be several times that of ordinary HD remastered version. The quality of the replica version of the finished game determines the direct income of the team. If the after-sales response is average, it is likely to cause losses, unless some big game companies, such as some smaller team studios, simply can't afford such losses. Instead of betting big and taking big risks, it is better to reproduce classic games in HD, that is, it doesn't take too much energy and there is not much risk. If you do it, it is basically a steady business, so it is doomed that the copied version of the game will not become the mainstream of "copying".
As players, we don't expect every classic game to be "copied". Sometimes it is easy to satisfy players, and some high-quality HD repetitive games will also satisfy us. As long as the player feels that the game development team is working hard for the player, the player will still buy it and will be particularly praised!