Remastered Games – Perfection at its best or a gimmick
Introduction
Remastered Games is a new trend in the
gaming world at present. Classic and retro games that are withered away
in time are now emerging again via remastering. Games that we played in
our old days are returning via remastering so that we can cherish those
memories with improved graphics and detailed textures.
Remaster Games refers to enhancing the
quality of the sound or of the image, or both, of previously created
textures in the game and recreating the same with the modern day
hardware’s and rendering tool’s abilities to its maximum potential.
Are remaster games really worth playing?
There is an old saying ‘nothing can
satisfy a human being’, and the same applies for gaming too. Back in old
days’ people were happy with their 40 GB HDD, CRT monitors, around
250MB of GPU. Soon evolution of better hardware made us to change the
way we visualize games. Today is the world of 4k graphics, state of the
art GPU, powerful gaming rigs, SSD cards and what not.
Remember the days while playing Resident
Evil back in 2003. Back in those days there was no clue of what are
graphics meats. But it was loved that way. As time passed familiarizing
with gaming acronyms, like Resolution, Texture, Anti-aliasing, MSAA and
whole bunch of things. And finally there came a time when Capcom decided
to remaster Resident Evil. It was very exciting to hear about it, and
soon one got an opportunity to play the remastered game. One thing which
was liked about the remastered version was that Capcom kept the game
genuine which means they did not interfere with storyline, enemies or
the in game character’s voice. Everything was the same but they improved
textures in detail. And also they made some improvement on the in game
camera’s FOV. The camera’s FOV in the original version was really
obnoxious which had a negative impact on the character’s control. And
also when I crank up the in game setting to high, my GPU was possibly
not able to handle the load which compelled me to get an upgraded GPU.
So the question now is why a user will
play a game which he/she already had completed. Nowadays games are much
more focused on fast gameplay, multiplayer means a lot these days. It is
always believed that no matter how much of new games we play today
there is always a soft heart for the classic games because those are the
games we grew up playing. As a hardcore gamer it will be always
exciting about classic games emerging via remastering.
Games like Project IGI, Thief-the dark
project, Heretic are my personal favorite. I completed those games a
number of times thus remastered version of those games will be something
worth playing again. So yes, remaster worth every penny but then again
selection of games for remastering is very crucial. Because generation
gap applies not only on our living style but also in gaming.
Here’s one interesting example of me buying a remastered game, it’s about the popular Metro series. The Metro series have 2 games so far. I played the sequel first i.e. Metro – Last Light, not knowing that there was an original prequel. I enjoyed the sequel so much that it made me buy the Remastered original – Metro 2033 (Metro Redux).
So remastering every game cannot be fun
because every game has a different aspect of gameplay, environment,
controls, and storyline. Games like Deus Ex, Diablo are best known for
the superb storyline. Games like Alan Wake, Grim Fandango are better
known for their flawless gameplay. Half-life which is considered to be
the game of the decade has a mind boggling storyline and the use of real
physics makes it a stunning gameplay. Features like these are the
reason why these games are still alive among hardcore gamers. So in
order to decide upon remastering a game, the developer needs to take
account of all these factors as well. It is not only about picking any
random game and remaster it. It should attract to new gamers as well.
So I believe Remastering is really worth
every penny. Because there are a lot of classic games which the new
gamers might not even familiar with. So remastering games are a good
opportunity for the developer to give the new gamers the taste of
classic games. As a result, it might help the developers to get
appraised and more recognition from the new gamers.
Remastered Games with Statistics & Facts
Real-time Comparison Between Original and Remaster
Pros and Cons contributing to QA
Pros
- Improved textures in the game will not only attract gamers who already have completed the game but also the new users as well. Hence, the game must be tested for it user experience, functionality and the performance based on the number of users.
- Remastered Games makes the game much smoother by fixing twitchy issues like abnormal camera angle, characters getting stuck in the game. This leaves the QA team with an option to test the remastered game for the newly added feature.
- Remastered Games will be able to deliver a good range of FPS
- Remastered Games is one good way to endorse the brand/developer loyalty
- Remastered is the new platform for classics and retro games to emerge once again. Compatibility Testing comes into the picture in this case.
- Playing the Remastered version, the new user might have a curiosity in playing the original version. A play test is always required to ensure if the remastered game design is flawless before bringing it to the market.
- Improved graphics means a hike on those game prices which new user might find little absurd.
- Users might have GPU incompatible issues with their existing hardware if they want to enjoy the remastered games with High or Ultra settings.
- Remastering a game might lose the essence of originality especially among the old users, which might have negative impact on the units sold.
- Selecting a particular game for remastering is very crucial. Things may go south if the remastered game fails to have a positive response from the users/gamers. A rigid game QA process is a must to make it a success.
Impact On the Latest Hardware
Remastered games requires high-end GPU’s
like any other AAA games. Today’s gamers are all about ‘What’s under
the hood brother’. Every hardcore gamer wants their gaming rigs to be
very powerful so that they could run any game as smooth as butter. There
was a time when pixelated graphics in games were normal thing because
playing a game was something new. But it did not stay the same, battle
of hardware and especially GPUs started evolving. Competition among
delivering good graphics was at high priority. So at present I believe
gamers want that realistic kind of graphics, blushed environment and so
on. And that is the reason that hardware plays a major role.
The Verdict
Well the Remastered Games are getting
much of a curiosity in today’s gaming world. It has shown a very
positive response from the gamers. I think there are still numerous
amount of classic games which today’s gamers are unfamiliar of. So the
goal for the remastered games is not only to attract the veteran gamers
but also the new gamers. There are still loyal hardcore gamers out there
waiting desperately for some of the classic games showing up again.
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