![]() I don’t want classic game series to be more like modern games – on the contrary, I want modern games to be a lot more like their classic progenitors. And the claim that the new Thief reboot is going to be a lot more like Dishonoredleaves my blood cold. I haven’t played the new Tomb Raider, but it looks like becoming “just another third-person action-adventure” game is a very real risk. A “reboot” or “re-imagining” can very easily obliterate the very thing that made the original so compelling or charming. And of course, who doesn’t appreciate prettier graphics, so long as they don’t detract from the spirit of the original? I love the idea of a new generation of gamers finally experiencing some of these classics in a new, improved experience – with a fresh take on an awesome story.īut there’s an ugly side too. There have been a lot of great improvements in UI design since the bad ol’ days, which can make some games with otherwise opaque interfaces a lot more fun to get into. In some cases, it’s hard to even get these older games to run (though this problem has been mercifully alleviated thanks to the emulator scene – which GOG.COM and others use commercially). I mean, on the one hand, video games have historically been pretty technology-bound – something that’s only recently entered the murky zone of diminishing returns. When it comes to video games getting the ‘reboot’ treatment, such as with XCom: Enemy Unknown, or the new Tomb Raider game or the upcoming Thief reboot…. And Star Trek? It was in desparate need of some fresh blood to breathe life into old stories and roles. Toby Maguire still looks young enough to pull off the role as a grown-up Spider-Man. And the Spider-Man reboot? I haven’t seen it, but… WAY WAY WAY too soon, guys. Although, admittedly, by “tolerate” I often mean “enjoyed, albeit with grumbling.” But reboots of newer franchises? If it weren’t for the fact that Nolan’s Batman reboot was freaking awesome, I’d have been far more annoyed. ![]() I could barely tolerate them when they were movies from my childhood that I barely remembered. Remakes, in my mind, were for old black-and-white movies or foreign films. When movies I loved as a kid started getting remade, I started feeling old. Posted by Rampant Coyote on March 5, 2013 ![]()
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