I’ve been playing a lot of Diablo 2 Lord of Destruction lately, and the graphics are a huge part of what makes the game feel like it does. The remaster is really good, but it doesn’t really hit the same vibe. What the old game (and a loooot of other old games) needs is a whole buttload of quality of life features. Something different mods have done a very good job of taking care of for Diablo 2.
Laricheard@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
I find the idea that all old games need remasters/remakes very disrespectful tbh. Artists worked hard on those games back in the day. I can justify improvements to performance but updating lighting and textures to be prettier or more realistic often misunderstands what the original game was going for.
MBech@feddit.dk 2 weeks ago
EvasiveSpecies@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
While I understand you reasoning (although I don’t necessarily think that remasters/remakes are bad) I am not a fan of Bethesda’s current visual style for Fallout compared to Fallout 3/New Vegas in general so in this caae I’d fear they would change some really iconic designs. Oblivion afaik did it well but New Vegas and 3 fans are VERY protective of their precious games so I’d expect a lot of wariness and criticism. Plus, yeah, performance updates would be the biggest factor to include especially considering how bad New Vegas runs without mods but knowing Bethesda I would not be too hopeful lol. I’d still kill for a remaster but I’ll remain sceptical.