WHAT MAKES A GOOD REMAKE OR REMASTER?

Ever come across a dusty old game in your collection that you feel like playing again, only to realise It doesn’t inspire the same awe it did when you first brought it home? Maybe it could…if some of the graphics were spruced up for your modern gaming rig. Indeed, with so many remakes and remastered games running amok recently, it’s about time we addressed the elephant in the room: is nostalgia the only thing these “revised” games have going for them?

REMASTERING VERSUS REMAKING A GAME: WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE?

But before all that, what exactly makes a remaster different from a remake?

Well, imagine you’ve got a nice little house by the seaside. One day, you notice that the house is looking a little worse for wear, so you decide to do some spring cleaning