With a slew of games being remastered these days - and coming out looking drop dead gorgeous,
might I add - remastering titles has become much more of a common practice for developers
and publishers.
So today, we’ve put together a bit of a dream list to count down all of the games
we think need to be polished up and pumped back out into the mainstream, with our list
of the top 10 games that need to be remastered!
Also, take this list with a grain of salt - depending on when you’re watching this,
maybe some of these titles have already been remastered.
Wishful thinking, I know.
So with that in mind, let’s jump in!
10 Max Payne For starters, let’s forget that this video
game was adapted into a film.
Didn’t know that?
Great, keep not knowing that.
Aside from a failed cinematic adaptation, the Max Payne games were pretty awesome, crafted
by none other than Rockstar Games.
You play as NYPD detective Max Payne who is attempting to solve the case of who murdered
his family - a wife and daughter - and ends up finding his way smack dab in the middle
of a conspiracy.
At the time of it’s release, it was praised for it’s mechanics and writing.
So imagine what a remastered version could look like?
9 Syphon Filter Syphon Filter might not be the best third
person stealth action game out there, but it has a devoted fan base, that’s for sure.
Wit the original title first dropping in 1999, 6 games in total have come out of the series,
with the most recent dropping in 2007.
The concept is simple - you play a special agent tasked by the US government to capture
an international terrorist, with the plot continuing in the sequels.
While it might not be able to compete with other titles in it’s genre, there’s definitely
a lot of nostalgia tied to this game for many fans of earlier stealth shooter titles.
8 Fallout New Vegas Before Bethesda announced at E3 2018 that
it was releasing Fallout 76, fans were buzzing online about rumours that perhaps the company
would be announcing a remastered version or reboot of Fallout New Vegas, one of the most
beloved Fallout titles to date.
While it doesn’t seem like a huge possibility - the studio who developed it for Bethesda,
Obsidian Entertainment, is now releasing its own post apocalyptic title called The Outer
Worlds - a remastered version of the title sure would make a whole lot of Fallout fans
real happy.
Maybe one day, friends.
7 Twisted Metal Twisted Metal first came out in 1995 - it’s
a demolition derby game in which players used ballistic projectiles, machine guns, mines,
and even nuclear weapons to take out their opponents.
It was fun as hell.
These days, there aren’t really a whole lot of popular titles that do the same thing,
although that sort of destruction and mayhem in video games hasn’t really dissipated
as far as some demographics are concerned.
Sony has already re-released all of the Twisted Metal games as part of it’s Sony Greatest
Hits program.
So needless to say, there would be a fan base.
Imagine the online capabilities a game like this could have as well.
6 Fifa Street While FIFA has been pumping out awesome titles
over the last decade that die hard football and sports genre fans have adored, there’s
one spin off game from Fifa’s past that many would love to see make a come back.
We’re talking Fifa Street, the 4v4 game from EA that wasn’t just about winning matches
- it was about how good you looked while doing it.
A combination of football and flare, tricks and style played a big role in the title.
You built up your team of famous players and would go across the globe playing football
on the streets in these match ups.
Imagine a remastered version that explored the grander online capabilities that we have
now?
Fifa and Electronic Arts would have a hit on their hands for sure.
5 Manhunt At the time of it’s release in 2003, Manhunt
raked in a bunch of criticism concerning it’s content.
It was violent as hell; violence that looks super tame these days.
Yet the game was still banned in multiple countries, and was even part of a controversial
murder trial that occurred in the UK.
And in case you didn’t know, it was developed by Rockstar.
Of course.
If Rockstar really wanted to push the ballot though, remastering the original Manhunt using
the same engine it used on Red Dead 2 would be intense - and would probably get it banned
all over again.
But oh so worth it.
4 Persona 2 With the popularity of Persona 5, it only
seems like it’s a matter of time before developers and publishers consider remastering
the earlier titles in the series.
Persona 2 in particular is a critically acclaimed game, and would be a great choice to reintroduce
in order to draw even more audiences to the Persona series.
Persona 2 is told over two games - Innocent Sin and Eternal Punishment, and while they
arguably boast a very different tone than what gamers may be used to from Persona 5,
but it’s still just as enticing.
Back in 2011 there was a remaster of Innocent Sin for the PSP, and Eternal Sin got one but
only for Japan.
3 Metal Gear Solid Hideo Kojima is an absolute genius.
As the creator of the Metal Gear solid series, his games have been adored by millions, and
Solid Snake has gone down in video game history as one of the most recognizable and iconic
characters out there.
Now that he’s gone his separate ways from Konami, off creating mind blowing video game
art the likes of Death Stranding, it feels as if Metal Gear Solid’s story has come
to a close.
What better way for Konami to keep cashing it on it though than to release a bunch of
titles from the series remastered?
While Metal Gear Solid The Twin Snakes acts as a means of accomplishing this, but tonally
it wasn’t the same, and there’s still a big empty void in many MGS fans’ hearts.
2 Grand Theft Auto Vice City Vice City was a big title for Rockstar and
the GTA franchise.
Many consider it to be the second best title in the series after GTA V. (Or hey, maybe
its vice versa for you, no pun intended).
Regardless, Vice City has become one of the most memorable action adventure titles in
video game history.
Playing as Tommy Vercetti, who was voiced by Ray Liotta, you seek out those who have
wronged you while building a criminal empire and seizing power from other criminal organizations
in Vice city.
It’s a blast, and like many other GTA titles, stirred up a bunch of controversy upon it’s
release - some of which may seem tame as hell by today’s standards.
Still, having a remastered version to play with before the inevitable release of GTA
VI would be a total blessing to many a rockstar fan out there
1 Silent Hill The Silent Hill series is arguably one of
the most prominent and well crafted horror game franchises of all time.
Both the first and second titles are phenomenal games.
Back in 2012, Silent Hill 2 and 3 both were remastered in HD, with re-recorded voice acting,
but were highly criticized for how badly the remastered versions were put together.
But it’s not too late for Konami to take a stab at remastering them properly, along
with the first silent Hill title.
Hell, if Konami remastered both of them, then released them along with PT, the teaser for
the cancelled instalment to the series directed by Hideo Kojima and Del Toro, I feel like
everyone would just whip out their wallets and give them all of their money.
Seriously, it would be a solid investment on their part, and we could probably relive
all of those horrific moments from all of those games in utter ecstasy.
There we have it friends!
What other games can you think of out there that deserve to be remastered?
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