[General Discussion] Remakes: for or against...

I definitely agree that Maverick Hunter X was an awesome update to the original Megaman X. So was Megaman Powered Up -- loads upon loads of additional content.

Remakes are a toss-up; a double-edged Buster sword, if you would. When done by a talented team, remakes can be a great thing. Not to talk up Capcom too much, but what they're doing with Bionic Commando Rearmed shows they've really got some concern and a real desire to breathe new life into old games. Dunno what they're doing with Megaman 9 though, but oh well.

I'm more opposed to re-releases though. Someone mentioned the Lunar games and their port over to the PlayStation; I'm okay with that one. That's re-releasing a game that came out on a console so few actually owned. But there are several games that get ported and re-released for no real reason except to increase exposure. The re-release of Chrono Trigger for the DS is a good example of that -- I'd rather see them do a complete overhaul on it; update the graphics, fix some translation errors, really make the game shine anew. Instead, they're giving us another dungeon. For a game that has fans begging for a remake of CT, it's kind of an insult. Hopefully, if this sells particularly well, it'll prompt SE to remake the game, but I highly doubt it.

Jam it back in, in the dark.