G*mers don’t actually want something new and better they want to just play the same thing over again in a slightly less annoying way.
Games aren't movies, gameplay is an integral part of the experience. Why would anyone actually want that to be changed in a remake? That'd be like if Metallica rereleased the Black Album but it was all oompah polka covers of their music, and then you logged on here and said "music l*isteners don't actually want something new and better."
I get what you're saying but I don't think it invalidates my point. Why do we think that the original graphics and controls are disposable in a remake, but gameplay isn't? Why not update every aspect of a game to be better instead of insisting on leaving certain aspects exactly the same to the detriment of the remake as a standalone title? I guess the fear is that you'll end up with something like Goldeneye Reloaded where they "updated" a classic FPS into just another Call of Duty clone but that just means that it's a difficult thing to do right, not that it's something not worth doing.
A lot of remasters do change game mechanics. Like the Diablo 2 rework expanded the inventory system and added gold auto-pickup, which changes the pacing of the gameplay pretty significantly, for the better. But changing the entire gameplay experience isn't remastering a game, it's making a different game with the same plot and characters.
Games aren't movies, gameplay is an integral part of the experience. Why would anyone actually want that to be changed in a remake? That'd be like if Metallica rereleased the Black Album but it was all oompah polka covers of their music, and then you logged on here and said "music l*isteners don't actually want something new and better."
I get what you're saying but I don't think it invalidates my point. Why do we think that the original graphics and controls are disposable in a remake, but gameplay isn't? Why not update every aspect of a game to be better instead of insisting on leaving certain aspects exactly the same to the detriment of the remake as a standalone title? I guess the fear is that you'll end up with something like Goldeneye Reloaded where they "updated" a classic FPS into just another Call of Duty clone but that just means that it's a difficult thing to do right, not that it's something not worth doing.
A lot of remasters do change game mechanics. Like the Diablo 2 rework expanded the inventory system and added gold auto-pickup, which changes the pacing of the gameplay pretty significantly, for the better. But changing the entire gameplay experience isn't remastering a game, it's making a different game with the same plot and characters.