"Gamers ultimately seem to want bang for their buck with remasters - not unreasonably, either - especially those based on games only a few years old. Some re-releases in this generation have seemed rather aimless in terms of value and meeting a demand, with the likes of Darksiders II: Deathinitive Edition being strange arrivals. In some cases they're quick cash-ins that only a small audience actually wants."
This statement isn't entirely true. If a game is popular enough, fans will lap up a remaster, even if it's full price, even if it doesn't add much besides improved resolution and framerate... even if the original game is barely over a year old. GTA V Remastered and TLOU Remastered are proof of this.
It's pretty likely that a bunch of factors put together are responsible for the apparent lack of enthusiasm for Twilight Princess HD, as the author said. I would like to add a couple more:
1. Fans aren't seeing the improvements made to this game. I've seen numerous comments stating that it looks pretty much the same as the original release, only bumped to HD and done. I don't think that's the case, actually, but the fact remains that, to many people, the improvements done to this game doesn't seem as clear as the improvements done to Wind Waker HD, for example, before release.
2. People have already had a HD remaster of a Zelda game to "tide them over until Zelda Wii U releases", in Aonuma's own words (he said something along these lines back in January 2013's Nintendo Direct, when he revealed Wind Waker HD). Couple this with the fact that the original release date of Zelda Wii U was supposed to be december 2015 (a release date that many experienced gamers thought unlikely, but still), and you can see why people wouldn't be as excited for Twilight Princess HD. It's something along the lines of: "ANOTHER Zelda remaster? C'mon, Nintendo, we want to play the real deal!"
The value for the actual game, for me, is there. The comparison videos I've seen shows a big improvement. To the people that says it looks the same as the Wii version: seriously? Fire up Twilight Princess on an HDTV again, then. Your eyes will bleed because the aliasing is AWFUL, it's one of the worst cases of aliasing I've seen in a high profile Nintendo game. Being able to play this at 1080p will make a whole world of difference.
Besides, if so many people were fine with paying $60 for basic remasters of 1 year old games (again, GTAV and TLOU), why is it a problem to pay $60 for a basic remaster of a 10 year old game that includes an amiibo, to boot? amiibos alone are priced $13... So, yeah, I don't think it's only a matter of price alone, but the other circumstances previously mentioned in the article plus the ones I outlined above.
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Re: Editorial: Considering the Recipe For Successful Nintendo Remasters and Re-Releases
"Gamers ultimately seem to want bang for their buck with remasters - not unreasonably, either - especially those based on games only a few years old. Some re-releases in this generation have seemed rather aimless in terms of value and meeting a demand, with the likes of Darksiders II: Deathinitive Edition being strange arrivals. In some cases they're quick cash-ins that only a small audience actually wants."
This statement isn't entirely true. If a game is popular enough, fans will lap up a remaster, even if it's full price, even if it doesn't add much besides improved resolution and framerate... even if the original game is barely over a year old. GTA V Remastered and TLOU Remastered are proof of this.
It's pretty likely that a bunch of factors put together are responsible for the apparent lack of enthusiasm for Twilight Princess HD, as the author said. I would like to add a couple more:
1. Fans aren't seeing the improvements made to this game. I've seen numerous comments stating that it looks pretty much the same as the original release, only bumped to HD and done. I don't think that's the case, actually, but the fact remains that, to many people, the improvements done to this game doesn't seem as clear as the improvements done to Wind Waker HD, for example, before release.
2. People have already had a HD remaster of a Zelda game to "tide them over until Zelda Wii U releases", in Aonuma's own words (he said something along these lines back in January 2013's Nintendo Direct, when he revealed Wind Waker HD). Couple this with the fact that the original release date of Zelda Wii U was supposed to be december 2015 (a release date that many experienced gamers thought unlikely, but still), and you can see why people wouldn't be as excited for Twilight Princess HD. It's something along the lines of: "ANOTHER Zelda remaster? C'mon, Nintendo, we want to play the real deal!"
The value for the actual game, for me, is there. The comparison videos I've seen shows a big improvement. To the people that says it looks the same as the Wii version: seriously? Fire up Twilight Princess on an HDTV again, then. Your eyes will bleed because the aliasing is AWFUL, it's one of the worst cases of aliasing I've seen in a high profile Nintendo game. Being able to play this at 1080p will make a whole world of difference.
Besides, if so many people were fine with paying $60 for basic remasters of 1 year old games (again, GTAV and TLOU), why is it a problem to pay $60 for a basic remaster of a 10 year old game that includes an amiibo, to boot? amiibos alone are priced $13... So, yeah, I don't think it's only a matter of price alone, but the other circumstances previously mentioned in the article plus the ones I outlined above.
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@Moon: could I have the code then, please, if you're not going to use it?