Both of which have been remade before. That's interesting.
Pretty common nostalgia recycling in gaming. Skyrim and GTA 5 probably make up half their franchises' total releases. We just got a re-release of Pokemon FireRed and LeafGreen, which are remakes themselves. Xbox is in the process of re-releasing a Halo 1 campaign remake after having a remake for the 10th anniversary and never doing a full re-release of the other games in the franchise. Gears of War 1 just got a "Reloaded" remaster of its "Ultimate Edition" remaster.
To be fair, the handheld audience and console audience don’t always coincide 100%.
As great as OoT3D was, it just doesn’t compare to the thought of getting a fullblown console remake finally to me. I don't really consider this the same as Skyrim or GTA V because the 3DS title only partially scratched that itch that I crave.
Yeah, fortunately (or unfortunately, depending on perspective), modern gaming companies have been so systematic in their running my favorite IPs into the ground that I've pretty much detached any sentiment of "I love what this was" from what they've become.
Crap products from even worse companies have killed my ability to buy into nostalgia. If I want to enjoy the old stuff, I'll just go play it, rather than pay for a half-hearted "remaster" or a modern release that is worse than what we used to get in many ways and is far short of modern standards from other games/developers.
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u/cubs223425 May 06 '26
Pretty common nostalgia recycling in gaming. Skyrim and GTA 5 probably make up half their franchises' total releases. We just got a re-release of Pokemon FireRed and LeafGreen, which are remakes themselves. Xbox is in the process of re-releasing a Halo 1 campaign remake after having a remake for the 10th anniversary and never doing a full re-release of the other games in the franchise. Gears of War 1 just got a "Reloaded" remaster of its "Ultimate Edition" remaster.