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I am not too fussed about remakes. There are so many games to play, I don't have enough time.
But, one game I would instantly get, Panzer Dragoon Saga. What an absolutely legendary game, that hardly anyone had the chance to play. Cleaning that up and releasing it on modern platforms would be amazing.
Sly Cooper and Jak & Daxter are both criminally forgotten in this era of games
I would kill for a Jak 3 remaster. I loved using the button mash glitch with Light Jak and flying around using the wings. I played through that game so many times as a kid.
Also why the fuck won't Sony port both those series to PC?!
Good news. The Jak and Daxter series is being decompiled and ported by fans. Currently the first two games are playable on PC, they are currently working on Jak 3 and will also port Jak X.
Red Alert 2
Tiberian Sun / Firestorm as well
Yes. But they need to be very careful to keep that bleak and hopeless aesthetic.
Yes! But not into a 3D engine. Loved some Arctic circle, everyone start in the corners and have a race for the derricks and airports!
Hearty agreement here. I fired up Red Alert 3, hated the art style (and the co-commanders playing the game for me!) and bailed on the whole affair. Meanwhile I recently played through Red Alert 2 again on my Steam Deck and absolutely adored it.
I thought Generals and C&C 3 looked good, but I hated Red Alert 3. They tried too hard to make it Star Craft 2.
Red Alert 2 was the last good Command and Conquer game in my opinion, I know Generals had a big following but I couldn't get into anything after RA2.
How did it play on the steam deck? I've been playing a bit of Tiberium Sun lately but RA2 will always be my favourite, it could use a bit more balancing in multiplayer though.
Oops, forgot to reply to you!
With the custom input mapping I used (available on Steam) it played really well. Probably not as well as a keyboard and mouse but I was able to complete all the campaigns on hard without issue, if memory serves.
Multiplayer has never been my thing with RTS games so I can't comment on that.
All good man, appreciate the reply. I'm tempted to give it a go now and see if I can set up my own hybrid control mapping using the touchscreen as a mouse and attach a keyboard to see what kind of experience that offers, I feel like it could either be decent or horrendous but worth a try xD
I used the touch pad as a trackpad mouse which worked very well for me. I also had various hotkeys mapped to the other touchpad and the rear buttons as modifiers (control and shift, if memory serves). I think I submitted my config but as my deck is in for repairs I can't check right now (it'll have my username attached).
I’ve seen people play it on the Steam deck but it’s not easy to control.
If you get back into multiplayer then use cncnet. They have a balance patch.
Yeh I didn't imagine it was be that enjoyable but then I could have been wrong.
I was aware of cncnet but didn't realise they had made a balance patch. To be fair it has been a long time, maybe i should revisit, although online I'd get absolutely stomped these days I'm sure.
A lot of medium skill people still play, surprisingly. I’m not good at all and still have roughly a 70% win rate.
The patch most heavily nerfs France, Iraq, and most importantly, Yuri.
It also fixes a metric fuck ton of bugs. Someone even managed to patch the engine to fix the input delay on lower game speeds.
Oh really? I imagined it just to be the "elite" type players left.
Not my sweet France!! XD
I'm gonna have to check this out and see what's up with it at some point. Thanks for the info
Absolutely. Keep it 2.5d
I would give my left nut for a Dark Cloud or Black&White 2 full remaster
Black & White 2 gets my vote
Dude dark cloud would be soooo good! That game was absolutely brilliant!
Blazing Angels. Amazing flight simulator fighting game that I still have the discs of for either XBox or XBox 360.
The game is still listed on Steam, but you can't buy it. I absolutely loved that game growing up, making your way through the ranks, taking part in some of the biggest air battles of WWII.
The games that actually need it are the ones stuck on old consoles with no forward compatibility, particularly PC. Just looking at the games still on my shelf, that don't belong to Nintendo, and are not locked in some kind of licensing hell:
And I don't have it on my shelf, but would it kill someone to remaster the old TimeSplitters games?
Dark Cloud 2 (Dark Chronical in Europe) I have never ran into a game that has hooked me like Dark Cloud 2 did. Loved how you upgraded the weapon not the character. Wouldn't even need a remake just a Dark Cloud 3 as it like Final Fantasy each game had similar mechanics but a new story with new characters with some returning in different roles.
I came here to say Dark Cloud <3
Playing through Dark Cloud 2 right now! Looooved them as a kid, would also love a remake. 2 expanded on 1 in so many great ways but I think a modern take on it with some QoL stuff would be amazing.
Not a niche game, but: day (????) of waiting for Sony to put Bloodborne on PC.
Also, this is a bit of a tangent, but I really wish Nintendo would start putting some of their games on PC. Not even so that I can play them, I do have a switch, but because there are quite a few of them that just don’t do well on console, either performance-wise or in terms of UX. For example, I’ve been playing the new Zelda game. The game’s core mechanic involves scrolling through a MASSIVE list of objects to find what you’re looking for and the best solution the game has for this is a handful of sorting options that only get you so far when there are just this many things. Without changing any of the gameplay, you could make the experience soooo much better by:
Some games just deserve better treatment than what they got from the limitations of their original platforms.
Its not that old (although that does fit the theme) but Hotline Miami 1, and to a lesser extent, 2. Both are limited a lot by the engine, and by the small scale of their development. If they could be re-made in a new engine, with some modern customizability and QoL features, as well as added polish on things like the door physics, I think it could go a long way to ensuring they stand the test of time.
Diddy Kong racing! Maybe even a Diddy Kong racing 2?!
Tokyo Jungle, the only reason my PS3 is not in a box. Shadow of Memories would be cool too. Not so niche but I hope a remake of Project Zero 2/Fatal Frame 2 is coming soon.
Unlikely to ever happen, but Xenogears.
Timesplitters Future Perfect
F-Zero GX
Specifically I want to see Sega given complete creative freedom over the project. Just add more content, mod support, online mode, and a PC port.
Point & click adventures of olden times. Day of the Tentacle, Monkey Islands 1 & 2 got remasters, hell, Monkey island got even a NEW game.
I'd insta-buy on Indiana Jones & Fate of Atlantis -remaster.
...But, tbh, still rather have a new game in same style.
Fate of Atlantis is a cannon story to me. I never saw the two new movies, so that's the end of the franchise for me, unless the new game is any good.
I'd love to see Darkwatch get ported to PC and remastered. Loved it on ps2 and have it working at a somewhat cranked up resolution on emulator, but a legit updated PC port would be awesome.
Chrono Trigger or Final Fantasy 6
A lot of people surprisingly don't know the game but I'd love to see Arc the lad: twilight spirits remade. I really enjoyed the story and the style of the game it would need a bit of graphics overhaul
Interstate 76
Excellent choice! In my vague memories it was an original game with a fun theme
Vehicular warfare in the 70s, with a really funky art and audio design.
Legend of Legaia
The idea of putting fighting game inputs and combos into a turn-based RPG was just so cool, and I haven’t seen anything like it since.
Colosseum: Road to Freedom
It's a PS2 game where you play as a gladiator. There's plot where you rise up the ranks to duel other gladiator camps' champions for a chance to spar with Ceasar, and you get involved in a plot to murder him with a couple different endings based on what decisions you make.
The gameplay is some fun button mashing and the battles are fucking rad. Bladed weapons do more damage to unarmored opponents, blunt weapons can break limbs and have a better chance to knock off armor, curved swords and flails can reach around shields and armor. There's "hunting" fights were you go up against bulls or tigers. And then the mock battles. They set up like a fake city or fake boats in the colosseum to recreate real battles from wars that the gladiators fight in.
There's even a glitch where you bypass all of the endings and the game just continues forever with random fights at the colosseum every couple of days. Makes me think the devs were planning on making the game endless, but didn't finish it or it got cut for some reason. But yeah, I really want a new gladiator game