Wyrdness said:
Look at the definition I posted. |
And from the Wikipedia page it links to : "A port that contains a great deal of remade assets may sometimes be considered a remastering"
From the remaster page:£ In some cases, the original game's graphics visual assets are not compatible with the new technology, so the developers are necessitated to remake or remodel them with improved texture depth, physically-based rendering, and light-reflection; and additional features such as realistic physics and joints employed for movable objects like character models. An example of a game that has had its graphics redesigned is Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary"
The Wikipedia page is full of "citation needed" and has no definitive distinction between remakes, remasters or ports. Tbh I don't think there's a general consensus on when to use those terms. There's nothing that seems to be agreed upon. Hell Activision thinks Spyro is a "remaster". I'll just keep using my own definitions.
Remake - An updated version of a game created from scratch.
Remaster - An updated version of a game with new assets built on the foundations of the original.
Port - An existing game moved to a new platform with no or very minimal changes to assets.
