Hynad said:
QuintonMcLeod said:
The amount of hoove clickery in this thread is astounding...
Here is where you can get details of TLoU Remastered:
http://blog.us.playstation.com/2014/06/09/the-last-of-us-remastered-coming-july-29th-to-ps4/
Lets go back to a previous "remastered" game. Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition. The game so many people were told would be superior to the PC version, but still falling flat on its face in comparison. In case you forgot the verdict on which was better, check out the link here:
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-2014-tomb-raider-definitive-edition-next-gen-face-off
So, now the question is, "What constitutes a remaster?". Lets use the definition assigned for movies. Someone provided a definition already, but lets just cut to the chase. When a new movie is released and a year goes by, if the movie is ever re-released with new features, video enhancements and audio corrections, it's never labeled as a remaster. As a matter of fact, it's labeled as a Director's Cut. Why? Because the movie is still fairly new and there's no much to do make it look better for today's technology.
For a video game, touching up the character models and "adding" DLC, features and lighting effects does not constitute a remaster. Think of it this way. If you remaster a game and the older version still has better quality, then what do you call the remaster?
"Remaster", in this sense, is being used as a marketing ploy kind of like how "HD" was used as a marketing ploy between 2006 and 2012 (and it still is today to be frank). The true definition of remaster, in the case of video games, does not apply to TLoU. I'm sorry to inform you, but it's just a port. What they've done with this game isn't anything new. Developers have always ported older games to newer consoles with updated graphics and features, and even then, they were labeled as ports.
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Cool story, bro.
Now, is Wind Waker HD a remaster?
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Yes, because:
1) The game is over a decade old.
2) The original game was in SD with a 4:3 format. The new game was upgraded to 1080p with a 16:9 format.
3 The character models were completely redone (and not enhanced like TLoU's models)
4) The textures were completely redone
5) The environments were completely redone
6) The music was completely redone by a live orchestra (and not synthesized music from the last game).
7) New console exclusive features were added to the game such as off-screen play, Gamepad inventory system, mii-verse integration, tilt controls for aiming and etc.
8) New items were added to the game
9) Gameplay element fixes were implemented into the game.
10) Pacing in the game had been corrected and made more streamlined.
11) Improved graphics with real-time environment lighting and other effects were added.
