Is this the generation of Zelda remakes?

[Egann]

mZuzek said:

Egann said:

I'm OK with it. I would rather see new Zelda games, but its clear Nintendo is having an identity crisis and needs Zelda to pull the company's weight.

I do think most of the remakes thusfar have been lazy. I don't believe in remaking a game just to slap HD on it. Any remake worth its salt should have a solid counter-argument to "I already own the game," either with new gameplay or content, and Nintendo has really been loathe to do that. Any time a veteran player picks up a remake they should get deja vu on the old game, not recreate the old experience verbatim.

I disagree. I think a remake should follow exactly what the original tried to be and only change things when it's really necessary (like sailing in TWW). If remakes are going to change the game anymore than that they might as well be new games altogether.

Yes, but in this instance that leads to two criticisms:

1. Half the Zelda games since Skyward Sword have been remakes. It's clear Nintendo is struggling with getting titles out the door, but with Zelda they're also having problems wrapping their heads around what to do with the series. They've basically had this problem since Twilight Princess, too. Faithful remakes of these games makes it feel like the glory days of the series are already over, not like there's a bright future to it.

2. A substantial part of your target market for these remakes already own these games in their original form. If they don't get new value from the game, they won't buy it. This is especially a problem for Nintendo, who has cultivated a following of gameplay of graphics in the last generation, so a cosmetic upgrade to HD really feels shallow.