The Xenoblade Chronicles Series Thread: Definitive Edition (All Spoilers in Tags)

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Hynad said:

OTBWY said:

That's where you're wrong my dude, cause the article said (and if we believe the translation is correct) said some parts could not be remade. That means that the rest was. That is a huge difference.

What percentage of the project do you think amounts to “the rest”?

I will take the example of the character polygonal models. They are the same as in the original, except for the hands and faces. This is made obvious right away when you watch any footage that compares both versions. 

The director said that they had constraints due to the project being a remaster. So for me, that case is closed.

But they are not the same.  If you look at side by side comparisons, the new models have been completely redone.  The hair has changed to better fit the style in XBC2 as well.  Just because something was remade to look the same does not mean that it was not remade.

It is not just character models as well, but special effects, terrain, the way the grass is rendered, etc.  Everything has been remade beyond the point of what you would find in a remaster.

This is why even at sub HD, XB:DE still looks fresher and more up to snuff than an actual HD remaster of the original game would look at 1080p, where all the assets remained the same.