Biggest pleasant surprise of the Switch era

[Jumpin]

SKMBlake said:

Jumpin said:

You are still mistaken. It's not remade in the style of Xenoblade Chronicles 2 or Torna. It is the original Xenoblade Chronicles remastered with a new expansion (Future Connected) included.

I'm unsure if you have never played the Xenoblade Chronicles games before, or if you just have some misconceptions.

Porting to an updated/different engine doesn't make a game a remake.
Not all remasters are "1080@60fps" - that's just optimal for HD TV displays.
Xenoblade Chronicles DE isn't 360p at 20 FPS. It's 720p at 30FPS.
Adding an epilogue isn't remaking a game, it's expanding a game.

I'll try to explain.

No need. I am very well aware of the differences, and it's ok to be wrong.

I suppose you're one of the ones considering Crash trilogy, Tony Hawk 1+2 or Spyro trilogy as remaster as well while FF7 remake is "a remake since it's in the title".

Heck, I even saw people calling Super Mario All Stars and Demon's Souls PS5 a remaster

It's alright to be mistaken. Clearly, it was a little more than that on your end. You were trying to argue your point in bad faith even after you were shown to be wrong.

I'd say the only reason you admitted to being wrong was because I posted a Digital Foundry article and an interview with the developers, where they explain remaster treatments. (Which you even cut out of your response for some reason)

You'd otherwise have waffled on as long as you could, and your next paragraph shows it by spitting out one of the most ridiculous strawman arguments I've ever seen: "I suppose you're one of the ones considering () FF7 remake is "a remake since it's in the title"."

Are you for real? Come on! :D

FF7R might be the most well known remake in video game history. It was famous years before it was even announced.
The reason people call Final Fantasy 7R a remake because that's what it is - a remake of Final Fantasy 7. Even if "Remake" wasn't in the title, we'd still know it was a remake of FF7 because it's obviously a remake of FF7. So obvious Square Enix put it in the title. It's probably the most recognizable example of a remake among video games today.

Last edited by Jumpin - on 05 December 2021