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Vinther1991 said:
No! It’s the great video game replacement, where a new team of developers completely changes the visual expression of the original work without bringing anything new and meaningful to the experience. They don’t understand that the constraints the original was made under is an important part of the art. The atmosphere and experience of playing the 2018 version will never be equal nor superior to playing the original, just like watching a replica of Mona Lisa won’t be the same as seeing the original. The existence of the remake alone may be inoffensive at best, had Sony actually decided to make the original easily available. They have not. |
The only notable thing in the remake that was toned down was the protagonist "demonification" being made a lot subtle, and it was a nice visual clue of what was about to come. It is still present, but it's not as easy to notice if you didn't know about it.
The atmosphere was great as it was in the original. The sky and mostly sterile land still passes a great isolated and misterious feeling as it did before.
They even added the little coins to unlock a small bonus in the castle.
I've not played the remake of Demon's Souls yet but that one do feel like it lost a lot of its atmosphere compared to the original, even as the game is now gorgeous and looks like it performs well.
