On Friday, the 28th
Bethesda re-release The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. Like a lot of Elder Scrolls fans,
I’m excited to hear other players story in their return to Skyrim or see their
first time in Skyrim. Skyrim wasn’t the only big remaster that released in the
past few months, 2K’s Bioshock: The Collection was released on September 13th
– which includes all the Bioshock games and DLC.
The policy they provided for
the remaster editions was to buy a full copy of the remaster or if you
already
have a copy (on PC) they will provide the owner with a free upgrade path.
Giving these remaster version shows that both publishers care about their respective
games.
Both games were masterpieces
during their original release and to give them a remaster was just part of the
course. Games that were masterpieces in the past and have the community for it
will most likely get a remaster edition. Remastering games for some player
might be a quick cash and grab, but I see it as preserving them.
Video games in the past aren’t
surfaced to the average gamer. Sure, there are games that stood the test of
time, but it’s only the most successful and memorable games that are still
alive today. Games like Mario Bros, Zelda, Pokémon, and Final Fantasy to name
few that are still alive and well. The reason they’re still huge hits is because
of their iterations and release schedule. But games like Spy Vs. Spy, Ducktales,
and Space Invaders are nowhere to be seen. If these games had the remaster
treatment I’m sure that retro games would resonate with the other audience.
Remastering games might be a
cash grab for some gamers, but the publishers are also preserving them for new
and old players. The two recent remasters are great games that came with some
issues, but the remasters aren’t master versions of the game either. Bioshock:
The Collection had many problems during its release, it had mouse control problems
on PC, hard crashes, FoV setting was not an option, didn’t support 21:9 display
ratio, and low audio problems across all platforms.
Skyrim is the recent
remaster that also has problems, though not as severe as Bioshock. The only
problem I’m seeing and hearing for the internet are the audio. It seems like
the audio throughout the game was downgraded to sound muddy and faded. Of course,
Bioshock has been patched and fixed, while Skyrim still needs to wait for a
patch.
Remasters are a relatively
new way to get gamers to come back or try it once more. If this was a thing in
the past I’m sure retro games would be more widely played and present. But remastering
a game doesn’t always mean it’s the best version of the game as you see with
Skyrim and Bioshock. This does mean that these games are one of a kind in its generation
and does deserve to be persevered for gamers to come.
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