Didn't they redo everything for the last of us PS5/PC, using the newer engine (reusing TLOU2 assets as well)? Or did they just upscale old assets and make some changes? I thought it was the former.
They didn't bother to implement some of the gameplay advancements from Part 2 into Part 1, which would have been very welcome, from what I've heard in reviews.
Its technically a remake, but its basically a remaster.
My whole thing with pricing of a near 1 to 1 remake, even if you're creating everything from scratch, is that a lot of the hard work is already done. Concept art, level design, gameplay mechanics, scripts, and story boarding/beats etc... Little of that needed to change for DS.
Yeah, you're correct.
But what they've added & enhanced is impressive.
I'm not taking away from the hard work still required, or the creativity/engineering involved in improvements (no loading screens/seamless for DS for ex), but it's a development process a good chunk of time ahead of newer IP's.
Unfortunately newer IPs are risky business.
Given the history of success of the Dead Space franchise, I'm thankful EA took the risk of reviving it instead of leaving it dead.
As a fan of survival horror, and how its received limited financial success of anything not named Resident Evil, I viewed this as an opportunity to send a message to EA & other major publishers that these are the types of games I want.
The only way that message can be received is the sales numbers within the first month. Otherwise, the message is muted. Publishers don't care about sales of games that are in the discount bin.
Anyway, I'm not trying to force my opinion on others. Ultimately I'm just glad Dead Space is back in the convo.
Lets hope it stays in the convo, or else Dead Space may be dead forever.
It would make an amazing tv series!
That's an ENTIRELY different discussion, one that I have MANY thoughts about, especially after watching the prequel-anime movie Downfall a few days ago.
But with our luck, the retarded showrunners of the Netflix Resident Evil series, the Paramount Halo series, or Phoebe Waller Bridge would be in charge of it.