Panzer Dragoon Saga. |
I should also note that these are not an order of my favorite games but in terms of availability against the need for a remake of sorts. There are far more I wanted to add to this list than I could fit in any reasonable way. Games like Panzer Dragoon Saga I would have added but if I start on the Saturn, the list would be more or less a complete list of Sega Saturn games...Sorry.
5.Parasite Eve HD Remake
Easily one of the most exciting action RPGs on the Playstation |
Parasite Eve was originally a game not
too dissimilar to Vagrant Story, but with a modern setting and more
action based gameplay. I feel Parasite Eve was ultimately the
superior game. The game is actually a sequel to the Japanese novel by
the same name. Aya Brea is a cop for the NYPD and soon finds herself
surrounded by people bursting into flames while other creatures into
monsters. The mitochondria inside their bodies are evolving and this
also gives Aya powers.
Parasite Eve is such an interesting
idea with a captivating story that I'm surprised they failed so much
with the two sequels that were released.
4.Super Metroid HD Remake
We tried having Samus talk...Can we please go back to 2D now? |
The problem with a Super Metroid remake
is that there is basically nothing that needs to be changed. I mainly
put this on the list so new fans can appreciate what I feel is the
peak of the series and hopefully drag Nintendo back into making 2D
Metroid games once again.
3.Rival Schools 1 & 2 HD Collection
If you had a Dreamcast you were spoilt for fighting games. |
I would love to see a revival of the
Rival Schools series. Fast paced, tag team gameplay with colourful
and imaginative characters. This is something I can actually see
Capcom doing some day. HD lick of paint, with netplay and some
balancing and you can pretty much release the games just like that.
2.Shin Megami Tensei 1 & 2
Collection
Religious symbolism makes Shin Megami Tensei a task to localize. |
I am a huge fan of the Shin Megami
Tensei series but as of yet, the two major games in the series have
not reached outside Japan. This upsets me as the dark story of the
first two games were something rare to see on the Super Nintendo.
Just Balance the difficulty a little bit and add an auto mapping
feature and you'd be good to go.
1.Mother Complete Collection
Colourful games...I remember those. |
My top spot is something that could
never possibly happen but it's something I would very much like to
see. Mother on the NES never saw the light of day outside Japan but
those in America got to play Mother 2 on the Super Nintendo.
Localized as Earthbound, it was a wacky game that broke many RPG
conventions. It was set in a reasonably modern time and instead of
fighting dragons and slimes you would fight bees and dogs. In place
of a sword and shield, you would have a baseball bat and yo-yo.
Against your foes you would not throw a magical fireball at your
enemy but use your psychic powers against them.
Add Mother 3 to the mix and you'd have
the ultimate collection if you're looking for a non conventional RPG.
Nintendo could never release these games without some heavy editing
as it plays music similar to licensed songs and various other
copyright issues. So far there are not even any plans to release
Earthbound on the Nintendo Virtual Console, So the likelihood of
playing these games by normal means is next to impossible I am afraid
to say.
Funny I wrote a post about that myself just a little while ago. I think overall game developers might be underestimating just how big the "remake" business could be, seeing as sites like GoG.com are doing fairly well (as far as I know). I think there are tons of people out there that would love to get their hands on newer versions of old games, because today a lot of those games are just impossible to get hold of or in the case of PC games sometimes even impossible to get working on newer systems. I know many games can be acquired through things like PSNetwork, but just downloading it just isn't the same for me, especially not when it comes to video games rather than computer games.
ReplyDeleteIn an ideal world, I would be happy with a service that perfectly emulates older games with software emulation. Nintendo did a pretty good job with virtual console but it's fairly limiting in reach and PAL regions still get stuck with horrible 50hz versions. Like you say, PC is an even more difficult matter. DosBox is technically useable but I find some games are still pretty unplayable. it's even less of an excuse with PC hardware as it's mostly a case of emulating old software OS systems anyway.
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