The Problem With Video Game Remakes

With all of the Silent Hill 2 remake rumours in the news, I thought it was time to talk about the problems with remaking classic video games.

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Sources:
Gamerant - New Silent Hill Game Rumors Explained: https://gamerant.com/silent-hill-new-...
Den of Geek - Abandoned Silent Hill Conspiracy: https://www.denofgeek.com/games/new-s...
VGC - Leaked Images of British Silent Hill: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/n...
PCGamer - Leaked Images of Bloober Team’s Silent Hill 2 Pitch: https://www.pcgamer.com/images-allege...
Screenrant - Silent Hill 2 Remake New Endings Rumors: https://screenrant.com/silent-hill-2-...
Techradar - Bloober Team Mental Health: https://www.techradar.com/features/si...
Gamesradar+ - Blair Witch Portrayal of Insanity: https://www.gamesradar.com/blair-witc...
Bobvids - Bloober Team Bites - How the ‘Layers of Fear’ Dev Copy/Pasted Their Way to Notoriety:    • Bloober Team Bites - How the ‘Layers of Fe...  
Polygon - Silent Hills Canceled: https://www.polygon.com/2015/4/27/850...

Footage used in order:
Silent Hill 2 Enhanced Edition
Silent Hill: Homecoming
P.T
The Thing
Scarface
The Lion King
The Departed
Alien
Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes
Metal Gear Solid
Casablanca
System Shock
Crash Bandicoot N.Sane Trilogy
Spyro Reignited Trilogy
Sly Cooper
Silent Hill HD Collection
Resident Evil Remake
Resident Evil PC
Resident Evil 2 Remake
Resident Evil 3 Remake
Resident Evil 2 PSX
System Shock Remake
The Last of Us Remake

Music Used:
Silent Hill 2 OST - Mirrored Guilt
Silent Hill 2 OST - Looking for Mommy
Silent Hill 2 OST - Heaven’s Night
Resident Evil Code Veronica X OST - A Moment of Relief
Silent Hill 2 OST - Laura

Chapters:
00:00 - Rumours
02:08 - The Point of Video Game Remakes
04:45 - Resident Evil Style Remakes
06:44 - The Futility of Remaking Silent Hill 2
09:15 - Outro

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-Seán