To be fair it's not new I for example remember ocarina of time Master quest.
this post was submitted on 27 Aug 2026
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For most of human history and prehistory we have been telling the same stories over and over again. The idea that every piece of media we make nrrds to be wholly new and original is a modern conception that stems from intellectual property law bring stretched to serve the interests of large and immortal corporations.
I think remasters are great. One of the biggest tragedies of thr industry was Sony closing Bluepoint.
You're absolutely right, yet I would say CDPR are different. They deliver. And also: it's free, so who cares if it'd be crap, just stay legacy then.
But yes, I'm also tired of all those remasters. Rarely good, always too expensive, mostly Same bugs (and new) but 31 textures ai-upscaled or shit like that. Movies are the same.
Original ideas? Dead. Try something fresh? Dead. Dare the unconventional? Dead.
I wouldn't label the Witcher remaster that way personally. CDPR is doing that remaster for free and it's essentially promotion for the sequel.
This tbh.
When they don't charge you again for an old product that I already own I am all for it. The minute they want my money again for the same game with new graphics and maybe some small changes, I am not a customer. It feels so cheap.
People keep buying them, so they keep making them.
I stopped caring about AAA games/studios when they stopped caring about making good games instead of profit. as others have said, indie devs are where to look.
Don't ever pre-order, that's for suckers
Don't ever buy a new release, that's for dupes paying to beta test
Game of the Year platinum edition with all seasons and expansions reduced to $20? Okay
The last game I preordered was Kingdom Come II and didn't regret it. It was slightly discounted and had a little bonus quest line.
The last game I preordered before that was CP 2077 and I'd say that it at least made me laugh more than it made me mad (remember the PS One meme?). The thing is: Had I not preordered and waited for the reviews before buying that overhyped game, it would have made zero difference. I still feel like the entire games magazine and journalism crowd let us down and even after extensive patching and bugfixing, the game never became what they claimed it was in their glowing reviews.
But you might get an in game decoration
It's fine to be sarcastic on the internet, just realize there are plenty who will think you are serious without the /s at the end of the comment. It's just the way of things.
Don't buy it. Tell your friends not to buy it. Don't engage with it. But better stuff.
That's about all you can do unless you're secretly very wealthy and/or connected.
Chasing trends.
Indie developers are where the magic is happening. They're not as afraid of taking risks.
This is the low-risk strategy that decides everything now. It's why Disney has been putting out nothing but remakes for 10+ years. They can simply put out a poll, ask people if they'd watch a sequel/buy a remaster of a game, and set the budget accordingly. Guaranteed profit. No one is cheering this on.
It's not an idea shortage, they just don't want to take risks anymore and consumers seem to be enabling it.
Movies too. I think it's because executives think they are a safer bet than new projects which could flop.
They're not even the same games as they're almost always worse, if shinier, experiences. Straight up goy slop 🤷♂️, but movies have been at it for at least a couple of decades, I guess other industries had to catch up eventually. "Don't ask questions, just consume product!"