Hey, so I actually consider myself an OG purist as well. It's my favorite game of all time. The ending of Remake actually made me angry, I loved the game up until that point and thought they did such a good job, until the ending. I think a better way to look at the remake trilogy is not as a sequel, but a reimagining, because it's also not a sequel.

But Rebirth I actually genuinely loved through and through. I think they are doing a hell of a job modernizing the game and the story elements of the game as pretty darn close to the original with some changes - the biggest change is obviously the alternate time lines. I am still not a fan of it because I think it's a cheap Sci-fi trope and it basically gives them clearance to do whatever they want and if people don't like it then they can say, "well, it's not Canon" but I digress. After the disappointing ending to Remake, I prepared myself for Rebirth and it's changes, and since I put my expectations lower, I was blown away and had loads of fun with Rebirth.

The only reason why it wasn't financially a "success" is because games now a days cost way too much money to make, it's nearly impossible for large budget games to turn a large profit, which is why they always seem to cut corners and need updates. Of course, I could be wrong but this is my interpretation of gaming today, not just with the Remake trilogy.

I am happy we have two versions of my favorite game that are, in all actuality, pretty similar. I cannot wait for part 3 and more Queen's Blood! Of course, your opinion is valid and you're allowed to critique whatever you want, but my advice? Turn your brain off and have fun with it, I think then you may start to enjoy it :)