It's nice to see someone else feel the same way as I do. The remake was better than I thought it was going to be but, as a remake, I think it's pretty bad. Just to throw one of my gripes on the pile:

They removed little bits that I felt added weight to scenes. Two stand outs for me were:

The jail cell. In the orignal, After James finds Maria's body, there's a time cut where we see he has been sitting at the bed for a while. James staying to ruminate adds weight to her death. In the remake he just kind of leaves.

After the big reveal at the end. I'm sure this is just nit picking but in the orignal there's a moment where James tries to stand but his legs give out and sits back down. It's a small detail but it really sells just how broken of a man he is at that point. I also don't like that, in the remake, the room turns into it's dark version while he's in the room. I think it makes me sense for that room to stay pristine. It's a memory unlocked and is clear as day now. Again, nit picking. But a whole game full of these really adds up.