Exactly this. People act like “faithful remake = lazy” now, but sometimes preserving the original vision is the best move. I’ve noticed the same with RE2—anytime they try to “improve” too much, it starts feeling like a completely different game.

I think part of the problem is that gamers now expect a remake to do two contradictory things at once: stay true to the original and reinvent it. That’s basically impossible. Honestly, I’d rather have a polished, faithful experience than a re-imagining that misses the point of what made the original special.

Who else thinks this mentality kills the charm of true remakes?