Super Turbo Remake Plus

<p>What makes a remake worth playing? When should developers go back and change a game, and how much should they change? This week, the Triple Click crew tries to figure out when remakes work, when they don't work, and why. Plus: Kirk unveils his grand spectrum of Remakes, Remasters, and the Super Turbo Remake Plus.</p><p><strong>Kirk’s Remake Spectrum*:</strong></p><ul><li>Re-release (The original game, playable on new hardware)</li><li>Remaster (visually enhanced version of the same game, same tech, etc.)</li><li>Remaster Plus (A visual remaster that makes some changes to the gameplay - e.g. Skyward Sword, ME Trilogy)</li><li>Remake (New engine/tech and new visuals, but makes a point of keeping the gameplay the same. E.g. SotC, Demon’s Souls, Diablo 2 Resurrected)</li><li>Remake Plus (New engine and actual new gameplay/mechanics/etc. E.g. Black Mesa, Tomb Raider Anniversary)</li><li>Reimagined Remake (Uses the original as a template to make major changes, e.g. Resident Evil 2 & 3 Remake)</li><li>Super Turbo Remake Plus (There is only one of these and it is Final Fantasy VII Remake)</li><li>Sequel or Reboot </li></ul><p><i>*Note that these are stops along a continuous spectrum and not a series of discrete categorizations. Many games fall somewhere in between categories.</i></p><p><strong>One More Thing: </strong></p><p><strong>Kirk: </strong>The White Lotus Reloaded</p><p><strong>Maddy:</strong> Dark Souls</p><p><strong>Jason: </strong>The Forgotten City</p><p><strong>Links:</strong></p><p> Mat Bradley-Tschirgi on why Final Fantasy shouldn’t be modernized: <a href="https://www.polygon.com/22648602/final-fantasy-original-ff1-retro-gaming-classic-pixel-version-steam-square-enix">https://www.polygon.com/22648602/final-fantasy-original-ff1-retro-gaming-classic-pixel-version-steam-square-enix</a></p><p>Mike White’s New York interview about The White Lotus: https://www.vulture.com/article/the-white-lotus-finale-mike-white-interview-departures-ending.html</p><p>Slate’s Working podcast interview with White Lotus compose