Gaming Torn between a few game to buy...

[Arras]

Save your cash for any:

• Pokémon Z

• Hoenn remakes

• Mario Galaxy 3

• A new good experience

Any Galaxy 3 will almost certainly be a console title. More Pokemon is extremely likely though.

 

[RikuCrafter]

Let me correct you - "a whiny little rant about the idea that making remakes that look and play almost exactly like the original is in any way valid" is more appropriate.

Try out MGS: Twin Snakes - a remake that revamped the graphics from the ground up, introduced new gameplay mechanics (Many MGS2 mechanics such as FPS mode and Hanging Mode, hiding bodies or yourself in lockers, dogtags collecting, Boss Survival Mode etc.) which actually changed the way you played the game, featured an almost completely re-recorded and re-composed music score (everything apart from one song) and re-recorded voice acting. That's a remake. That had a point - it offered the same story in a fresh and exciting new way.

OOT 3D features cosmetic improvements in comparison, it's an HD re-release at best.

Sad to say, I do agree with Foxi. I love Ocarina of Time 3D, but it is little more than a remaster. (Not a bad thing, I adore HD remasters)

The Pokemon remakes are proper remakes. Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories is a remake. Black Mesa is a remake.

On topic, I can sing nothing but praise for Bravely Default.

 

[Foxi4]

The Pokemon remakes are proper remakes. Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories is a remake. Black Mesa is a remake.

I'm with you strongly on this one, those too are great examples of how to handle an old game and make it relevant to a contemporary audience.

 

[BORTZ]

The best experience out there right now is SMT4. Its a turn based RPG with adult pokemon to collect and fuse. You will be playing the game for hours.