{"id":436942,"date":"2023-12-14T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-14T20:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jbsgame.com\/?p=436942"},"modified":"2024-02-06T10:03:03","modified_gmt":"2024-02-06T16:03:03","slug":"nominees-for-destructoids-best-remake-remaster-of-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jbsgame.com\/nominees-for-destructoids-best-remake-remaster-of-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Nominees for Destructoid\u2019s Best Remake\/Remaster of 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"
Nostalgia is a hell of a drug. We hold the games we played in our younger years dear to our hearts, which the gaming industry can often exploit for a quick buck<\/a>. Fortunately, we saw some truly incredible remakes in 2023 that actually do justice to their source material.<\/p> The distinction between a \u201cremake\u201d and \u201cremaster\u201d became especially blurred in 2023. In some cases, we saw some really<\/em> comprehensive remakes. These titles reimagined the games they’re based on from the ground up, adding so much new stuff that even longtime fans had no idea what to expect. Conversely, we saw some remakes that felt more like very pretty remasters. These were games that worked overtime to feel as much like the original titles as possible, often focusing on visuals and music over sweeping gameplay changes.<\/p> And, of course, we saw many games that sat somewhere between those two extremes. Which approach should a remake take? Who knows! It\u2019s all subjective, at the end of the day. But for better or for worse, we\u2019re here to see which one takes the top slot in Destructoid\u2019s own popularity contest, so let\u2019s see the nominees.<\/p>