In the wake of last night’s news that Namco Bandai is remastering Dark Souls II for current-gen systems, I’m curious: What else do you want to see get remade for PS4 and Xbox One?
We’ve already seen some of 2013’s best games — Tomb Raider, GTA V, The Last of Us — take new shape on current-gen platforms. And then there are the obvious candidates that we’ll likely see next year: Uncharted trilogy for PS4; Gears of War trilogy for Xbox One. But surely there are some other games we’d all like to see
I have a few proposals. For one, it’d be nice to get HD versions of some PS2-era JRPGs — I’d gladly pay S60 for a collection of Suikoden or Xenosaga games. I’d also love to see a remastered version of South Park: The Stick of Truth, complete with bugfixes and maybe some of that promised (but apparently-ditched) DLC.
But I want to hear your thoughts too — tell us what games you want to see make glorious returns on PS4 and Xbox One (and maybe Wii U?).
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129 responses to “What Games Do You Want To See Remastered For PS4/Xbox One?”
None. It’s been a year, time to move on to the current platform instead of holding onto the past.
Rrally?
Of course. Why keep redoing the same shit over and over when we can move onto new games? Don’t we chastise Hollywood for doing this? Why are we not chastising game companies?
@darth_obvious care to share an opposing viewpoint as to why we should keep living in the former generation of gaming rather than move forward?
1) Why live in absolutes? Sure, moving forward is good, but there’s some great IP that could do well on new gen consoles. Tomb Raider, Last of Us and Metro were all high-quality products to begin with, and certainly didn’t suffer from the upgrades they got. They did well in the market too, which shows that people are interested.
2) Redoing/rehashing is the nature of any art. Nothing is truly new anymore, it’s nuance and perspective that make it ‘fresh’. The next Avengers movie will still make a billion dollars, despite it being based on characters who’ve been around for decades and already having a dozen blockbuster Avengers movies before it. Because people love the Avengers, and want more of the story.
Sure, people chastise, but people also love these games/movies/stories dearly, and want to see more of them, or more like them. Living in absolutes is to deny yourself true variety.
Thank you, and goodnight 🙂
Here’s one. I missed out on a lot of these games as I went through a period of not buying much during the 360-PS3 era. Now I own the next-gen consoles, and I never got to experience amazing games like The Last of Us or GTA V, so the remasters are perfect for me to see what I missed out on.
I also look at it more akin to a Blu-Ray remaster release of classic movies. I eventually went from VHS to DVD, and now I’m transitioning from DVD to blu-ray, but that doesn’t mean I still don’t want to watch my favorite movies using the latest technology. Do you play a game once and never re-visit it?
Do we? We get mad when Hollywood reboots classics, but I don’t think anyone complained when they put Jurassic Park on DVD. I happily paid for Banjo Kazooie on XBLA because I love the game and the HD version doesn’t make my eyes vomit like playing on the N64. They polished it up, added some minor features, remapped the controls to include modern (aka, sane) camera controls and everybody won.
It’s not like Fable Anniversary took funding away from Fable 4. Last of Us Remastered didn’t kill any original projects. I’m currently playing Persona 4 Golden on the PS Vita. I missed it entirely on it’s original platform and now I’m loving it as a handheld game. Where is the harm in that?
I thought people already were chastising EA, Activision and Ubisoft for releasing the same games over and over again each year. That being said, while solely focussing on remasters and remakes stagnates the industry, there is merit in taking an existing game and re-working it with modern technology and design principles as it can often lead to new discoveries.
Games are much different from movies, for one movies don’t age like games, and when they do we see special effects get a touch up all the time. Technology forever moves forward, and while talking about remastering a game from 2 years ago seems nuts and I fully agree with you about “moving on” persevering a game from 10 years ago to make it playable and fun again while retaining its original feel is valid. not only do graphics age but controls get tighter and more fluid, inventory management has come along way. Even studio’s who’s first game was on a tight budget could do remastered versions to have their vision fully realized.
Moving forward and pushing gaming to its limits in graphics, story, sound etc is very important, but so is making sure the true gems don’t get lost in time never to be enjoyed again simply because age has not been kind.
I don’t agree with the idea that movies don’t age like games. SFX become more and more convincing in newer movies, we start seeing the faults of the old ones etc. Look at something like The Warriors for instance, great movie, but indicative of its time and place. I know what you’re saying but nothing will sway me to the idea that constantly releasing redo’s of old games instead of focusing on newer ones, is a good one. Like I said, time to move on.
Yea I do feel that the transition is taking too long this time around, and while I do enjoy the heck out of playing the last of us remastered, gta 5, even games that have come out on all systems it makes me think… What if they just made the game for new gen and didn’t have to make sacrifices for 8 year old consoles.
I just really want a big company to work with the newer console and push it and blow our minds, the tech is their, the gap might be smaller then it was from xbox/ps2 to 360/3 but its still I gap.
Absolutely. Games such as AC Unity graphically speaking, are great. They show you can do something fantastic potentially, you just have to have the drive to do it. I guess as the owner base increases it’ll become more likely to happen.
Well, a special effects touch up is the same as a graphical remaster, essentially.
I wholeheartedly agree. Its also just a cash grab, and most of the time the “improvements” are negligible. Give us new games dammit!
GUITAR HEROOOOOOOOO
They’re actually remastering Dark Souls II? YES! THE WAIT IS VINDICATED!!
I wouldn’t mind playing Assassin’s Creed 2 with Unity’s graphics. The game is looking very old.
Yea, can you just imagine how Ezio would look with these graphics?
http://i.imgur.com/huYDJC2.jpg
None.
Wouldn’t mind Injustice complete edition for Wii U though. Stupid WB.
Red Dead Redemption or Gears of War trilogy
Here, here. I’d love a Gears “collection”, all games in one package using the latest engine enhancements. Be able to swap between Gears 1 and 3 maps though the lobby, all game modes and versions. Couldn’t imagine it would be hard to do given they’re all running the Unreal engine, biggest issue would be licencing from Epic.
Red Dead….With GTAV’s 1st Person View?
Rockstar can take all my money!
Fallout NV, Fallout 3 and/or Elder Scrolls Skyrim.
Am I the only person who has a different idea to what remastered means?
Explain it to us and we’ll see? 😛
probably not, remastered does not equal remake.
an example of both can be found with Resident evil. The playstation version was remade for gamecube, it was then remastered recently for most platforms
Star Raiders and Necromancer from the Atari 800.
every time this kind of question comes up, my answer will always be the same:
Def Jam Fight For New York
An Uncharted anthology. For sure.
Bioshock HD wouldn’t suck, either.
twisted metal world tour
tony hawks 1 and 2
dino crisis 1 and 2
resident evil 1 and 2
you can see where I’m going with all the psone classics.
Add G-Police & Tenchu and you win my approval.
Never played g-police but I can’t believe I forgot tenchu. I loved the first 2 tenchus. Maybe crash bandicoot and medieval too. Hell just start releasing HD psone remake packs and I’d buy them all.
Hell yes…. Tenchu and the list is complete
G-Police hell yes!
Go back and play Tenchu now. It needs to be remade. Remastered and it will be terrible, very terrible.
Get a vita, most of those are available & extremely playable on the smaller screen
I have one, a bunch of them aren’t in australia and the back touch pad replacing the r2 buttons is horrible. I bought my vita for the psone games but found it a let down.
Should have picked an American account for the bigger selection of games.
You can customize touch controls, I find it much better to switch ttm to the front.
That said, you can’t customise touch controls for remote play & I just got used to it eventually.
I already had PAL games, do they work under an american account? The vita has easily been my most un used console purchase ever but that’s a different story.
Nope, they region locked it.
There’s a work around with a second memory card & a US account.
All the ps1 tomb raider’s….
I just want them to turn the network back on for the DS, I can’t update my nook anymore 🙁
* Mass Effect Trilogy
* Gears Of War Trilogy + Judgement
* Borderlands Trilogy
* Dead Island 1 + Riptide
* Bioshock Trilogy
Mass Effect Trilogy
Assassin’s Creed Ezio Trilogy (AC2, Brotherhood, Revelations)
Uncharted Trilogy
Final Fantasy 13 trilogy (seeing as they are already rereleasing these games for PC, a PS4/Xbox One remake shouldn’t be that hard)
Wrong Final Fantasy to remaster.
Though I actually finished the first 2 games in that trilogy, I have to agree.
A remaster of FF7-9 would be pretty cool. I don’t think these have ever been redone properly. (The recent re-releases of FF7 & FF8 on PC seem to have been more or less identical to the original PC releases, updated for compatibility. As someone who bought a PS1 specifically because the PC version of FF7 sucked so badly, I can confidently say there’s a lot of room for improvement.)
Give me VII and IX. The true HD remasters we’ve been waiting for.
Crash Bandicoot 1, 2 & 3
FFVII
All the Elder Scrolls and Fallout games. Red Dead Redemption (Sequel would be better!). Tenchu: Stealth Assassins. Star Wars Battlefront 1&2. GTA: Vice City.
Why South Park? It looks exactly like the show does. All you’d get is a slightly higher resolution.
I’m done with remasters. Some of them with the comparison videos, I’ll be honest, I can’t see much difference when I’m watching them between last gen and current gen. It’s not like HD remasters of PS2 games where you can clearly see the difference
Mainly because there are slowdowns and stutters at least on the 360 version, and glitchy bits.
A true HD remake would look a bit better, be a lot smoother and hopefully be an all round more polished experience.
Gamecube games would be nice just coz they’re so stupidly expensive. Even a VC release would be enough no need for HD.
F-Zero GX remastered for Wii U with online multiplayer is one of the few HD re-releases that I would absolutely love to see…
No remasters, but I’d love a PS1/PS2 emulator app for the PS4.
Not going to hold my breath…
Not sure why the Wii U misses out on the love? The Mario Galaxy games need to be remastered for Wii U – those are still SD games, a remaster would actually make a significant difference!
Other than that, just Red Dead Redemption with first person ala GTA V, and maybe a Gears of War Collection (4 game bundle ala Halo:MCC) would be nice.
Hells yeah, good call on the Galaxy remakes. Let’s go all out, though, and throw all the 3D Marios into one pack, a la The Master Chief Collection. A completely redone 64 and Sunshine, coupled with HD Galaxy 1 & 2.
Instant purchase.
YES! Super Mario All-Stars 2/3d!
This is a ridiculously good idea and I’m not sure why I haven’t heard it before.
Broadly speaking, Nintendo don’t seem to do compilations. The only exception I can recall offhand was the 2D SMB compilation released for the anniversary a few years ago. And the Game & Watch titles, I suppose…
Even the NES remix titles released recently are not actually compilations, but minigames based on original NES games.
My own cynical view of this is that Nintendo make a business of recycling a small set of core gameplay models, and if they were to compile all the SM Kart games, for example, this would be glaringly obvious… although that’s less the case for the 3D Mario games.
Yeah! I’d love a Mario Sunshine remastered on Wii U!
Stick of Truth is buggy? News to me.
It would’ve been nice to have a current-gen release, but a remaster? How the hell are they going to remaster the artstyle of the show?
I want a HD/Remastered release of Ace combat series and Metal Gear Solid series for PS4
Full series Fox engine remake would be nice. Especially Snake Eater.
That would be AMAZING!
I can’t think of a single game that would benefit as much from a total remake as Snake Eater would.
Mr. Do!
None. PC master race.
Mass effect trilogy. Only reason I still have my 360 hooked up to my tv is because I play through those games still.
None. I have no interest in re-buying games that I already own and have played through.
I wouldn’t mind more effort being put into backwards compatibility so that I can go back and re-play them if I want, but the games themselves don’t need to change.
I already got my Sleeping Dogs remaster, so im pretty happy
I would like Metal Gear Solid 4 on Xbox One, but thats asking alot maybe
Have you played Sleeping Dogs before? I’m wondering if its worth re-buying just for all the DLC as I’ve already played it once on the PS3.
Yeh, i played it on 360, but I thought they might do a game of the year so i waited on the DLC, glad I did because the remaster comes with everything.
Such a great game. The open world of GTA with the fighting system of Batman Arkham. Its good. Storys good too, a little cliche, but I like that sort of thing.
Skyrim.
….anybody?
+1 for Bioshock – just the original 2 though.
Anything I missed, evverything I replay
goldeneye 64444444444444444
Didn’t that already get a nintendo Wii Remake?
it wasn’t really a remake as much as a “re-imagining” that ruined everything you enjoyed about the original
Grim Fandango…. oh wait 🙂 On the xbone would be even better. Remake of Day of the Tentacle would also be awesome!
Most of my picks would be further back than the XBOX 360/PS3 generation and require more than just remastering. Blast Corps for example would be so different that it almost has to be a sequel. A ton of them won’t come to the XBOX One or PS4, like Battalion Wars. If we’re including the Wii U then I’ll say half the Wii library needs to be remastered in HD with normal controls. Some of them simply can’t happen for licensing reasons like Mega Man Legends and Diddy Kong Racing.
The Fable games should (and probably will) be on the XBOX One, but after they botched it so badly with Fable Anniversary (twice) I would actually hesitate to buy them again.
Left 4 Dead and Left 4 Dead 2 should probably hit the XBOX One/PS4 along with Team Fortress, but it’s Valve so the odds of that happening are pretty low. I think there’s real potential to capitalise on the XBOX One and PS4’s digital models there. Those games get a lot more play when they’re installed and ready to go at a moments notice instead of tucked away in a DVD case.
The Warriors!
Man, that was actually pretty damn neat.
None. Remastered are a complete waste of time. HD Remakes from games more than seven years old are fine.
Yeh definitely Uncharted trilogy, I’ve recently made the transition from Xbox 360 to PS4 so would love to play these now.
KOTOR1 & 2 would be awesome too
Or a proper KOTOR 3 😉
Shouldn’t they finish KOTOR 2 first? :p
Ahahaha *zing*
Valkyria Chronicles for the PS4 with VC2 & VC3 rolled into it.
I can’t upvote this suggestion enough!
Can we stop remastering games that dont need it. I mean honestly GTA was a gorgeous game already and only got a re release because they still had to do a PC version.
Lets stop rehasing the same shit from last gen and shelling out $100 a pop for it and let the devs deliver something new.
I’d generally agree with you, but the GTA V remaster is a revelation compared to the 360 version, so in its case I would say it is fully justified.
It’s still a game i payed $100 for last year. Unless they have completely changed the story for it then there’s no point in getting it again unless you are playing it online everyday and want to throw out your old console.
I paid $69 for the ps3 version, and I think that when compared to other remasters, this one is the easiest to justify by far. To say that there’s no point to getting it with such absolution is to be ignorant of even the slightest notion that Rockstar actually did more than just up the resolution with this one.
I’m all for you stating there’s no interest on your behalf, but just know that there are a lot of people who found the purchase completely justifiable, and a small price to pay considering most of us are going to get a lot more hours out of it than a new release flop like Unity.
None! Let’s have new games and new experiences rather than hoping we shell out twice for the same game but with slightly nicer graphics.
And while we’re at it, can we get some new IPs happening rather than the thickening stream of sequels.
Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance.
Amazingly cool game.
Not really a fan of HD re-releases….. but then again, i’d do some dirty, shameful things for Super Metroid HD.
And Prime Hunters would be good too. Not the horrible single player though; just the multiplayer, which was actually a ton of fun. Double the player count and allow customised bounty hunters, and you’ve got GOTY in my book.
Team ICO collection! Also The Metal Gear Solid Legacy Collection for PS4 would be sick
and port Doom 3 BFG and Dark Souls II to the Wii U please.
I would like to see more games released on last-gen platforms released on current-gen that are FREE for owners of the original.
Next month Limbo is coming to xbone. I own on 360, why should I purchase again with the same account? A lot of other games let you download previously purchased content for free so its not a technical limitation. I would love to be able to play a lot of the old 360 arcade titles on the xbone. Can imagine there would be more technical difficulties getting the full blown Games on Demand titles to work, but arcade ones, why not?
Edit: I love that a lot of PS titles are doing this. Buy once, own on Vita/PS3/PS4. Want more of this but for older purchases too.
Definitely Dino Crisis 2. Imagine stalking Dinosaurs in high def with PS4 era graphics and PS1 era action! 🙂
2? No thanks. Give me the original, Resident-Evil inspired gameplay of Dino Crisis 1
Red Dead Redemption, hands-down. One of my favourites of last generation, remastered to the tune of what we just got with GTA V. I mean, it’s still a pretty game, but the possibilities are endless. 😛
I would pay a lot of money to see an HD re-make for Legend of Dragoon.
Pong.
Uncharted Collection for sure. Those games were hampered by PS3 hardware, they’d shine on PS4. Other than that, I know this will never happen, EVER, but a WipEout series HD remastering would knock my socks off. WipEout HD was great, but only had tracks from Pure and Pulse.
The Last Ninja trilogy.
Rainbow Islands: The Story of Bubble Bobble II.
Shadow of the Beast (not the recently announced game but a remaster of the original).
Airborne Ranger.
Nothing really from last gen, but I’d probably play the Mass Effect Trilogy again if it looked sexy enough.
Legacy of Kain.
I would pay good money for the whole series with remastered graphics/controls.
Something’s wrong, because I can’t see Shadow of the Colossus anywhere.
Definitely agree with a number of you who say this years seen too many remasters and that we should move on.
For myself I believe more in sequels(maybe the occasional prequel) then remasters but there are some games that are so old that they need HD remasters to become relevant again in order to get new sequels.
Game series that need to become relevant again:
– Dino Crisis
– Crash Bandicoot (old versions 1,2,3 CTR and bash)
– Final Fantasies (before 10)
– Suikoden
– Tombi/Tomba
– Medievil
– Gauntlet Legends
That’s just from the top of my head and the majority of those games are from PS1 (or PS1 era)
And in saying this I would happily play them as a prequel/sequel or HD Remake and enjoy the heck out o them.
*Starwars battlefront 1 & 2
*Burnout 3: takedown
*Skyrim (If they add co-op)
Red Dead Redemption, but…… also a PC version!
Far Cry 2 reworked with animals to hunt and a little less checkpoints.
Aliens Colonial Marines. Sans Gearbox. Shouldn’t be hard since they didn’t have sweet fuck all to do with the game in the end.
Still very bitter about how it turned out.
Now that I think about it, a reboot of the old PC game Abuse would be great.
I am really happy Dark Souls II is getting the remaster
A few other games that need it
the PSP GTA Games. (I have them on PS2 but that system needs to be put to rest)
TF2 in current gen consoles – valve never updated the 360 version back in the day
Super Mario 64 on my 3DS would be amazing
Tetrisphere
Mace The Dark Age
Lego Star Wars (with the upgraded gameplay in recent Lego games)
The Simpsons Hit & Run
The Gears of War games
Alan Wake
Soul Blade
Mario 64 is available for DS, which you can play on a 3DS. You’re set.
Irrelevant. Majoras Mask remake is already happening.
Onimusha HD Pentalogy, Metroid Prime HD Trilogy, Micro Machines (not V3 – retro), DK64, Shenmue Duology, Virtua Fighter 4 Final Tuned and Virtua Fighter 5R thankyouverymuch.
Why has nobody mentioned Legacy of Kain?
Remake all five games in the series and put it in a pack (well, I could take or leave Blood Omen 2).
Magic Carpet
Compilations are a good idea, if they actually work…yea im looking at you 343.
I would like to see a gears of war collection with the four games.
I would also like a borderlands collection with the pre-sequel included.
And a call of duty collection would be good, might have to be multiple ones for the different series of cod.
They should stop making last gen games, and bring out some older stuff from ps 1 and original xbox. Pasisite eve. Vagrant hearts. Etc.
Double Dragon
For my part, I want to see Metal Gear Solid 1 given the HD treatment, like the other games in the series. Of course, Ninty probably won’t let that happen, but I can dream!
NBA street or SSX.
Rogue Squadron
That would be cool, but personally I have been dying to see a new star wars space sim ala Xwing vs TIE fighter.
I liked rogue squadron and have had all of the various games but the arcade style didn’t satisfy my want for a more involved experience that the Xwing / tie fighter games gave.
Shadowman on N64. Many of my best gaming memories as a kid stem from that game.
A remaster of South Park? The graphics would look identical- honestly I think you’re secretly still pissed about how long it took Ubisoft to patch their game breaking bugs.
Dragon Age: Origins
I could do without part 2. But an Origins featuring next-gen graphics would be mind blowing
I would love to have the Ezio Trilogy for PS4 😀