Hello and welcome to another Side-Quest episode of Talk This! It’s Dangerous to Podcast Alone! We’re talking about Madelyn’s choice of side-quest topic which is remakes and remasters. It’s our favorite game: Unsuccessfully Try to Define Some Words.
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The Topic
What makes a remake? What distinguishes it from a remaster, a “definitive edition,” or a port? Why do we like remakes? Why do there seem to be so many of them? What are the different levels of “remake,” from stuff that makes major changes to stuff that simply updates as close as possible?
The Actual Discussion
We stay pretty well on topic this time! We talk a little about the history of remakes before focusing in on the modern landscape. Also, we talk about different philosophies behind remakes and whether they’re all simple cash-grabs or not. Finally, we go in to the weird world of fan remakes, what motivates that work, and different corporation responses.
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