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THE ART OF THE REMASTER

» [PS4] Capcom’s Resident Evil 2 is one of the best remasters we’ve recently played and builds on the original classic.

Dear Retro Gamer I’ve been playing the new remaster of Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2 and it’s absolutely incredible. I loved the original games growing up and I’ve been eagerly awaiting its release since it was announced and I’ve not been disappointed at all. Conversely, I’ve just seen the new Mario collection that’s been announced by Nintendo, and to be honest I’m a little disappointed as its far more expensive and appears to have had very little work done to it in comparison to Tony Hawk. Still, this leads me to my main point and it’s this: what does the team think about remasters, and which ones do you feel are best? Recent offerings that have impressed me include the Crash Bandicoot N Sane Trilogy, Shadow Of The Colossus and Resident Evil 2, but I’m sure there are many others. I’d love to see a look behind the scenes at why these games are made and how you balance keeping new gamers and old fans happy. I’d also been keen to know what you look for in a good remaster as well. Regards, Brett Sherwood

You’ve certainly got great taste in games, Brett. Darran recently christened his new PC with a playthrough of Resident Evil 2 and the entire team (except for Andy) have been enjoying the new Tony  Hawk’s game (you can read our thoughts on page 90). We cover a lot of remakes, compilations and remasters in the mag, and one of the most important questions we ask when reviewing these games are typically: ‘What is this offering over the original version our readers probably already own.’ Remasters have been around for many years now, so maybe it’s something we can look at exploring for a latter issue.