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The Best Games That STILL Haven’t Been Remastered...

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NeoGAFs Kent Brockman


00:00 Intro
1:11 Metal Gear Solid
4:49 Silent Hill
8:13 The Simpsons: Hit & Run
14:22 Need for Speed: Underground
18:46 Need for Speed: Most Wanted
22:23 Max Payne
26:40 Infamous
30:38 The Darkness
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  • (00:00–00:56) The creator reflects on revisiting older games and highlights how many beloved classics remain inaccessible today due to lack of remasters, despite the growing trend of re-releases.
  • (01:15–03:35) – Metal Gear Solid
    A hugely influential PlayStation classic praised for its story, gameplay, and legacy, yet never properly remastered. Existing versions are mostly emulated or basic ports, with technical challenges (old engine, compressed audio) likely holding it back.
  • (04:54–07:49) – Silent Hill
    The original survival horror entry is still locked to PS1-era releases. Despite launching a major franchise, it lacks ports or remasters, and fans rely on emulation. A remake may arrive before any proper remaster.
  • (08:23–11:53) – The Simpsons: Hit & Run
    A fan-favorite open-world game often compared to GTA, celebrated for its humor and exploration of Springfield. Despite strong sales and demand, it's never been re-released; PC mods keep it alive.
  • (14:32–21:38) – Need for Speed: Underground (and Most Wanted)
    These games revitalized the racing genre with street culture and customization. Despite massive success (15M+ sales), licensing issues (especially music) may prevent remasters. Community mods enhance visuals today.
  • (22:33–26:24) – Max Payne 1 & 2
    Known for pioneering bullet-time and cinematic storytelling. Still playable mainly via PC with fixes, but no official remasters exist—only fan patches and rumors of future remakes.
  • (26:51–30:41) – Infamous (1 & 2)
    Popular PS3-exclusive superhero titles with moral choice systems. Likely stuck due to PS3's difficult architecture, leaving them inaccessible to modern audiences despite strong demand.
  • (31:04–34:38) – The Darkness
    A cult-classic FPS with unique mechanics and storytelling. Limited to PS3/Xbox 360, with clunky controls that could benefit greatly from a remaster. Some hope exists via developer interest.
  • (34:55–End) The creator concludes that many iconic games remain "trapped" on old hardware, often preserved better by fans than by publishers, and invites viewers to suggest other titles deserving remasters.
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Max Paynes getting a remaster, isn't it? :unsure:

And Need for Speed underground, over 2 is just a nonsense.

As for Silent Hill, I just don't trust any 'modern' developers to give it the proper treatment. It is the best Silent Hill, after all 💅
 
Branded said:
Yeah super enjoyable games.

Don't remember how good/bad the writing was though...
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First game had one of the best ending i ever experienced in a videogame, second one story wasnt as good vut the gameplay was better.

Still miles ahead of the woke shit sony produce these days.
 
Another list full of games that don't need any remaster as they have a PC version.

PauloRoberto said:
A remaster is not enough to hide the dated gameplay of these games... a full remake is necessary :-(
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Imagining those NFSs and Max Paynes having dated gameplay... 🤔
 
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Hudo said:
Ctrl + F

Command & Conquer -> 0 matches
Freelancer -> 0 matches
Vagrant Story -> 0 matches
Phantasy Star IV -> 0 matches

worthless list, lmao.
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While you're at it add:
Act of War
Clive Barker's Jericho
Clive Barker's Undying
The Darkness
King Kong (official game of the movie)
Soldier of Fortune
Swat 4

Thank.
 
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Branded said:
Swat 4
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Good list but Swat 4 is probably out of the question, considering that some missions have topics that are considered to be "problematic", e.g. dealing with torture (Fairfax Residence) or child abuse in a cult (The Children of Taronne). But yes, it would be really neat to have a faithful remaster/remake of this.
 
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I wouldn't care too much about any remasters of the games in the OP, but here are some remasters I would absolutely love to buy:

- Kohan: Ahriman's Gift
- Phantasy Star Online (the original)
- Skies of Arcadia
- Dungeon Keeper
- X Wing vs Tie Fighter
 
rodrigolfp said:
Another list full of games that don't need any remaster as they have a PC version.



Imagining those NFSs and Max Paynes having dated gameplay... 🤔
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The Darkness never got a PC port to my knowledge, but Christ does it deserve it.

I'm actually replaying The Darkness right now and I'm blown away at just what a good campaign this is, the vibes, the sound design, and the moody lighting.....this is a really good game. Just a game that bleeds love for what they were doing, true passion. It's like a relic from a dead age of game dev.....the only developer I would trust with it today is NightDive. It deserves to be played by more people.

And the entire film "To Kill a Mockingbird" better still be in the game. You just don't get stuff like that in games anymore. Halcyon days.
 
Hudo said:
Good list but Swat 4 is probably out of the question, considering that some missions have topics that are considered to be "problematic", e.g. dealing with torture (Fairfax Residence) or child abuse in a cult (The Children of Taronne). But yes, it would be really neat to have a faithful remaster/remake of this.
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Hmm don't remember those exactly tbh but didn't Ready or Not depict quite brutal (if not worse) scenarios? In far higher fidelity no less.

Despite the devs, evidently, censoring some parts of the game recently it did release with all of that graphic content.
 
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Branded said:
Hmm don't remember those exactly tbh but didn't Ready or Not depict quite brutal (if not worse) scenarios? In far higher fidelity no less.

Despite the devs, evidently, censoring some parts of the game recently it did release with all of that graphic content.
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You are right. Then there is still hope!
 
No one lives forever 1 and 2
Need for Speed 3: Hot Pursuit
Tekken 3
Splinter cell trilogy
Call of Duty 2003
Batman Arkham Asylum
Bioshock and
MDK 1 and 2
GTA IV
 
poodaddy said:
The Darkness never got a PC port to my knowledge, but Christ does it deserve it.

I'm actually replaying The Darkness right now and I'm blown away at just what a good campaign this is, the vibes, the sound design, and the moody lighting.....this is a really good game. Just a game that bleeds love for what they were doing, true passion. It's like a relic from a dead age of game dev.....the only developer I would trust with it today is NightDive. It deserves to be played by more people.

And the entire film "To Kill a Mockingbird" better still be in the game. You just don't get stuff like that in games anymore. Halcyon days.
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Yep, and Silent Hill and, obviously, Infamous.
 
winjer said:
Batman Arkham Asylum
Bioshock and
MDK 2
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Arkham Asylum already had one remaster back in 2016. MDK2 had a 'HD' remaster back in 2012. It is still sold on Steam. The original Bioshock did have one remaster which was released in 2016. In some ways the Bioshock 2016 remaster was worse than the original.
 
Deus Ex Human Revolution with improved npcs, textures, high resolution cutscenes, HD hud and more modern lighting would be a dream come true for me personally
 
Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic
Dragon Age Origins
Burnout 3
SSX Tricky / 3
Time Splitters 2
Bully
Midnight Club 2/3/LA

If we don't count the HD collections on PS3 as remasters (which I don't really, it's just emulation with a res boost) then a whole lot more. Ratchet,Sly,Jak,GoW etc.
 
diffusionx said:
Command and Conquer was though
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The first one (that has a remaster that is pretty good, btw!) absolutely. It was actually more of a puzzle game, imho. If you didn't approach the missions exactly like the designer intended, you were fucked. Sometimes, you could cheese them, tho.

But yeah, first C&C was hard.
 
Hudo said:
Phantasy Star IV -> 0 matches
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Sorry a 2D sprite game, that's too much effort. If it's not a 3D game we can run on a modern gaming system with a higher resolution, frame rate and QOL features we can't "remaster" it! /s
 
IAmRei said:
as far as I know, there is twin snakes in first MGS for gamecube
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True ... but:
Sad Jim Carrey GIF
 
Hudo said:
The first one (that has a remaster that is pretty good, btw!) absolutely. It was actually more of a puzzle game, imho. If you didn't approach the missions exactly like the designer intended, you were fucked. Sometimes, you could cheese them, tho.

But yeah, first C&C was hard.
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Red Alert was in that package too.
 
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