Absolutely not. Should they have their own category and recognition? Sure, but even RE4 wasn't original enough to even hope to be GOTY. You're copying a story that's been told for a very long time, slightly altering it, and throwing it into an updated game.
The game plays, looks, and feels better. But the story, a major part of RE games, does noy feel new or exciting compared to how the OG was at the time. I think people forget what "making a new game from the ground up" entails. That also means the story is brand new, so RE4 remake isn't fully an original experience. Playing the RE4 remake, I just felt like I was playing the OG on a better system, it never felt like it's own unique thing, regardless of new graphics, levels, or controls, ot even story bits.
I think REIMAGININGS should be in the running as, by and large, they should be a completely new experience with some ties to the original. Those aren't all that common, however.
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Re: Soapbox: Remakes Like 'Resident Evil 4' Deserve To Be In The GOTY Conversation
Absolutely not. Should they have their own category and recognition? Sure, but even RE4 wasn't original enough to even hope to be GOTY. You're copying a story that's been told for a very long time, slightly altering it, and throwing it into an updated game.
The game plays, looks, and feels better. But the story, a major part of RE games, does noy feel new or exciting compared to how the OG was at the time. I think people forget what "making a new game from the ground up" entails. That also means the story is brand new, so RE4 remake isn't fully an original experience. Playing the RE4 remake, I just felt like I was playing the OG on a better system, it never felt like it's own unique thing, regardless of new graphics, levels, or controls, ot even story bits.
I think REIMAGININGS should be in the running as, by and large, they should be a completely new experience with some ties to the original. Those aren't all that common, however.