GTA: The Trilogy — The Definitive Edition
Rumors about the development of the updated Grand Theft Auto III, Vice City, and San Andreas have been circulating on the internet for a long time, and when Rockstar Games finally officially announced that the trilogy would be released soon, users were hoping to see completely redesigned games. end. In fact, everything turned out to be much simpler – cult games appeared before players only with some graphic improvements and some new bugs due to the transition to a new engine.
As a result, there was not a single major blogger or journalist who wanted to buy the updated GTA The Trilogy, for which Rockstar asked for more than 4 thousand rubles. On PC and consoles. Most players thought it was too much for a game of this level.
Remaster was developed by Grove Street Games, known for bringing Rockstar games to mobile platforms. In addition, the studio is also “popular” due to many mistakes made during the porting of titles. New bugs have not bypassed GTA: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition. They are dedicated to thousands of Russian videos exclusively on YouTube and other platforms.
As a result, the remaster of the legendary games of the GTA series on Metacritic there is It received 49 points from critics, while gamers only rated the update 0.6.
Warcraft 3: Re-Forged
What should be a celebration for Warcraft fans, it somehow has the lowest user-rated game on Metacritic, with a mere 0.5 at the time of publication.
Some of the reasons the game failed are due to Blizzard’s poor communication and changes in plans during development.
Blizzard announced Warcraft 3: Reforged at BlizzCon in November 2018, showing a cinematic trailer and revealing the features that will be included in the remaster. That’s why they promised to completely remake the characters and animations, add updated maps, UI and world editor, as well as support for 4K resolutions. Some promises have been kept, though – characters have been reworked in the game, some maps and campaigns have been updated, and there’s also a special editor. The new Warcraft even supports 4K, but with some caveats.
Negative feedback from players was associated with the unfulfilled promises of developers in terms of innovations and improvements, as well as the lack of familiar elements of a multiplayer game. For example, the game did not have a rating table with wins and losses, but there were a lot of bugs. There are a number of threads on the popular Reddit forum. demand list k Warcraft 3: Re-forged.
At the time of the note’s release, the rating of the game has gotten a little “better” and is is 0.6, but critics were less biased, rated Warcraft 3: Reforged with a score of 59.
Assassin’s Creed 3: Remastered
The original Assassin’s Creed 3 was released in 2012, and already in early 2019 the game was re-released with a remaster. Fans of the series did not like this approach – as it turned out, there were no significant updates to the game, but there were old problems and bugs.
Most of the reviews for the game were written before Ubisoft released a patch to fix the weird lighting on the characters’ faces. Now the game looks much better, but still not in remaster status.
It is worth admitting that there are still positive changes in the updated version of Assassin’s Creed 3. For example, the crowd of NPCs has become more dense, and overall the environment looks much brighter and better than in the original.
Despite all the sins of the project, critics gave the game positive evaluation With 75 points, most players were dissatisfied, which explains the game’s overall score of 4.6.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered
Previously, the Call of Duty shooter series was one of the most popular among gamers due to its well-translated story and gameplay. When Activision announced the development of a full-fledged version of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, gamers held their breath in hopes of seeing a redesigned but still good game, and it became a cult for many.
Players were disappointed when the game was released in 2016. Most people wanted the same game from 2007 with the latest graphics updates, but got an entirely new project that didn’t match the original.
Critics praised the improved graphics, revised sound, and other changes, causing the game to receive generally positive reviews. pond Even the best remaster of 2016, according to IGN. However, players who paid for this game were unhappy – for example, it received mostly negative user reviews on Steam. The complaints were about poor performance, lots of scammers and few online players.
The owners of the PC version preferred the console versions of the game, thinking that Activision could not provide sufficient support on their platform. They also criticized the multiplayer mode for the lack of dedicated servers and active players.
So, an updated version of the legendary Call of Duty: Modern Warfare received only 3.5 points out of 10 from players, but critics and journalists liked the game much more – they gave it 80 points.
Silent Hill HD Collection
Konami’s stance on its franchises has been very strange in recent years, and the cancellation of Hideo Kojima and Guillermo del Toro’s Silent Hills was the last straw.
A decade later, gamers believed they deserved quality remakes that would allow them to relive all the memories and attract new fans. But in 2012 Silent Hill HD Collection was released on Xbox 360 and PS3, featuring remastered versions of the classic Silent Hill 2 and 3.
For many fans, the original Silent Hill 2 was the first game to tackle serious topics like sexual violence. With unforgettable images and characters like the monster Pyramid Head, Silent Hill has managed to transform from the Resident Evil clone into one of the greatest series ever.
Just like with other remasters, the Silent Hill HD Collection’s problem stems from a poor studio selection – Konami entrusted development to inexperienced Hijinx Studios, offering them a tight deadline and budget in anticipation of seeing a fully polished HD version.
The miracle did not happen. The refreshes lost the main emphasis that was present in all the old episodes of the series – the fog. At the time of the first Silent Hill in 1999, the developers’ plans were to create a large-scale project infested with monsters in many places. However, they did not succeed due to the limited capabilities of the Sony PlayStation console. Because of this, a dense fog appeared in the game, which not only created a special spirit for the game, but also hidden the loading of the levels from the players. Due to the fact that the performance of consoles increased many times in 2012, Hijinx Studios decided to clear the fog that fans of the series did not like.
Among the other “sins” of the remaster are errors and mediocre graphics that do not correspond to 2012. Yes, players. discretion Silent Hill HD Collection received a score of 5.7, while critics gave it a score of 69. At the same time, the original Silent Hill 2 for PS2 at once received very high ratings – 89 from critics and 9.2 from fans.
Mafia
Mafia II: Definitive Edition was released on May 19, 2020. The game was heavily criticized by experts and gamers alike, as many felt it didn’t feel like a remake of the game. Many players even felt that the game was worse than the original.
Mafia II: Definitive Edition was supposed to be an enhanced version of the 2010 crime classic Mafia II. However, fans of the series believe that the game has not received any significant improvement over the original. Gamers have reported issues with unstable frame rates, choppy audio, and missing textures.
The most common issue in Mafia II: Definitive Edition was the choppy framerate, which dropped dramatically with almost every move, making it impossible for players to even drive around the city. Also, the situation got worse in combat scenarios – the frame rate during shooting was so low that the game became unplayable.
Many also disliked the graphical improvements, which were “almost imperceptible” or at least not enough for the 2020 game. Anyway, the user review of the Mafia II re-release is is 5.3 points, critics gave the project 72 points. At the same time, the original game had 8.3 and 77 points, respectively.