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TIME.com's 10 Best Video Games of 2023 (time.com)
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10. Dredge
9. Diablo IV
8. Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
7. Super Mario Bros. Wonder
6. Dead Space (Remake)
5. Resident Evil 4 (Remake)
4. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
3. Spider-Man 2
2. Baldur’s Gate 3
1. Alan Wake II

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[–] 25 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Why are two remakes on this? It's not like this year has been short on good releases.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Can we stop slut-shaming remakes? The main reason people hate remakes is because they confuse remake with remaster. Remaster is the same game with a new paint of coat, remake is a reimagining of the original. Music is probably the best medium for a comparison, songs get remastered all the time, but it's very much the same song that just sounds better now. A song remake is a different take (usually by a different artist) on the same song, essentially a cover.

    We tend to be more critical of covers but nobody would dismiss a good cover just because it's a cover. So why do we do the same with games?

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  • [–] -1 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Because it is still the same game. Then they expect us to pay for it again? That is so frustrating

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago* (2 children)

    So if you've seen Fincher's Dune then paying for Villeneuve's Dune is not acceptable? After all they're technically the same movie because they're based on the same source material.

    I get not liking a remake because it's one to one to the original(edit: I'd even go as far as to say at that point it's likely a remaster not a remake) , but I don't get not liking a remake just because it's a remake. System Shock remake is true to System Shock but it still feels different enough to be a separate game.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I'm not saying that these, or remakes generally, are bad(I've even been thinking of picking up the DS remake). I just don't think they should be contenders for GOTY.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    So hypothetically speaking, if there was a remake of some game and that remake turns out to be the best game ever made, then it shouldn't be considered a GOTY contender simply because it's a remake?

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