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      I thought Defiance wrapped it up, no? It’s been a long time since I played it but all I remember was a convoluted time travel story

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        No, it wrapped up the story of Raziel (kind of), but it ended with Raziel sacrificing himself to cleanse Kain so he could avoid having to die to heal Nosgoth. There was supposed to be a sequel that would see Kain go on purifying the pillars, but too late for that now.

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      keep the original voices though!

      The voice acting in those games were top-notch and I don’t want to risk ruining that

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        I’m trying to replay the series right now on my Steam Deck. Started with Soule Reaver, but the controls are pretty jarring coming from modern control schemes. Soul Reaver 2 was always my favorite though, the story and setting of that game is a masterpiece

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            That’s what I ended up doing. I’m playing it through emudeck. The camera is still awful though, so I doubt that I will finish the game. I’ll most likely jump to Soul Reaver 2.

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    Early BioWare stuff. Specifically KOTOR (don’t know what’s going on with that remake, but doesn’t seem to be going anywhere right now), KOTOR II (yes, I know it’s Obsidian, but still), and Jade Empire. Probably Dragon Age: Origins as well.

    Since they’re already doing it, it’s probably a useless mention, but Splinter Cell needed it, especially for PC.

    Star Wars: The Force Unleashed and the Kyle Katarn Jedi games could probably do with a touch-up as well. But they’re “not canon”, so that’s not happening.

    Maybe also the original Deus Ex and/or Thief.

    I expect System Shock 2 might get one in a few years, although it isn’t as desperately needed as the original was.

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      Bioware just announced layoffs.

      God forbid any exec there have literally any brains or sight above 3 months. I’m so goddamn frustrated with the shell corporation formally known as Bioware. Yes, your quarterly revenue is in the toilet, you invest money to make a killer game and make profit when you release. Games take time, stop fucking laying off people and trying to squeeze it for every dollar and just make a good goddamn game.

      They have massive IPs like KOTOR, Mass Effect, and Dragon Age that literally everyone is chomping at the bit for. They could have staff working on all three with a new game coming out every two years with DLCs in between, but they’re afraid to invest in it.

      They could have the next RDR2 or Witcher - if they actually invested in it. They could be the name for RPGs again, but they’re too afraid about not being able to afford their next BMW.

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        They could be the name for RPGs again

        Unpopular opinion: They never were. And neither was Bethesda. Black Isle/Obsidian are the true masters of RPGs. There was a period of time when they would take other studios’ engines and IPs and produce sequels/spin-offs that vastly surpassed the original in terms of writing and world design. Bioware made Baldur’s Gate, Black Isle made Planescape: Torment. Bioware made Neverwinter Nights, Obsidian made NWN2. Bioware made KotOR, Obsidian made KotOR2. Bethesda made Fallout 3, Obsidian made Fallout: New Vegas. If anything, it’s Black Isle/Obsidian games that deserve to be remastered.

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    For most of them a proper remake rather than a remaster but I’ll take what I can get

    • Star Wars Jedi Knight 2: Jedi Outcast
    • Star Wars Galactic Battlegrounds (originally used the same engine as Age of Empires 2 so porting it to the Definitive Edition engine should be doable)
    • The Elder Scrolls: Oblivion
    • Final Fantasy VI
    • Final Fantasy VIII
    • Assassin’s Creed 1
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      The progress of skyblivion is on track for its 2025 target, so theres at least a “spiritual remaster”

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      Played Assassin’s Creed 1 recently and it’s so clunky. A remaster would need some new controls or something to be viable today, but a remake would be better.

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    Eternal darkness for the GameCube could be so good with a proper remaster.

    The original Quake but the asthetic needs to be identical and NIN should actually do the soundtrack.

    Deus Ex would be great, it was so ahead of its time.

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    very niche but Skies of Arcadia! I miss my pirate RPG with airship battling featuring main characters that may or may not develop a harem at the end.

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      THIS!!!

      I bought it day one for the Dreamcast and it became one of my favorite RPGs of all time. I then bought the enhance port for GameCube and fell in love all over again.

      I’m not being picky either. Just give me the GameCube version with the Dreamcast OST. Give the game a resolution bump and 16x9 and I would buy it day one all over again.

      I would love a full-blown remaster but I would be perfectly happy with a bare essentials port that I could easily play on my steam deck or switch.

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    • Parasite Eve
    • Prototype 1
    • Legend of Dragoon
    • NFL Blitz (just a modern upgrade, keep the arcade feel)
    • Smash TV

    We’re actually getting a Star Ocean 2 remaster in November, so I can cross that off the list.

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      Love seeing PE and LoD on here, both incredible games. I would also love to see Xenogears get a remaster that actually fleshes out a lot of the stuff left on the cutting room floor. I know we got Xenosaga - another one that would be great to have on modern hardware - and Xenoblade Chronicles but I truly miss that PS1 era of RPGs sticking with the turn-based model while trying to find ways to be unique.

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      Legend of Dragoon could benefit from a full high budget JRPG remake, not just a remaster. Though I’d be in for either, love that game and always happy to see fans.

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    Deus Ex. The original one. It has such great story and gameplay but is dated by today’s standards.

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      I tried to play the original a while back. This is a great example. The control scheme is very early 00s and needs a complete overhaul.

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    Heroes III. Spent my whole time during studies playing it with friends on lectures. Would love to see the enhanced version