Resident Evil 1-3 Remakes vs. Final Fantasy VII Remake comparison

The RE Remakes are good games, but there is a lot going on these games that makes me think the original are still better. One of those things, despite the cut content, is the fact that they are very "zeitgeist-ed" as they show a lot of the trends of today's game design, that is homogenizing most of the current games. Even back in the days, the original REs had more identity and were more unique.

FFVII Remake is just bad, in my opinion. It takes a good game with a more simple story and turns it into a monster where every grass has a backstory, and every backstory has drama moments, and every drama moment is choke full of clichés and tropes. Because of that, things that were "ok" or passable in the originals became, in the remake, cringe, stupid, too game-y, and so on...

I don't believe they will shadow the originals since they will always be seen as remakes, indeed. And yes, all of it depends on our age and our tolerance for gaming trends, not only older ones.

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