I'm done paying for remasters when the original games look this good upscaled
There's a reason why "remastered" often carries a negative connotation in PC gaming
Over the past few weeks, I have been revisiting some of the most iconic games from the N64, PS2, and pre-2010 PC eras. Many of these titles were products of their time and run on modern hardware, revealing traces of optimizations that were invisible on the hardware they were designed for. Developers attempt to make these games accessible on platforms like Steam, Xbox, and PlayStation Store by creating remasters.
However, this process often changes the very aspects that made the originals great. In this article, I will highlight three instances where I believe original games, lightly upscaled, offer a better experience than their remastered counterparts.
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