Technology keeps improving and some games might benefit more than others, but is that all?
In 2019 so far, games have already gotten the Resident Evil 2 remake and they just got a new trailer for the years-missing Final Fantasy VII remake, plus a MediEvil remake coming this October. Within the last few years, we've gotten remakes for Japan-only Fire Emblem games, Spyro, Crash Bandicoot, Majora's Mask, Pokemon Yellow, and more. Some of these games changed more than others, some of these were total overhauls.
What's a good example of a game that did it right?
Capcom has announced and released the original Resident Evil, Resident Evil 2 and Resident Evil 3 on Steam.
Capcom recently released Resident Evil Requiem, and it's been so successful that it's seemingly dragging along every other Resi game with it.
That's certainly true in the UK; the latest physical retail charts have come in, and the top 10 includes five Resident Evil games across all platforms.
Final Fantasy VII 1997 exceeds 15.5 million units sold worldwide as of February 2026, reinforcing its legacy as the series best selling title.
I’d love to know how many units have been sold of all the Final Fantasy VII franchise games, including the original, the remakes, spin offs such as Crisis Core, and mobile games Ever Crisis. I bet a fair few copies.
Modern day publisher be like: "Failed to meet sales expectations. Pivoting to live service."
It's an absolute legend of a game. And I honestly really love how the remake trilogy is shaping up so far.
Having fun when i play it. That's about it.
Cause' you know, it's a video game.
The voice or the looks not being perfect is something only a die hard fan would care about.
SE should focus on what they want to do and allow Nomura to actually finish a project before pulling him away for another project.
When it’s equal to or greater than playing the original game