GameDynamo - "In order to draw new attention to an old hero, sometimes game companies will radically alter their characters' designs. In some cases, this is successful and gives the franchise a welcome resurgence. In other cases, it results in embarrassing failure, forcing the company to go back to their tried and true designs. This list features games from the latter category, and while not all of these redesigns were bad, none of them stuck for any extended period of time."
Relive the golden age of gaming with these timeless video games. From Wind Waker to Monkey Island, get ready for a nostalgia-filled ride.
I'd put Street Fighter 2 over 3. 2 and all its different versions dominated the arcade scene back in the day in a way that 3 never did.
Agreed, Same with Metal Gear Solid imo. Came for Bioshock and was not disappointed. Would easily put Burger Time or Space Taxi over tempest. Also, OG Sim City and Oregon Trail. Mario 64 as well. Just too many!
Me too. I didn't have a GC until way later and never played it. I've been waiting on Nintendo to release the HD edition on the Switch for forever, but they just won't!
I never bought a Gamecube, I've always had an urge to play this game, maybe it'll get a remaster in the future.
I played it on WiiU for the first time and it remains my fave Zelda game to date. So much character and a real sense of exploration without the open world bloat.
Ms Pacman?
Robotron?
SSF2 Turbo over 3 simply by the 10000000000's ports of the game we're still having
Castlevania SOTN?
Zelda Link to the Past over Wind Waker
Super Mario Bros 3?
Chrono Trigger?
Resident evil4?
COD MW2 (the original)?
Uncharted 2
Metal Gear Solid?
Here's my reasoning for all of them versus the list proposed in the article.
They are still quite enjoyable from start to finish on their original platform, unlike some Wind Waker or Okami that are fun when you play the remastered version (unless you call: forced to watch a 20-minute cutscene or have to blow for wind chance constantly fun).
Some of them are the pinnacle of what the console could do (MGS, Chrono, MGS)
Lots of them are still considered the go-to-go game for their genre.
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I wouldn't call Toon Link a failed makeover.....or a makeover at that, the art style is different but he still resembles links from the past (No Pun intended)
If you play Windwaker now, the graphics still look good because of the stylization. Other games, not so much.
I'd forgotten about the Castlevania Judgement character designs. They're just so...ugh! The outfits make no sense! I know a lot of people complained about Ayami Kojima's androgynous designs from previous games, but at least they were pretty to look at. The Castlevania Judgement ones are just...a mess!
Toon Link was garbage. I can't believe how much 'praise' WW gets around here. The moment the spaceworld trailer for WW released the backlash from fans was incredible. Unlike anything before. There were online petitions begging Nintendo to change it.
Since then, Toon Link has been limited to Handheld Zelda's.
Toon Link is awesome!