Video Games Are Obsessed With Remakes. It Might Be The Only Way To Secure The Future.
Hayes Madsen
created: Dec. 24, 2025, 1 p.m. | updated: Jan. 3, 2026, 2:37 p.m.
Of course, video games are also no strangers to capitalizing on nostalgia, as this year alone has seen well over two-dozen remakes or remasters.
Earlier this year, my review of Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater questioned why we remake games in the first place, and what purpose they’re supposed to achieve.
But that’s not the case with something established — something that has the name Final Fantasy or Metal Gear Solid.
You have an attachment to the original game, so you know, at least to some degree, you’ll enjoy something in it.
Some, like Hamaguchi, are fans of the original game, now bringing their talents and ideas to redefine it.
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