How video game remakes tap the power of nostalgia
Summary
Video game remakes can reconnect players with cherished memories while introducing older titles to new audiences. Analysts say updating an existing game can also be a lower-cost strategy for companies, though remakes may disappoint fans with high expectations.Key Facts
- Kacey Doran says footage of a redesigned The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time brought back memories of playing the original with her sister as a child.
- The original Ocarina of Time was released in 1998, and the remake is due to arrive on the Switch 2 later this year.
- Doran teaches an esports course at Rowan University in New Jersey and hopes to share the game with her sister’s children.
- Tim Wulf of the Centre for Advanced Internet Studies says games can evoke nostalgia by letting players return to familiar environments and use skills they learned before.
- Piers Harding-Rolls of Ampere Analysis says remakes and remasters can help companies build on established audiences and may cost less than creating a new game.
- The article cites recent remakes of Resident Evil 4 and Assassin’s Creed Black Flag as titles that found large audiences.
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