Hollywood has been trafficking in remakes for well over a century, swapping out casts and repackaging stories for each generation. This year, there was James Gunn’s Superman , which went back to the Golden Age well to kickstart a new DCU vision. There was also The Fantastic Four: First Steps , an attempt to reintroduce Marvel’s first family just a decade after a disastrous 2015 reboot. But while remakes are a dime a dozen for cinema, video games have long done the same, if not more.
What makes video game remakes stand out is the interactiveness of the medium. By using keyboards and controllers, players determine how a game unfolds, whether it’s by making certain choices or moving in a specific direction. With perpetual technological advancements, graphics have become more realis