Are Remakes & Remasters worth $80
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Eighty Bucks!?! For a remaster? CRAZY!..Or is it? Lets go over a few reasons why Nintendo's remake ARE worth that amount of money to some - and why they're not worth that to others.
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They're barely worth 40$... but thanks for making it easier on my conscience to just sail the 7 digital seas.
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@SumKindofGaming
16 күн бұрын
You know i will! 😁😁😁 thankyou!
Tbh I tend to buy remasters on pc not on console mainly for the fact they go cheap really quick.
@SumKindofGaming
8 күн бұрын
Definitely a good plan
With remasters: I think it depends on the game and what system it was originally on. How easily can i access the game now? If it's more expensive to buy that old system and the old game in order to access it and it's a decent game, then it could be worth it. But generally, for a remaster, it should not be the price of a new game. If it is a remake, then it could be worth it depending on the quality of the original game and what the remake offers. I preordered Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D remake because I love that style of graphics, I'm trying to finish all of the DQ games and playing the Erdrick trilogy in the original form is not appealing to me. I'm hoping they added quality of life improvements to make it a little easier to figure out where to go. I heard that the added a feature that allows you to remember what NPCs say in game. I prefer that over writing it down in a notebook or cell phone. I'm a dragon quest fan, though... but yeah I also want to support turn based RPGs like that being made.
@SumKindofGaming
16 күн бұрын
I am sooo excited for those remakes! HD-2D is like my favourite artstyle ever! And team Asano always crush it!
80 dollars? How is Australia so friggin expensive?
@SumKindofGaming
20 күн бұрын
Tell me about it! Tbf though 80 aud = 53 usd
@user-ok6ll5po8r
19 күн бұрын
@@SumKindofGaming New question: 53 usd? How is Australia so cheap?))))))
@AxoGamer-be2yu
19 күн бұрын
It's about the same in Canada as well
@flandrble
19 күн бұрын
brand new AAA games can be had for 59AUD if you pre order.
@Woodenspade
17 күн бұрын
@@SumKindofGaming bro yall make like $22 usd an hour over there
what the heck? 80 dollars per game sounds like way too much just for a single games and the ps5 games in the US are pushing it with the damn 70 dollars.
@SumKindofGaming
18 күн бұрын
The Australian dollar is weaker than the USD. For a Ps5 game its like $110 Australian!
You can't deny that a new game takes more effort and costs more to develop. Remakes I believe should be maybe $10 less, remasters $20 less. I don't care if I've ever played it, if it's a game from the past touched up, rebuilt to look/play better, it still came from the past with work done on it and should be priced accordingly. Nintendo keeps their games full priced cause they can and people buy it. They aren't cutting prices because they are a business and the players don't come first, the money does (which I understand). I do however hate half-assed remasters like Twilight Princess HD that was full priced. Nintendo was scummy for that one.
Yeah it’s pretty expensive here in Canada as well I think it’s worth it if you haven’t played the games. I grew up just after the GameCube so I never got to play paper Mario
@SumKindofGaming
19 күн бұрын
For sure! If you havent played it then its a brand new experience for you
Not for remastered games since they’re on a different story here since that only relies on contacting the original creators to assist on their project for approval. Remakes on the other hand is an entirely different story to make out. Like for instance, Crash Bandicoot for PS4 got freshly retooled from the ground up using realistic next-gen techniques that are never seen before. The value for that game is rightfully justified to cost $79.
@SumKindofGaming
17 күн бұрын
And its 3 games! I wouldve payed more for that tbh
Hey man! interesting topic to talk about. Personally I don't feel remasters are worth that price all the time, But it depends on the work i guess that goes into them, give me a remaster with new modes/quests/characters/better general housekeeping and maybe then the price is justified. I also think a games price is often outed by the length of the game, for example i refuse to pay £50 for games like kirby forgotten land or Princess peach showtime when I know those games are only roughly 8-10 hours long. Also Metroid Prime remastered which is a triumphant remaster and one of the best of all time was only £35 here in the UK. Thats a massive price cut from what nintendo could have sold the game for. The Thousand Year Door is different as that game is basically a full remake, new graphics, new gameplay, new content, i think it deserve the price tag, not to mention practically a new game for most people. Its a weird one but i think nintendo remasters and new games in general can be justified as long as the contents of the game lives up to that price tag.
I mean I think a collection of games like say zedla mm, oot, and windwaker or something is fine to charge 80 for but a single game for 80 no a double pack maybe if it's decently long games like 30 hours each
@SumKindofGaming
19 күн бұрын
I think the double pack remaster is the way to go
Nintendo is definitely taking advantage of the larger install base of the Switch compared to their other consoles and the fact that most people haven't played these older games. To them, these are new games and would pay full price to play them, and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is the best example of this. It's the bestselling Switch game while being a Wii U port charged for $60, so that likely convinced Nintendo to keep doing this. Whether a remake or remaster is worth full price or not is up to the consumer of course, and in my opinion, it really depends on how much has actually been redone in the game. Obviously, it's fine for remakes to charge more than remasters since those are built from the ground up. A full-on reimagining that feels like a new game like the FFVII R trilogy could be worth full price, while a faithful remake could be $40-$50. A remaster that remakes the environments or pretty much anything except the code could be $40 like Metroid Prime Remastered, while one that's just a simple remaster could be $20-30. That's just my opinion on the prices
@SumKindofGaming
21 күн бұрын
I agree with pretty much everything you said. For a lot of people these are 'new' games so they're willing to pay new game prices. Which is honestly a testament to how well Nintendos titles have aged
@danielstallings1593
18 күн бұрын
I am also going to throw out a mildly hot take, but I rather pay sixty bucks for a game upfront and know it is preventing the need to go to shady practices like over use of micro transactions and season passes. I will also be the one to bring this up Nintendo doesn't lay developers off like sony or Microsoft so I have more of a assurance that my money is going to paying the actual employees and funding future products than the guy at the tops pocket book. And video games have been sixty bucks for ages. Now that doesn't diminish the struggle for people to earn money, but it is more of the fact games have been one of the most inflation resistant products on the market. But I can agree depending on how much effort was put into it the price should adjust. For me the ttyd remake was well worth the sixty bucks because I had no means to really play it again until now and the new look and qi stuff is top notch.
@SumKindofGaming
17 күн бұрын
Dam i wish id thought of this point and put it in the video!
@BulbaWhat98
17 күн бұрын
@@danielstallings1593 yeah ironically enough, these older games being charged at full prices and Nintendo rarely discounting their games have likely helped keep their developers well paid and still part of the company. A lot of the other companies that discount games like a month after release or have them in a subscription service like Microsoft with Game Pass end up laying off many of their devs because "it didn't make as much money as we it needed" especially with how expensive game development has become now. I don't think Tango would've shut down if the game had 3 million players but with them buying the game instead of playing it through Game Pass
@danielstallings1593
17 күн бұрын
@@SumKindofGaming not going to lie I thought I was going to get flamed for this.
Sweet i can say my piece now haha and my opinion is that remakes and remasters should be priced by the amount of work and content. If its just a recreation with nothing new then i believe at least 10-15 should get cut off because i know it takes work to remake a game from the ground up. But they also get to skip stuff like storyboards, concept art, and world building stages. But if they add a lot of new content to go with it then i really dont mind much. Like i said, depend on the amount of work put into it.
@SumKindofGaming
22 күн бұрын
It all depends doesnt it! 🤣 but i agree with this!
No. No game is worth $80, however old and retro or new and fancy.
@SumKindofGaming
19 күн бұрын
So you stop playing AAA titles now? Tbf there are more than enough indies to keep you occupied
@dennisbeaman958
19 күн бұрын
In America the highest price for a average game I seen is $70 but the only higher then that are literally a few exceptions like how expensive fallout 76 was when it first released I think around 100 and the Nintendo switch cart game that has a RC Mario cart for a huge amount of money and if you want to play with another person in your home you're going to have to buy the game again it I was was $149.96 per one and had one vehicle
@TheDanishGuyReviews
19 күн бұрын
@@SumKindofGaming I've never bought a AAA game outside of a Goodwill or flea market. Anyone who buys any AAA game at launch should get their spending monitored, imo. There's almost always a sale right around the corner. It's borderline fiscal irresponsibillity to pay $60-80 and full price for a video game.
@SumKindofGaming
17 күн бұрын
Not with Nintendo my guy. Maybe 10 bucks here or there but incredibly rarely. Physicals this is btw
Depends on what they did to the game. Migration to a new system with new graphics? Sure. A re-release with minimal updates? No.
@user-kq1zh4io7o
17 күн бұрын
yeah most remakes are not worth full price in my opinion, theres work put into it sure but not as much then of course some remakes like mafia definitive edition that are basically completely new games I think are worth full price
ok, watched till 4 minute mark. Nobody says they should do it for free, but def it does not cost them as much as a totally new game!! Like what costed more, Mario wonder or Mario ttyd remake? Wonder ofc even without checking it up!!! New ideas, new stages, new voices and so one. Also it is not %100 guaranteed that people will like it. On the other hand, TTYD has nothing of the above!!, some decisions to b taken for sure but the game already asked for, people already like it and you gotta just...Renew it!! That's it. So Price point for remakes shall be $30 - $50 tops. Crash Trilogy they remade 3 FULL GAMES for the price of one!!!!! Nintendo price point for super Mario RPG alone is $60! Crazy
Hell no, Nintendo are greedy af. Remasters should be half tops. Most of them are basic as with maybe a resolution upgrade and added widescreen, remakes on the other hand if they are done right can be worth more ex. Resident Evil 2, 4 etc
@SumKindofGaming
18 күн бұрын
The RE remakes are great examples of it done right!
No. Next question
No
A remaster is not even worth 60 dollar, unless you did not play original one.
@SumKindofGaming
19 күн бұрын
Exactly
Nope never bought any Remakes