86 PCWorld JULY 2020FEATURE 11 CLASSIC GAMES THAT DESERVE A REMAKE
upcoming Tony Hawk 1+2. The Black Mesa
Project (go.pcworld.com/bmsa) injected new
life into Half-Life. 2K’s releasing a Mafia
remake this summer.
Who’s next? What other games should
get the Resident Evil 2 treatment? We’ve put
together a list—not just games that deserve a
remake, not just games that would benefit
from a remake, but ones where a remake
seems actually feasible. And yes, that means
you’ll find few games the size of Final Fantasy
VII on this list, because I think even SquareResident Evil 2 (go.pcworld.com/re52) set the
bar pretty damn high, allowing old fans to
relive a beloved game the way they
remembered it, while also creating a
thoroughly modern horror game for
newcomers. It’s not on PC (yet), but by all
accounts Square’s Final Fantasy VII Remake
(go.pcworld.com/ffrm) does the same.
Activision created slightly more faithful
remakes with Spyro (go.pcworld.com/spyr)
and Crash Bandicoot (go.pcworld.com/
cban), and is doing the same with theF
orget remasters. Gone are the days where developers could stretch
new textures over old games and call it a day. These days it’s all about
remakes, raiding the late ‘90s and early ‘00s for games that need more
than just a new coat of paint.