Given the history of Ys IV that was required. They would probably just make a new Mystery Dungeon over that.
Oh yeah, with PMD1's story being consistent I expected it to stay the same, but I hoped for new stuff to be added to bridge gaps here and there, and answer questions the fanbase have had about certain aspects of lore for a while now. But they just did 1:1 and fixed a flaw people had with the postgame feeling lifeless and that was it. Kinda was at least hoping for the fantastic Emera system to return from SMD, but they didn't even do that, which hurt the strategic nature a huge amount. It's better than the OG due to fixing the clunk factor from the game... But Super overcomes it anyday of the week, and I was hoping they'd make the ULTIMATE PMD again instead of just RT, but prettier.
"They barely improved the presentation" ?
The game was a clear step up in presentation and the artstyle was fantastic. The remade cutscenes added a lot of flavor to the game too.
I mean, maybe? Super did a lot of impressive things too, and the OST in that was godly: So much to the point I feel it's a crime that TPC has never put any of the PMD soundtracks on an official CD. Pretty much everything was as high as it could be, so I hoped for a PMD1 remake, it would be all the greatness of super... and more.
Instead, we got RT with the same darn models from Super, a soundtrack that sounds worse than Super's despite being on a system that could support some amazing surround sound experiences and a full orchestra/fully remixed score, and a weird shading filter that looks either really decent in some scenes, or just bland. I honestly hate to use this phrase, but to me it just "looks like a 3DS game" that was ported to Switch when the system was dying. They could have gone with fully animated cutscenes or at least scenes as pretty as in Explorers, but they just look kinda awkward instead. Being the first PMD I lost interest in beating, that kinda hurts bad for me, since PMD is my favorite series and RT changed my life back in the day. Now it's just... OK, and the remake feels like just a stopgap rather than the ultimate vision of the first game.
Since people are comparing things to 2016-nintendo here, I'd say it's akin to Twilight Princess HD: Fine remake that polishes things, but a lot of stuff remains the same, including the music, and the presentation isn't as upgraded as it could have been (like with WWHD). Good pick to buy for newcomers, but disappointing for those hoping for a much more bigger change.
So yeah, for me the only game in 2020 that I felt was worthwhile from Nintendo was Tokyo Mirage... a (good) port. Kinda interested in clubhouse games, but I'm concerned it'll be more out of desperation for something nintendo-like than because I want to play it. I am very excited for Origami King though, so here's hoping that does a good job for the second half of the year.
But man... No E3 this year really sucks. It's sad having nothing major from Nintendo to look forward to this time of year and I hate the uncertainty of not knowing what will even launch in a mere two-three months from now. :| Hoping for third party stuff too but even THOSE are MIA for Q3 somehow and stuff is either end of the year or 2021 now. It's very frustrating. I realllllly hope we at least get an august game announced before the September Direct.
