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So, Era, I ask you: do you want a remaster or a remake of Red Alert 2?
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Petroglyph, makers of Command & Conquer Remastered Collection, share a post asking their fans if they'd prefer a remaster or a remake of Red Alert 2
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So, Era, I ask you: do you want a remaster or a remake of Red Alert 2?
EDIT:
The C&C Remastered Collection is currently 50% off, for those who have yet to purchase it!
I like how they don't put in "One will take a LOT longer to ever come out than the other, and require a much bigger budget"
Remaster - They have already shown they can nail it, so I have 100% faith in them doing so, and it will be awesome.
Remake - So many possibilities, but the chance it can be fucked up and completely lose the feel of the originals.
I'm sticking with remaster.
Remake - So many possibilities, but the chance it can be fucked up and completely lose the feel of the originals.
I'm sticking with remaster.
The description of each option does a pretty good job of implying that without it needing to be said.
Why not both?
If I have to go with one or another, I'd say remaster. There's too much money involved with a remake and I can easily see the project being ruined. A 100% faithful remaster is a sure thing.
If I have to go with one or another, I'd say remaster. There's too much money involved with a remake and I can easily see the project being ruined. A 100% faithful remaster is a sure thing.
Referring to them as the makers of Command and Conquer Remastered is understating it a bit. The studio was created by ex-Westwood staff.
The game is a pinnacle of its time, I don't really see how doing something like converting it to 3D would improve it at all - it'll just end up messing up the art style and causing other inadvertent differences. But I don't really trust people to choose the option with the least flashy graphics, unfortunately.
When I see "remake," I think of the trash fire that is WarCraft III Reforged. Nope. That's as tall of a "nope" as I can muster.
Ultimately, I'd prefer the path of least resistance for the devs, in case the team has to hack away at the original game for any particular reason (lost code, broken implementations, whatever). Just give me RA2 at arbitrary resolutions with decent online play, however they wanna do it.
Ultimately, I'd prefer the path of least resistance for the devs, in case the team has to hack away at the original game for any particular reason (lost code, broken implementations, whatever). Just give me RA2 at arbitrary resolutions with decent online play, however they wanna do it.
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I don't think you really need to remake it. The game is pretty perfect as-is and just needs a graphical touch-up rather than a full remake.
A remake in my eyes unless I'm thinking of it wrong, would just be Red Alert 3 but with the RA2 campaign/features. Not really what I'd want as the gameplay took a nose dive with generals and the C&C3 engine.
A remake in my eyes unless I'm thinking of it wrong, would just be Red Alert 3 but with the RA2 campaign/features. Not really what I'd want as the gameplay took a nose dive with generals and the C&C3 engine.
A remake has a far bigger chance of ending up being bad.
Even visual could end up being worst, I can easily imagine ending up with 3d models looking worst than remastered 2d visuals.
Do a remaster ( for tiberian sun too plz ), then make a new red alert &/or C&C.
Even visual could end up being worst, I can easily imagine ending up with 3d models looking worst than remastered 2d visuals.
Do a remaster ( for tiberian sun too plz ), then make a new red alert &/or C&C.
This.
Switching to the Generals engine ruined the series for me. RA2 is the last time they used voxel tech and it was incredible. A remaster would mean enhancing that and improving it beyond what it was and as the quoted post said, nailing the execution.
Remaking it would be too risky and there's not "enough wrong with the game" to justify a remake, IMO. If this gets remade I'll be real sad. I just want RA2 done the way the current remastered games are.
I'd prefer a remake but I'll buy a remaster and be super happy it was even made. Red Alert 2 was peak C&C for me personally.
I'd love for this to come to PS5 even though I fully get that PC is the place for these type of games. Obviously I don't game on PC. I did have a blast with 8 bit armies/hordes/invaders on PS4 which I believe were all made by Peteroglyph.
I want a remaster, but what I TRULY want from them is a Dune 2000 remaster to go along with the release of the new movie.
Ideally Tiberian Sun and Red Alert get the exact same treatment that Tiberian Dawn and Red Alert got.
Remaster would be good, I think. I think it's aged pretty well and don't want to risk changing the feel of the game with a remake.
Red Alert 2 is one of the most memorable and influential games for me. It is what got me into strategy games of any kind in the first place (one of my favorite genres now).
I was 8 when it came out, and my dad was still into PC gaming at the time and had picked it up. I ended up playing the game all the fucking time lol. I still remember picking up the Yuri's Revenge expansion at K-Mart with my dad the week it came out lmao.
Red Alert 2 is one of the most memorable and influential games for me. It is what got me into strategy games of any kind in the first place (one of my favorite genres now).
I was 8 when it came out, and my dad was still into PC gaming at the time and had picked it up. I ended up playing the game all the fucking time lol. I still remember picking up the Yuri's Revenge expansion at K-Mart with my dad the week it came out lmao.
Yes please! Tiberian Sun was my other favorite.
Remake if the original is easily obtainable (Don't have to purchase a Collection in order to access it. Is that still a thing?)
Remaster if they would delist the original.
Remaster if they would delist the original.
Remastered Collection 2 (Tiberian Sun + RA2), please.
Remakes are... iffy. Age of Empires 2 DE did a solid job, but even so, it's still running the Advanced Genie Engine under the hood, so it's not *really* a remake- more like "remaster on steroids"
And the less said about Reforged, the better.
Remakes are... iffy. Age of Empires 2 DE did a solid job, but even so, it's still running the Advanced Genie Engine under the hood, so it's not *really* a remake- more like "remaster on steroids"
And the less said about Reforged, the better.
Remake. I want something new. I played and finished the original and can still install and play it whenever I want at a moments notice.
TD/RA1 is one of the best remasters ever made. I want Tiberian Sun and RA2 to get that same love. Then Tiberian Wars and Generals (I never played RA3 heard it's good and that Greg Kasavin had a hand in it)
In terms of remake? Honestly 4 should get a complete reimagining. Has there ever been something like that in games? I think the Ys games had two different IVs if I'm remembering correctly. Also I think Superman Returns ignored everything past Superman II.
In terms of remake? Honestly 4 should get a complete reimagining. Has there ever been something like that in games? I think the Ys games had two different IVs if I'm remembering correctly. Also I think Superman Returns ignored everything past Superman II.
I am way more curious what a remake would be like. A remaster would just be RA2 in higher resolution, not a bad thing in itself, but a remake would open up a lot more possibilities.
It's also worth noting that there's no way to play RA2 on Windows 10 without a good amount of work and frustration- especially if you don't own the original versions of the game and it's expansion.
I have CnC First Decade and it took me days to finally get it working on my Win 10 PC because most of the no-cd fixes people have released over the years either aren't for the versions they are supposed to be or they straight up just don't work. Even if you get past that hurdle you could end up breaking your ability to launch them again once you apply other fixes people have released to make the games play nicer with modern systems.
A remaster would mean we'd essentially get the original games as they were intended, but with enhancements and fixes and updates and the ability to purchase and play it on modern systems without headache. With a remake you'd still have to go through all of that nonsense just to play them. (and i doubt ccnet are going to release all-in-one installers for RA2 like they did with TS)
I have CnC First Decade and it took me days to finally get it working on my Win 10 PC because most of the no-cd fixes people have released over the years either aren't for the versions they are supposed to be or they straight up just don't work. Even if you get past that hurdle you could end up breaking your ability to launch them again once you apply other fixes people have released to make the games play nicer with modern systems.
A remaster would mean we'd essentially get the original games as they were intended, but with enhancements and fixes and updates and the ability to purchase and play it on modern systems without headache. With a remake you'd still have to go through all of that nonsense just to play them. (and i doubt ccnet are going to release all-in-one installers for RA2 like they did with TS)
The idea of a remake is tantalising of course, but the reality is a remake would likely disappoint.
Just go for the Remaster. This sadly implies they are not already working on a Remaster, which I hoped they would have started soon after C&C Remaster.
Just go for the Remaster. This sadly implies they are not already working on a Remaster, which I hoped they would have started soon after C&C Remaster.