Unofficial HD Remakes
In my internet travels I came across an article that talked about a Dolphin emulator. It allows games such as The Legend of Zelda the Wind Waker to appear in full HD. The concept of taking games and changing them into something more visually enhanced from the intended release is one that makes my thoughts go every which way. I support it, and at the same time I hate it. I’m amazed at screenshots, but I wouldn’t dare to play it. Why do I feel this way and why does it matter? Again, it does and it doesn’t.
Note - The article in reference is from 1up.com and so are the images at hand.
Note - The article in reference is from 1up.com and so are the images at hand.
I feel the designers have a vision and a certain way that they feel the game should be played, and more important should be seen. Take the game Wind Waker as the example, sense in the article I read focused on screenshots from it on the emulator. I enjoyed the game and enjoyed the graphics. I did not think about changing them dramatically or even enhancing them as I didn’t know they could be. Seeing enhances pictures of the game just make me go crazy in excitement, but I feel they somehow take away from the original image of the game. It’s a very odd and hard thing to describe, but I prefer to play it the way it was shipped out. That’s not to say those who do are worse off, heck no. I feel if someone can enjoy the game and talk about it with joy is a friend of mine, or those who feel the slight graphic update was just enough to get them to play it then great! My personal preference is not to be taken as the “only way” or some idea I want to push on others. I just wish I could understand the feelings inside of me on why original is the best. I never do mods for games even because it’s not the original way, but that’s another article.
I’m not sure what the “point” of this article was. I just wanted to get my feelings out there on how I feel about this subject, but then again I’m not even sure what the subject really is. Bottom line for me personally is, I say provide me some screenshots for my to go crazy over, but that’s all I need. I’ve played it the way it was created, so I don’t want to play it any other way. Even if the enhancement is small, I don’t care. I love pictures more then playing it that way. Then again, how do I feel about a game such as Ocarina of Time for the 3DS? Now that is stick territory. They feel the image of the game is good to be represented the way it is in the remake, so I accept it. I know it my seem a little, “feed me this and I will enjoy it” but it’s not 100% like that. I can be upset if I don’t like a way is portrayed but by changing their rules into something else, makes me feel weird if I were to talk to someone about the game and then not see it they way they did. Either way, graphics don’t make the game, but is that even the point I am trying to make? I wish I knew.