Unpopular Opinions · by Ethan Brooks · 2026-11-04

Remakes of classic games should change more, not less

With the Ocarina of Time remake reviews out and everyone saying it's 'superb but safe', I keep thinking the safe part is the problem. If I want the original, it exists and still runs. A remake is the one chance to rethink pacing, cut the padding and fix design that only made sense in 1998. Am I wrong to want developers to take bigger swings with these?

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Miguel Santos · 0 likes

Hard disagree. every time they 'rethink' something the fans riot. safe is safe for a reason

Gentle Baker · 0 likes

no you're right. the water temple doesn't need to be preserved like a historic monument

Maya Williams · 10 likes

the water temple IS a historic monument and I will defend its suffering

Niamh Byrne · 0 likes

I think there's room for both, faithful remakes and full reimaginings. the problem is calling everything a remake