No shade onto the video itself, though. Pretty good stuff.

Interesting interpretation. Deep down, we are all from South America. You should check out the prequel to this video.

@@ElVnugo Do not worry, brother. One day, you will go on a banishment journey to the land of the culos and festivities.

I think you misunderstood a bit. I tried to elaborate on that part as much as I could (without extending the video too much), and I do think that some remakes are "okay." You forget one part:" Remakes shouldn't be made on principle unless they're done by the people who made the original" (my perspective, as I said in the video). An old subscriber brought up the Nier remake in the comments, and it's interesting because I don't actually like what they did with the remake, but Yoko Taro made it. It's his game. It's his choice. It's his vision. I don't like it out of personal preference, but again, it's his game. So that's the real choice: not having a remake or having a remake made by subpar 3rd party "artists." who have nothing to do with the original. Same with MGS1. Kojima left me with a choice. The guy who made it asked me what I preferred. I really hate Twin Snakes, but that's saying more about Kojima than his audience. Remakes are not inherently bad, but I think that we, as an audience, should hold on to principles because, just like you said, the industry is dead and it's the only thing we have left. We lose nothing by not having this remake. People will find something else. However, by supporting it... well, I would just be restating what I already said in the video. Also, you should wonder what the 5th reason is.

@@ElVnugo The only rmk I think is good is the Resident Evil one. Even some remasters screw the original game, SH2 in fact has this problem. Or the remaster of majora's mask for the 3ds, it was made by the original creator but changed to be like "what he actually wanted the game to be like" and I think that every change he makes there made the game worse, besides the changes that are only quality of life and nothing else. Not to mention that some basic game mechanics were broken (like the deku transformation that was so fun to use to hop around, but in the 3ds it barelly works, feels like you're heavier than the goron form). To be fair, I would prefer rmks not to exist at all since that would be a net positive for me. In my head if a game is bad it should not be supported (vote with you wallet and such) and that should make them not repeat the mistake, but I understand that in a world where normies are now the majority of gamers, this really doesn't work, but that's why I could care less for the AAA industry right now. There will be a new SH in a more japanese setting made by the same guy who made Higurashi and Umineko (which are very good psychological horror and mysterie stories in general), so that's the only SH thing that I have any hope for, but even so not that much because even if I trust the author, I don't trust Konami to not trample on his vision. Not to mention that he only makes stories so we have no ideia on how the gameplay department will fare, as it could very well be awful.

It's outdated on your end.

First of all, I appreciate your passion, the time you took to write that. I assumed you had to watch the vid twice in order to gather your thoughts. That being said, you are misconstruing, misinterpreting, and twisting the crux of my arguments to be about the culture war, DEI, or whatever, carefully cherry-picking around everything I said to support that narrative (you are not the only one, though). All while it's specifically stated in this video that it's not about censorship or "le woke" but about changing the original vision and not respecting it. Hurting the story in the process. You can disagree with my perspective about the artistic value (or the competency of the devs), but you shouldn't argue in bad faith. It should be very obvious that the video is not about gatekeeping but about respecting the medium, the legacy of the game, and the artistic minds behind these games. What do you think that Gene Wolfe part was about? Again, please don't strawman. I want everyone to play these games, but that's not my problem; that is something Konami should address and solve. I could add more because I pretty much disagree with everything you wrote, but I strongly believe that a creator of anything (even something as silly as a KZbin video) should address criticism through their work, not social media (comments). If there's enough interest, I might do a video addressing some other stuff you said or that was brought up in these comments.

@ElVnugo calling my arguments "strawman" even though I went into depth explaining them is in itself a strawman argument and contributes nothing as a rebuttal. The originals will always exist in all of their glory. I myself have the first 4 games framed and hanging on my wall and will not at all argue regarding the preservation of the art that they are and continue to be to this day. However, my point still stands that you do appear to be hipster gatekeeping the series with that you don't believe a remake should be released, and the sheer idea of it seems to rub you the wrong way. Again, I argue that breathing new life into the franchise is a good thing and that I personally would enjoy remakes of 1 and 3 because it would be awesome to experience those games with the graphics and acting talent of today's technology. With new upcoming Silent Hill projects in the works, rather than throwing new players head first into a world overflowing with lore that they don't know, it is absolutely necessary to give them an idea of what this series is all about and why. Making judgments and criticisms on a game that hasn't even come out yet based on a trailer that doesn't suggest anything has changed other than character designs is nothing short of shallow thinking. Again, boohoo, no sexy Maria outfit. Are you just not going to play the game to find out for yourself? I'll be on 48 hours before official release, making those kinds of judgments when I'm actually experiencing it. I'm excited about this game, and I can see its potential to bring new and great life back into a series that has been let down after 3... the room was good, but not at all my favorite. Just sit back and hope for the best.

@@KenKaneki-zj7qo Jesus Christ lmao. I sure hope you are paid for this and yes he was right you are absolutely arguing in bad faith and twisting his words. He is wrong, I don't think you even watched the video. Seek help. (or a better job)

I don't think he was necessarily gatekeeping, but I can see why it came off that way. Some remakes are bad, some are good. You can argue all day long about which ones are "needed", but at the end of the day, most people won't care about an old-ass 2001 game they cannot even legally purchase anymore through an official platform. "Port it to new systems then!", I can hear him say. Sure, I agree they should do that alongside this remake. But that's still not enough for the majority of new players under the age of 25, and he knows it. I guess this entire video is more of a rant if anything else.

@@spyrochrisgaming Why wouldn't it be enough for the majority of the new players under the age of 25? It was enough for me when I was a teen 20 years ago. If you are filtered by an old game, perhaps you shouldn't play it ? There are plenty of modern games that are filtering me but I don't go around and sperg cause I feel left out. Way to miss the point.

but you haven't played it

You are literally rationalizing in order to justify this to your subconscious. Foaming mouth seething? What you are saying is that you know it's wrong, you know the impact, you know the history, you know that the original is going to get overshadowed and remain an obscure item in the possession of a few. You know they are going to milk this even more instead of making something new. You are aware of the fallout and how bad this practice is. Everything you said is exactly what he said but for you hey .... hey MAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYBE it's great on its own right? Even though it doesn't have it's own right. It's an artistic work of someone else. it's not INSPIRED by it. It's not even reimagining. Shattered Memories was SH 1 and 2 reimagined. This is just retracing steps so you can earn money. It's like repainting the Mona Lisa but with mustaches cause zoomers find that funny. There's a reason why people are so pissed off by this. He named a few. Here is mine: How about the fact that the entire 9th generation of gaming consists of remakes and remasters? Inferior remakes and remasters btw. Out of hundreds of them, you can name 5 that are actually faithful or better than the original work, and almost none of them were made by the original devs. "ELITIST GATEKEEPING FANBOYS blabla" How about you watch the video before commenting? Nowhere in this video or in the comments was this stated and it's not gatekeeping, it's preserving. He explained in length why some remakes are acceptable and possible and why SH2 isn't specifically. He is 100% right. It doesn't matter if the remake is great or not. The fact that it's being made by people who have nothing to do with the original work is offensive. George Lucas remade SW and people were mad. He was wrong for doing so but he had every right to do that cause it's HIS CREATION. You are the one who sets the bar low, people like you are the reason why 3 years from now we are going to have the great PS6 exclusive called SH2 Remake Remastered. You seriously have to be on some other plane of existence to actually feel optimistic about this. It's like a mouse getting shocked by electricity while trying to get cheese but he still persists in getting the cheese. For almost 20 years now.

I will remember that.

I regret not showing more of the original SH2 footage cause even I was taken aback how much it still holds up and how beautiful the visuals are.

​@@ElVnugo only the first 4 games are the true silent hill games, remakes are theft devs making other people's work, I detest remakes for being a thing, where the originality gone.

Out of curiosty, did you play it on a CRT with high quality RGB output or decide to upscale it properly on a modern TV? Because the art holds up even more with the right setup to get the most out of the original resolution. Try SH3 next and see how well it holds up to you on og PS2. The lighting and materials in that game, especially when you point and move the flashlight around onto an downed enemy blew me away all over again. It looked like a early form of PBR on the enemy skin detail.

@@DavidSmith-bv8mv i just used retrovision hd cables which look really good and a normal 1080p flatscreen, the cables are really good, im gonna get a retrotink next, currently playing silent hill 3, forced my ps2 to output in 1080i deinterlaced and it looks absolutely fantastic

Because you still say words like "based" unironically

@@nivekogilvie3368 Twitter is the other way