The 20 BEST Video Game Remakes

[@mojoplays]

Which remake do you consider to be superior to the original? Let us know in the comments! Subscribe for more gaming videos every day: wmojo.com/mojoplays-subscribe

[@issi529]

Pro skater and Shadow of the colossus are wayntoo overrated imo.

[@zakirstocks9514]

*Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver and Super Mario 64 DS*

[@garveyneal1672]

0:31 20. System Shock (2023) 1:21 19. Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes (2004) 2:19 18. Spyro Reignited Trilogy (2018) 3:07 17. Resident Evil 4 (2023) 3:59 16. Dead Space (2023) 4:45 15. Persona 3 Reload (2024) 5:38 14. The Last of Us Part 1 (2022) 6:28 13. The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (2019) 7:14 12. Yakuza Kiwami (2016) 8:00 11. Ratchet and Clank (2016) 8:39 10. Super Mario RPG (2023) 9:28 9. Metroid: Samus Returns (2017) 10:07 8. Halo: The Master Chief Collection (2014) 11:02 7. Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy (2017) 11:52 6. Shadow of the Colossus (2018) 12:36 5. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2 (2020) 13:19 4. Pokemon Heartgold and Soulsiver (2009) 14:11 3. Demon's Souls (2020) 15:01 2. Black Mesa (2020) 15:47 1. Final Fantasy VII Remake and Rebirth (2020;2024)

[@lorenzopignagnoli2268]

Great work guys

[@EvelynL.1112]

Thank you

[@cypher06sonic]

Why is Metroid Zero Mission not here

[@amezzeray2]

RE4 wasnt a remake that was needed. And yet they knocked it out of the fucking park and made it the remake we deserved

[@teemobadger2037]

Not really the remake felt Soulless tbh. ORE4 is much better.

[@Heliumballs]

@@teemobadger2037 I thought the same thing

[@teemobadger2037]

@@Heliumballs Games are not the same anymore. Real gaming died years ago with Xbox360/PS3 Era. Now everything is woke and gay

[@killermove9524]

But still the graphics , surrounding atmosphere and gameplay is much better than og​@@teemobadger2037

[@BlazerK1914]

RE4 Remake is definitely worth playing. Back then, I thought of Ashley Graham being okay, but the Remake did her better, I got to like her so much. Also, using a knife to stealth kill and parry attacks never gets old.

[@BigFella117]

I didn’t think RE4 deserved a remake, but my God I changed my mind once it came out and I played it

[@kevinfromsales9445]

The best remake of all time still is Resident Evil REmake (2002).

[@runevaldersnes9281]

The remake of Mafia was amazing!

[@RobNotBob95]

Cloud- "Mind letting me go then?" Bruh, don't lie. You're enjoying every second of them being arm and arm with you.

[@marievjing]

You forgot Tomb raider Anniversary

[@ATadLegit]

Medievil not being on this list is criminal

[@raphaelbernini2938]

The last of us is not a remake, is a remaster of a remaster!

[@RecreationalValue-gk8jt]

The ps4 version was a remaster but the ps5 version is a remake because it was rebuilt with modern day graphics.

[@TheMarine316]

It’s a remake

[@bronzin1445]

@@RecreationalValue-gk8jtThat would be a graphical overhaul than an actual remake. It’s still the exact same game as the PS3 original.

[@bronzin1445]

@@TheMarine316it’s a remaster diguesied as a remake

[@TheMarine316]

@@bronzin1445 it’s a remake, they did the work, the graphics alone show that a remaster isn’t capable of making the graphics look plastic like on PS3 to photo realistic like PS5, they added all the accessibility features from 2 & completely overhauled the faulty, basically stupid AI from the PS3 version.

[@darkdragonmedeus705]

Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia. Now that's a grand remake.

[@heroboygamebase2286]

RE4 should've been a lot higher.

[@danknhshinki73]

No kidding.

[@stevenosterhout5168]

Yeah, RE2 and RE 4 should both be top 5

[@issi529]

Dead Space too.

[@WinspearUltima]

True

[@RisingRaiden]

It’s the the 20 best games not top 20, they aren’t ranked but I agree with you guys Re4 remake is one of the best

[@NoctLightCloud]

Final Fantasy Rebirth is amazing! I'm almost 130hrs in and still can't believe it's real. As a FF fan, it completely exceeded my expectations.

[@aaronatkinson177]

I love that they didn't forget about shadow of the colossus that game was special 😊❤

[@oscarcraig2551]

Ya bet. Now I haven't played final fantasy 7, but I know it was the first videogame that made storytelling in videogames very popular. Then shadow of the colossus was the game that proved videogames are art. Bioshock, rdr1, gta 4... All those games that are considered masterpieces for their storytelling wouldn't exist. But the last of us came out and it was better. That was where playstation exclusives told really good stories, and uncharted 4 is an example. Still have to play the rest of the ps4 exclusives that are really good like god of war and days gone. Even bioshock and rdr1. Can't play gta 4 because of the ps4. Of course, shadow of the colossus is legendary for more things but this one is the one that sticked the most with since stories are what I care about most in videogames. Shadow of the colossus is a masterpiece. For now it has the best ending in videogames in my opinion.

[@-locke-6051]

Resident Evil Remake aka REmake is the best remake ever made. I'll die on this hill and most OG RE fans will agree with me.

[@nejihyuuga531]

RE 2 Remake ????

[@domymbd]

REmake (2002) is the best remake ever made

[@Alex-ng6hc]

One remake that deserves recognition is Gears of War Ultimate Edition. The original game is still great, even if it hasn't aged well, but the remake stayed true to the original in every way, and even restored some chapters that were exclusive to the PC port of the original. Like Medievil and Shadow of the Colossus, Gears of War Ultimate Edition did everything right

[@danasaeed9018]

Crash Bandicoot N Sane Trilogy Was A Dream Come True! So Does God Of War 1 & 2 Hopefully In The Future, Also A Dream Come True If It Happens.

[@HARBRINGERZERO]

Crash dancing like that will always make me smile. 🥰

[@usvidragonslayer3091]

I think Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia should be on this list. Its a remake of an Japanese exclusive NES(Famicom in Japan) game of Fire Emblem Gaiden.

[@12thMandalorian]

Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver are true masterpieces

[@Omar-ok7gd]

Resident Evil 4 & 2 Remake.. the best

[@RabidBaboon23]

I think resident evil 1 remake is technically the best one but I like 4 and 2 remakes more

[@Chaosx251]

I prefer 2 over 4 and 1’s remakes but they’re all great games

[@Darkslayer1993]

Final Fantasy 7 Remake and Rebirth is the BEST.

[@riteshvs4949]

​@@RabidBaboon23where is 1 remake

[@RabidBaboon23]

@@riteshvs4949 it wasn’t in the list I don’t think. I’m talking about the 2002 game

[@DanielZeal]

0:10 Mario wasn't sure what was happening there for a second 😅😂

[@TheRealCoolDude1989-nt5ed]

Well I never played the original Mafia ,but playing the remastered version was pretty sweet to play .And did like playing the remastered version of Mass Effect 2 from the Legendary Edition Trilogy ,well Mass Effect 3 at the end was little better .And the sides from the DLC was pretty cool as well .Since the Mass Effect games have cool side missions in the games .

[@offlnegamer]

Just started this video but the Resident Evil 2 Remake and Final Fantasy 7 Remake are two games that are not only amazing titles on their own but single handily made me a huge fan of both franchises. Incredible amount of respect to the OGs but they just we'rent for everybody at the time. Such amazing games re-imagined and modernized in a way that should be a gold standard for remakes going forward! Such great gaming experiences.

[@slystone4892]

Crash Bandicoot N Sane Trilogy is a masterpiece of a remake.😊

[@cobraregala4571]

Resident evil 1 remake is the best remake ever.

[@BigBossCQCLegend]

MGS1> The Twin Snakes

[@jakeriese4862]

Heartgold SoulSilver Master Chief Collection Crash N Sane Trilogy FF7 Remake Omega ruby alpha sapphire Mario & Luigi Spyro Reginited Trilogy Persona 3 Reload

[@rodneyneal5366]

This is proof that most of the elite games came from our childhood.... born in the 80s... grew up in the 90s.... gaming was different

[@Animeguy300]

I enjoy the Final Fantasy VII Remake and Rebirth

[@drunkhusband6257]

Why they are absolute garbage cash grabs.

[@Freedom_84]

Agreed has the "whole game" even come out yet? FFS, these companies get away with this crap because of the idiots that buy this shit

[@maddestmike5791]

Wish Nintendo gave their other Super NES classics the same love they gave Super Mario RPG.

[@sk8erm870]

Yes, the Donkey Kong Country definitely needs a remake

[@Freedom_84]

FF7 remake is NOT better than the original it may as well be a different game entirely

[@robynwolph3836]

Dislike for not including the Pokemon Diamond/Pearl remake. It's an awesome remake and the people unnecessarily hating on it hate anime art styles and chibis.

[@jclkaytwo]

it seems like they're only including one remake per series, so why choose bd/sp over hg/ss which is way more liked?

[@ROCKONplaceboforever]

Awesome list 🎮

[@JAYDOG1337A]

I'm sorry, are you really saying the Ratchet & Clank Remake is a better remake than Resident Evil 4 Remake, seriously?

[@jclkaytwo]

they're not saying that. this list had no numbers. it clearly isn't ranked.

[@zmtdude837]

Some of those games were just remasters, not remakes

[@EnigmaHood]

Twin Snakes probably shouldn't be on this list, in fact it could be considered one of the most unnecessary remakes. Even at the time it was criticized, and got mixed reviews, and fans agree that the original was the better game. Graphically it was worse than MGS2, despite using its engine. It wasn't a bad game per se though, and I'm glad it exists. It's just some games don't need a remake or actually get worse if you do remake it, MGS1 was one of those games.

[@Alex-ng6hc]

Let's not forget about Medievil. That's easily the best remake of a PS1 game to date. Despite Final Fantasy XII looking better visually, Medievil is much more faithful to its original by comparison

[@coleread2608]

Solid list although Mass Effect deserves a mention 100%!

[@riverviewgamer1991]

I am glad Spyro and Dead Space were on this list. Spyro was my first PS1 game and I was so glad in 2018 they remade all 3 games. Dead Space 2023 was amazing and I can't wait for Dead Space 2 remake which I hope is coming soon.

[@CaptainCretaceous91]

I wish Fossil Fighters got a remake.

[@7777mikail]

I love The Last of Us but it shouldn't be consider in the best remake debate..

[@theosmith6275]

No Kirby’s return to dreamland deluxe?!

[@batmanbud2]

FR 😢

[@RCKmak]

Zero Mission is a much better remake than Samus Returns.

[@hussammalhassan1868]

I want a remake for Vigilante 8 😢

[@nejihyuuga531]

Me to 😊

[@joshuaknox2724]

i actually liked capcom's ghosts n goblins remake in the RE engine, it was still balls to the wall hard and they gave it a nice story book artstyle :) definitely underrated.......obviously re2&4, dead space and such are the cream of the crop.

[@eimran1178]

RE4 remake was just perfection!

[@thelonewolf191]

Crash Team Racing got an amazing remake! More characters, more tracks, customizable carts, time trials and more! It was amazing!

[@batmanbud2]

Links Awakening > BOTW. Change my mind.

[@rpgfan1187]

My favorite remake has to be Ys: The Oath in Felghana. Falcom took one of the black sheep of the franchise and rebuilt it into one of the greatest Action JRPGs ever made. The System Shock Remake was excellent, too, although I do still prefer the original game, overall.

[@joshieee95]

I absolutely loved the pro skater remakes. Such a shame Activision shut the studio down before they could also make pro sketer 3+4 😭

[@darkthorn45]

wouldn't mind playing a combination of Red/Blue/Green/Firered/Leafgreen and Gold/Silver/Heartgold/Soulsilver with the graphics of The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening in the switch over the games we did get (sword/shield, scarlet/violet and brilliant/shining) although only in one version i dont think two versions are needed when there wasnt much exclusivity.

[@Huguex00]

I would add Tomb Raider Anniversary.

[@Jeustful]

No Nier Replicant ver. 1.224... :(

[@BlazerK1914]

Should’ve been a Remake. What were Square Enix thinking? FF7 Remake should have exactly everything from the old game. FF7 Abridged, despite being a parody, felt more like a Remake than the Remake.

[@kevingame3198]

They should have remaked ff8 or ff6

[@Khjaden97]

Well that’s why we have the mobile game. That’s literally all of ff7, with some minorly bumped up graphics.

[@jeuryrabassa4724]

Well, Someone is having a bit of a hate boner right now. Geez.

[@marco4103]

Throughout my time in video gaming the Halo 2 anniversary was the first remake/remastered game I really enjoyed before Crash, Spyro and Persona 3 got their remakes of their own which of course I really much enjoyed the Persona 3 Reload game beat it twice as well

[@Slapped]

Love the typo at 13:26

[@JL050]

Why does the footage of Samus Returns look like it is in need of another remake?

[@astrths1228]

Maybe it's from the og game

[@Dodaro10]

they used original 3DS footage, not emulation, btw Metroid 2 got 2 remakes in a single year, one of them is Samus Returns, the other one is AM2R

[@Mr.Ditkovich.]

I have never played the original Metal Gear Solid. Should I play it or play Twin Snakes instead?

[@topfranluis1]

Question. As someone who absolutely despised the Portable version of P3 (boring characters, lackluster gameplay mechanics, TERRIBLE dialogue and voiceacting. Tartarus theme sucks too), should I play Reload? I can’t exactly say I’m trusting the mainstream opinion since according to that the original P3 is a masterpiece too, which it really isn’t

[@bluewinter9863]

P3 is a masterpiece but it's sound like for me that P3 it's just not for you dude.

[@topfranluis1]

@@bluewinter9863 Thank you

[@AlexIn_ThaCosmos89]

Banjo-Kazooie and the Mega Man X series deserves this treatment

[@austindevine248]

I feel that way about the Jak series

[@AlexIn_ThaCosmos89]

@@austindevine248 definitely that as well

[@lorenzopignagnoli2268]

Look out as all these games by default were not those experiences their designers wished intended for technical limitations due

[@Historicutuber]

I wish I had beaten the Shadow of the colossus remake. It was so much more refined than the original

[@Alucard12456]

Résident evil 1 remake gamecube is still the best remake. Always…

[@jpsailorallaboardmatey461]

TLOU remake is one i definitely want, but for what's basically a graphic update, no way I'll buy until it drops in price to at least 30!

[@tommydixon4871]

i'm not shock both FF7 remake and birth is on the line i love FF7 so much in my younger days ❤

[@trasegorsuch5140]

Ratchet and Clank 2016 was based on the 2016 movie! Do you guys at MojoPlays choose to deny that fact? It explains why some of the cutscenes look like an actual freaking movie!

[@mohammedfawaz6829]

Mafia definitive edition laughjng in corner 😂😂😂😂😂

[@zakirstocks9514]

I Absolutely Love *Pac-Man World Re-Pac, SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom Rehydrated, Super Mario RPG Remake, Mario vs Donkey Kong Switch Remake, Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy, Spyro Reignited Trilogy, Resident Evil 2, 3 & 4 Remakes, The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening Switch Remake, Final Fantasy VII Remake & Rebirth, MediEvil Remake, Persona 3 Reload, The Last of Us Parts 1 & 2 Remastered, Yakuza Kiwami, Ratchet & Clank 2016 Remake, Metroid: Samus Returns, Super Mario 64 DS, Kirby Super Star Ultra, Star Fox 64 3DS, The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Zelda 3DS, Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver and Resident Evil 2001 Remastered* are all THE Best Epic Remastered and Remakes I Absolutely Love playing throughout the years!

[@oscarcraig2551]

Resident evil 3? Is this a joke?

[@zakirstocks9514]

@@oscarcraig2551 Nope. *Resident Evil 3 Remake* exist

[@oscarcraig2551]

@@zakirstocks9514 I know that it exists, it's just that people say it's pretty bad.

[@zakirstocks9514]

@@oscarcraig2551 How can they say *RE3 Remake* is bad? If you ask me, I say it's definitely and totally one of THE Best Epic Remake Games there is.

[@oscarcraig2551]

@@zakirstocks9514 Good for you then. For now i'll just say that I don't like how nemesis looks. Original much better.

[@feplays007]

Tomb Raider Anniversary The legend of Zelda Ocarina, Majora's Mask 3D Resident Evil 1

[@FoxUnitNell]

The GameCube master quest ocarina of time was nice too with additional dungeons remixes.

[@dimitarginev6892]

Maybe one of the first excellent remake Resident Evil 2 where is it ????

[@JB-wv8pb]

Rebirth?? That's not a remake. That's a Kingdom Heart's spin-off

[@anthonydavenport1841]

Links awakening was great I loved it on gameboy and replaying it with those graphics and having it be damn near spot on was amazing. I 100% the hell out of that game lol got all the tunics bottles hearts etc.

[@jpsailorallaboardmatey461]

MGS The Twin Snakes was nearly perfect! But they messed up with the over the top cutscenes, and the rerecording the voice lines made it lose so much charm!

[@earlmoore7003]

The Demons Souls remake was a fantastic game to prep for Elden Ring 💯🙏😎

[@kevennava1476]

Once again the Resident Evil 1 Remake does not get the proper attention it deserves. That remake is the definition of how you do a video game remake. All these games on the list pale in comparison.

[@Aldraen]

Halo The Master Chief Collection is a remaster not a remake. That beeing said MCC beeing ranked after Pokemon is a joke to me. You can switch live from the graphics of the 2 first games, to the remaster just by pressing a button (just that very feature make MCC's remaster way better than the Pokemon one). If Pokemon wanted to be as good as The MCC is, they should have make a collection with the 5 first gen games, add all the futures of the most advanced game available for all the other games, add new modes and make use of the very special feature a just spoke about earlier concerning the graphics.

[@kubek]

What you mean with "they fixed Xen" ? I didn't know it needed fixing.

[@erickornelas1986]

You forgot about Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia, which is a remake of Fire Emblem Gaiden.

[@TheSalamanderMenace4]

You forgot heartgold and soulsilver

[@jsutton0010]

Starfox 64 3D was a brilliant remake of the N64 original.

[@Historicutuber]

Link's Awakeningn was so fun

[@Historicutuber]

oh man Heart Gold and Soul Silver are amazing too

[@newtdawg44]

The omission of Mario all stars is glaring.

[@mccuish]

What about Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land

[@mylsyl]

Where's lego star wars. Tss is technically a remake

[@ketkruveixasofficial]

TLOUP1 being ahead of RE4 and Dead Space is comical lmao and the recent FFVII games shouldn't even be on here seeing as they aren't actually remakes

[@danemusic5242]

i honestly dont believe games are for gamers when they invented this term modern gamer i think things went down hill.

[@DecepticonSkywarp]

What!? No Ocarina of Time 3D OR Majora's Mask 3D!? Well that's a downer

[@gheorghitacirja4805]

Where is Mafia Definitive Edition?!

[@easy_e_1976]

Metroid Zero Mission is also great!!

[@terry_glory_to_ukraine394]

Wait, where is Crash Team Racing Nitro Fueled???

[@Frawriest]

Twin Snakes is an abomination to MGS1.

[@beingadeeb2345]

No Mafia 1 remake 😢

[@Nickrj3]

I’d like to see a Final Fantasy VI remake, rebirth

[@JamiePokemonTrainer]

Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl is the best pokemon remake. I won't apologize for saying that. Pokemon Heartgold and Soulsilver wasn't the best remake.

[@JeffUy287]

What about Live A Live and Star Ocean?

[@tkf28]

Only if sony would give us a bloodborne remake