It may be because the game company’s creativity is exhausted, or because they are particularly willing to be nostalgic, or because the risk is small and profitable. In short, we saw the re-engraving, re-production and re-sale of many old works in 2018. The cooking standards of these cold meals are also uneven. There are both the long-awaited “Chaotic Wolf” and the “Fantasy New Kingdom 2” which is speechless. Let’s review 2018 from the perspective of replicating, remaking, and reselling
January
“Street Fighter 5” was officially released in February 2016, not an old game, but this does not prevent “Street Fighter 5: Arcade Edition” landing on the home game platform. This version adjusts some of the stand-alone content, basically changing the soup without changing the medicine. According to past practice, it is impossible to have “Street Fighter 6” without launching several Ultimate Super Editions. For example, the original “Street Fighter 2” released seven versions before and after
February
The 3D remake of “Sword Legend 2” landed on PS4, PSV and PC platforms in February. This is a very worthwhile piece of work. At the same time, the HD reprints of “Wanda and Colossus” were released. In addition, the Switch platform also released “Hunting Angel Witch 1+2”, which is also reasonable, because many of the Wii U late works have been copied to the Switch
March
“Final Fantasy 15 Royal Edition” is not a re-enactment or re-sale, more accurately it is an annual integrated version, integrating all DLC
There is also the “Devil May Cry HD Collection”, which contains the HD Reissue version of “Devil May Cry 1+2+3”. In addition, “FireWire Mania: Heaven” and “Assassin’s Creed: Rebellion” also launched a beautiful replica
The more surprising thing is that the popular action RPG “Titan Journey” in 2006 also launched a re-enactment and host version at this time, ushered in another craze
April.
“Wild Field Guns: Reloading” was originally a 1994 SFC game. Later, it was re-registered in PS4 in 2016, and in 2018 it landed on Switch
May
This is a busy month, Sega MD Classic Collection contains more than 50 classic works, packaged on Xbox One and PS4. In addition, “Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection” includes 12 “Street Fighter” games
PS3 The last round of the popular game “Dragon Crown” for the PS4 launched “Dragon Crown Pro”. Then there is the heavy masterpiece “Replica of Dark Soul”, which brings the classic high difficulty challenge to the contemporary host
June
“Far Cry 3 Classic Edition” was originally a season ticket giveaway for “Far Cry 5” and was released separately. The music game “Music Block Reissue” has a more gorgeous visual effect on contemporary devices, which is a far cry from the original 2004 pictures. The heavyweight masterpiece in June is the “Fantasy Wolf Trilogy”. After a year of PS4 exclusive period, it finally landed on the PC, Xbox One and Switch platforms, so it is accurate to say that this is a re-sale of a replica, double cold rice
July
“The Rockman X Heritage Collection” and “The Rockman X Heritage Collection 2” will bring the entire “Rockman X” series to the contemporary host. In addition, “Nobody Deep Space Next” finally landed in Xbox One in a complete form
August
The niche classic “Shamu 1+2” landed on Xbox One and PS4. As a work on Sega DC in 1999 and 2001, the design of “Salaki 1+2” is very advanced. In addition, “God HD” also landed on the Switch this month
September
“Kapukong Arcade Game Collection” includes 7 classic arcade games, landing on PC, Xbox One, PS4 and Switch platforms. Among them, “Armor Warrior” and “Battle Circuit” are the first to land on the host platform
October
“The Devil Wars 1 full version” login to the Switch
November
This is also a busy month, first of all, “Diablo 3: Eternal Collector’s Edition” landing on the Switch, this is the sixth version since the launch of “Diablo 3” in 2012. In addition, “Final Fantasy World” finally landed on Xbox One and Switch after landing in PS4 in 2016
In addition, the long-awaited “Little Dragon Sparrow: Rekindling Trilogy” landed on the PS4 and Xbox One. And a relatively unpopular “Fantasy New Kingdom 2” is also a replica to join in the fun
In addition, the “SNK 40th Anniversary Collection” also brought a batch of classic arcade games to the Switch
Finally, Final Fantasy 13 “Final Fantasy 13-2” “Final Fantasy 13: Thunder Return” joins Xbox One’s backward compatibility, and also supports Xbox One X performance enhancements, because the game screen is especially a cut. The effect of the animation has been significantly enhanced, so it is equivalent to a re-enactment for Xbox One X players
December
“Block Spirit REROOL” is a replica of PC and Switch. This is a long-awaited replica of many players. The classic never fades, it is still so fun