Reworkings of old hits that await us in 2022 and the future

Over the last few years, we’ve had high-quality remakes of cult games like Final Fantasy 7, Resident Evil 2, Mafia, and Demon’s Souls. The renewed success of these games has encouraged game producers and publishers, so new versions of old hits await us soon. In this article, we provide an overview of those revisions that have been confirmed.

Before we start with the review, it should be emphasized that here we emphasize remakes, ie remake projects, not remasters. Sometimes the line between the two is blurred, but we generally define reworking as a project that complements or significantly changes the original game in terms of story and gameplay. With that in mind, here’s what old experiences will be tailored to us in a new guise.

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic

The creators of the original have nothing to do with this remake, but the Asypr studio has experience with both Star Wars games and specifically with KOTOR, which they adapted for mobile devices. In addition, some of their employees came from BioWare. For now, they seem to have a lot of respect for the story of the original game - they even hired the same actress for the Bastille.

As for the gameplay, it is not yet clear in which direction their processing will go. It is only interesting that Star Wars: KOTOR has never been available on the PlayStation, and now with the PC version it will only be available on the PlayStation 5 console. 

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

The game was therefore postponed until further notice, and at least it is a sign that the team from Ubisoft still cares not to tarnish the status of the Prince. We keep figuring that the remake will turn out as good as possible in the end, because Sands of Time is a top adventure that everyone should play, and today it can only be reached on a PC, while it cannot be played on current consoles. 

Fear Effect Reinvented

It’s hard to say anything about it when we have almost no information about the game. The project was announced back in 2017, and the last time the developers said in 2019 that they were working diligently on it. Since then, every trace of Fear Effect Reinvented has been lost. 

Dead Space

The most exciting part of this reworking, though, will be its audiovisual side. Dead Space is in development for current PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series platform hardware, so we hope for atmospheric lighting, meaty horror, and continuous gaming.

System Shock

As the template here is a 27-year-old game, the remake will look different than a classic space station survival adventure. In addition to different graphics here for taming mutants, we expect completely new weapons such as MK 2100 Magna, LG-XX Plasma Rifle, Laser Rapier, and others. But one thing will remain the same - the hostile A.I. SHODAN will not refrain from insulting the player himself. 

Gothic

The reworking of Gothic will primarily bring about two major changes. The game will use Unreal Engine 4 and will be closer to today's games - for example, the characters will have more dynamic behavior during dialogue, etc. By far the most drastic change will be in the combat system, which developers say is modernized, and partly reminds us of the mechanics is used in Ubisoft's game For Honor. 

The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe

Unfortunately, this project is also stuck in development. We were supposed to play the game in 2019, so it was postponed to 2020, and then it was moved to 2021 again. Now we are nearing the end of 2021, and there is no specific release date. But the wait will pay off, take our word for it. 

For now, these are the adaptations we know about, which have already been officially announced. Among those widely rumored and very likely are plans to remake Resident Evil 4, Metal Gear Solid 3, The Last of Us, and perhaps even the first Silent Hill. As soon as we know something about these projects, count on us to write about them.