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Nostalgia Is A Trap – Kotaku Australia
Nostalgia is a powerful force in video games, but as more publishers remake classic games we have to be conscious of nostalgia’s limits.
There’s a reason our brains always remember the best of our relationships, with family, friends, entertainment mediums or anything. It’s a stabilising mechanism, apparently, strengthening our identity while providing reassurance. It liberates us from the present, reminds us who we are in times of self-doubt, gives us courage to go forward.
It’s why remasters are so popular in video games. Creating a new franchise — any video game, really — from scratch is inherently risky. There’s no in-built fanbase….
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