Game remakes and remasters renew an experience for a new generation while also catering to the people who played the original game. While enhanced graphics, additional DLC, or just more content is sometimes added, there are many times where the original is just as good as the newly polished version (if not better).

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Many people see remasters as an easy way to get money as some are just upscaled versions of the game, but many games remedy this in different ways. Remakes, on the other hand, are versions of the game where the entirety of the game is rebuilt from the ground up. In both cases, there are many games that are worth playing both the new and the original.

10 Resident Evil Set The Standard For How Remakes Should Be Done

Resident Evil 1 Vs Remake

The Nintendo GameCube is rarely thought of when speaking about horror games. However, it is home to a few classics of the genre. The updated graphics weren't all that was featured in the console's remake of Resident Evil as it also introduced new enemies, new puzzles, and new environments.

For as good as the remake is, even getting re-releases on PC, PlayStation, and Xbox, the original is still something worth going back to. Whether it's for the laughable dialogue or just seeing how far the series has come, the original game still holds up in many ways. If the live-action intro isn't enough to sell a person on giving it a chance, maybe the promise of no Crimson Heads will.

9 Pokémon Yellow Doesn't Hold The Player's Hand Like Its Remakes Do

Pokemon Yellow Vs Pokemon Lets Go

One of the many complaints about the newer Pokémon games is that they are far too easy. In the case of Pokémon Yellow, the remake Pokémon Let's Go: Pikachu features many changes to the way its predecessors play. The Let's Go games adopt some mechanics from the Niantic Mobile game while keeping the RPG mechanics present from Ultra Sun and Moon.

In the 1st Generation of games, there was also no special and physical split. A number of mechanics that players don't know about are also present such as speed being tied to a Pokémon's crit rate in the game as well. Without these changes present in the original games, it offers a level of difficulty that is worth going back to experience.

8 Goldeneye & Its Remake Offer Very Different Styles Of Gameplay

Goldeneye N64 Vs Goldeneye Wii

While still being FPS games where players take the role of James Bond, the two Goldeneye games differ in several ways. The N64 original has many cheats that make the game enjoyable and fun, as well as a very unique set of levels that are taken from other Bond films. It's the game most players think of when talking about split-screen multiplayer and Bond games in general.

The 2010 remake replaces Brosnan's character with Craig's Bond and changes many mechanics of the game for a newer generation of gamers. Both games feature split-screen multiplayer and a fun single-player, but because they are so vastly different from one another, both are worth a playthrough.

7 Resident Evil 2 & Its Remake Offer The Same Level Of Fun And Horror

Resident Evil 2 Original Vs Remake

The Resident Evil 2 remake was the first remake of the series since the GameCube version's release. With it came many QoL improvements and a story that lightly retconned some of the original game's events while making a seemingly confusing plot between Claire and Leon's playthrough. It's an impressive game that was received very well by fans, but there are things about the original that is worth going back to.

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The A and B scenarios between the characters are still present in the original game. However, there are certain actions that will affect the playthrough after such as picking up upgrades that won't be available for the character played after. The game flows well with this structure and makes players take a minute to really think about their actions a little more in preparation for whatever they may encounter in the B scenario.

6 Yakuza & Yakuza Kiwami Feature Different Combat And A Major Difference In Tone

Yakuza Vs Yakuza Kiwami

The original English voice-acted Yakuza game for the PS2 is a far departure from Yakuza Kiwami, but there are many reasons why a trip back to the original is worth it. Kiwami adds the combat system from Yakuza with its different fighting styles, making Dragon, Kiryu's ultimate fighting style, relatively useless for a majority of the game.

The tonal difference with Majima is a notable change as well given that the Majima Everywhere challenges show his goofy demeanor earlier than his in-story self. The original game has fewer mechanics but is favorable in keeping the dramatic tone separate from the subquests by using less of the main cast. It's also voice-acted with some notable English actors including Mark Hamill.

5 Half-Life & Black Mesa Offer The Same Gordon Freeman Experience

Half Life Vs Black Mesa

Half-Life is a staple of the FPS genre and both it and its remake Black Mesa have Gordon Freeman fighting all sorts of creatures and soldiers while escaping the Black Mesa facility. Black Mesa is a fan remake but it's hard to guess that when first playing. It is a faithful remake in that it involves the same puzzles, enemies, and story while improving parts of the original's flaws, like its ending. Even the multiplayer was redone as that was a big part of the original's draw.

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Even with the new graphics made in the updated Source Engine, the original game is a unique experience that can't quite be captured anywhere else. The games have different layouts, weapon placements, and many other features that separate them. Black Mesa offers an updated Half-Life experience, but it is different enough to be its own game and be thought of as such.

4 Silent Hill: Shattered Memories Is A Retelling Of The First Silent Hill

Silent Hill Original Vs Shattered Memories

The original Silent Hill game was an outrageously large game for its time that had Harry Mason search the town for his missing daughter. The original game ties directly into the third title as Cheryl/Heather is the playable missing daughter from the first game.

The survival horror gameplay present in the games offers a scary atmosphere with nightmarish boss fightsShattered Memories, however, retells the story of the original game with a change in gameplay while offering a chilling new take on the series. The game has no combat and instead relies on turning the Other World into a frozen version of the town that Harry must traverse.

3 Metal Gear Solid Got The GameCube Treatment Alongside Resident Evil

Metal Gear Solid Original Vs Remake

The Metal Gear Solid series uses stealth as a central mechanic in its gameplay and both versions of MGS1 have Snake fight, sneak, and blow up through Shadow Moses Island. The graphical update for the game gives the characters a more defined look than their polygonal counterparts as well as a new OST. The option to go first-person is added as well with new cinematic cutscenes.

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For as many good things the remake does, however, the original is still worth playing because of some key differences. The game's score leaves more mystery in the original as well as the gruffer voice acting done. The original is harder as well with the HP and ammunition only increased after boss fights and Twin Snakes keeping those things maxed out for an easier time.

2 Resident Evil 3 & Its Remake Offer Different Flavors Of Survival Horror

Resident Evil 3 Original Vs Remake

Jill's story of escaping Raccoon City is an exciting adventure told in RE3 and its remake. The remake adds some new areas and creatures as well as a slow-down feature when dodging at the right time. It has new difficulties, unlockables, and graphics that make this game worth playing multiple times.

The original game, on the other hand, has different choices made in-game that lead Jill to different paths. The Mercenaries Mode is also present in the game as well as a few different endings to its story. The original has more environments as well as an entirely cut area from the remake in the clock tower. Many fans were not happy with this cut but both games are worth picking up regardless.

1 Final Fantasy VII & Its Remake Should Be Regarded As Two Completely Different Games

Final Fantasy VII Original Vs Remake

The FFVII Remake was a long-awaited game that went above what fans were expecting. The new combat system took more inspiration from Crisis Core and strayed from the turn-based style from the original. The story was expanded, with several characters getting more depth with a few original characters added.

However, the story only follows the path of the original for so long, as it begins to shape into its own towards the later chapters. Both the original and the remake deserve time and attention because of these changes but it is especially important to play the original to see just what the remake changes in its future installments.

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