Disagree. Remaster implies the same art assets, but up-ressed, like the Nathan Drake Collection. These are completely new art assets. IMO there’s a 4th descriptor in between remaster and remake, and that’s where this game lies.

Thanks! The book consists of 10 stories that I approached similarly to this one, although many of those games (like Uncharted 4 and The Witcher 3) were more successful. Also, most of the sources in the book (including leads at BioWare) spoke on the record. I think anyone who reads Kotaku will enjoy it.

JANUARY

Yes. YES. See, THIS is how you do super-hard Mario. You don’t overload a long level with instadeath. You don’t place five Lakitus above the screen and make the player stay Small Mario.