Remakes and remasters are widespread, however Benson Russell, a designer on Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune at Naughty Canine, has stated he is not involved in a brand new one for the 2007 recreation.
Chatting with FRVR, Russell stated he is not in opposition to the thought of remakes and remasters usually, however he stated Uncharted is “nonetheless within the zeitgeist” and accessible on trendy platforms. “What is the level of remastering [or remaking] it?” he stated.
As an alternative of a remake or a remaster, Russell stated a greater concept could be to do what followers have been clamoring for: make a brand new one. “Take the teachings of Uncharted 4 and make a brand new recreation …” he stated.
Russell went on to say a remake or remaster of the unique Uncharted may really feel “extra like a money seize” than one thing that folks was thought was “mandatory” to deliver it as much as trendy requirements. He wish to see Naughty Canine “take the spirit” of the franchise and make a brand new recreation.
Bloomberg beforehand reported that Sony thought of remaking or remastering Uncharted, however determined in opposition to it as a result of it will be “costly and require an excessive amount of added design work.”
Whereas Uncharted by no means bought a remake or remaster, Naughty Canine’s The Final of Us and The Final of Us 2 each had remastered variations. As for a brand new Uncharted recreation, a brand new entry within the sequence was reportedly deliberate some years in the past and followers now consider Naughty Canine is teasing a brand new recreation.
The unique Uncharted recreation is playable at present on PS5 and PS4 through Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Assortment–this additionally consists of Uncharted 2 and three. These embrace up to date, remastered variations of these three video games.
Lots of people embrace and luxuriate in remakes, whereas others say builders ought to as a substitute spend extra time and assets on solely new video games. Gaming legend Shigeru Miyamoto, for his half, defended remakes and remasters, saying they’re good for quite a few causes, together with to assist youthful generations expertise video games they could have missed. Moreover, cash from remakes and remasters can fund future video games, he stated.