Are Remake Games On the Rise? Role of Gaming Translation

By: Ana Moirano

As video games have grabbed the attention of the world audience by their unique gameplay and aesthetic graphics, they are inevitably rising. Game localization services are responsible for this increased number of games being played. It also explains that gamers are more in number and more audiences are interested in games. With game localization, it becomes easy for gamers to play games that are not even in their language. So there is another benefit to the gaming industry in the form of translation and localization.

It is the rising demand for games that makes one phenomenon “remake games” quite popular. Well, there are mixed opinions on this gaming concept; some support it while some are against it.

What are Remake Games?

The name “remake” suggests that we are recreating something that has already been made. In the gaming world, it means recreating games in such a way that the main storyline and characters are retained in it. Hence, new plots and characters are added to the original version of the game to make it a new version. New graphics and modern mechanics are added in the game that not only retain the previous audience of the game but also attract new ones. These remake games are a great strategy to create a nostalgic experience for old gamers and present them with the same game on beautifully wrapped gift paper.

  • New graphics are made on the basis of the original ones
  • New objectives and goals are added for the main characters
  • Main plot of the game is altered
  • UX/UI design is changed and new locations are added to the game

The number of audiences that play video games is a lot of Gen Z and Gen Alpha. These remake games target Gen Z and Gen Alpha. In these remake games, one of the most important tools to use is the game localization services that adapt these games both linguistically and culturally for the target audiences. They are the reasons Silent Hill 2 is an award-winning game today.

Some of the remake games of 2024 that hit globally are:

  • Silent Hill 2
  • The Last of Us Part II
  • Tomb Raider I-III Remastered
  • Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
  • Star Wars Battlefront Classic Collection
  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Arcade: Wrath of the Mutants

Source: BreakingAC.com

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