While its graphics obviously can’t compare to recent releases, they should provide a far better starting point for updating the assets to modern standards without relying on AI-assisted upscaling. Whereas the developers of the GTA Trilogy faced the unenviable task of updating decades-old titles for modern hardware, Red Dead Redemption was only released in 2010. One of the biggest advantages Rockstar will have with a Red Dead Redemption remaster as compared to Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy is the relative recency of the game’s assets. But thanks to the painful lessons of GTA: The Trilogy, and the Old West open-world title being a more recent game, a Red Dead Redemption remaster should be able to avoid some of these missteps. Rockstar took a huge gamble relying on third-party developers and unproven tools to recreate some of its most beloved games, and it failed to pay off. From character models rendered unrecognizable thanks to developer Grove Street Games’ use of AI upscaling for in-game textures, to controversial changes to the lighting system, to bugs rendering the PC version unplayable at launch, the game was a technical disaster.Įven following numerous updates to Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy in the years since its release, the game still carries a stigma, standing as an underwhelming substitute for the original titles. While the gameplay loop of the original titles remained largely intact, nearly every other element of the games was downgraded in some way. RELATED: More Evidence of a Red Dead Redemption Remaster Appears Online Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy’s High-Profile Failure Provided Some Valuable Lessonsĭespite the hype surrounding its 2021 release, Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy's launch was a failure in the eyes of many players.
And with Red Dead Redemption being a far more recent title, Rockstar also may have a technical head start that could help it avoid many of the GTA Trilogy’s biggest pratfalls.
But while that poorly-executed return to GTA’s roots failed to impress many players, its critical failure provided lessons Rockstar can draw from when tackling an in-house Red Dead remaster. If Rockstar truly is updating the fan-favorite game, it’s almost certainly taking steps to avoid having the Red Dead remaster face the same backlash as the controversial release of Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - Definitive Edition.įollowing the latest batch of rumors it quickly became clear that some gamers are concerned about a Red Dead Redemption remaster, fearful it could suffer from the same issues that plagued the GTA Trilogy. Talk about a Red Dead Redemption remaster has swirled around the gaming industry for years, but a series of recent leaks suggesting that the long-rumored title is finally in development have left gamers buzzing. Despite limited proof that the much talked-about title even exists, for weeks now gamers worldwide have been caught up in discussions about a rumored remaster of Rockstar’s Red Dead Redemption.
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