10 Obvious Video Game Remasters The Industry Is Ignoring

Remasters have become a bit of a growing trend in recent years. Call of Duty, Halo, Bioshock and Uncharted have all seen their titles transferred over to the latest generation of consoles, with updated graphics and small edits to improve the overall experience.

Going one further, some titles like Resident Evil 2 underwent a total remake, with just the base story and characters remaining.

Hollywood is often accused of becoming stale with its consistent recreations of classic films in the last decade, and whilst the video game industry is not in immediate danger of this, it certainly needs to be careful in choosing which titles are worth remastering.

Many that have been given this upgrade are from much more prominent franchises, whilst standalone titles or series' long since finished have been largely ignored. This is leading to many fantastic games from the late '90s and early 2000s being lost to nostalgia.

For this list, I will be looking at games that deserve more than just wistful memories. Franchises that are still ongoing - Zelda, Mario, Final Fantasy - will not be considered.

This is purely for those video games that have long since had their heyday.

Following the unfortunate cancellation of Netflix's The Punisher in 2019, that wider pop culture fan base has been left pining for more. A remaster for this gritty title could be perfect.

Often compared to infamous titles such as Manhunt - due to the mass call for censorship and penchant for over-the-top violence - The Punisher is potentially Marvel's most violent antihero to date.

Making his first appearance in a 1974 comic issue of Spider-Man, The Punisher - otherwise known as Frank Castle - went on to have an unsteady life in the comic world of the '90s before his successful revival in 2004, spawning his own movie and video game.

The Punisher video game was a loose movie tie-in, using elements of the film and some of his dedicated comic series. In this world, Frank Castle is on a revenge mission following the death of his family at the hands of the mafia. Frank slaughters his way through dozens of henchmen, using anything at his disposal, including a wood-chipper.

Frank Castle has not had a video game feature since, but with the 2004 title featuring cameos from Marvel greats including Black Widow, Matt Murdock, Bullseye, and even Tony Stark, and just how big the MCU has become in the last decade, now may be the perfect time for a revival.