9 Crippling Problems With The Video Game Industry (And How To Fix Them)

3. 'Remake Culture' Will Always Be Disappointing

The Problem: We have a real, real problem with both nostalgia and the general assumption that things were better, "back in the good ol' days". Donald Trump won an election off that very sentiment, and whilst I'm not paralleling that orange-faced lunatic to the resurrection of another, Crash Bandicoot, there's something that needs to be made clear:

You can't re-experience a first impression. It's impossible.

The reason you loved something like Crash or Final Fantasy VII, was because there was nothing else like it at the time. We've seen all the innovations, all the lessons learned and the forward momentum made since then, and the only thing people are getting excited about when it comes to an HD remake of a classic, is revisiting the mindset of their childhood, not the game itself.

They want to be wide-eyed and young again, which simply can't be done.

The Solution: Move forward, create new games, have new experiences - let them feed into appreciation of new products. Honestly, if you're forever thinking back on old school games and wishing the industry would be like that again, it's like lamenting Metallica for not releasing another Master of Puppets.

If you want a game-related solution, look at how iD Software and Machinegames continued DOOM and Wolfenstein, or how Sega revitalised Sonic. You pay homage to the past and move on, don't try to live in it. The fact is: You're not the same person - age or otherwise - you were back then, and peddling to base nostalgia will always lead to disappointment. Every time.