Penumbra: The Remake

[Zoridium JackL]

kinda expanding on what tans said, it makes sense to re-make a fun game that's made to be played, but penumbra is not supposed to be a fun game and it's not supposed to be "played". it's supposed to be a scary game that you experience, they even say it in the start of amnesia and the same thing applies to penumbra, you're supposed to play it to have an experience, not play it to win it. THAT'S why i think that wouldn't work, since the whole thing would make you focus on aesthetics instead of the actual experience itself (since the only reason they would remake the whole game is to give it better graphics and such). it would be an immersion killer in my opinion, since you wouldn't be paying as much attention to the story but instead how good everything looks.

if penumbra is not meant to be "played" or fun than it is not classifiable as a video-game.

penumbra is indeed fun, because the emotions it instills are enjoyable (in the same way as say sky diving) and it is played because it is a game, you cannot play a game without playing it, it doesn't work that way. and more realistic graphics =/= less immersion, if anything it equals more immersion.

although as it is the graphics are fine and of no detriment to the game-play, and as such there is zero need for a graphics overhaul, and the engine still works to a great degree.

so a remake is not justified until such a time as there are two things, 1. a significant demand for it, and 2. the game does not stand up to the current technological standard to a degree that is detrimental.