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00:00Welcome to Mojo Plays and we are living in the age where everything old is new again.
00:10Get ready to revisit some of your favorite classics with a fresh HD upgrade.
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00:30The Thing Remastered
00:32I'm gonna hide this tape when I'm finished. If none of us make it, at least there'll be some kind of a record.
00:382002's The Thing remains one of the most overlooked horror titles of the PS2 and Xbox era, despite being a direct sequel to John Carpenter's masterful 1982 film.
00:49Thankfully, however, the game is getting a second chance thanks to Remaster Master's Night Dive Studios in 2025.
00:57Despite the dated graphics, The Thing managed to capture the stress and unease of the film as players need to not only manage resources, but also their team members.
01:07As more and more become infected and replaced by the titular Thing, tensions rise and some members will refuse to work or share supplies with the rest of the camp.
01:16The desolation of the frozen wasteland is perfectly recreated as players explore the abandoned research station and encounter numerous versions of The Thing at every turn.
01:26Who can you trust when it could be anywhere or anyone?
01:30We're all very tired. There's nothing else I can do.
01:34Suikoden I & II HD Remastered
01:37Gate Rune and Dunin Unification Wars
01:40The long-dormant Suikoden series is finally making a comeback.
01:44And while it might not be a new entry, being able to replay some of the best RPGs of all time on modern hardware is a fine concession.
01:53The Suikoden series is rightfully regarded as some of the best JRPGs of the PS1 and PS2 era.
02:00Suikoden II especially, with its intricately designed and interconnected narratives and massive roster of recruitable characters.
02:08Making the most of the popular 2D HD graphics upgrade, the sprites and environments are more detailed and beautiful than ever,
02:16and will also feature updates to the menus as well as quality of life improvements to combat and numerous other behind-the-scenes systems.
02:23We've had quite a few of these 2D HD updated games recently, and honestly, keep them coming.
02:29Not only to preserve these titles' legacy, but also to introduce them to a whole new generation of players.
02:36Freedom Wars Remastered
02:44Much like the closure of the Wii U and 3DS online stores, a lot of games were lost to time on the Vita.
02:51If you didn't happen to have a working console and copy of the game, you were out of luck.
02:56Thankfully, one of the Vita's best titles is getting a second chance to find a wider audience on modern consoles,
03:02as Freedom Wars is receiving the remaster treatment in 2025.
03:06Besides the usual upgraded visuals and performance upgrades, controls have been overhauled for a smoother experience,
03:13and players can team up with seven other players to fight for their freedom.
03:17Freedom Wars was already a cult classic on Sony's handheld,
03:20with its unique approach to combat and intriguing story of prisoners fighting to reduce their sentences.
03:26And with the remaster, the developers are hoping for a resurgence to allow them to move forward with the sequel they've been planning for years.
03:39Donkey Kong Country Returns HD
03:42There are several Wii exclusives that are still trapped on the now-retro console,
03:47but thankfully, Nintendo has been slowly porting some of these titles to the Switch to give them a second lease on life.
03:53While we'd already gotten Donkey Kong Tropical Freeze,
03:56fans of the Big Ape will finally get to play his original comeback, Donkey Kong Returns, in 2025, and in HD no less.
04:04Retro Studios' commercial and critical reinvention of DK took him back to his classic roots on the SNES,
04:11and gave the big man some of the most inventive and challenging 2D levels of his career.
04:16Thankfully, the questionable motion controls will remain a thing of the past,
04:21and along with upgraded visuals, the game will feature levels previously exclusive to the 3DS release.
04:26Just like the old-school days of DK Adventures, it can also be played entirely in co-op.
04:32Tomb Raider 4-6 Remastered
04:36Time to put things right.
04:39Lara Croft's comeback tour continues as hot off the Spelunking expedition to remaster Lara's first three PS1 adventures,
04:46Aspyr announced remasters of Lara's last two PS1 entries, and more surprisingly, her PS2 outing, Angel of Darkness.
04:54Releasing exactly a year after the first remastered trilogy,
04:584-6 will feature the same updated graphics and controls as 1-3, trophy support, and photo mode.
05:05While admittedly none of the titles in the 4-6 collection would be considered some of Lara's best adventures,
05:11we're still excited to see the entirety of Lara's original adventures from series creators Core Design
05:16finally collected and playable on modern hardware.
05:19Hopefully, these updates will make Angel of Darkness a bit more enjoyable this time around.
05:24Now all we need are remasters of Legend, Anniversary, and Underworld, and the Lara Croft saga will be complete.
05:37Xenoblade Chronicles X Definitive Edition
05:40Fancy seeing you here.
05:44The Xenoblade series has become one of Nintendo's most successful IPs,
05:49consistently pushing the aging Switch to its limits and delivering the kind of traditional RPG goodness fans love.
05:55However, even though the entire trilogy is available on the Switch, there was still one component missing.
06:01Trapped on the long-dead Wii U, Chronicles X is a side story to the mainline games.
06:07With the end of the Switch's life cycle in sight, Nintendo is finally bringing the entire collection together
06:13and updating not only the visuals, but also including previously unreleased story content and side quests with updated controls and menus.
06:21Players will also be able to team up online for multiplayer-specific challenges and missions
06:26and even have other players' avatars join them in the main storyline,
06:30similar to Dragon's Dogma and that game's pawn system.
06:34Definitive, indeed.
06:37Well, here we are. Not too shabby, huh?
06:41Lunar Remastered Collection
06:43The PS1 had no shortage of incredible RPGs for genre fans to lose hours in,
06:49but there were so many great choices that many were overlooked almost completely and forgotten to time.
06:56The Lunar series never quite reached the heights of its counterparts on Sony's little grey box,
07:01but Lunar Silverstar Story and its sequel, Lunar 2 Eternal Blue,
07:06will finally be given a new shot at life on modern hardware and not just in our nostalgic memories.
07:12While the games weren't revolutionary in design or narrative,
07:16they still told engaging stories full of likable characters and beautiful worlds to explore
07:21along with some wonderfully 90s anime cutscenes.
07:24The game will feature improved graphics and numerous quality-of-life improvements for modern audiences
07:29to be able to jump in and enjoy some classic 90s RPG goodness.
07:34Gothic
07:36Hey, you! Get out of here!
07:38Calm down. I'm going.
07:41Good choice.
07:42The debut game from developer Piranha Bytes,
07:45the original Gothic received widespread acclaim for its realistic world design and character interactions
07:51and even rivaled the mighty Elder Scrolls III Morrowind for the best RPG of the early 2000s.
07:57After two decades, Gothic is coming back
08:01and with a major graphical upgrade from Unreal Engine 5,
08:04but the facelift is only the start of the remake's improvements.
08:08The fascinating world of Gothic has been completely overhauled with realistic NPCs and wildlife
08:14as well as numerous modern quality-of-life improvements and gameplay features.
08:18Gothic remains one of the truest forms of a role-playing game
08:22and the remake continues this tradition by allowing players to experience the world in any way they want
08:28with NPC interactions that will accommodate their actions.
08:31The remake will also introduce new areas for long-time fans to explore
08:35and much-improved combat and progression system which should satisfy both newcomers and die-hard Gothics.
08:42Yeah!
08:44I really thought you could get away with this, son.
08:47What?
08:49Yooka Replay-E
08:51Long-time Rare fans have been begging the developer to return to their roots
08:59and give the world another classic 3D platformer.
09:02And while the devs were out sailing the high seas,
09:05some former members of Rare got together to give fans what they wanted.
09:09Yooka-Laylee, a spiritual successor to Banjo-Kazooie,
09:12might not have rekindled the flame of the developer's glory days,
09:16but it was still a solid experience to a bygone era of inventive platforming and collect-a-thon gaming.
09:22Playtonic Games haven't given up on the duo
09:25and along with some excellent 2D outings is delivering the definitive Yooka-Laylee experience
09:30with improved visuals, controls, a much-improved camera,
09:34and most importantly, a map that tracks challenges, collectibles, and fast travel points.
09:39Replay-E will finally be the return to form fans have been hoping for
09:44and the game Playtonic always hoped to deliver.
09:52Metal Gear Solid Delta Snake Eater
09:55Your codename for this mission will be Naked Snake.
09:58I'll be referring to you as Snake from now on.
10:00Metal Gear series creator Hideo Kojima might have left Solid Snake
10:04and his sneaking ways behind him after he split with Konami,
10:07but Konami refuses to let Snake enjoy his retirement.
10:11Choosing to remake the canonical first entry in the Metal Gear series,
10:14Konami is aiming to make Delta the de facto way to experience one of the franchise's best entries.
10:20Utilizing Unreal Engine 5 for all it's worth,
10:23Delta is a one-to-one remake in every sense of the description,
10:27even reusing the original dialogue from the 2004 classic.
10:31That doesn't mean there won't be any upgrades, however.
10:34Snake Eater Delta will offer players plenty of modern quality-of-life improvements
10:39with game mechanics from later entries,
10:41as well as both modern and classic options for controls and camera,
10:45with the classic option maintaining the static camera angles of the original release.
10:56What video game do you hope receives the coveted remake or remaster treatment?
11:01Share your picks in the comments.
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