In defense of Homecoming and Shattered Memories (some spoilers may apply)

[Jimmy Barnes]

I never considered SM to be a part of the series anyway. More of a remake thing, but to be honest, I like the original Silent Hill 100x more!

[killer7ITA]

I never considered SM to be a part of the series anyway. More of a remake thing, but to be honest, I like the original Silent Hill 100x more!

Absolutely.
The Most funny thing is that SM is a reboot, not a remake (like a lot of people think).

BTW, Tomm Hulett is one of the worst producer of this planet.
He sayd: "Silent Hill 1 have need of reimaging"... RIDICULOUS.

Konami have need of Toyama-San, dear Tom "i never understand what is Silent Hill 1" Hulett.

[aris13]

Absolutely.
The Most funny thing is that SM is a reboot, not a remake (like a lot of people think).

More of a reimagining than a reboot.

[killer7ITA]

More of a reimagining than a reboot.

Well, someone talked about reimagining, others about reboot of series (sure, not a remake).

[Dracarys]

Remake/reboot/reimagining/butchering.

Same thing.

[Smiley]

That Scarlet Boss is annoying. I had to keep hacking her legs. She's like a large doll thing that just waves her arms around. I finally thought I'd killed her, then she transformed. But in her second form, she killed me cos it's a crappy one-sided fight.

Aww she's one of my favorites. You say annoying. I say challenging.

[Pikminister]

Remake/reboot/reimagining/butchering.

Same thing.

Gwahahahahahaha!.... no.

[GuardhouseMusic]

Gwahahahahahaha!.... no.

A reboot is a distinct term, referring to the intention to start a series/canon anew, but I get the idea that "reimagining" was just a catch-all for people who didn't want to have their piece of work associated with the term "remake." A reimagining means fuck all, it's just another word for remake.

[Pikminister]

A perfect example of a remake - The GameCube REmake is basically the same game as the PS1 original. Albeit with some notable enhancements. You CAN play either game and you pretty much get the same experience out of them. The characters are the same and they have the same backgrounds and story arcs. The plotline is the same 90% of the time. The enemies are the same. There is no FUCK ALL at all in a well done remake.

The mission behind the RE1 remake was simply to produce the ultimate version of RE1. And they did that by respecting the source material, while adding material and elements that would help drive home the original vision behind the game. And that they did. Thus why the 2002 REmake is a perfect example of a remake.

Shattered Memories is a perfect example of a reimagining.

Its not a remake since it doesn't even try to emulate the first game's experience. The producers of that game made that point several times. They never tried to hide it from anyone. Which is why is funny that ppl still are confused over what SM was trying to do (a reboot? pffft, no!). Instead, it tries to offer a new experience from a different point of view. Taking elements from the original and retold with a brand new perspective. Basically SM describes an alternative reality that exists in a parallel universe. Similar to how the Superman storyline has been reimagined several times in the comics that take place in Earth 1 and Earth 2.

So I guess that you can say that SM was a fuck all to traditionalists.

[GuardhouseMusic]

Except...people consider Gus Van Sant's Psycho, Phillip Kaufman's Body Snatchers, and De Palma's Scarface remakes. One is shot for shot, and the other two are only distantly faithful to the original works.

Reimagining isn't even a word, nor did it catch on as a term until Rob Zombie started attaching it to his version of Halloween. Regardless of what people invent, there's no restrictions on what someone can change in a remake. Thus, SH: Shattered Memories, REmake, and the like are all remakes. They're different versions of an existing game.

[Pikminister]

Nah, reimaginings started out before zombie's flick.

Lots of films have been done that were reimaginings based on other stories but were foolishly branded as remakes by the typical critic that lacks originality (you know, the ones that say the same stupid lines when they review a movie).

Presently, Hollywood fell in love with that term because it allows them to stray away from the source material. They don't have to explain why the story arc or characters have changed in their new version. Which is something they could never do in a remake. Because in a remake, people expect things to stay the same, for the most part.

So like it or not, there is a difference between the two terms. Regardless how you feel about them both. They both have a set of rules. And thats enough to make them different.

[Dracarys]

Re-imagining is just a term used to describe a remake that doesn't stay close to the original.