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KarloxDark's avatar

Great article! I agree that the remaster soundtrack should not be as much hated as it is... I think that the problem is that it is a remaster and not a new title in the series, people have exceptions towards remasters but well- we do not leave in times where skateboarding is big enough anymore to produce newer title so we have live through a remasters that try to fill the gap of a "new title"

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Peter Monks's avatar

Great thoughts on this. I haven't heard the new soundtrack, and can't actually remember the old THPS3 soundtrack except for Ace of Spades. I can see both points though.

Some years ago, Sonic Origins was released and they had to change some of the Sonic 3 music for "legal" reasons. Unfortunately, that meant changing some of the best music tracks from the entire series. I've tried a couple of times to hear the new versions but my brain just won't accept them. In this case it changes the entire mood of the level you are playing. So from one perspective, a person's memories may feel in conflict with the remake, which is understandable.

However, THPS doesn't really have the same gameplay style as other games. The music is not tied exactly to what you are doing, so it's there to fit the vibe and culture of what you're experiencing, skateboarding in this case. From that point, keeping up with the trends from the past 20 years does make sense. Maybe the developer could have added a few more of the old tracks, but they made a choice which should be respected.

Overall, it sounds like the same argument as always, people are resistant to change but will get used to it over time once it normalises.

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