Best PS5 Remake or Remaster of 2024 | Push Square
Alongside our Game of the Year top 10 list and personal picks from the Push Square editorial team, we are recognising the best PS5 games of 2024 in select categories. Today is the turn of the best PS5 remake or remaster of 2024.
Nobody wanted it when the project was rumoured, but the proof is in the pudding, and Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered has proved a lot of doubters wrong with probably the best example of what a remaster can achieve in 2024. Nixxes has revolutionised the Guerrilla Games effort with a graphical improvement that puts it on par with Forbidden West, and the PS5 Pro takes it to another level. It's now one of the best-looking games on Sony's console; an impressive achievement for a game originally released seven years ago.
Read our Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered PS5 review through the link.
Atlus has had an absurdly strong 2024, and while Metaphor: ReFantazio will take most of the plaudits, the excellent job it did remaking Persona 3 can't be forgotten about. Bringing back SEES to help fight against the monstrosities of the Dark Hour was a genius move, allowing this PS2 classic to shine all over again and introduce it to a new audience after Persona 5 sold gangbusters. Its dungeon crawling is addictive, the remade visuals are wonderful, and the quality-of-life improvements help enhance the JRPG in the areas the original fell short. It's an all-round excellent game, so how about a Persona 4 remake next, Atlus?
Read our Persona 3 Reload PS5 review through the link.
Is Final Fantasy VII Rebirth a pure remake that sticks completely to its source text? Just like Final Fantasy VII Remake, absolutely not. However, even stripped of those additional elements, where Rebirth is faithful to the PS1 classic makes it one of 2024's biggest highlights in this category. Adopting a more open zone format, Square Enix breathes fresh life into memorable locations like Cosmo Canyon and Gongaga to an astonishingly high quality. The majority of what you remember from the
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