Is Naughty Dog going down the Skyrim route with The Last of Us Remake?

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The Last of Us holds an extraordinary place in the players' hearts. It's a game about the suffering and hardships of its protagonists in a world ravaged by unimaginable horrors. Few games come close to matching the narrative strength and emotions that this game exudes.

2013's The Last of Us was a surprise for players familiar with Naughty Dog's games. Coming from the action-packed thrill-ride of the Uncharted series, the gloomy and depressing atmosphere of the game felt very refreshing.

Not only that, the gameplay too was tweaked to bring the game more in-line with traditional survival-horror experiences.

Suffice to say. Players did not expect this sudden shift in tone for a game coming from the same developers that gave them the Uncharted games to resonate so well with them.

Naughty Dog had a clear vision for the game, with a beautifully written narrative and robust gameplay system to complement that and execute their vision flawlessly.

Given the recent announcement of The Last of Us Remake dropping for the PlayStation 5 in September this year, PC version later down the line, one has to wonder whether the game needs a remake.

The modern trend involves remaking old classics into modern-era games with incredible graphical fidelity and improvised gameplay features to suit the modern gaming audience. Games like Final Fantasy 7 Remake and Resident Evil 2 Remake are undeniably some of the best games that are full-blown remakes of their old counterparts.

With the immense success of such remakes, it is understandable that other developers and publishers, too, would like to revitalize their old franchises and games. But at what point does a game justify being remade? If a game is already fresh in the players' memory, does it make