The World Might Not Need a GoldenEye 007 Remaster
The popular pantheon of god-tier games is filled with titles that revolutionized the industry. There are old classics like Doom and Quake, and new icons like Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Each title has earned its legendary status by pushing boundaries and changing the shape of the gaming world. So it's pretty wild to think that a James Bond game is still considered to be one of those games at the top. GoldenEye 007 is widely credited with popularizing the first-person shooter genre on home consoles, and now, 25 years later, fans are desperate for a remaster.
It may have re-defined the console FPS market, but GoldenEye 007 is a bit of a chore to pick up nowadays. Originally released in 1997 for the Nintendo 64, modern players will have to battle a fairly clunky and unintuitive control scheme, along with some very basic gameplay, and some very dated visuals. This is why, for years, long-time fans of the game have expressed interest in a GoldenEye remaster, and with some new leaked achievements, fans might get their wish. But remastering GoldenEye is no small task, and the world might be better off without one.
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GoldenEye 007 is remembered very fondly today. Those who played the game back in the day have memories of being immersed in the world of James Bond, getting to use cool gadgets and weapons to take on the bad guys during some thrilling action set-pieces. But times have changed, and a GoldenEye remaster would have to do a little more to impress modern audiences.
With contemporary games like Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Uncharted, action games have reached heights that would be unfathomable at the time of GoldenEye's original release. Now,
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