Thanks to social media, players have greater exposure to the development process when changes are made to games like Starfield, but contentious alterations to long-running series like Resident Evil are also frequently made – and usually for the better. Even with small things such as omitting a character to bigger issues with inclusivity, the ability to justify these controversial game changes is important to understanding by a dev team made them to begin with.
Many of these video game changes are necessary to improve the narrative, gameplay, functionality, or inclusivity. Whether big or small, a controversial change to a game can cause tension. In the case of Starfield or The Sims, the reasoning behind the controversial change is easily justified. But with some, such as Fortnite, players are left to guess as to why an update was made.
Todd Howard explains that Starfield will run at 4K output resolution on Xbox Series X and 2k on S, but the game will remain at 30FPS for consistency. Especially with the game’s premier at the Xbox Showcase showing the game dropping below 30FPS at times, it makes sense that Bethesda would add a cap to Starfield to ensure its quality on consoles, even if it means Xbox players won’t be getting the frame rate they were hoping for.
Known for its wholesome charm and lovable characters, it’s hard to imagine Animal Crossing being controversial. However, fans were taken aback when one of the game’s most beloved characters wasn’t initially in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Upon release, players noticed the Roost Cafe missing from the Museum. A later 2021 update fixed this issue, allowing players to unlock and build the shop. Even though this meant Brewster’s Roost was missing from ACNH originally, it makes sense for Nintendo to wait and add it in the Version 2.0 update, because it makes players interested in the game again – almost two years after New Horizons originally released.
The new Resident Evil 4 is a brilliant example of how a classic game should be remade. However, players were disappointed to find major changes to its once hilarious villain, Salazar. Capcom has openly admitted to wanting a more serious tone in RE4, and with most of his iconic one-liners gone from the RE4 remake, players feel that Capcom went too far in achieving this. As disappointing as it is to lose one of Resident Evil’s funniest characters, it does make sense for the new tone of the game, since a more comedic Salazar would feel out of place.
2023-06-20 06:30:05
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