Editing Remaster (section)

=== Video games ===
[[File:Halo Combat Evolved vs Anniversary.jpg|thumb|right| A comparison of ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' (left) and ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]'' (right) with redrawn graphics. ''Anniversary'' features both the old and the new visuals in-game with a graphics-swapping feature.]]
Remastering a video game is more difficult than remastering a film or music recording because the video game's graphics show their age, even when the [[source code]] is used.<ref name="Remastered video games CNET">{{cite web|title=Remastered video games: Good or bad?|url=http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-57326020-1/remastered-video-games-good-or-bad/|publisher=[[CNET]]|access-date=1 April 2013}}</ref> This can be due to a number of factors, notably lower resolutions and less complicated rendering engines at the time of release. A video game remaster typically has ambience and design updated to the capabilities of a more powerful console, while a [[video game remake]] is also updated but with recreated models.<ref name="Marie2018">{{cite book|last=Marie|first=Meagan|title=Women in Gaming: 100 Professionals of Play|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3ad2DwAAQBAJ&pg=PA9|year=2018|isbn=978-0-241-39506-6|page=9|publisher=DK}}</ref>

Modern [[computer monitor]]s and [[high-definition television]]s tend to have higher [[display resolution]]s and different aspect ratios than the monitors/televisions available when the video game was released.<ref name="Remastered video games CNET" /> Because of this, classic games that are remastered typically have their graphics re-rendered at higher resolutions.<ref name="Remastered video games CNET" /> An example of a game that has had its original graphics re-rendered at higher resolutions is ''[[Hitman Trilogy#Hitman Triple Pack|Hitman HD Trilogy]]'', which contains two games with high-resolution graphics: ''[[Hitman 2: Silent Assassin]]'' and ''[[Hitman: Contracts]]''. Both were originally released on [[Personal computer|PC]], [[PlayStation 2]], and [[Xbox (console)|Xbox]].<ref name="Hitman HD Trilogy review">{{cite news|title=Hitman HD Trilogy review|newspaper=Eurogamer.net |date=February 2013 |url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-02-01-hitman-hd-trilogy-review|publisher=[[Eurogamer]]|access-date=1 April 2013}}</ref> The original resolution was [[480p]] on Xbox, while the remastered resolution is displayed at [[720p]] on [[Xbox 360]].<ref name="Hitman HD Trilogy review" /> There is some debate regarding whether graphics of an older game at higher resolutions make a video game look better or worse than the original artwork, with comparisons made to colorizing black-and-white-films.<ref name="Remastered video games CNET" />

More significant than low resolution is the age of the original game engine and simplicity of the original 3D models. Older computers and video game consoles had limited [[3D rendering]] speed, which required simple 3D object geometry such as human hands being modeled as mittens rather than with individual fingers, while maps having a distinctly chunky appearance with no smoothly curving surfaces. Older computers also had less texture memory for 3D environments, requiring low-resolution bitmap images that look visibly pixelated or blurry when viewed at high resolution. Some early 3D games such as the 1993 version of ''[[Doom (1993 video game)|Doom]]'' also just used an animated two-dimensional image that is rotated to always face the player character, rather than attempt to render highly complex scenery objects or enemies in full 3D. As a result, depending on the age of the original game, if the original assets are not compatible with the new technology for a remaster, it is often considered necessary to remake or remodel the graphical assets. An example of a game that has had its graphics redesigned is ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]'',<ref name="Remastered video games CNET" /> while the core character and level information is exactly the same as in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''.<ref name="Remastered video games CNET" /><ref name="Halo: Combat Evolved Review">{{cite web|title=Halo: Combat Evolved Review|url=http://uk.ign.com/games/action-double-pack/xbox-15922|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130624211606/http://uk.ign.com/games/action-double-pack/xbox-15922|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 24, 2013|publisher=[[IGN]] UK|access-date=1 April 2013}}</ref><ref name="Halo Combat Evolved Anniversary Review">{{cite web|title=Halo Combat Evolved Anniversary Review|date=14 November 2011 |url=http://uk.ign.com/articles/2011/11/14/halo-combat-evolved-anniversary-review|publisher=IGN UK|access-date=1 April 2013}}</ref>