In any medium, a remake is a complicated undertaking. A conscious endeavour to produce a piece of art that already exists always inspires the question, why? It's generally accepted that the decision to remake a film or a video game comes from a place of reverence for the original work. But is that admitted reverence masking an unsaid regret, an urge to improve the style or substance or both of said work? To create is to give life; to recreate is to think about that life, perhaps in a new light. And so, the best remakes reimagine the source material rather than reproducing it purely from a place of high regard. They find kernels of truth in the original work and try and expand on it, often taking it to places unexplored the first time around.