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Remake misses all this and just feels like they're going through a checklist. "okay so melee combat from Calysto protocol, shooting from RE2 remake, the nightmare world from the SH movie, world assets from the asset store, make sure Maria is covered up to avoid the Male Gaze, etc..." etc. All working backwards to make a "AAA" game by "AAA" standards, with no thought or reflection. Lord help us since the game sold well and was well received.

I'd rather take a game like SH2 that was kind of a misfire over something so soulless.

The real gripe to have with SH2 Remake? It didn't come with Born From A Wish. That's fucking criminal if you ask me. I also think I figured out Maria. The first one we meet at Rosewater is an even manifestation of James and Mary's desire for freedom and sexual expression, a 50-50 of what they wanted back when the sickness left Mary bedridden. After Maria dies the next manifestation in the Labyrinth is 100% James, which is why she's now evil and accusing, because James feels that way about his own sexual desires.