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Having played the remake I can say its encounter design pales in comparison to NEW. For one, NEW has no random encounters (except for when riding a pedalo), but on top of that enemies have actual AI to them that can be exploited and challenge you without needing to take away your own arsenal to artifically inflate the difficulty.
Take Ivius for example, his moveset pressures you into playing fast and well, while also rewarding you for paying attention. He has a move called "Reload" which isn't just a turn wasting move. He's actually refreshing his CP. If you have the skill that lets you drain his CP, you can force him to reload significantly more often, giving you more free turns to do as you please. Compare that to Cob who will just take away your Competence AND Item commands, which does nothing but drag the fight on longer than it needs to. The remake is dogshit, fangames stay winning despite Mortis quietly seething that people are making them.