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How faithful should a remake stay to the original game?

What the comments actually say about Resident Evil Code: Veronica and Jurassic Park: Survival, backed by numbers.

Updated: 13/07/2026
There's no single rule: fans mostly want the spirit and key moments of the original preserved, while accepting targeted tweaks. This debate accounts for roughly 14% of discussions around Resident Evil Code: Veronica and about 15% of those on Jurassic Park: Survival.

The context

On December 7, 2023, at The Game Awards, Saber Interactive announced Jurassic Park: Survival, a first-person action-adventure game developed in partnership with Universal Games and Digital Platforms. The story takes place the day after the events of the 1993 film and follows Dr. Maya Joshi, an InGen scientist stranded on Isla Nublar.

The studio pledged to recreate the film's iconic locations, from the park gates to the Visitor Center, along with its roster of dinosaurs. After a long quiet period, Saber released a behind-the-scenes video in August 2025, and CEO Matt Karch confirmed in June 2026 that development was still actively underway, with no release date set yet.

On June 5, 2026, at the opening of Summer Game Fest, Capcom unveiled Resident Evil Veronica, a remake of Resident Evil – Code: Veronica (Dreamcast, 2000) set for a 2027 release on PS5, Xbox Series X/S, Switch 2 and PC. It follows Claire Redfield traveling to Paris to find her brother Chris before being captured by Umbrella and sent to Rockfort Island, three months after the Raccoon City incident.

Producer Yoshiaki Hirabayashi stated the game would be playable only in third-person, developed by the same team behind the Resident Evil 2 and 4 remakes, with gameplay close to Resident Evil 2's. He said the team intends to add new mechanics and story elements while keeping the original's key scenes.

Sources: Resident Evil: Veronica Is A Code Veronica Remake And It Launches Next Year · Resident Evil Veronica sortira en 2027 ! (Capcom, communiqué officiel) · Capcom Explains Why Resident Evil Veronica Is So Important · Saber Interactive Reveals Jurassic Park: Survival (annonce officielle)

Factual background compiled from public sources — the debate analysis below relies exclusively on the comments.

How we got here

as told by the comments
November 26, 2025

The first Jurassic Park: Survival trailer shows dinosaurs with a 'Jurassic World' look, and fans immediately flag the gap with the historic InGen designs.

November 28-29, 2025

The design debate splits into two camps: those demanding InGen accuracy and those who see the CGI difference as irrelevant.

June 13-14, 2026

The Resident Evil Code: Veronica reveal reignites the same fidelity question, this time around the character of Alfred Ashford and his narrative treatment.

June 19-20, 2026

Commenters cite the perceived failure of Resident Evil 3 Remake as a warning against overly radical cuts or changes.

June-July 2026

Across both titles, the debate settles into 'change nothing' versus 'improve without betraying', with no consensus but clearly drawn camps.

Resident Evil Veronica

~14% of the discussion on this game

On Veronica, fidelity is debated character by character, with Alfred Ashford and Steve Burnside at the center. Some want the original untouched, others hope for targeted tweaks that don't betray the game's spirit.

Room for modernization 45 %

Give Steve the 'Ashley treatment': keep the character but rework his personality to make him less irritating.
« Saying no to Steve is already an L take. Steve is huge to Veronica's story. All they need is to give him the 'Ashley treatment' and improve his personality. He literally saved Claire multiple times. He's a 17-year-old with a tragic backstory, so his attitude makes sense. »
— @KEESO239 · ♥ 126 · translated · see original ↗
Update Steve to be simply less annoying, without questioning his role in the story.
« Steve has to be in the game. Just update him… to make him less annoying. »
— @PunishersZeroX · ♥ 25 · translated · see original ↗
Accept a more serious tone, in line with the RE7/RE2 remakes, rather than the original's deliberately 'campy' feel.
« I think people are gonna be mad because the remake won't be as goofy as the original. I'm fine with that — remember, all the RE remakes share the same tone as RE7. »
— @Baytuh · ♥ 22 · translated · see original ↗

Full fidelity to the original material 55 %

Don't touch Alfred Ashford: his cross-dressing tied to grief and trauma would be undermined by any 'sensitivity' rewrite.
No cuts to content or length compared to the original, or the experience loses what made it special.
« As long as they don't cut anything and it stays as long as the original, I'm good. Veronica is my favorite because it was the first game I beat after moving into my second apartment. »
— @Ikkikun29 · ♥ 119 · translated · see original ↗
RE3 Remake's perceived failure is cited as a cautionary tale: letting critics of the original remake it risks something unrecognizable.
« Funny how we're supposed to take advice from someone who disliked the original game to begin with. It's like letting your worst enemy do your makeup. Fans who loved the original want a remake for the memories it gave them; they're fine with improvements, but not with changing key events or characters. We should learn from RE3 Remake's failure — never let someone who hates the original remake it, or they'll deliver something completely unrecognizable. »
— @greenpeace4246 · ♥ 31 · translated · see original ↗

Jurassic Park: Survival

~15% of the discussion on this game

On Survival, fidelity plays out over dinosaur looks: the historic 'Jurassic Park' designs versus recycled 'Jurassic World' models. The topic resurfaces every time new footage drops.

Room for modernization 40 %

If the dinosaurs look realistic and the game delivers, the model debate is secondary to the bigger stake of an actual release.
« Hot take, but I honestly don't care. If the dinosaurs look realistic, behave in advanced ways, and the game is good overall, why fuss over the models? We've waited 30 years for a game like this — we should worry more about it actually releasing than nitpicking dinosaur designs. »
— @K33nm · ♥ 37 · translated · see original ↗
The difference between JP and JW models is just a natural effect of CGI improving over the years, not an editorial choice.
« Does it actually matter? The Jurassic World models are just updated CGI, I doubt they're meant to look different — it's just that these movies are years apart and CGI has gotten better. »
— @minifishproductions4455 · ♥ 10 · translated · see original ↗
Nearly all players, fans included, wouldn't even notice the difference between the two model ranges.
« 99% of people, including fans, won't notice the difference. I suspect they're using JW models either because the studio insists these are now the 'definitive' dino looks, or because access to those digital models saved a ton of money. »
— @briandavion · ♥ 115 · translated · see original ↗

Full fidelity to the original material 60 %

Die-hard fans want authentic InGen models rather than recycled Masrani specimens, for immersion and canon consistency.
« As a die-hard fan, I'd appreciate seeing authentic InGen models in the game, especially if it's canon. Including Masrani specimens isn't really detrimental since most players won't notice, but accurate InGen models would add a real edge to immersion. »
— @TobyLarwood · ♥ 33 · translated · see original ↗
Fear that the studio is deliberately retconning the original designs, as already happened in the franchise's recent films.
« I really hope they aren't retconning the original designs. They already did it with the Parasaurolophus in Rebirth... Given how loudly fans have spoken out about the designs with zero acknowledgment, it worries me. At this point it feels like they're deliberately choosing the World designs and retconning the old ones. »
— @Dinologan1015 · ♥ 32 · translated · see original ↗
Rejection of a game branded 'Jurassic Park' that uses 'Jurassic World' models, seen as contrary to the project's very identity.
« 90% do care. I wanted a JP game. Why would I want a game that doesn't even use the JP dino models? »
— @ThatOneBiologist-mj7ff · ♥ 14 · translated · see original ↗
Where the debate standsThe debate remains balanced with no dominant camp, showing a slight lean toward strict fidelity on both titles. It's currently more heated on Jurassic Park: Survival, where the lack of fresh updates fuels speculation about designs, while on Veronica the discussion centers on specific characters rather than the whole game.

Frequently asked questions

Will the Resident Evil Code: Veronica remake change Alfred Ashford?
Nothing is confirmed, but comments show strong demand to keep the character unchanged, with some fearing a 'sensitive' rewrite would undercut the grief-and-obsession core that defines the original.
Why are the dinosaurs in Jurassic Park: Survival controversial?
Because the trailer shows designs closer to the 'Jurassic World' trilogy than the historic InGen models from the first film, which many fans see as clashing with the game's 'Jurassic Park' identity.
Which games are involved in the faithfulness-vs-modernization remake debate?
The debate notably involves Resident Evil Code: Veronica (characters and tone) and Jurassic Park: Survival (dinosaur looks), two titles where commenters weigh strict fidelity against modernizing liberties.
Do fans prefer a remake that changes nothing?
Not unanimously: a relative majority favors strict fidelity on both games (55% on Veronica, 60% on Survival among analyzed comments), but a significant share accepts targeted tweaks as long as the original's spirit is preserved.
Analysis built from 360 public YouTube comments on the tracked videos — updated on 13/07/2026. Our methodology