Analysis using Half-Life and Black Mesa as a case study to consider when/if a remaster, remake, update, port, modded instance, emulated instance, translation, or other 'new version' can share identity with an original.
0:00:00 Introduction
0:01:55 The Purist or Idealist Position
0:09:09 The Pragmatist or Realist Position
0:23:41 The Matter and Form of Half-Life
0:40:10 Drawing Lines in Sand
0:55:06 〝Remakes〞and〝Remasters〞
1:02:11 Conclusion
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