Wonder if the HD remake will eventually come to PC and/or GOG.

It's been announced for the xbox360 and ps3 only, so far.

I hope it does. I don't see a reason why it shouldn't be.

I hope it doesn't because of the terrible DRM.

Yea, if it has new Ubi DRM, they can keep it. I'll just be content with my GOG copy.

Still, it would be cool if places like GOG could get updated version of classic games, like they do with Out of this World.

There's not really much work being done in this 'HD Remake'. In fact, looking at comparison screenshots, the original PC version is looking slight better than the remake (and will run at a higher framerate than the 30fps of the remake versions).

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*sigh* Has remake-fever started to bleed over from the movie industry to games? Sad.

I definitely want more BG&E, but a straight remake (even with some easter eggs) would have to be a truly amazing upgrade to earn any points. What about the hinted-at sequel, eh?

And the original PC release looked really good; lighting, particle effects, and shadows were plenty good enough to give real atmosphere, and the overall design was beautiful - gorgeous set-pieces, all the fascinating wildlife . . . not a lot of room for improvement where it matters, frankly.

(Also, lol, one of the IGN videos had me uber-confused for a moment before I realized it was showing an ad for Fable II.)

It certainly makes sense for console-only games, see "God of War" or SotC. And this goes double for games that dint get the attention and sales they deserved the first time
I dont see how you can be negatively affected by it - its not like there will be much of a chance of making the remakes worse as its more of a "re-release" (like on Bluray) than a remake in the movie-sense. It gives people the chance to catch up to the classics they missed and for those still raving about the games they are a nice collectible with some improvements over the originalWell, maybe it would help showing Ubi that there is a big demand for the sequel. Lets see.. you could sign some worthless petitions, possibly multiple times with different names (and then still decide not to buy the sequel should it ever come out)... or show a measurable buying intent to the publisher by buying the remake.native gamepad-control, fixed widescreen ratio and better compatibility with multicore and frequency-scaling for once?

I couldnt bring myself to playing the game in HD (= on PC) because of those reasons - after I spent some times trying to fix some of those issues

Well its been rumored to been put on hold (more than once).
Even the positive replies from the publisher regarding the development always talk about the first games financial floppage and the big risk they are taking with this - doesnt sound very comfortable to me. Even if it aint getting canned there is also the option to drain funds or turn the game for massmarket appeal - such prophecy of creating a unwanted product can be self-fullfilling

Maybe I am old and playing hours in front of 320x200 made me immune to certain things, but I personally do not find the need of an HD.

Ok, crispier textures are always fine, but I would like more some new scoop, secrets to discover, truth to reveal, hidden places to find... even with the same graphics.

Correct support for widescreen monitors would be enough for me.

Well, yes. It is really crazy because the game already support the black bands. Supporting arbitrary monitor wideness ratio It is probably just adding a difference somewhere... But obviously it is to much to ask to ubisoft. :S

I would also like the possibility of making personal photos even to living targets and an unlimited roll.

I wonder if the original will be pulled from GOG due to the release of the HD version.

There is a video review up for the console version http://www.gametrailers.com/video/review-pod-beyond-good/711680?type=flv but I don't know how much better this would or wouldn't look vs the PC version with graphics turned up

I bought this the other day on XBLA..... disappointed would be the best way to describe it. I have the game on pc too and the differences are minimal from what I can assertain. Still, I want a sequel so I guess it's ok.