At least beamdog added content, it's arguable if it makes the game better or not, but just updating the textures?!

I don't get all the bashing, from what I've seen this is a remaster done right.
They probably decided to go for a remaster before they release the next entry in the series to see wether or not people still are interested in the franchise.

That additional content was a separate purchase for BG, still is. The enhanced editions are simply the original with a widescreen mod.

If that is true that will be great. I have the game on both Steam and then repurchased on GOG because it was supposed to work better but didn't. Neither version works well so hopefully they fix it. Still not gonna repurchase on Epic though.

There is the gentlemen of the row mod which fixed a lot of it.

I would say the media industry is out of ideas for years now. At last when it comes to the high budged stuff.
We got new stuff for series and movies that are several decades old (90210 for example...), additions to franchies nobody needs (Star Wars stuff wasn't that well recived, Star Trek neither as it seems) or we got thrown to death by comic movies.
And inbetween a new Top Gun (I doubt they would let people fly at THAT age...), some "books for girls" movies and why not remaking the old Disney cartoons with CGI for hitting the uncaney valley wall with full speed.

New books of the Panem and Twilight-Series are on their way too.

And when talking about games, Remakes or Remasters, while Ubisoft is more or less is doing the same game over and over again, when they found a working base. And we don't need to talk about Activision/Blizzard.

And Indies - hey, do you want Metrovania Nr XYZ with one little twist and the "boy what that a good time for me" 16 bit graphics. (Sometimes pixel look is ok, but I'm so tired...)

While I had to laugh about a game who was advertising the PS1 (or was it the N64) style grapic. I think it is on GoG too.

There is unique and well done stuff. Don't get me wrong.
But much more wants to hit the "nostalgia" button on us. Remember your youth with much fewer problems. Everything was much better then.
We even got the soundtrack from back then.

When talking about hairstyles, we might have taken to many stepps back. Sometimes it seems like we are in the 1930/40 again...


Edit:
The game is on sale right now Anodyne 2 :D

They kept the comparison 100% with PS3, which is mildly annoying. The resolution/AA/etc. differences shouldn't be factored in really when comparing the actual graphics upgrades. I'm sure there will be PC focused videos, I'll have to check them out. Not saying the remaster isn't better, I don't know.

PC to PC comparison:

https://youtu.be/CNhwSnDdvRM

Heh, that's the one I watched at lunch. Thanks though. It definitely looks better in most ways, nice new lighting and textures, and a big deal for me is the longer draw distance. Not sure I like the more "realistic" character revamps though. Especially since it wasn't done outside of the main characters.

Thanks for posting, nice to see they put effort into this rather than just a quick re release. Some minor things but nothing to detract from the game.