I like remasters... When they're done well! The latest example is, of course, Crash Bandicoot. The entire game is intact, but it looks, works and plays so much better. And they're not selling it for full price (looking at you, Activision). It's $40,- for 3 games, which is a great deal nowadays.
With games like GTA V, DOTA 2 or League of Legends having continuous updates works well, but at some point they tend to get too big for their own good. Or it's trying to be relevant for so long, people will get bored of it.
All in all, I think remasters should be well thought out games that are improved replicas of the original. Not direct originals with some improved textures here and there.
Absolutely! It's a steal especially for how well they've done in remastering and recreating the experience!
That is a great point, people do get bored with continuity, however at the same time at least it keeps a lot of people on board knowing that it will always be there, unlike with COD games which because of how often they're released are only really good (on the multiplayer side) for about a year until the community is almost dead.
Absolutely, I think for remasters they really need to not only duplicate the experience, but refine and redefine the experience with modern elements (in what we would expect from games now-a-days).