Within a few months there will be diehard fans of the classic who will create a mod of the remake that takes out the changes from the original. It's inevitable.

Within a few months there will be diehard fans of the classic who will create a mod of the remake that takes out the changes from the original. It's inevitable. That's the beauty of the mod scene, at least for games with big enough fanbases. So maybe wait for that eventuality to happen instead of complaining about a perfectly good modern new game that has the potential to serve as a base for fan projects such as that.