: But do we only want to preserve the original game, even though we
: would all admit that it is an incomplete game? Why not complete the game
: instead of enhancing its' long unfinished state? We need to make the dream
: a reality. Wouldn't that be a better thing?
See Marathon: Rubicon and Myst 3: Exile as examples of what happens when one tries to mimic someone else's idea of what is cool. The sub-quality aspect inherent in these works (which is NOT to say that they are sub-quality as a whole) can be avoided if you go with original, self-conceived ideas.