Sure it makes sense you are chasing a mirage.
But then people cry and bitch about the remake like it's some degradation of the OG with it's frustrating mechanics because they played too many UberSuck games and have PTSD rivals Dark Souls.
Well I've never been part of the Ubisuck cult so I never had PTSD of a dozen copycat games and enjoyed the progression with the soundtrack getting fuller as you complete achievements and trust the devs that Chadley is a tragic character tortured by HOJO!