regardless of how CEA pitched itself it should simply be judged as the product it IS, same as the new remake.
i dont see how its not trying to overwrite the original at least to some extent, regardless of if im a fan of it or not.
If it wasnt, MCC would be on Playstation
What I think works for the remake is it does enough new to justify its existence in a way that I dont think CEA did which was just an ugly makeover of the original.
It doesnt feel like "the definitive CE" in the way CEA tried to pitch itself as. It feels like an alternate take