Not more realistic just less desirable and more aligned with the current standard of a "body that’s okay as long as it doesn't offend the inclusion department." Nicole is the most glaring example. In the original, she was Isaac’s girlfriend, with a youthful appearance. In the remake, they aggressively aged her. They cast an older actress and exaggerated the aging process to the point where it looks like Isaac is trying to rescue his aunt. The official justification is "age realism." Yet, that same criterion isn't applied with equal rigor to everyone else. None of this improves the horror, the tension, or the story. These are cosmetic changes made for virtue signaling. The game’s combat and atmosphere remain excellent despite these decisions, not because of them. And that is precisely what’s so irritating: a remake that should have respected the original’s visual identity and setting decided to use the *Ishimura* as a billboard for DEI.