Idk if this counts, but I am very happy with how Toys For Bob handled Spyro Reignited, after making Skylanders, which many Spyro fans (including myself) feel would have been better as its own thing and basically is just with Spyro plastered on it. They interacted with the fans, listened to them, talked to the original devs from Insomniac, composer Stewart Copeland and voice actor Tom Kenny, and did an excellent job making Reignited do just that to the childhood memories of many people. They even did this for one Spyro fan.
But yeah, if a new thing is being made, instead of a remake, creators have to realize they're not going to please everybody and if they try, the thing will probably be crap. I knew Shadow's game was a gritty edgy attempt at Sonic, but didn't know that extent. Wow.