I'm not sure what the dev thinks, but in my opinion, this game definitely deserves a remaster. Honestly, it had a lot of potential. But it felt like the dev couldn't quite decide what they wanted to do with the story or the mechanics. So we got the key scenes quickly, and after that, there wasn't much left to do.
We've seen plenty of games get remasters that never really needed them. And to be honest, most of those feel like a bit of a cash grab. But this game is different. It truly deserves it—because there's still so much in it that hasn't been explored or used.
If the dev approached the game now with the experience they've gained, took their time with the story, fleshed it out with more depth, maybe added new characters and all that, something much stronger could come out of it. There's still real potential here, but in its current form, it's hard to build on. So maybe the best thing would be to start over. Start from scratch—but do it right this time.