So far the remaster has been pretty enjoyable for me. I have taken a few screenshots where you can tell they neglected characters and textures. Even using the photo mode.
I chose to not use HDR. During the start of the game, when I was offered to turn it on, I looked at how it compared with it off and it made edges blurry/soft instead of sharp/crisp. Made it look worse in my opinion. And even though there isn't any ray-tracing, the reflections look great. Audio is really good too.
Gonna get back into it tonight after work. Yes, I am a sucker for the latest games and paid the $70. You only live once!