Resident Evil 2 Remake

[ghostdog]

Dawkinsfan69 try Silent Hill 2 if you want a game with a dense atmosphere. RE games are more combat and resource-management oriented. RE1 also maybe more your cup of tea since the zombiefestation is toned down and the game is more about solving puzzles and the campy horror story.

 

[Dickie]

what are they like? is 4 worth playing too? what about 6? i heard 6 is the crappiest of them all. i will probably skip 5 too. 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 0 - 7?

 

[DemonKing]

I finished this with the chick the other day - is it worth playing again with Leon or is it essentially the same thing with slightly different weapons?

 

[Zombra]

I finished this with the chick the other day - is it worth playing again with Leo or is it essentially the same thing with slightly different weapons?

There is a lot of duplicated content, but a lot that is not. Some of the maps take on different shapes and they often have different enemies or placement. Different set pieces and boss fights. Certain rooms and map sections are only for one character or the other. And then there is the whole end sequence, which is short but still the "true ending". For me it was totally worth it to play twice.

 

[JDR13]

I finished this with the chick the other day - is it worth playing again with Leo or is it essentially the same thing with slightly different weapons?

You wouldn't be playing it again, you're just playing the second half. Unless it's changed from the original, playing both Leon and Claire is considered 1 full playthough.

Then, if you want, you can do a replay in reverse order and some things will be slightly different. i.e. Playing Leon first and Claire second instead of vice versa.

 

[ultimanecat]

The differences between A and B runs are much fewer in the remake than the original. Besides the general weapon and slightly different path differences between characters, the main differences between A and B are that you enter the “B” police station from the east side instead of the front, the police station is populated with more and tougher enemies earlier, the first medallion puzzle and sewer chess puzzle are trickier to figure out, and all found handgun ammo is .45 ACP to go with the gun they give you at the start. Other than that I can’t think of A and B being different at all.

 

[TheHeroOfTime]

In the original game the A and B scenarios differences aren't much on their own. The changes are in the puzzles, the appearance of Mr.X, some bosses and a new little section on the lab. The thing that added more changes between the A and B runs depending on certain actions was the zapping system, which is not present in the remake.

In the remake Leon and Claire campaings are more unique between them, but the A and B scenarios aren't complementary anymore. Personally I don't care, the only thing I think it clearly suffered because this new style was the giant alligator section.

 

[Zombra]

I was definitely disappointed with the remake alligator. Most memorable fight from the original is reduced to a freakin QTE.

 

[Daedalos]

Replaying this as Claire A / Leon B, and it holds up surprsingly well.

I simply love this remake, is it better than the original? Maybe, maybe not, but it's a helluva lot of fun tbh.

Playing it with maxed graphics with some gud reshade filters on, the game looks beautiful and stunning.

I can't wait for RE 3 remake.

This is my 2nd best game of the year 2019

 

[J_C]

I simply love this remake, is it better than the original? Maybe, maybe not, but it's a helluva lot of fun tbh.

The great thing about this remake IMO is that it doesn't invalidates RE2, like RE1 remake did with RE1 original. RE2 original remains a fantastic game. This is also fantastic, but different enough that you you can like and play both games.

 

[JDR13]

The only bad thing about the original RE2 & RE3 is that they weren't ported to a lot of systems. The Windows 98 PC ports were garbage, and the Gamecube versions remain the best ones.

It's a shame they never got updated Steam releases, but I'm guesing Capcom didn't think it was worth the effort. As it stands, the best way to play them is via the Dolphin emulator.

 

[Viata]

they weren't ported to a lot of systems

This always reminds me of RE4.

In an interview with a Japanese magazine, Mikami even said that he would "commit harakiri" if RE4 came out on another platform

 

[DJOGamer PT]

And that was one of the stupidest moves Capcom ever done.
On one hand, they made so much money with RE4 that you could fill out a dwarven hall, and it set design trends that persist to this day.
On the other, they lost many of their most talented devs, wich resulted in the creation of a big competitor (Platinum) and a significant drop in the quality of their games that lasted all the way to 2018.
But then again Mikami hasn't made anything worthwhile since his departure from Capcom...

 

[Viata]

But then again Mikami hasn't made anything worthwhile since his departure from Capcom...

Vanquish, mate. Best TPS ever.

 

[JDR13]

Yeah, all the RE titles after the original trilogy got a ton of ports. Even Revelations 1&2.

 

[Daedalos]

just finished up my 2nd run with Leon.

Luv this game. Trying to complete the dlcs now.

 

[Deflowerer]

The only bad thing about the original RE2 & RE3 is that they weren't ported to a lot of systems. The Windows 98 PC ports were garbage, and the Gamecube versions remain the best ones.

It's a shame they never got updated Steam releases, but I'm guesing Capcom didn't think it was worth the effort. As it stands, the best way to play them is via the Dolphin emulator.

Japanese got newer PC ports around 2004, they are arguably the best.

And PC ports (besides Dreamcast, which is based on the Windows port anyway) have a harder difficulty setting.

 

[Wunderbar]

The only bad thing about the original RE2 & RE3 is that they weren't ported to a lot of systems. The Windows 98 PC ports were garbage, and the Gamecube versions remain the best ones.
It's a shame they never got updated Steam releases, but I'm guesing Capcom didn't think it was worth the effort. As it stands, the best way to play them is via the Dolphin emulator.

Japanese got newer PC ports around 2004, they are arguably the best.
And PC ports (besides Dreamcast, which is based on the Windows port anyway) have a harder difficulty setting.

and RE2 Sourcenext can be played in English with rebirth patch.

 

[JDR13]

The only bad thing about the original RE2 & RE3 is that they weren't ported to a lot of systems. The Windows 98 PC ports were garbage, and the Gamecube versions remain the best ones.

It's a shame they never got updated Steam releases, but I'm guesing Capcom didn't think it was worth the effort. As it stands, the best way to play them is via the Dolphin emulator.

Japanese got newer PC ports around 2004, they are arguably the best.

And PC ports (besides Dreamcast, which is based on the Windows port anyway) have a harder difficulty setting.

Yeah, I've seen footage of the Japanese ports. They look pretty good but not as good as the GC version on Dolphin with the RESHDP patch.

 

[oldbonebrown]

Why did Claire's ass get so fat in the remake? The cow should take care to eat a bit less.
It looks like the ridiculous stuff you would expect of a pervy mod.

 

[Viata]

Claire's ass get so fat

Is that supposed to be bad?

 

[oldbonebrown]

It would be fun if there was a third portable safe, that you had to solve real-time with several zombies roaming around in the same area.

 

[oldbonebrown]

It would also be fun if there was a mode that lowered the health of most zombies and increased the zombie count to compensate, perhaps more than doubling them. Have one crawling out of every window and hole. Gimme me dat howlin' horde of endless monster enemies.
Put more of them on a more aggressive AI and it would be a fun variation to the game.

Spoiler

For my third wish I want zombies modeled after how they look in the night of the living dead trilogy.

 

[vortex]

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[JDR13]

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Geralt and Ciri mod
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