DarklordZero
No Longer a Noob
- Dec 3, 2001
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It's been a minute since I last posted here, but it seems like a good time to pop in, with the RE2make release.
I really have to say, this game has probably saved the franchise. I liked RE7, but it didn't really blow my mind or anything. Now RE2, however, I think this is the culmination of everything that's been good about the whole series. Regardless of how you might feel about RE4, I think everyone that's been around here can agree that it was the beginning of something that wasn't really Resident Evil anymore. To say nothing about the God awful movies, animated or otherwise.
I was really hyped but also really skeptical about the remake announcement. When they announced that camera angles wouldn't be coming back I was also worried, but it turns out that it was a needless worry. I think the free camera was just associated with what RE became, because RE4 was where it started. As it turns out, it was such an obvious improvement because hardware restrictions aren't really a thing anymore and both atmosphere and gameplay can be perfectly harmonized now.
I really love everything about the game. I love what they did with the characters especially. Leon has balls and isn't a pushover for Ada anymore, and Claire has a very relatable human aspect to her in all her interactions. They even fleshed out Irons and made him so much more creepy. Even Ben was more likable, for all 10 seconds you see him alive. Ada is so much cooler in this too, and the whole romance angle isn't so forced this time.
On the gameplay end of things, it's everything I could have asked for. They brought back defense weapons, ammo mixing, and a proper sense of choosing whether to run or fight. So many details were paid attention to in regards to the combat. Blowing off enemy limbs actually matters now, and every last enemy location and their damage is kept track of. The way that Mr. X was utilized in this game is nothing short of brilliant, and I actually missed him when he stopped showing up. The way they redesigned the level structure to make going back amd finding upgrades was also very satisfying, amd I have to say that adding multiple inventory upgrades was a great idea, as well as every weapon getting an upgrade.
There isn't a single part of the game that feels like a slog. I've played it about 8 times now, and can see myself playing it plenty more over the years because you are guaranteed a fun time the whole way through. The only gripes I have about the game are that the A and B scenarios aren't very different and that you don't get a full scene on the backstory of William like in the original, but those gripes are very minor.
All in all, I think this combines the very best from the entire series to make the best game OF the entire series. If I know this board the way I think I do, I'd wager that most of you agree.
Thoughts?
I really have to say, this game has probably saved the franchise. I liked RE7, but it didn't really blow my mind or anything. Now RE2, however, I think this is the culmination of everything that's been good about the whole series. Regardless of how you might feel about RE4, I think everyone that's been around here can agree that it was the beginning of something that wasn't really Resident Evil anymore. To say nothing about the God awful movies, animated or otherwise.
I was really hyped but also really skeptical about the remake announcement. When they announced that camera angles wouldn't be coming back I was also worried, but it turns out that it was a needless worry. I think the free camera was just associated with what RE became, because RE4 was where it started. As it turns out, it was such an obvious improvement because hardware restrictions aren't really a thing anymore and both atmosphere and gameplay can be perfectly harmonized now.
I really love everything about the game. I love what they did with the characters especially. Leon has balls and isn't a pushover for Ada anymore, and Claire has a very relatable human aspect to her in all her interactions. They even fleshed out Irons and made him so much more creepy. Even Ben was more likable, for all 10 seconds you see him alive. Ada is so much cooler in this too, and the whole romance angle isn't so forced this time.
On the gameplay end of things, it's everything I could have asked for. They brought back defense weapons, ammo mixing, and a proper sense of choosing whether to run or fight. So many details were paid attention to in regards to the combat. Blowing off enemy limbs actually matters now, and every last enemy location and their damage is kept track of. The way that Mr. X was utilized in this game is nothing short of brilliant, and I actually missed him when he stopped showing up. The way they redesigned the level structure to make going back amd finding upgrades was also very satisfying, amd I have to say that adding multiple inventory upgrades was a great idea, as well as every weapon getting an upgrade.
There isn't a single part of the game that feels like a slog. I've played it about 8 times now, and can see myself playing it plenty more over the years because you are guaranteed a fun time the whole way through. The only gripes I have about the game are that the A and B scenarios aren't very different and that you don't get a full scene on the backstory of William like in the original, but those gripes are very minor.
All in all, I think this combines the very best from the entire series to make the best game OF the entire series. If I know this board the way I think I do, I'd wager that most of you agree.
Thoughts?
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and that design for Birkin's 4th form, the quadruped aka "dog" form, has been replaced with an inferior abomination! Birkin's mutations used to have purpose, as hideous as he became. Now it seem it's just for the sake of gross out factor. Though, i do think his first two forms in this Remake are superbly done, and the 3rd is alright. 
