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Resident Evil 2 Review Thread
- Thread starter Dusk Golem
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You have to wait until it updates with the most reviews. It goes back and forth.
So yeah. Reviews do influence. I had a tepid interest in this, but now Im buying it full price to support the developers.
Im actually really excited as RE 2 came with my PS1 when I was a young un'.
Its faith. Or destiny idk.
Im actually really excited as RE 2 came with my PS1 when I was a young un'.
Its faith. Or destiny idk.
I honestly found Tyrant to be the most stressful part of the game - mileage will absolutely vary, but as someone who's never been keen on stalker enemies, I don't feel like I would have missed this inclusion. The game absolutely drips with tension and atmosphere even without him.
Personally, I'd have to disagree. As someone with a similar dislike of these kind of enemies, I was able to push through, but I was having far more fun without him. It should be said though - at least in the initial playthrough -
After I completed Leon's first run, I unlocked Claire's second run, which does make sense, as it the natural compliment to what you've just experienced. I missed this initially because I picked a new game as Claire (rather than a second run) expecting to see a separate scenario, but it shares an awful lot with Leon's A run.
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6-8 hours on a a first run with playtimes as low as 3 hours for experienced players is totally fine with me. There's been enough long games recently. I'm down for something short, well paced, densely packed and highly replayable.
Very disappointing to hear that the framerate doesn't seem to have been ironed out for base Xbox One and PS4 systems. According to ACG's review, framerate is unlocked on all consoles, but like the demo, the base consoles struggle between 30 to 50 throughout with very few instances of it actually hitting 60.
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So 6-8 hours, ish. For one run-through, maybe, but you will be doing this for both Leon/Claire, plus whatever the 2nd scenereo is that unlocks for each after beating the first time that supposedly has new content/different perspective.
I'm honestly fine- The original was only like 4-6 a playthrough (and far less once you fully know the layout/puzzle solutions.)
I'm honestly fine- The original was only like 4-6 a playthrough (and far less once you fully know the layout/puzzle solutions.)
SoTC I can understand since it's like a Halo: Anniversary situation but Kiwami 2 should have been eligible.
As should RE2make as this is practically a new entry in the franchise.
I watched the first minute and the first thing on screen is "MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS" and also didn't see or hear any spoilers?
Mind elaborating?
Actually A is under 5 hours. Also I beat Leon's in 6 hours, Claire's in 5h23m because there were only slight changes to the progres. So around 11 hours all in all.
I'm still a bit confused. I read the dualshockers review and figure it out.
Is this game "Claire a/b, Leon a/b" like the original or is there only one Claire and one Leon campaign?
I can't figure out if they're saying Claire and Leon A / B have no differences, or if Leon and Claire have only one campaign each with little to no differences
Is this game "Claire a/b, Leon a/b" like the original or is there only one Claire and one Leon campaign?
I can't figure out if they're saying Claire and Leon A / B have no differences, or if Leon and Claire have only one campaign each with little to no differences
Someone in the other thread mentioned someone getting an s ranking on their first play through and it was around 4 hours i think.
It was confirmed by the insider on this forum who said they leaked it by mistake but they said that person was good at resident evil games but not a speed runner.
Resident evil 2 was always a really short game though so anything around 5/6 hours sounds good for a first run.
I'm a little gutted that the giant spiders and moth don't feature anymore. That moth room was... highly memorable *shivers*.
On the flip side, being able to mix red and blue herbs is mental.
On the flip side, being able to mix red and blue herbs is mental.
I want to play this game right now. Congrats to Capcom for their beautiful return since 2017. 2019 starts very strongly for them with this + DMC V in spring.
Can't wait to see what else they have in store...
Can't wait to see what else they have in store...
Nice must have added a bunch of extra stuff to do then. Used to be able to get through 2 in a little over a hour with unlimited ammo on.
3 is a little too low. You'll need at least 5-6 hours just based on story alone, doesn't matter the player. Second playthrough is the one that varies because you'll know where everything is but it'll just be much, much harder. So it could be anywhere from 3-6 hours. Overall though, 10-12 hours minimum, it's a good amount of time.
I think so. The game essentially has two modes - First Run and Second Run. First Run has the player running through the front of the RPD, and finishes the story at the end of their specific end boss.
Second Run has the player running through the back of the RPD, and finishes the story after their specific end boss and at the general, actual final boss. This is what the game calls the "true ending".
If you play as Leon, you'll play the same story beats. You'll meet Ada and Ben and Kendo and fight certain bosses. You'll be able to explore specific areas of the RPD that Claire can't.
I am making a mess of this explanation but they feel different enough.
So according to ign, it sounds like A + B scenario's are in but they made it slightly odd how to access them, not as you would expect them to work.
It absolutely requires some fiddiling to get acceptable. I was not a huge fan at all.
Guess I've never felt so keen about graphical options on console, as long as it's 60fps, I'm happy."The game doesn't have options"
"CapGod"
edit: how often do we see a 3rd person action game targeting 60fps on consoles? Answer: RARELY
Oh hell no I am not letting this comment go unquoted. Boiiiii "finally made Resident Evil 2 good"? This is foolish talk.
Anything about the consistency of the base consoles? Do they both maintain 60? Basically wondering if it's the same performance on base systems as the demo or if either improved at all.
VG Tech video shows Pro struggling in some areas while X maintains a nearly perfect 60. As with the demo, this flips regarding cutscenes, where the X drops a bit more. X also looks softer. Appears everyone claiming the demo was a super old build and the final game would be miles better were a bit off the mark.
WARNING: SKIP TO 2:45 to avoid the intro movie.
I think we've reached a point where developers are hitting the wall in terms of what they can pull off on these aging base consoles. Maybe they should give people the option of locking the framerate to 30?
On the Skill Up review he's referring to the game having some sort of "timer"...is he talking about our friendly neighborhood trench coat stalking friend?
DMCV will join the 90s party in March. I have no reason to doubt Capcom anymore after MHW and now RE2.
Yeah RE2 should absolutely be eligible, but it's the exclusion of Kiwami 2 that has me concerned. Though I guess Pokemon Let's Go was on the top 20 and that was also a remake? If Kiwami 2 was eligible it would have beaten Let's Go iirc
Thank you. I understand better now. So they're definitely more distinct than the previous campaigns in the original game?
