-
Ever wanted an RSS feed of all your favorite gaming news sites? Go check out our new Gaming Headlines feed! Read more about it here.
-
We have made minor adjustments to how the search bar works on ResetEra. You can read about the changes here.
Resident Evil 2 Review Thread
- Thread starter Dusk Golem
- Start date
I understand feeling that way as I enjoyed the classic games as well; it's funny to see how the gameplay changes made with the modern design can be positives or negatives to people. To me the lack of the fixed perspective is lamentable, but I find the new Mr. X so intriguing and awesome that it's got me excited to be running around the new R.P.D with this looming ever-present danger always there. Then we have the people let down by the exclusion of old enemy types or the changed opening cinematics. I understand completely why people might value these things more than someone else. I know Capcom has said from the start to treat this as a new game, but I know more than anyone that it's hard to do when it is called Resident Evil 2 to not draw comparisons.
I'm all about the Mr. X chasing moments. A lot of people seem to be bummed about it but it sounds like you can avoid him easily and I think that's what will differentiate it from a tense mechanic instead of a frustrating one.
I didn't see him kill any, but he definitely shoves them the fuck out of the way and sends them flying.
I have some issues with the IGN review. It sounds like they are saying you unlock the exact same campaign for the other character once you finish with the first character. That doesn't sound right, especially with the second run thing. Also, they listed not having a certain enemy/title screen announcer as a negative. I don't know if that impacted the score, but it sounds kind of petty.
Wait what, 3 hours for Claire? There are only two scenarios, one of which is less than half the length of the other? Is this real?
aw4v09q384v90q238rnwierjlwaejrnklaw;ervaw394nq2384n2q839rvn2u3rklq23jnrlkwejnrnlkawejnra98375928v3n 892q3n82234234809fq23f84jq293jq23dhq2l34fhq2l3d4jq28934dj82l3jd48q23d47q2h9o125g7j728357h9f35jo2dj579dj579k5d7912357h291f85h72935fj72985f12795f87j19f58j12739f57j129385f7j12895f37j1295j71+1=2
I'll be the first "pre-order cancelled" drama queen here but unfortunately it's simply because I would've barely been able to make time to play it over the next week or two anyway and not for any funnier/more absurd reasons. The Mr. X aspects outlined here pushed me into "yeah let's not stress over playing this right now" territory. I'll pick it up later.
For my tastes, stalker enemies are incredibly lame and I don't get any sense of Horror out of simply being pressured when trying to explore, it's just supremely annoying to have a game constantly interrupt me and force me to run away from what I was attempting to do. I guess the OG version's technical restrictions were a blessing because I simply saw Mr. X as an boring nuisance and kind of forgot about him from a gameplay standpoint, so it didn't dawn on me that it could be this omnipresent in REmake 2.
For my tastes, stalker enemies are incredibly lame and I don't get any sense of Horror out of simply being pressured when trying to explore, it's just supremely annoying to have a game constantly interrupt me and force me to run away from what I was attempting to do. I guess the OG version's technical restrictions were a blessing because I simply saw Mr. X as an boring nuisance and kind of forgot about him from a gameplay standpoint, so it didn't dawn on me that it could be this omnipresent in REmake 2.
I think that's because the player was more comfortable and sped through the game. It's not like either player's scenario has less content.
Their reviews have been weird considering Fallout 76 (5/10) got a higher score than Darksiders 3 and Vampyr (4/10)...
Same here he's basically the terminator and wait until nemesis gets remade.
I wouldn't say the entire game is dark, there's plenty in the PD and later in the game that is fully lit. The flashlight is needed for maybe a third of the game?
Absolutely incredible!! So pumped.
Going to stop by my local shop in NYC during lunch, maybe they have some early copies...
Going to stop by my local shop in NYC during lunch, maybe they have some early copies...
How dare this horror game have horror elements and tension, I want to just relax and take it easy!
My question now is just how they improve on Nemesis himself. He was BLOODY fast in the original game, and this way of playing (ie. RE2 Remake's over the shoulder) calls for much faster enemies.
This is what I feel. Mr. X is the one enemy I feel benefits the most from the new game's set up and design and I have a feeling I'll remember this game as the Mr. X show (Featuring minor side character William Birkin) /s. He's stood out in so much Resident Evil media over the years, but even I have to admit his encounters in the original game seem lackluster compared to the notion of a Mr. X that can dynamically track you through the R.P.D.
If I wanted to play Isolation or Outlast, I'd go play those games. But I don't cause I find that type of game mechanic trash.
Have any reviews commented on if and how the game works on a dramatic level? Would be nice to play a Resi with an actual good story for once.
Or you could play, iunno, Resident Evil 3? Mr X was always the prototype for Nemesis, it's obvious why they would use him in a similar manner.
Yeah, I don't mind the stalker stuff. I quite like that aspect. Hell, I'd love a RE3 remake just to see how they implement Nemesis. Dude is still the baddest motherfucker to ever come in this series.
I'm more disappointed to read there are no spiders or crows. Now that's a dick move. I was looking forward to that.
RE3 predates both of those (though there was Hellnight for the PS1 which essentially had that stalking mechanic).
This review puzzles me a bit. The main complaint is that the game isn't cohesive in its approach as and doesn't do full justice to the original, but the reviewer seems to have issues articulating exactly why.
I think it's because this review, like some of the others, is dancing around the perfectly understandable opinion that the original game is pretty incohesive in its approach as well. It added additional action elements and a lot of ammunition to the original game and transplanted it from a fitting mansion to a weird police station, among other changes. It only seems fully "traditional" compared to the increasingly action-oriented approach the series continued to take.
Don't get your hopes up. It's still Resident Evil, for better and worse. And Kotaku compares the revamped acting and presentation to "a college student's reimagining of Resident Evil 2".
For me, first run took about 6.5 hours. Second was probably about 5.5? (Mostly because I knew the routes and puzzles better)
The story is obviously the same as the original game. They've slightly expanded the side characters plots (Annette, Sherry, Kendo) and I personally feel lke these are much better renditions of their stories. Just the dynamics between the character are well improved.
Obviously this is not absolutely next level "OSCAR WORTHY" performances but it's a great improvement and potentially some of the best little character moments in the series. Even the Ada x Leon dynamic is perfect here.
OP
OP
Fourth Survivor and Tofu Survivor are unlockable on release. The Ghost Survivor is a post-release free content update (no date for now but was just announced today).
How is it "trash"? And why you comparing Outlast and Alien to this? Needing to constantly flee, run away, defenseless isn't the same as being hunted but able to evade the hunter and defend yourself
Nope.
The lenght is actually the same, what really changes is that in a second playthrough you simply know which places to go, the solution to puzzles and the best way to deal with specific encounters. That happens all the time with RE games, 7 had a trophy to beat it under 4h.
But being completely fair tho, the in-game clock is a bit broken; it appears that it only counts successful attempts, like, if you die 12 time in a boss fight but manages to win in the 13th run, it will only get the amount of time from when you actually beat it.
I've only done a little bit of 4th survivor, so I could try answering any questions but the extra modes in RE usually aren't for me.
Nemesis is arguably the most iconic creature in the franchise for a reason you know? He was terrifying, it's a good thing that they are applying the same treatment for Mr X.
