Absolutely.
And I don't disagree with your second point, but this isn't toastmasters or a debate club.
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Resident Evil 2 Review Thread
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Absolutely.
And I don't disagree with your second point, but this isn't toastmasters or a debate club.
well I find it odd that the reviewer states plentiful ammo but most reviews state the game has you fighting for you life with scarce ammo and health.
Alright I haven't seen that, I'm referring to the statement all European reviewers out of touch as a mass statement
Just out of curiosity, are the A/B scenarios still represented as how the car flips in the intro sequence and which side Leon and Claire end up after the crash?
For example, in the original the A campaigns always started at the right of the truck, and the B campaigns at the left of it.
Wasn't calling you out so no need to apologize. Just wanted to clarify it.
I'm not implying people should give a lower score to be contrarian, I'm saying theres nothing wrong with having a different opinion and being 11% removed from the average. That's not out of touch, that's not enjoying a game quite so much as another reviewer.
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There's still an A and B playthrough that have significant differences, it's just that Leon A/Claire B no longer has many changes from Claire A/Leon B.
Maybe she was more precise with her aiming. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
If I understand correctly, this isn't the case. The IGN review got it wrong.
just reading the review struck me the wrong way, if I read this and had to predict a score based on the review I would say a 6/10 since there were so many negatives in the review.
What's terrible about this? The writer seems to explain her points well
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Sorry, I'm a bit confused. The A scenario is the same for both characters, but the B scenarios are different. So basically do the A scenario for either character and then play the B scenarios for both?
For example I do Leon A, then Claire B, then Leon B and have no reason to do Claire A?
You unlock the B scenario for the other character. So Claire A unlocks Leon B and the other way around.
Personally I love major unlockables. When you beat the game and then realize that there is a ton of replayability opening up that you didn't expect it feels really cool.
No.
Not sure how detailed I can be with this answer, so I'll just say they begin in different places.
He's stalking the location you're in for about an hour and a half to two hours in the campaign A. Don't wanna get into spoilers, but that section is where the "stalking" mechanic comes into play. It's much more prevalent in campaign B (about the first 2-3 hours).
Even during the stalking sections, though, I personally loved it. I totally get where the worries about this are coming from, since such mechanics can be intrusive and get in the way of enjoyment, but I don't feel that happens here, because:
- It's not like he's constantly tailing you. A lot of the times he's hulking about the building, and only if he spots you, or hears you from close by, he becomes alerted to your presence. It's not constant.
- When you do spot him, it's rarely ever a jump scare. If you want, you can always try to avoid him, and though it might now always be successful, it works well enough a lot of the times, so you don't feel completely powerless.
- Planning your routes to try and avoid him as you try to get from point A to be is awesome, and by the time you do have to do it, you're familiar enough with the layout, so as far as I'm concerned, it actually added to the experience rather than taking away from it.
- If he does corner you, running away and lying low for a couple minutes calms things down enough (though you might have to take a hit or two).
- He doesn't interrupt puzzles, and, of course, you can always enter safe rooms to collect yourself.
- If you do engage with him, you can fight him to stun him for long enough to run away and put distance between him and yourself.
All that, and it just adds to the tension and atmosphere immensely. Everything to do with him, from the music to the sound effects associated with him, are some of the best horror I've ever seen in a game. It's far from cheap, it's far from annoying, and it's far from intrusive. That's just my take though.
No, ideally you wanna do Leon A, Claire B
Then Claire A, Leon B
you'll cover all variations.
Despite the review calling it a "must-play", the game and the mere implication that this isn't a perfect experience all the way through means that the reviewer sucks and must obviously hate the game.
If, for example, you play as Leon first, you can only unlock Claire B after finishing Leon A. And vice versa- you can only unlock Leon B after finishing Claire A.
The A campaigns of both characters share plenty of similarities, especially in the earlier stages. The B campaigns for both offer much more variation.
I don't want to say there are four completely different campaigns in the game, because that's overselling how different they are from each other, but there's enough variation to make sure that it rarely ever feels like a retread.
I'd recommend doing A/B in whatever order you want, and then doing the reverse, because that way you get two complete and alternate takes on the story.
Huh? RE7 was an instant classic. They've been back for a while now.
Awesome, thanks for the reply, played the original so long ago, can't remember how it worked with that one.
Got it, that makes sense.
1. I never found him annoying, he's certainly a hindrance but that's by design. He's there to make areas you thought were safe dangerous again and boy he succeeds in that.
2. I would say yes. The setting of Dead Space is far more fantastical obviously, and I would say overall Dead Space is more "in your face" with its tension and horror. But moving from dark room to dark room, solving puzzles and collecting ammo... All very similar.
Interesting to read about the voice acting. The demo really got me jazzed for the acting/storytelling in this one. Felt really good, but will be interesting to see how it pans out in the full title.
Random thought. Really feels like a lot of revisionist history of Resident Evil when people talk about how people experienced the first two games back in 96 and 98.
Random thought. Really feels like a lot of revisionist history of Resident Evil when people talk about how people experienced the first two games back in 96 and 98.
I really appreciate the detailed explanation, thank you.
Man, I'm an ardent RE6 defender, because combat in that game is off the charts fun, and I have sunk probably 50+ hours into RE5 across several playthroughs. It's safe to say that even in the action-era of RE, I've loved it.
But I never thought we'd see a day and age where the series returned to the horror roots AND was a critical and sales success. I know sales on RE2 are far too early to call, but the hype and coverage suggest it'll do just fine. First Revelations 2 felt like a call back in both atmosphere and gameplay to the earlier games, then RE7, and now RE2.
It's a good time to be an RE fan.
But I never thought we'd see a day and age where the series returned to the horror roots AND was a critical and sales success. I know sales on RE2 are far too early to call, but the hype and coverage suggest it'll do just fine. First Revelations 2 felt like a call back in both atmosphere and gameplay to the earlier games, then RE7, and now RE2.
It's a good time to be an RE fan.
Was the original Resident Evil 2 ever released on PC? I kind of want to play that one first, but the release of this game is making the original impossible to find in a Google search lol.
I think a discussion on scab actors is a valid discussion to have. Alyson Court has been playing Claire Redfield since the beginning sans a couple side games, so I can see that being weird to have someone else play that character in a remake of the original RE2.