Resident Evil 2 Remastered review
Capcom makes a comeback with one of its greatest survival horror games. I never played the original
Resident Evil 2 on the PS1 but I read online that it was one of the most famous video games of all time.
Playing the remake, history has definitely repeated itself this time around.
The game is intense and difficult making confrontation with enemies tense and nerve wracking. Items
and resources are scarce and the player has to decide on whether to engage them or run from them
making it a strategic fight or flight experience. The police department which forms 60% of the main
game is a labyrinth to explore but thanks to the engaging map design it makes for an easy exploration.
There are puzzle which require key items to solve which are scattered throughout the game map which
make for a lot of backtracking to areas already visited which makes you plan your approach with
caution due to the presence of zombies everywhere. The game creates a perfect balance between
exploration and rewards making the player getting unique items which help them in combat. Hence,
the game is not meant to be rushed through but played at its own pace slowly uncovering its secrets.
Exploration rewards the players with powerful weapons, powerful ammo types and necessary
upgrades to improve your existing weapons. The encounters with zombies are intense and some of
the boss fights can be pretty challenging if you have not managed your resource items well. It hits the
all the right tones of survival horror making you feel vulnerable and alone and keeps the players on
his/her toes the whole time.
One minor gripe which people may have with this game is lack of coherence between the scenarios of
the two playable characters in the game, Leon Kennedy and Claire Redfield. You can play the game as
any one of them and the story of the 2nd character is supposed to run parallel to the one you are
playing. This is not the case however, when you finish the game with the 1st character and start
another playthrough with the second one, the plot does not intersect and its basically the same story
with a different weapon loadout and different items scattered throughout. However, there are some
unique areas and also 2 additional boss fights in the 2nd scenario and also you get to unlock the "true
ending" of the game. Personally, i didn't find it much of a problem but many people can be ticked off
by it. The ideal playthrough according to me would be to start the new game with one character and
then do a second run with the other character.
The game is greatly optimized and ran at a constant 60 Fps for me with zero issues. The visuals are
great and the lighting and shadows truly create a claustrophobic environment. The character models
are done well and the enemy designs are superb and scary. The sound quality is top notch, make sure
to turn on the "Binaural" option in the in game sound settings and play with headphones for an intense
experience.
A bold and welcome step by Capcom to bring back the survival horror to its full glory back to the
gaming community. Fans of the original game, horror fans as well as Resident Evil fans, Capcom has
everything for everyone of them this time around and we hope to see a remake of Resident Evil 3
soon. We need these types of games in an oversaturated market where most horror games make you
feel invincible like Rambo killing your enemies
