i really wish i had a physical copy and didnt have to use emulation to play it several months ago but i absolutely adored playing through it, it wasnt as hard as i wanted it to be but the aesthetic, visuals, score (the first encounter theme fucking rips and the save theme is easily my fav save-related piece of any game ever), characters, story, gameplay and setpieces were all amazing. i hate that this is probably never going to see the light of day again (series wise) or get a remake since 3 was an apparent mess but still... oh well! i need to play 2 soon

If you're a fan of Jurassic Park or Resident Evil, have I got a game for you! Dino Crisis is a killer idea. What better threat to humanity than resurrected dinosaurs and questionable scientific practices? The execution is also mostly satisfying. Yes, the tank controls have not aged well at all, but the thrills and intrigue of the narrative make for a classic in the survival horror genre. It has a complex level design with limited resources and threats around every corner, and DINOSAURS! This is a game sorely in need of a remake, much like its sister series, Resident Evil.

Fun enough game. The need to use your environment and block off enemies instead of dodging past listlessly shambling enemies is really interesting. The choice of using tranquilizers to temporarily remove a threat or spending rounds adds to the tension a ton too. When one of the raptors followed me into a room for the first time was genuinely shocked that they were this smart. Sadly the game just gets too repetitive and the amount of backtracking is gets egregious alongside the game's small enemy pool. You can feel the dev team struggling to get the game finished in time with how much reuse there is. If the level design was better and there were more hazards I'd consider it up there with the other PS1 RE games. As it is I wouldn't play it again over them.

It's fine I suppose. Not gonna lie, Dino Crisis is rather generic in concept for a survival-horror game, but is thankfully saved by dinosaurs. The dinosaurs are rather repetitive unfortunately, banking on a few species.

Short and concise, I suppose Dino Crisis is novel in concept. Stuck in an isolated island run by dinosaurs is a total fun time, right? Kind of, except when I start solving its dreadful puzzles.

Dino Crisis is tight. Its hallways even tighter. Regina? Great character. Would I vouch for a remake? Yes, but please. Lose the godawful puzzles, pretty please.

English isn't my first language, so when I was a kid, I struggled to catch what I needed to do to progress in the game. Back then, without fully comprehending the game mechanics, and with the dinosaurs jumping around, I found myself stuck at the beginning.

Now, 20 years after my initial attempt with this game, I've rediscovered Dino Crisis, a great game, possibly one of the best on the PSX that I've played.

In the end, it did become a bit boring. Aside from that, I don't have much else to say. With great puzzles, not too difficult, without jump scares, and with a good balance of action.

A Great Game.