RE2 does a really good job with the horror vibe, it's somewhat diminished on the B playthrough though because not a great amount changes between characters. The Ada section sucked and the Sherry section wasn't great but it's opening was really good and did a good job with the horror vibe. Weapon variety is good but the hitboxes for some of the attacks feel a bit unfair, especially with stage 2 G. Really good game all in all though, shooting and movement feel really good, dialogue and story are good, nice graphics, mostly okay PC port.

A couple years ago I binged the entire RE series up to 6 as I had never played RE before and got very invested. I played the original RE2 a long while before getting around to this game and during that time, I realized I was more a fan of the "classic style" RE versus the "middle era" (4/5/Rev1), and modern era. I tell myself that if RE2 had a remake in the same vein as REmake, it would hands down be my absolute favorite. RE2R, while fantastic in its retelling of RE2, environments, atmosphere, puzzle-solving, etc., I find myself somehow not liking it more than the original. Its hard for me to really understand why, seeing as this is a substantial improvement, and I can admit that. I did end up, after completing the main stories, trying out the extra modes and despising every one of them, so its possible they left a sour taste in my mouth. But all the same, I guess subconsciously, I'm nostalgic for the gameplay of the first 5 entries. Don't mistake my opinion of this game though, I really did love it, just slightly less than the original