Played this to prep myself for the upcoming RE4 remake, really enjoyed it! They nailed the recreation of the game’s main areas, atmosphere here is fantastic and the game is definitely a lot scarier than the original. I still like the fixed camera style a lot, and I won’t lie there are some things I miss about the original (how colorful it was, the far superior soundtrack, the A to B progression system etc), so I wouldn’t call this a replacement of the original like the RE1 remake is, but if you have to just play one version of RE2 this is definitely it. My biggest problem with the game is still the way you essentially have to play it twice, I think it’s handled better here but it’s still a lot of the same thing just repeated and especially with the removal of the progression system here it kills any drive I have to fully re-experience the game. Mr X was made truly terrifying here and is definitely one of the best improvements, though there’s one notable point in both playthroughs where he’s more obnoxious than scary. The story is expanded on here a decent amount and is given a few new scenes that are great. I’ve been talking mostly about how this game serves as a remake, but the thing is RE2 1998 is still a great game for the time, and this faithfully takes the same core and transforms it for a modern audience. Almost all of its strengths and weaknesses were retained.