This review contains spoilers
Note: I have not payed the original RE2 on PS1. Take my review with a pinch of salt, as I do not have that perspective. With that said...
I wasn't impressed with this game at all. The game boasts four campaigns while giving a single campaign with mostly cosmetic changes. The game seems to expect me to play it over and over, but I was honestly done by the end of playthrough 3, liking it less than 2, which I liked less than 1. Mr. X is a ridiculous non-threat who is far too easy to avoid, but he isn't as hilariously unintimidating as William. His first appearance was somewhat imposing, but decayed exponentially with each iteration. I had to fight the urge to burst out laughing when he appeared as the final boss of Clair's campaign. I have no problem believing that this framework provided an incredible experience back in 1998. But, twenty years later, I found the characters bland, the story unmemorable and the overall package to do little beyond being polished and functional.
The game looks great and does have a thick atmosphere. I did enjoy some of the enemy variety and altogether would have recommended the game based on my first playthrough. However, RE2 remake ultimately did not sit well with me, and I am hesitant to recommend it to anyone who cannot get it on sale.
Final note: The Ghost Survivors mode is AWFUL!!! It is the game's only side mode, which looks pathetic next to the treasure trove of excellent content gifted to us in the RE7 gold edition, two years prior! Ghost Survivors is a controller-snappingly difficult slog which takes place in a confusing alternate reality, and I found myself hating everything resident evil every second I was playing it. I seriously considered bumping the game's score down to a 5 because of it. Do not play this mode!
I wasn't impressed with this game at all. The game boasts four campaigns while giving a single campaign with mostly cosmetic changes. The game seems to expect me to play it over and over, but I was honestly done by the end of playthrough 3, liking it less than 2, which I liked less than 1. Mr. X is a ridiculous non-threat who is far too easy to avoid, but he isn't as hilariously unintimidating as William. His first appearance was somewhat imposing, but decayed exponentially with each iteration. I had to fight the urge to burst out laughing when he appeared as the final boss of Clair's campaign. I have no problem believing that this framework provided an incredible experience back in 1998. But, twenty years later, I found the characters bland, the story unmemorable and the overall package to do little beyond being polished and functional.
The game looks great and does have a thick atmosphere. I did enjoy some of the enemy variety and altogether would have recommended the game based on my first playthrough. However, RE2 remake ultimately did not sit well with me, and I am hesitant to recommend it to anyone who cannot get it on sale.
Final note: The Ghost Survivors mode is AWFUL!!! It is the game's only side mode, which looks pathetic next to the treasure trove of excellent content gifted to us in the RE7 gold edition, two years prior! Ghost Survivors is a controller-snappingly difficult slog which takes place in a confusing alternate reality, and I found myself hating everything resident evil every second I was playing it. I seriously considered bumping the game's score down to a 5 because of it. Do not play this mode!