really great atmosphere, really difficult controls. kind of an underrated masterpiece in spite of that - i was surprised by how much they did in this game and how memorable some of the levels are for coming out in 1996. it goes a lot further than you think it does. the controls also start to make a strange sort of sense after a certain point, but you can't approach them in the same way as contemporary 3D games.

playing Tomb Raider 2 (dear lord) after also made me realize how much restraint this game has by comparison.

coming from someone who does not really like horror, this is one of my favourite horror games. i will forgive all of its scary aspects and things that made me uncomfortable in favour of being obsessed with this game. i am a huge fan of otome and dating sims so it was something id be interested in anyway! and then it hit me with amazing characters, great music, and unique gameplay. the way it takes a visual novel setting and breaks it ever so slightly is so genius, i cant stop thinking about it. while i strongly recommend it, there are some aspects of this game that arent for everyone so i do suggest reading a trigger warning list before jumping in! ♡

i don’t know how they made one of the greatest survival horror games of all time even better, improved gameplay mechanics and story/character wise made more sense (we got more of a back story of how leon became an DSO Agent) . expanded on the current lore whilst adding new monsters, improved krausers knife fight, making it seem more than just QTE.. i felt Ashley was more difficult than the original which is good, because id just hid her and call her when i cleared out everyone. Though a major improvement from the original, the chapters were embedded perfectly. it did remove some of leons iconic lines which would stand up for the original but id say its more fitting for leons character in the remake timeline to behave as he did.