Playing this game in 2023 reminded me of why I love video games. Prior to this year I was feeling some pretty crazy burnout from games. Nothing coming out seemed interesting or fun outside of my usual stuff I was conditioned to buy, which were always fun but it felt a bit like going through the motions. My girlfriend was always gushing about Resident Evil being her favourite franchise and I had never really been particularly interested in it because I just never was much of a horror guy. But it was $5, people seemed to enjoy it and we could play it together so I went for it. Went for it I did. I didn't want to stop playing it, the atmosphere, the music, the mildly corny dialogue spruced up to try and be more serious, the fun puzzles, the panic of seeing a spider crawl down the wall the second I walk through a door, it was all what I had been missing. I was missing that perfect mixture of gameplay and atmosphere that I didn't even realize I was missing. There isn't a single bad thing I could say about this game, it's truly something else. I played through it maybe 5 or more times over the span of two weeks, sometimes an entire playthrough in one sitting. I hadn't done something like that since I was a teenager. I even did real survival with basically no issues! That final real survival run really solidified why I loved this game so much. Making me think and experience every room, every enemy, every boss really just let me absorb every detail so expertly crafted to give me this perfect experience. I think I need to start another playthrough tomorrow.