this was a shorter, tonally diluted, less intricate and more action-heavy version of the wonderful RE2 remake. someone said it felt like DLC for RE2, and that's the absolute best take

I had the mental comfort of not purchasing it (perfect game pass candidate btw) so the shortness was actually an advantage for my busy schedule.

all in all, it's pretty great for what it is, bombastic, silly horror with that unique Resident Evil touch that I've quickly grown to love

it took a while for me to get into the groove of this game, but when it clicked it became one of my favorite gaming experiences in recent memory.

i despised the inventory management in the first couple hours but grew to absolutely love the strategic choices it brings. the map is wonderful, tightly interconnected, sprawling and beautifully stupid - that police station completely defies logic.

the mix of a brilliant story structure and ridiculous writing and scenarios is something that never gets old for me in Japanese games, and RE2 is a perfect example of that.

can't wait to play the rest of the games, i'm thoroughly hooked <3

i had a blast playing this game, which was very surprising to me considering I wrote it off as kind of a laughing stock from 2014, with its gimmicky letterboxing (mandatory at the time iirc) and not-quite-RE levels of goofiness.

but the combat has that great mix of frantic and precise actions that make survival horror such an enthralling genre, and the story is so serious and silly at the same time that you can just hear the writers giggling.

as a side note, 2 years ago I would've said I'm definitely not a fan of survival action-horror games. but as i got older and started getting comfortable with playing games on easier difficulties, I found myself really enjoying stuff I wouldn't have touched before. it's all about finding your own fun, which is as hard to internalize as it is basic.