My first experience with Resident Evil, and woah it was really good. The mechanics and puzzles feel very polished and they help to get you even more involved in the atmosphere, which although it's not super original, it's so polished the immersion is incredible. I particularly like how inconsistent the health of the zombies is: you never know when they are completely dead and that makes you always feel uneasy. I didn't really get scared or feel fear, which for me is not a problem because I enjoy horror games more for the atmosphere than the scary aspect.
I can't really talk about the "Remake" aspect of this game since I did not play the original. I don't like the concept of re-makes and how they overwrite history instead of preserving it, and use resources on trying to monetize out of nostalgia instead of creating completely new experiences, but without getting into history, Resident Evil 2 Remake is just a fantastic game.