While this isn't as terrifying as RE2R, it still nails the execution and is a solid experience with much needed improved gameplay elements.
As a game itself, it's great, the time I spent with it was pretty enjoyable and I quite liked all the environent set pieces, in specific Raccoon City which was by far my personal favourite in this franchise so far, just behind RE2R RPD however.
As a Resident Evil Game? It's not really that challenging at all, I breezed right through this without many inconviences at all. The tone is pretty well done, the horror elements are still great and it still has somewhat of an essence of dread, specifically in the Hospital and being chased by Nemesis, but it doesn't quite match with it's predecessor. Something about Mr. X was just absolutely terrifying and the fact that he followed you pretty much everywhere helped in solidifying this dynamic, however, Nemesis felt much more scripted? He didn't really feel as much of a threat but was still pretty fucking awesome regardless in any case. I really liked how his theme was reminisctent of Termaintor, it felt more like a behemoth villian than what Mr. X was and that's fine.
As a remake... well, not having played the original myself, I didn't mind the changes because I wasn't aware of them aside from the clock tower being cut and in knowing that while playing, it did feel like a bit of a bummer. By remake standards, objectively, it isn't the sharpest tool in the shed but I think it's a decent remake in any case.
In contrast to RE2R, the narrative here I was much more into which was on itself pretty interesting and I really liked seeing how things pieced together and preceeded the events of RE2R so that was nice to see.
Overall, is it the definitive way to experience RE3? Definitely not and it's reputation already resounds that, but it's a great alternative if you don't really have the means to play the original. As a game itself, as mentioned before, it's still great... I can't give it anything lower or higher than four stars though.
As a game itself, it's great, the time I spent with it was pretty enjoyable and I quite liked all the environent set pieces, in specific Raccoon City which was by far my personal favourite in this franchise so far, just behind RE2R RPD however.
As a Resident Evil Game? It's not really that challenging at all, I breezed right through this without many inconviences at all. The tone is pretty well done, the horror elements are still great and it still has somewhat of an essence of dread, specifically in the Hospital and being chased by Nemesis, but it doesn't quite match with it's predecessor. Something about Mr. X was just absolutely terrifying and the fact that he followed you pretty much everywhere helped in solidifying this dynamic, however, Nemesis felt much more scripted? He didn't really feel as much of a threat but was still pretty fucking awesome regardless in any case. I really liked how his theme was reminisctent of Termaintor, it felt more like a behemoth villian than what Mr. X was and that's fine.
As a remake... well, not having played the original myself, I didn't mind the changes because I wasn't aware of them aside from the clock tower being cut and in knowing that while playing, it did feel like a bit of a bummer. By remake standards, objectively, it isn't the sharpest tool in the shed but I think it's a decent remake in any case.
In contrast to RE2R, the narrative here I was much more into which was on itself pretty interesting and I really liked seeing how things pieced together and preceeded the events of RE2R so that was nice to see.
Overall, is it the definitive way to experience RE3? Definitely not and it's reputation already resounds that, but it's a great alternative if you don't really have the means to play the original. As a game itself, as mentioned before, it's still great... I can't give it anything lower or higher than four stars though.