And I played on “Standard” difficulty, because I sincerely doubted my ability to get through it on “Hardcore” on a first go round. Leon is my favorite character in the Resident Evil series, partly because Resident Evil 4 was the first installment I played, so I chose him instead of Claire for my first play-through. Still, I had enough familiarity with the series to appreciate how the game has been updated. Newby: I too had not played the original Resident Evil 2 (I never owned the original PlayStation), though I remember watching friends play. It’s astonishing how Capcom was able to update the experience to give me just as cold of a spine over 20 years later.
I had never played the original myself, but remember watching my older brother sink some hours into it and giving myself nightmares in the process. The sound design, the updated aesthetics where everything is just dripping with, well, evil … honestly, this game’s mood is top-notch and it kicks in with a bang (on both character play-throughs). That said, even if I was made of sterner stuff, this game would still rattle me. Patrick Shanley: Let me preface all my reactions to this game by stating: I am an enormous coward. And I knew since this remake was utilizing the RE Engine built for Resident Evil 7: Biohazard that Resident Evil 2 there was going be plenty of horror waiting in shadowy corners for me. That’s one of the great things about the Resident Evil games, no matter how many you’ve played you always feel unprepared for the next one.
Richard Newby: I was scared before I even started playing.
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