REmake 2

This is excellent, Capcom outdid themselves, and my respect and thankfulness for that are vast.

A plan which has been talked about for years, Resident Evil 2 has finally been remade, and the result is an astonishing modern take on a classic sequel which arguably, and in my opinion, is ultimately better.

The old cast returns, with new facial models to give them new, but faithful looks. The scenario's of Leon and Claire are still there as a concept, but it's not really A and B anymore, but more like, you finish the short campaign first, and then you unlock the longer one.

Item management has been remixed and returns partially from Resident Evil 7, and there are new puzzles to discover and figure out. The overall layout of the Raccoon City Police Department is the same, but there are definitely new area's and rooms to discover.

This easily showcases the best of survival horror in years for me because the overall package is of such a high quality, and I cannot remember any nitpicks or annoyances when I beat this on normal and hard mode.

I also cannot pinpoint a favorite scary moment as there are several factors to that. There is the survival aspect of scarcity, the sublime dark atmosphere, the gory zombie effects and perhaps my favorite, the frightening Mr.X chasing you around with intimidation.

I can only imagine considering the vast success of this, how REmake 3 will turn out with Jill and Nemesis returning, considering it would be an easy followup to do, what with the setting being familiar, and the impressive RE Engine rendering everything carefully.

The use of the third person perspective, the light and the shadows balancing out, the smoothness of the gameplay, the classic aspect of having to find certain key items to progress and of course the familiar storyline of the G virus returning, including the many forms of William Birkin, is stunning.

REmake 2 is my game of the year. I knew this already once I beat it back in january. It will fight for the top overall game in the franchise between REmake, RE 4 and RE 7, which all excel in innovative and groundbreaking ways.

Happy Halloween! It's time for a third playthrough!

Rating: 9.2