On a different topic, I just found this guy's channel after looking into Resi 2 emulation methods (because I've not touched the OG in decades and I feel like dipping my toes into Emu again):
The one common theme that stood out to me in his vid, was that while Remake 2 was received and praised well by fans, the game itself didn't really trust the player all that much, instead opting to tell the player what to do and also not put you in much danger (like the starting scene at the gas station and the streets as prime examples, or the Alligator scene).
Also that weird notion Capcom made about "reimagining" the game, and looking back on it, with the new camera angle style and bullet sponge enemies, I feel like they wanted to just make a slower paced, slightly more claustrophobic Resi 4, and we saw the action dialled up further in REmake 3 as a result, so really, when you think about it, Capcom still doesn't want the OG classic fans, it still wants the 10+ million Resi 4 action fans (because why change what was once looked back on fondly, and excusing the changes with something insanely stupid as "it doesn't feel realistic" to have a gator or giant spiders/moth in a game that has FRIGGIN ZOMBIES... the director made that excuse btw, let that sink in).
Now I still like both OG and REmake 2, but I feel like Remake 2 is more like window dressing, but with little substance. The only times I've felt like I was in danger, were the more obv moments like boss fights, MR X stalking me and the zombie dogs. Lickers/reg zombies/Gammas felt like a big nothing-tyoe of enemies I could avoid or wasn't that scared by.
Also Remake 3 was done absolutely dirty, and I'm likely to hold that against Capcom for the rest of my life, because OG 3 was prob my fave Resi of all time, and even the OG 3 got snuffed compared to 2, sales/content-wise, so seeing it snuffed a second time gives me zero hope they'll ever do it justice in the future (heck, maybe when I'm 60 they might revisit a Remake of Remake 3 and not cut and fuck it up?).
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