Resident Evil 2 Remake: RE Retrospective 

Leon is such a babyface here, I love it. They did a great job capturing the rookie in over his head feeling with the facial and voice performance.

Great review! For me RE2 2019 has'nt replaced the orginal, but sucessfully stands beside it hand in hand! RE is back and better than ever!

My ONLY problem with this game is the scenario division. I feel it worked way better in the original. No repeat bosses, no contradictory story moments (friggin Annette dies twice or something?), first scenario decisions that resonate on the second one, among other things. I think this game is excellent and a very good sign of things to come in the franchise, but it comes so close to being perfect by such silly details that I can't help but feel just a little disappointed.

What surprised me the most was how utterly terrifying and refreshing it was to see ZOMBIES again. After the 2000's and beyond oversaturated the market and RE abandoned them, it was amazing to see classic zombies and in such numbers. The fear this classic rendition of the walking dead instilled was new and nostalgic all at the same time. Brilliant.

Only Resident Evil 2 can be better than Resident Evil 2!

I don't get why people are complaining about Mr. X he is perfect for this game he is supposed to ruin your flow and just when you think u have a route planned out he stops u in your tracks

I thought the Lab was a snap, particularly on the second playthrough. It's the sewers that felt like they dragged for me. Getting those chess pieces just felt like a slog. A minor blemish on an otherwise amazing game.

My only nitpick is sometimes when running past zombies, they turn into Usain Bolt with magnet hands and get a cheap attack on you.

I'm just glad Mr. X is finally getting the fear and love he deserves.

No, there’s MANY instances of the year being 1998 dropped in files.

From a new fan's perspective, this game made me fall in love with the survival horror genre and has made me go away and play the other games. Hadn't played a RE game until this one, and have been hooked since!

My only problem with the game is the lack of differences between the A and B scenario. The game was pretty much the same both scenarios: same cut-scenes, same boss fights, and more or less same enemy placements. It's too similar and to me, a bit lazy.

RE2 Remake is the best RE game to date, change my mind also about the library bookcases, you can pull the far left one and it pushes them all together - you're welcome avalanche!

Was anyone losing their mind when he was shooting the plant monsters in the head instead of their weak points?

Hold up. If RE7 isn't survival horror because it's 1st person, why are you saying a 1st person mod makes the game more horrifying? Doesn't really make a whole lot of sense there does it?

They just dropped this game on game pass so I decided to give it a try. I have never played an RE game, but I’ve always been intrigued. I absolutely loved every second of this game! From the puzzles to the combat and inventory management. Everything was just perfect. Even my wife, who couldn’t care less about video games, loved watching me play. I loved that I practically didn’t need the map to get around the police station by the end of it because it was all second nature. Plan my most effective route based on which zombies I’d left alive was a particularly fun part of the game. I just downloaded the RE3 remake and am having a great time with that as well. Great retrospective as always!

It definitely still takes place on September 29th and 30th, 1998. You can see the date on the helmet-cam footage of the Umbrella team attacking Birkin as just 15 minutes before midnight on September 22nd, 1998. There are other references, but my favorite is the true ending: “next up on this boring Wednesday is a song to get your blood pumping...”. September 30th, 1998 was, indeed, a Wednesday. ....Which means this version of Claire and Leon are still older than me. Which is surreal.

One thing I'm so happy about RE2 Remake... is proving once and for all that 3rd person OTS can be downright SCARY. Even the most hardcore of survival horror fans can't deny that now. Actually, Dead Space 1 & 2 already proved that, it just took RE2 Remake to finally seal the deal. Looking forward to see RE3 Nemesis and Code Veronica done in RE2 Remake-style.

1998... I'll never forget it.

My only 2 issues is that all handguns sounds the same, I hated that Wesker's Samurai Edge didn't have it's ionic sound and I just hate the laziness of the B scenarios (2nd run). Mainly cuz there's overlapping story events that bug the ever loving shit out of me lol.

The game is amazing But the complementary A & B scenarios are missed, there's too much repetition in the remake

I really love how the original soundtrack still works on this new interpretation of RE2.

After RE7 I knew I'd at least really really like this game. I played the demo, saw my computer could run it and immediately pre ordered the deluxe edition. I pre loaded the game and waited until 3 AM for the game to unlock. I finished it twice in three days, no guides, always in the dark, with headphones and nothing else to distract me.

This game means a lot to me. I remember hearing about resident evil all my life and I never tried it until this game was released. At the time I met a guy who was a HUGE fan of the franchise. He persuaded me to try it out and I fell in love with RE. Immediately after I played all the scenarios in 2 remake I bought and played 7. From there I fell in love with the RE universe. Now I’ve played and finished almost every major game in the franchise and I’m exploring the spin offs like code Veronica and revelations. So capcom, thanks for this game!

ah, i see you also refuse to discard already used key items.

Just imagine this. Capcom releases a "Patch" or DLC for RE2. You launch the game and out of nowhere there's another extra campaign. You start it up and suddenly you're presented with the 90s Capcom intro. And "In another universe... ...at the same time... ...another nightmare erupts" And BOOM FULL RELEASE OF RE1.5 oof. Wouldn't that be nice.

For the last two days I have played this game four times through and through, twice standard and twice hardcore. This is one of the most satisfying games I have ever played. I am utterly in love with this game.

Minor detail, but the game definitely does take place in 1998. The timestamps on the video cassette recordings of the U.S.S. members' encounter with Birkin clearly displays Month/Day/Year in the top-left corner. - Lewis

I think you are intentionally ignoring what many of us were saying Avalanche. You outright used to say survival horror IS tank controls and fixed camera angles. Hell, until a few months ago you, among other purists, were disappointed REmake 2 was ditching fixed angles for an over the shoulder POV. You also refuse to call RE7 a true RE game due to a change in perspective, even though every component of survival horror you praise here was back on track in that game first more or less. What everyone was saying is that FCA and tank controls were a product of their time and survival horror can thrive without them. A sentiment I'm sure watching your retrospectives you didn't share. Capcom proved this twice already in two different ways with RE7 and REmake 2. I'm glad you are enjoying RE2 as much as I do and I hope the series builds on this specific formula for future entries. But I'm also glad RE2 woke many old timers up to the fact survival horror can be more than the limitations of the 90's.

So with the re 3 remake being promised. I would love to see Jill's costume as a stars member.

Funny as hell watching my friend who plays fast paced FPS games where everyone & everything dies in a few shots, try to down every single enemy they come across, and then run out of all their ammo, but still have dogs & lickers to contend with.

Stressed out is a good word. I just finished Leon A run(hardcore), and boy this game is awesome at suspense. I got scared maybe once or twice, but my heart raced almost the entire playthrough. Damn masterpiece.

This game improved on the original in so many ways. I'm glad they decided to ditch the fixed camera for this one. My only gripe is the character movement speed and the "b scenerios" didn't really change much. Overall tho this was everything i wanted in a remake.

Well done yet again. While RE7 renewed my hope in the survival horror genre, this game proves that it was more than just hope. I’ve played it 4 times now, beaten all scenarios. I can’t say much that hasn’t been said before, but I REALLY hope they do a R3make in this style.

"Beloved tank controls" is a wild phrase 😂

Fear is power and also a warm welcome back into the franchise.

Wow this is a very early "retrospective". I enjoy your series though it's fun to watch how the series evolved over the years.

I actually love that every zombie has a different health pool. Keeps me on my toes for every single encounter.

Dude thanks for recommending that FP mod. it really made my night

Wow, just when I think this RE retrospective series can't get any better, I see this video. This may be your best one yet. I' completely obsessed with this series...Great job!

You know, I bet someone is already working on a tank control/ fixed camera angle mod. Maybe Capcom will release something later on with the Extreme Battle mode.

Nostalgias a powerful thing. While I can respect your fondness for fixed camera angles, that's never coming back. It was never an intuitive form of controlling a character and, quite frankly, I don't think that would sell much these days. As both RE7 and this game now proved, horror was never about the camera angles, it was always about atmosphere and gameplay. RE4, 5 and 6's problem was never the OTS camera, it was making their characters too powerful.

Starting on Hardcore mode is the only way to experience this game at its best...the added stress of not having enough ammo or healing items makes feel like true survival horror. There were times were I also had to walk away from this game because I was fearful and dreaded what horrors awaited me around the corner.

"I wAntEd mY preReNderEd baCKgroUnDs." Lol, glad they won you over.

Mr X reminds me of the Alien looking for you in Alien isolation, the footsteps in the corridors is like the sounds of the Alien in the air ducts 😨 With the creepy music in the background. What is weird for me is I suffer from arachnophobia and I miss the spider's in the sewers?? cannot figure that one out 😂

My bro are you still gonna do a silent Hill retrospective like these??

Mr X was truly terrifying, never knowing when he would turn up, so much like Alien: Isolation, just makes the anxiety of playing the game so satisfying, great review mate, you have a lot of talent picking apart these games 👍

I've always been obsessed with the first 3 RE games, especially the mystery behind RE 1.5. As I played through this game I was so happy to see how many elements of that scrapped game was utilized here. The firing range, power outage everywhere, some of the basement concrete walls, shutters, character damage, parts of the parking garage, Birkin, etc. The game just blew me away, and I still can't believe that we got it! Great review, just like all of your other retrospectives👍

I don't feel like this replaces the original game as much REmake did. Both versions of RE2 are very different in certain ways that make me prefer one over the other. The moment they started removing as much as they add or alter made it more in line with Siren Blood Curse. A reinterpretation of events. This is still one of the best gaming has to offer imo. Next stop: R3make and Mega Man X9. TLDR version - REmake had you experience the Mansion for the first time again vs RE2R is more like a foggy recollection of the events of RE2 where things are generally the same but a lot is changed, added or removed based on memory.

"You can see individual fibers on a characters clothes. I don't think I've ever seen that before." The Batman Arkham games: Am I a joke to you?

Sphere Hunter pointed me in your direction. The love and passion you have for The Resident Evil series is awesome. I especially love the nostalgic way you talk about the original Resi 2 because its my favourite game of all time. I'm 35 and it reminds me of a time when games were half my life. Thank you.

Watched this and then a bunch of your other vids in the retrospective. Great work! I gotta say, the 'fixed camera/tank-controls is the qualifier by which you have survival horror' was a WEIRD hill to die on, but I'm glad you found something that changed your mind!

This is my GOTY 2019....i can say it now that we are december 27th. Now i can't wait for RE3.

Honestly, as a survival horror game, it is magnificent and one of the best experiences i've had in a long time, but does this remake replace the original....no. The RE 1 remake added new elements, expanded on all the characters, introduced new enemies, more locations and a more fleshed out story thus making the original pretty much obsolete besides nostalgia. The RE 2 remake is a more condensed & minimalistic compared to the original, for instance, in the original, Birkin's presence was kept in mystery and when he did infect or kill somebody, you would only see his shoulder eye before moving on, giving the feeling of "WTF WAS THAT".......in the remake, he just pops out with a BOO!

RE retrospective is really one of my favorite series about resident evil on RU-vid, thank you avalanche reviews you're doing great ❤

Just found your channel from one of Sphere Hunter's vids. HOW DID YT NOT RECOMMEND YOU TO ME BEFORE?! My jaw dropped when I saw your playlist for the RE retrospectives. I'm a relatively new fan who started about 2 years ago. I started with REmake, 4, and 7. I believe 7 did a good job in preparing me for this game. I really didn't die that much in my Leon A run and I never got poisoned by the G-mutants or one-offed by the plants because 7 taught me about frugal resource management, which led me to always have either a grenade or knife on my person.

19:14 Ouch. That moment that most reviewers complain about, when they didn't realize you can pull ALL the cases in one shot. So one clever ring around the rosey is all that's needed. But I understand the logic. Most would think to do one at a time because A) the original cases were. And B) They looked heavy as fuck just moving one! Who thinks to move them all in one shot? I did though :)

Imo calling original RE2's story masterpiece is quite an overstatement. It's mostly 90's cheese and undoubtedly entertaining, but it's not like it will blow your mind or a crowing achievement in writing. RE2 2019 was improved a lot in that department, with better characterization, more grounded dialogue etc. but still... it's pretty mundane stuff. When I think about top notch storytelling, at least in the horror genre, games like AW, SH2 or A Machine for Pigs come to mind. I agree about the 2nd runs, I was a bit disappointed they were not designed in a way to be complimentary and better tied to 1st runs' events (like Mr. X still showing in Leon 2nd after a certain event in Claire 1st). Anyway, I can''t blame Capcom since they were upfront about that and stated there will be no zapping system. Indeed, 2nd runs turned out to be like remixed, more challenging campaigns and more content is always welcome. I think the technical aspects that impressed me the most in this game were the lighting and sound design. Especially the latter is the best I've experienced in a AAA game since Dead Space. Also, binaural audio + headphones = astounding immersion! I have completed 3 stories so far (and 4th survivor last night, that was INTENSE) and I can wholeheartedly say that REmake 2 is my favorite in the series, alongside REmake and definetely in the top 3 horror games of 10's. Great and comprehensive review as always :)

I just sat here for several hours and binge-watched this entire Resident Evil Retrospective series in one sitting. To say it was "entertaining" and "interesting" is an understatement. Great video series, Avalanche. And thank you.

I'm an old school RE fan so this game was everything I had been wanting for years now. It was incredibly tense and even caught myself holding my breath a few times watching this video. I doubt the series will reach this high again.

I've been looking forward to this for about 2 weeks! 😎

Juat came here to give you a like and a view. Gonna wait until after I play the game to watch the whole thing, but still wanted to show support!

I just watched this whole series retrospective almost in one sitting! i love it!

To be fair, when I see over the shoulder, the first thing I think is survival horror. RE4 gave the first time with it and Dead Space perfected it. And while it's certainly true that many action games would come to adopt it as a staple of their series ala Gears of War. Over the shoulder gameplay will always find its roots in survival horror.

It is a little frustrating to watch this because I feel so many people are missing a part of shooting. If you wait for your cross-hair to get to maximum accuracy then your shots do more damage. Most enemies take 3/4 headshots with this in normal mode.

You can clearly see the game takes place in 1998, the date is on the HUNK team records. Jared if you want perfect blacks follow the guide found in PCgamingwiki, believe me the game is in different level once you properly calibrate brightness.

Thank you for keeping up the work with these videos . This whole series is thoroughly enjoyable.Also if you haven’t played much of RE7 in VR I really think it’s worth your time :)

Really enjoyed this. Your narration and editing are really good.

As near as we've been able to determine, zombies actually don't have random HP - they have set HP that can vary substantially, but most zombies average around 700-1100 HP (Mr. X has 1500 HP and the first boss has 5000 HP, for comparison.) Player damage varies based on "rank" (the same scaling difficulty system used in RE7 and every game since RE4), but is hard locked to the highest "rank" on Hardcore, for about 67% of normal. At the starting rank of standard, you deal 100% damage, but if you're playing very well it could result in less - probably around 70-80%. Head popping is based on dealing above a certain threshold in a single hit, not random chance - but base handguns will have difficulty breaking this threshold without the random crits (typically for 3x damage.) This is why magnums and the upgraded shotgun will reliably pop heads, but handguns may not. Different handguns deal different damage, but you can expect the A scenario baseline handguns to do around 100-120 damage, while the B scenario handguns deal a bit more. It's also important to note that allowing your reticle to fully aim increases your damage output by as much as 50% depending on weapon - if you want to pop heads, zero in first (this is why Claire's B scenario handgun is so amazing at popping heads - it "reaims" after firing almost instantly.) Weapons with laser sights are considered to be always zeroed in, unless otherwise indicated (Leon's magnum still has a brief aiming period even after the laser sight upgrade.) Zombies in RE2R aren't that big of a deal if you've spent some time "playtesting" to see how they react and interact with different things... let alone fire up Cheat Engine or another memory reader to see actual data. People complaining about zombies not staying down are probably either not used to old-school RE where zombies liked to play dead (in my experience it's pretty rare for a zombie to get back up more than twice in RE2R, and most only get back up once), or haven't been knifing very much - the knife in RE2R is extremely good, basically being the CVX/Krauser knife and not the wimpy REmake knife. Can't say I agree with the complaints about Mr. X, either. I think there are actually too many rooms he can't enter, which makes it too easy to see how limited his AI actually is and can break immersion. I think he's an extremely important part of the game, made to make the game tense and difficult - because otherwise players would be spending hours running back and forth to permanently kill zombies and lickers without a care in the world. Mr. X adds a very important sense of urgency to the whole thing and punishes players who make mistakes in routing and planning ahead. I blasted through Claire A on my first run (also on hardcore, like you I expected HC to be a joke like Madhouse was), but I struggled quite a bit with the followup Leon B and had to seek out some help. I'd still regard Leon B as the hardest campaign - the relative weakness of the shotgun without the upgrades compared to the grenade launcher makes his RPD pretty rough when you still don't have a good route in mind, and I'd argue the placement of enemies in his sewers are the hardest of any campaign's.

Congrats on the latest video. Now off to reviewing Milla Jovovich's movies. 😈

Just wanna throw this out there for anyone who didn't know this because as much as I've played this game I only figured this out recently. So for the part on the library where you have to move the bookcases, I thought like a lot of you that you had to move the bookcases one at as time but once you lover the one off the jack, you can go all the way to the left, grab the one all the way at the end and move all three at once to the right.🌈The more you know🌈

As someone who comes from very much the same mindset as yourself Jared, it does my soul good that your sentiments for the most part echo my own. Keep being awesome chap and here’s to the next RE being even more satisfying!

I gotta say the RE2 remake is great but I do say the original has some better character develpments. Chief Iron's was more charismatic and was trying to hid his Psycotic side where is this new one is straight up "i'm a bad guy". Leon feels more like a dumbass than a caring cop. Clair is an improvement tho both her and Leon aren't scared of the zombies or monsters wich i kinda miss. But i do still like the remake alot.

Back into the depths of Racoon City we go

Your voice and style are very similar to Reycevik. That's a compliment! Super high quality and well put together content. Glad I found this channel!

I never write comments but dude your doing the lords work with this series, as a lifelong re fan and as someone who because of re truly got into storytelling, it means the world. Keep it up man, and thank you for the hard work.

Hey Avalanche, I’ve been anticipating your upload of this Retrospective, and I’m very pleased to see that we share they same views on game. I actually fell in love with RE7, and I had very high hopes for this game. So I was very happy when I got my hands it and finally got to experience RE2 for the first time. After playing the remake multiple times and hearing everything you said about the original, really makes me wanna go back and experience what it has to offer. And I do happen to enjoy those older games, problem arises when just tying to acquire the game and the way to play it. Nonetheless, I’m happy you’re happy with this game.

Love the video as always. The only thing that I really don't understand is some people, including you, complain about headshots being RNG. The only weapon in the game where that is even relevant is the starting handgun, which I think is meant to be a complete peashooter. By the time you get the shotgun / grenade launcher this is a non-issue. If anything, the game is encouraging you to think outside the box & aim for the limbs or God forbid just avoid shooting things you don't absolutely have to. If the handgun was popping heads the entire balance of the game would be broken. It's likely a design decision that in the end improves the experience and gives the handgun a different role in the mid-late game than it has had in the past. Regardless, you're one of the only people in my mind with an opinion on RE worth listening to. Editing to reinforce this point by mentioning that every speedrun of this game right now is almost entirely people using the handgun to stun zombies rather than kill. Most don't even utilize the shotgun or GL until the very end of the game (fun fact: they will spawn those weapons in the lab if you didn't pick them up in the RPD). Also people have mentioned in the comments that letting the crosshair shrink increases the chance of permanently downing a zombie. This is true, but once again it is such a miniscule portion of the game compared to every other weapon that are deliberately more reliable in exchange for scarce ammunition. Survival horror is a balancing act, especially so when you have such direct control of where your bullets go. This game did a brilliant job of it, which is secretly why I think old school fans like you and I enjoy it so much.

Glad you enjoyed it! RE2 was the first real horror game I played so it definitely holds a special place in my head. Went in mostly blind to this too and loved it. Played through Claire/Leon on hardcore first (boy was that a kick in the ass, felt like real survival horror stress for sure), then played through both B scenarios, all inside of a week, which is something I never do. And now I'm sad because I blew through it so fast lol

Man, you did a spectacular job describing this game. I've been having such a hard time getting people to believe that not only does this remake live up to the best of survival horror, it rejuvenates it and almost redefines it. So many people are working on the assumption that this is a watered down bastardization, but once you experience the game, it delivers genuine survival horror so goddam well it's amazing. My only complaint from the entire 4 scenario run was that A and B are essentially the same, especially the boss issue. Anyway, you do superb work on here, thanks for all the great RE content.

How can you call ada looking for her boyfriend flimsy, it was one of the things that tied RE2 to RE1 in a subtle way that made us who read the files in every Re game smile and maybe tear up a little. I hope they remake this game again 20 years later.

My only complaints with RE2 is that I wish the music was more pronounced, it feels like its ashamed of its soundtrack. Whereas REmake 1 was proud of it and still had great sound design, I feel like REmake 2 could have found a happy middle ground, not just shoving the soundtrack to the back. I also would have liked more variation in the B scenarios, a couple notes, the opening and ending are all that stood out as different which is a let down. But that stuff doesn't stop me from loving the game, everything else was firing on all cylinders! Excellent video as always Avalanche :)

2018-2019 was a pretty low point in my life. My mother was in her 3rd time in the hospital and I was not feeling it for video games. I knew REmake 2 was coming out but I was waiting to see what happens. Well my friend said he'll preorder the game for me and for us to take turns to play the game. When it came out in January 2019 and we ordered some food and drinks and went back to his place the weekend it came out. And we completed and for the first time since my mother went into the hospital, I was smiling. And since then, I've always come back to play it, with the OG music and the different costumes on Leon and Claire(Injuried Leon and OG RE2 Claire are my faves). REmake 2 will always have a special place in my heart.

love the video and your passion. Still enjoying this amazing game and feels great to still have games this good.

Pretty interested in the RE3 remake that should be coming out this year.

The Kendo Gun shop scene in RE2 remake is a real tear jerker. Excellent story!

Hope you do a Silent Hill Retrospective in the future, this entire RE Retrospective series has been one of my favorite things to watch on youtube for quite a while now. Cheers man!

You're channel is awesome, I'm glad I found it!

I've played every damn horror game made.. not literally but any horror game you can think of off the top of your head I've probably played it. And RE2 Remake is without a doubt a master piece

Great review! I wanted to hear your opinion more than anyone else's, and was happy to see you get this video out so quick! Though, I kinda disagree of some thing. I don't feel this remake is the definitive version of RE2. I think the most obvious area of improvement over the original should have been the 4 scenarios/zapping system; yet, the team didn't even attempt this. Instead we have 4 redundant scenarios that retcon each other and don't feel complete. If they were to go the RE1 route, I think a more concise way would be to only have one campaign for each character, but you have to earn the B ending through some kind of extra task (like saving Barry/Chris to get the real final battle in RE1). Instead, we got the sloppiest implementation of the mechanic. As far as the story goes, it had great moments (I love the new Leon and Claire), but the overall story isn't as satisfying as the original. It feels empty, and I think that's due to the lack of Leon/Claire interaction. In the original Claire A/Leon B story of the original RE2, we got a far more climatic final act with both main characters working together: Claire gets the cure for Sherry, and Leon gets Sherry out of the lab. There's just more going on, and it makes you feel like the multiple scenarios actually serve a purpose. In the remake, Leon doesn't even know Sherry exists until after he makes it on the train. It's not very satisfying, especially knowing that the story you played isn't even canon and completely contradicts the other character's story (Annette dying twice, fighting all the same forms of Birkin, Mr. X being killed by Birkin, etc.). Granted, the story may not be a big deal to a lot of people, especially when the gameplay is so tight in this remake, but I feel, at the very least, the four scenarios were handled poorly in this game. It's disappointing to wait so long for a remake only to have Capcom cut out the most unique features in order to save time on production, and the scenarios really do feel like an incomplete feature. Why does this remake even have 4 scenarios? Why is the 21 year old original so much tighter in handling 4 stories? It's baffling to me. But what do you think the way the scenarios were handled here?

Iv'e waited months to watch this video, I wanted to fully complete RE 2 Remake before I watched any reviews. I finally beat all 4 scenarios the other day, and now I can watch this review at long last, lol. But yeah I love this game, one of my top 5 favourite RE games for sure. Also awesome review dude, it was totally worth the wait :)

I watched all if the re retrospective since yesterday and it's was a really nice and I think the effert you put into these video's really shows

Resident Evil 2 remake came out? HA! Next thing you're going to tell me is that Kingdom Hearts III actually came out. Oh. Oh wait. Jokes aside, I am just blown away by all the love and attention to detail on display with this game. It's clearly evident that this was the creation of people who absolutely love the original game. Hell, they even brought back frikin' TOFU! As a side note, this is the best looking realistically-styled game I have seen. Ever. Capcom's RE Engine and the talent of their creative staff are simply amazing.

Been waiting my friend

Your Retrospective series is great dude! RE 2 was the first video game I ever played. Way back on the PS1 when I was only 6 years old. Me and my father used to play this on the weekends together until one day I tried picking it up after he gave up. I never made it any farther than he did, but I still enjoyed the game. This remake made me super pleased, and proud of Capcom. Resident Evil is my favorite game series with 2 and 3 being my most favorites. I so hope they do the same to RE3 that they did to RE2. Great job with the retrospective series though. Glad people hold this game so close to heart as much as I do.

You need more recognition. This retrospective series is so good man! binge watched them all and you did a fabulous job. From one RE fan to another, thank you!

12:58 I'm a millennial, and my first console was a PS2 (The Fat Boy Version). 2002 was a good year for me. P.S. 14:08 also, just don't panic and you'll land a good 8 out of 10 headshots.

I will never forgive Capcom for messing up with the scenarios and removing the interactions between Leon and Claire/Leon and Sherry in the police station, things that greatly undermined a game that would be otherwise perfect.

Jared, you're not alone- I too, love pre-rendered backgrounds, and wish they would make a much needed glorious return. Imagine how good they'd look now

great review as someone who is only at the end of scenario A I keep telling myself that the puzzles,zombies,lack of resources and pure survival makes it hard for me to go back to any RE game I have already beat.The struggle and critical thinking is what made me love the genre and this does it across the board.