After Capcom remade the originalResident Evilgame with great success, fans of the franchise were hopeful that other classic games in the series would get a similar treatment. Nearly two decades passed before Capcom moved forward with a properResident Evil 2remake, but many would agree that the survival-horror hit from 2019 was well worth the wait.Resident Evil 2earned widespread acclaim at the time of its release and stands as one of the most-celebrated horror games on PS4 and Xbox One.
Resident Evil 2updates the classic survival-horror game for modern audiences, ditching the fixed cameras of the original for aResident Evil 4-style over-the-shoulder view.Resident Evil 2also upgrades the graphics significantly, while tweaking some other gameplay elements. However,Resident Evil 2’s most significant upgrade is arguably the inclusion of Mr. X, who has been revamped for the remake to be even scarier than he ever was before.
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Resident Evil 2’s Mr. X is unpredictable, capable of popping up when players least expect it and capable of doing significant damage to heroesClaire Redfieldand Leon S. Kennedy. Mr. X stalks players through the Raccoon City Police Department in a manner not unlike the Xenomorph fromAlien: Isolation, where he isn’t completely scripted and is therefore more threatening than he would be otherwise.
Mr. X inResident Evil 2is easily the scariest aspect of the game, but there’s plenty of other things that will terrify players when they explore zombie-ridden Raccoon City. TheResident Evil 2remake’s lickers are used for some of its most well-timed jump scares, plus the game ensures that even basic zombies pose a significant threat. As far asResident Evilgames go, theResident Evil 2remake is quite possibly one of the scariest to date.
Even those that played throughResident Evil 2when it first launched may want to consider picking it back up for Halloween. Besides the opportunity to replay the game as a different character, Capcom also reachedThe Ghost SurvivorsDLCthe month after launch, completely free of charge. For the uninitiated,The Ghost SurvivorsDLC adds new missions about various characters in the game, showing non-canon versions of their stories.
The success of theResident Evil 2remake saw Capcom giveResident Evil 3a similar treatment in a game that came out earlier this year, and there are rumors that aResident Evil 4remakeis in development as well. And if fans are lucky, maybeResident Evil Code: Veronicawill get its much-deserved remake, too.
Resident Evil 2is out now for PC, PS4, and Xbox One.
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