At their best, remakes can be an opportunity to reassess something through a newer, more modern lens.
Leon needs to check on his fellow officers, a premise that still holds some bit of absurdity.
You fight your way to a zombie-riddled police station only to have to break out of it?
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In the remake, youre not just a bystander; you play it all out.
The score and cramped setting enhance the sense of unease as nightmarish creatures pop out for a spook.
Cut scenes become playable, character encounters become more involved, and passing locations may become more pivotal.
But with these changes come tweaks to the story, like them or not.
Now, in the revamped take, he was simply asked to hang tight.
The higher graphics also mean more blood and gore to enhance your mission of survive-the-night.
The handy head-exploding feature is a nice visual cue to put you at ease.
Is it better to engage or flee to secure your safety?
Maintaining this tension over long periods feels like the biggest challenge.
While the concept is very muchResident Evil 2, the mechanics veer closer to the ease of later installments.
Its impressive to see that, after 21 years, these games still manage to reinvent the game.
Resident Evil 2will be released this Friday on PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.
