That was something me and my siblings always joked about-especially for horror/survival games. Beat the game and wonder what they smelled like after going through all of that lol.
I know it's late but I knew he was gonna be a zombie so I blew his head off from behind and it left his corpse toppled all over the laptop, he looks like I caught him on the hub, it stuck in my mind and I love this game. I am a recent re fan as I played re7 as my first resident evil but I'm also a day one re3 buyer, and I recently bought re1 remake on my ps4, I'm loving resident evil 2 remake and it makes me want to play the old games
@@TessLockhart same. The Resi 2 remake is when I really started loving the series. I was too scared to play the original ones, but Leon was my first video game crush. So seeing him in the remake was one of the reasons I gave it a chance. Also Ada.....but seriously I'm looking forward to Resi 3, Jill is my favorite Resi 1 character. So now I'm excited to play as her, now that I love Resident Evil way more than I used to. Resi 3make will be my early birthday present to myself. Sorry for the long comment, I'm just super excited.
Me too it's no use killing him I feel re2 is a little unrealistic our government would have sent in special forces along with ubc not just umbrella guys re 3 is a more realistic response like sending leon in alone after pres daughter even though he ain't secret service I'm not all that crazy about re4 either 1 2 3 code Veronica is best after ward res go down 5 was mediocre so was 6
No remakes please capcom unless you are going to pack the original s in with it re 3 remake will not get my money unless they don't make nemisis invulnerable
Resident Evil 7 brought me back to the series after a two game hiatus. Resident Evil 2 remake reminded me of why I fell in love with the series in the first place.
I played all of em except revelations and 6.5-6 were not that great to me and I was on the border with 4 as well. I still think the story was great just gameplay wise meh.
@@romeostruedude The horrible comedic relief guys ruined Revelations for me. Resident Evil is not supposed to have a couple of Laurel and Hardy wannabes.
1:57 Maybe that'll be the case in the Resident Evil 3 remake seeing as though the police station sections in that game take place before Resident Evil 2. They might also expand Marvin's story as well as some of the other police officers.
@@TheSphereHunter Well there IS that mysterious hole in the showers area. Seriously if that Resident evil 3 remake doesn't have Nemesis smash through that at LEAST as an optional thing, I'm going to release the C-Virus over at Capcom.
Marvin was the hero. Also seeing all the decoration for welcoming Leon and letter from him, I felt super sad. Maybe even depressed. For me, Leon meeting Marvin is cannon (although I prefer playing Claire A to Leon B.) Let's hope he'll be in one of DLCs or RE3 remake.
They did expand on the events before RE2 with Marvin and other survivors around Racoon City in Outbreak 1 and 2. I've never played them but it has received mixed reception. It did sound interesting and ahead of it's time but it definitely needs a good solid remake. There was some really good plot elements and characters. Not to mention, Alyson Court (The original voice actress for Claire) mentioned a bunch of amazing and dark content that was cut from Outbreak 1 and 2. What she described sounded amazing! My dream is for a remake of 3 with Julia Voth reprising Jill and a solid remake of Outbreak 1 and 2 with the grim of the content that was cut.
Was it RE 1 or 2 in which the female protagonist says, "You lose, big guy!", just before blasting the final boss with a rocket? I'm thinking it was Jill at the end of the original RE 1 (non-REmake), but I'm not positive. I always liked that cheesy line too and the way she delivered it.
I will say I *do* adore how, after an entire game's worth of running away from this pursuer, downing him sometimes for a moment's peace but knowing that there's nothing you can do to stop the unstoppable, at the very end when Super-X jumps onto the elevator and does his roar, the camera slowly pans up to action-game 'Face-The-Final-Boss' angle flowing from cutscene to gameplay seamlessly, and Leon does his; "...Alright, *COME ON!"* That is so, so sick.
Everyone: It's so scary with Mr. X chasing you around the RPD throughtout the game. *When the inevitable RE 3 Remake comes out.* Nemesis: Allow me to introduce myself.
There's one little detail that is super cool and is speculated to be caused by Nemesis, the second floor locker room has those smashed walls.. like a tyrant broke through them, except MR X hasn't arrived yet, and another character from Resident Evil 3 would have already been through RPD. The fact those locker room wall holes also lead to the STARS office, coincidence?....hmmmm How amazing would it be in an a remake if we see that happen as Jill!
There is more than one tyrant roaming around raccoon city than just one Mr X, I still don't believe that nemesis is roaming about since the lore is entirely different
@@sinfulreaper5025 . Only one tyrant was dropped off at RPD. The other 5 where dropped off at the disposal plant and their remains can be seen at the end of RE 3. Not sure what you mean about different lore? Nemesis does come into the police station before Leon and Claire arrive if they follow the original story of RE 3.
My first thought was, "wait, did Nemesis really broke into women's locker room while Jill was taking a shower?" Jk, who would take a shower in a zombie festival.
I love how Mr. X works. On 'A', he doesn't show up until you have explored most of the police station so you have had a chance to learn the layout and even open some shortcuts. Then boom, he follows you everywhere pushing you back into areas of the police station you have already cleaned out and have no reason to go back to maximizing the space. And they mix in a couple Lickers (an enemy they don't over use) on regularly used hallways, which force you to walk through them which is pretty hard to do when X wants to give it to ya. Its game design so beautiful, I want to figure out a way to have children with it.
To fix the "continuity issue" with this game, couldnt they have some sort of a system, that allows you to play thru scenario A (start to finish) but once you complete it, the game then stores and "remembers" everything you did in Scenario A, that way, when you play Scenario B, you can find things that the other player had already done in the previous scenario (board up windows, take guns/supplies, etc) also, why not add some gun shots in the distance? Making you feel like the other player is around somewhere in the RPD? (same way they did in the village of RE4 during Ada's separate ways playthough) just a thought.
As far as the basic cutscenes and subplots go, these have been my ideas for fixing the continuity: *1.) Have Claire Redfield fight Birkin’s first form underneath the orphanage instead.* In the room she first meets Sherry in, we could just get a cutscene, where Claire kills a Licker to protect Sherry, earning her trust. That way, it can at least play out like Birkin’s first form had two separate battles with Leon and Claire, and reference how the original RE2’s first boss fights were in different places. *2.) Reduce the severity of Mr. X’s injury by William Birkin.* The Tyrant could barge in at the end of Claire’s relocated battle with G1, in pursuit of Sherry. William Birkin turns on Mr. X, when he sees the Tyrant threatening Sherry. Still in his weaker form and injured from his altercation with Claire, though, William Birkin is easily pummeled to a pulp at first and then gets his skull crushed. But when Claire and Sherry get trapped at the elevator, William Birkin gets back up as his deadlier and more feral G2 form, in response to Mr. X’s beatdown, and instantly incapacitates the Tyrant with a backstab (but not bisecting him). *3.) Have the G2 and G3 battles respectively skipped in Second Run and First Run, rather than repeated.* Self-explanatory. *4.) Alter the subplots, so that Leon and Claire have a chance to fight both G4 and the Super Tyrant, depending on which run they are on.* For the Leon -> Claire scenario, Claire can encounter Mr. X in the lab and later see the Tyrant pursuing Sherry again for her G-Virus sample. Claire takes the sample and shows it off to distract Mr. X, while telling Sherry to run. Leon is contacted by Claire and asked to look after Sherry. Leon and Sherry both witness the final altercation between Annette and Ada, before encountering G4. Meanwhile, Claire sees Mr. X get burned and fights him as a Super Tyrant. For Claire -> Leon, it mostly plays out in the same way as in the actual remake, except for Leon seeing Ada get slammed against the wall during her fight with Mr. X. That is how he thinks she is dead, until the rocket launcher is dropped for him during the Super Tyrant fight.
In scenario b you can hear the other character doing stuff on the background sometimes. Like random doors opening a few rooms away. It's really smooth tho.
I know I can't be the only person who can't wait for a Resident Evil 3 remake with this level of presentation--but who else would like to see Dino Crisis as well!? After the giant alligator and the segment taking place in the NEST my imagination kept running at the possibilities! Maybe I should make a video about it 🤔 lol!
That not going to happen. Even if Capcom came to that conclusion or have any discussion on a possible Remake for that game. Their going to be a setback on how much you really do for it.
I dunno, Dino Crisis died a long time ago and making dinossaurs scary again is very, very hard. Back then it was easier to take advantage of the Playstation's limitations to make games scarier. Dino Crisis, Silent Hill, the Resident Evil series, all used the limitations of the time to the fullest effect, something that I don't think can be translated to today's gaming paradigm.
I would absolutely love a Dino Crisis 1 remake in this exact way. Grenade launcher, machine gun, poison darts. Dinosaurs would be Licker and G-adult size.
@@FOREEAL how do neckbeards teleport anyway? They are to fat to move quickly.... I have it. They slide around on a combo of their own sweat and grease.
mr.X: " - I SO C O U R T E O U S L Y OPENED THE DOOR FOR YOU AND NO THANKS??? NOW IM GOING TO STALK AND BE VIOLENT TO YOU FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE SDFSDFFSD "
I'm just a bit disappointed they didn't fully commit to make Claire and Leon's play-through the A and B scenario like they intended. Now we have 2nd run, which isn't really B scenario but pretends it is, making all 4 possible play-through's essentially non-canon. The silly thing is, it wouldn't have even been hard. They could have just had Leon start at 2nd run location(adding a bit more Raccoon city streets would not have hurt), and mostly let him take on Mr. X and then have Claire go through the regular run, mostly dealing with Birkin. And just pick the Claire death of Annette and not have her killed but instead run away in Leon's run. Then after making the 2 distinct Leon and Claire scenarios, they could have added 2nd run, which just switched Leon and Claire's starting location. Don't get me wrong, I love everything else about this game. But the way they handled the A/B scenario, which was one of THE quintessential features of the original game, seemed very sloppy and rushed. It's especially weird considering the attention to detail the original game got in this department, and that being a game from the 90's made by less than half the amount of people. Knowing the Japanese obsession with details I'm guessing there will either be DLC to alleviate this issue or some kind of directors cut down the line.
You perfectly encapsulated my frustration. I love so much about this game, but the "2nd Run" is basically the same as the first with only very slight tweaks. There's a whole lot less replayability compared to the original when all four scenarios are only superficially different.
If you've looked over the art gallery there were several unused locations, that were probably intended to fix this but capcom rushed them or they ran out of budget
Bis scenario should have been the other side of the story for the character you haven't started with, instead of the same thing but with a different storyline. In the original it was believable to think Leon and Claire were each dealing with their own stuff, in b scenario you get to see how the helicopter crashes for example, it was a cool thing not to mention how some scenes are different between A and B scenario for both Leon and Claire. In the remake it's pretty much impossible to think Leon and Claire are both fighting the same bosses, stepping into same areas, doing the exact same things.. Something is missing
armoredp I wouldn’t say they pretended there to be an A and B, that’s why it’s called “2nd Run”, meaning it’s an alternative main scenario. If you really want an A and B scenario just play the original, it hasn’t gone anywhere 😁👍
As a newfound fan of the series, I did not see anything wrong with it. I was more caught up with the massive differences between runs. Also, some scenes left me in awe, like seeing Mr. X getting cut in half by Birkin. After thinking he was invincible it was an enormous surprise that made me fear Birkin more in my second run. Especially at that ending!
"When designing the game, we wanted whichever scenario the player is currently in to be representative of the main story arc. You could say that each scenario could be considered a parallel world, which is why you see Tyrant appear multiple times." ~ Kazunori Kadoi
@@skyblailock7248 Yeah, that one didn't even try to insert parallelism. One character does all the stuff, and the other one sits in a cell the whole time
@@skyblailock7248 in the original re 2 the scenarios A and B were connected, there were several scenes that you saw in one scenario and it was complemented by the other. Also there were no repeated bosses.
Instead of an inconsistency I see it as both Claire and Leon trying to take credit for taking down certain bosses. Leon: "And then I had to fight a horribly mutated Birkin all by myself." Claire: "No it was me who was left to fight Birkin all on my own, I know this cause I was the one to finally put him down once and for all." Leon: "Nah I think you're misremembering cause I clearly remember being the one to put an end to Birkin on that train." And so not knowing who to believe the final report states that both Claire and Leon took down Birkin single-handedly.
"Annette!" "Hello, my husband just killed me. Luckily I got better." "Grrragh so did I." "Um, is this just, like...a roleplay thing you two do? Because it's weird."
The Ivys are the same as the Regenerators/iron maiden from RE4, except now you can see their weaknesses without a special scope. They even make the same weird hissing/clicking noise.
They also remind me a little of the leech men from zero. Particularly their weakness to fire. (Granted, the Ivies in the original still succumbed to flame weapons)
I just realized this after I finished Leon A and now I'm dreading going back to the lab in my other playthroughs. Regenerators still terrify me to this day. My heart can't take it!
At 6:50, that bit cracked me up - it was like from that point on, they were setting Leon up to become RE4 Leon. He even starts getting way snarkier and talking smack to threats, and I just adored it
I loved almost everything about this game with the exception of the B scenarios. They SERIOUSLY dropped the ball compared to the original, as it's literally a cut/paste of the other character's A scenario with harder puzzle difficulty. Leon and Claire don't assist each other behind the scenes at all like they did before. In the original the A/B scenarios ran so parallel that one could match up where each character was at what time. Here they might as well have never met at all. Claire doesn't clear the helicopter wreckage for Leon. Leon doesn't retrieve Sherry from the security office. Ada 'dies' the same way regardless of Leon's A or B; no dramatic final goodbye at the main reactor. Annette...dies twice. Mr. X...pushes aside the same helicopter wreck...twice. This might not bother some people, but it was almost a dealbreaker for me. It's a good thing the game plays really well, does an amazing job of recreating the cutscenes and also happens to be very, very pretty.
Part of the reason sherry's bit works so well IMO is the fact its not routine like most hide/seek horror games. In those ones "run away and get to fool-proof hiding spot" is basically almost every monster chase, not only is this a sudden thing where you're no longer to defend yourself, you DONT run to generic Locker A and hide in it, you're having to slowly crouch-walk around iron's searching, you are NEVER safe and there's no way to be safe for more than 5 seconds. I guess they changed the rocket launcher to the Quad one since 2's was based on the Stinger, which fired missiles and could only be locked onto air-craft. Its pretty cool how we can now actually see the rockets leave their tubes now.
Hey thanks! I'd just assumed it was, and then this popped up (rather amusingly between a Christopher Hitchens and then a Dr. Dawkins video in my "recommendations.") and I noticed the bell wasn't checked after I saw your post. Now I need to check some other subscriptions that I've been wondering why I keep missing their posts. :)
I do hope the RE3 remake will improve upon the RE2 remake. There's not much, but I'm excited to see how Nemesis will improve on Mr X. I do hope the city exploration however will be even bigger. Maybe the City Hall of Raccoon City will even be a bigger, better environment than the RPD. Imagine, Nemesis chasing you around in City Hall, that would be cool. We'll see with time!
@ShortForAH03 What is wrong with being able to do things you and I can do everyday in a survival horror game? Survival horror means resource managements, puzzles, and interconnected locales, not bad, unrealistic video game controls. I should be able to strafe right and strafe left in a survival horror game. I should also be able to dive onto my back and take a shot from my back just like I, and any person in law enforcement mind you, is able to do.Again, Jill is special forces so she should have controls of a special forces operative. Not crazy shit, but just normal maneuverability. I also think Jill should be able to strike zombies with hand to hand combat. Not CQC that can make zombie heads explode, but in a way to get distance from the enemy, but it has to be balanced in a way where you can't use this mechanic to cheat like. I think the devs at Capcom can find a happy medium where the game is balanced and you are able to do realistic things to the zombies and move in a realistic way, but you have to watch your resources because in some situations, you will be fucked without any. It doesn't have to be an action game, but it can have some things the action REs had in them. And I'm not talking about making it like RE4-6, I just want it to have some mechanics from those games while maintaining its survival horror roots.
That's what I want the most, seeing Racoon City updated with a more modern look. And Nemesis going like "You think Mr: X is spooky? Allow me to fix that for you."
I think the best balance would be having a dodge and counter ability like in classic RE3 as well as a kick to push zombies away. Sphere Hunter already discussed how RE3 is more action packed than the previous installments, especially if you pick the Easy Mode.
Irons' section was especially terrifying for me. The first time I got caught, I burst into tears from fear. I loved how amazing the atmosphere and character deliveries were truly horrifying and believable. Definitely a 10/10 for me :D
Definitely my favorite resident evil game. Capcom did this game justice, you can tell the developers who made this game are huge fans of the original. Combat, graphical fidelity, voice acting, etc. I loved everything about this game.
RE4 combat, super easy puzzles a kindergratener could solve, button prompts on everything and map markers telling you where all the items you missed are completely ruining exploration... Yeah sounds like they really loved the original...They took RE2 and dumbed it down for the modern audience. I am very disappointed.
Funny thing is that going outside in the rain wearing shorts and a sleeveless jacket with a tank top is not normal. Her updated look with jeans and a Leather jacket makes more sense. Also, I like how Leon is not in his SWAT tactical gear in the beginning. Although Leon's classic SWAT battle gear makes more sense by how he is trying not to get bit by zombies.
@@jason77584 I know but that's what she wanted in the game before she knew it was there. She called Claire's old design similar to anime girls and then said Mr. X's classic Super Tyrant form "Too Anime" and I was making fun of it.
@@Synthgamer i think there is still a difference, wearing shorts in the Rain is not as unrealistic as lets say put a 50 Meter tall flying Bee that spits Candy into the World if you know what i mean. And in addition to that we didnt know why shes dressed up like that, maybe one day before it was a sunny day and she had no opportunity to change clothes because of the Zombie invasion so there are more important things to do. And ive seen woman dressing much worse on Cold Weather than this to be Honest :)
Your voice is so smooth and calming. Perfect for these types of videos. I love your knowledge of the RE series. It's always appreciated to know you put a whole lot of time and love into these vids. Thanks for that.
I just look at the inconsistency between Leon/Claire encountering the same boss fight and events as being like the original RE1. Chris and Jill did all the same stuff in the mansion but what's the canon? A weird amalgamation we'll never know for sure that we can make up for ourselves. Still weird and I wish we had a concrete plot laid out for us, but it's in the similar spirit, you know?
I think RE1 was portrayed as 2 different versions of what happened in the mansion, each version seen through the eyes of a different character. Where as RE2 was portrayed as 1 version but seen through the eyes of 2 different characters. So we would expect the remake to be more like the original, not like RE1.
There's actually quite a few plot holes/inconsistencies with the A and B scenarios. For starters we have obvious ones like the statue medallions having to be claimed twice from the same exact locations. I can forgive this since the original had stuff like this and it's just clumsy to try and put in completely different puzzles for progress, though they could have done better. This also makes it so the B scenario player sees zombie Marvin WAY earlier than he is actually supposed to turn. Since both characters fight G1 Birkin in the underground area it also means that they both break through the grating and both have someone else drop down the ladder for them. In Claire A we see Birkin completely gore Mr. X and yet he shows up in Leon B completely unscathed after this has already happened, they could have at least had his trench coat ripped up to keep it consistent, as it stands it seems like Mr. X dies in Claire A and shows up later unscathed in Leon B. There's a bunch of other stuff like both characters taking the cable car/collecting and solving the same exact puzzles but no point in listing them all. I'm disappointed with the whole second run scenarios to begin with, essentially the only difference between the first and second runs are in the first visit to the RPD station and the inclusion of the final Birkin form. That's literally it and that's pretty disappointing. For as little as they changed I wish they hadn't included second run and not given false hope that it would match the A and B scenarios. There's no reason that these minor changes couldn't have just been a part of one characters A scenario.
there were 2 Mr. X's in the game the one chasing Claire and Leon in the station died because of Birkin the other one that Leon exploded could be another T-103
If you've looked over the art gallery there were several unused locations, that were probably intended to fix this but capcom rushed them or they ran out of budget
@@ShadowX012 bruh capcom didn't just "Run outta money" its not that simple if they didn't use something it was because it affected gameplay/Story or like u said time constraint
That shiny reflection is the result of the screen space reflections being broken pretty hard. They look terrible thanks to resolution of the reflections being so low res and grainy. It looks even worse on console thanks to the small reduction in visual clarity. Don't worry, they look terrible of PC too. I tuned them off, and the game looks much better without them.
In the PC version, the reflection resolution also decreases as the image resolution increases above 1080p. I played in 1080p with maxed out settings and saw only familiar SSR distorations that exist in all games with this technology, but not that crappy shimmering which console versions have.
I imagine they would look good if the setting wasn't just a simple On/Off toggle. If Capcom had Screen Space Reflections Low-Ultra settings it would probably actually look really good. The engine itself is pretty scaleable so maybe Capcom is still purely designing things with the mindset that it has to work on a Console without realizing that the PC version could look even better than it already does. Re7 had this problem as well and I'm sure on some level it'll be present in DMC5 or any game that uses this Engine. I wish Capcom would let us tweak it more.
12:32 Actually, it has nothing to do with the damage you do. The fight is on a timer that decreases based on how often you make the Super Tyrant stagger. You *can* do this with damage, but you get the same effect if you use the grenades. Bonus: you don't actually have to shoot the Super Tyrant to get him to stop his instant-kill move. If there's debris between you can him, he'll run straight into it and break it, instead of you!
The other problem I had with the story inconsistency was the two facing off with Birkin G1 and the platform falling. This would have been better if they didn't have the platform fall for both Claire and Leon. They could have easily just had Claire being knocked off to the below platform and not have the entire thing destroyed until Leon came through. As you pointed out, it is the only thing that actually bothers me about the game, I wish it was like the 98 version in that Leon would have taken on certain versions of Birkin while Claire took on the other forms like how it was split between the A and B scenarios in the original. To me, it would seem like they sacrificed story elements to balance gameplay elements. That's the best I can come up with on the reasons why the story elements conflict in such a manner. Other than that, great game. I still love it and I am happy it came out and I can't wait to spend hours playing especially with all the extras planned for it.
I agree. I feel they wanted to make sure that no matter which campaign you started with, you wouldn't miss a thing. Which is stupid, because most people would play both campaigns eventually.
If you've looked over the art gallery there were several unused locations, that were probably intended to fix this but capcom rushed them or they ran out of budget
I remember hearing here and there that Capcom kinda wants to move away from some of the more... convoluted aspects of the RE timeline, and I wonder if this is how they plan on doing it. Now, I haven't played the original RE2 since 2002 so I'm not very clear on which bits were cut out, if any... but I wonder if they're trying to retroactively trim the fat, so to speak.
It was less so cutting fat and moreso rearranging it in a different order and adding them to Leon/Claire specific runs. They added way more stuff though like slow tense build ups to the licker arrival, Sherry's segments, dialogue etc. The only thing i can think of them cutting out entirely was spiders and the factory pre- umbrella. Oh and ben's segments were greatly shortened. But it really isn't that much. Im hoping this leads to RE:3 (which is pretty much confirmed) and hopefully a code Veronica re-write/remake. Making CV link to RE:7 and the formation of blue umbrella timeline. whereas 4 was the precursor to 5 and 6's timeline.
Here's what they cut, basing off Claire A / Leon B, which was pretty much the established canon anyway (since Sherry was not infected if playing Leon A / Claire B, and Sherry being infected is canon due to RE6) - Different bosses. Claire fought G-Imago, Leon fought Birkin with pipe. Claire fought G phase 2, Leon fought G phase 3. And such. - Picking up certain items with Claire would leave them unavailable for Leon (submachine gun, sidepack) - A certain door in the lab could only be opened with Leon if Claire did something during her run - Leon does not give Claire a radio. Thus, they barely have any interaction during the game (they did add two files by the A character during the B run that basically amount to "hey, keep moving, I'm also doing my stuff here") - It's impossible to answer how Annette dies in the Remake without resorting to head canon, since both characters definitely see her die - Ada was "killed" by being violently thrown into a piece of machinery during Leon B, thus making her survival a much easier pill to swallow than her falling down the shaft. She also keeps the G-Virus sample, since she has Sherry's pendant (Sherry drops it when running into Ada during Leon B) - A cutscene shows us Mr. X being airdropped into the police station, with the chopper having more units in tow. Here, he just shows up with no explanation - No explanation is given for the chopper crashing. In the original there was a cutscene showing a cop accidentally shooting up the chopper's pilot (it was cheesy as hell, but it was an explanation) - It's not clear how many Mr. X are roaming around, since one is clearly torn in half during Claire A, yet still pursues Leon with no visible damage after that point
Just as long as you don't have to change costume for Jill's original outfit unless it's a update on the look and can be changed to the classic look I love RE3 Jill. Really hope they can think of something fun and new to do with decision time events from Original RE3 plus I hope the subway station from the opening of RE2 remake is a new stage in RE3 remake somehow even for a short while. Just want to be able to see more of Racoon City than ever before!
There were 6 Mr X deployed in Raccoon City. So they're probably 2 different Mr. X. If I'm not wrong just one was deployed to recover the virus. The others had the order to kill all possible witnesses. Of course there were Nemesis too, for STARS members.
@@hyperboreen4854 Of course it's just a theory based on what we saw in the original game, since in the remake we don't even see how or when they're deployed in Raccoon City. But since the B scenario is a mess, I would not be surprised if they say "nah, it's the same Mr.X".
I was really proud of myself when I did the Ada section without Mr X even swinging a punch, same for when I never got poisoned. Also, I didn’t realise how short this game was, I took about 10 hours but on my second playthrough I used a walkthrough and it only took 90 minutes.
RE2 was a masterpiece, and RE2Remake is another masterpiece. I still can't believe we have it! I do agree though, that huge plot hole is a bit odd. The other one that bugged me a bit was when birkin tore mr.x in half at the elevator, but then mr x shows up again for leon. I was also a bit sad about the factory area not being there but thats ok. Still an amazing game.
@@kic8523 Thing is it's weird because the game makes you believe that your going to be playing through this other persons story that was happening at the same time as the other, yet they both fight a lot of the same bosses and do a lot of the same things...when it makes it seem more like your playing an alternate universe. Hence Leon killing off Mr.X in his A but is torn apart in Claire B....
@@-xxphantomsnipsxx-9106 I the original they actually did make it so that if one character went through the A scenario, then the other would be experiencing the B scenario while the A scenario happened. It had a few minor inconsistencies but overall made more sense story wise. I was pretty dissapointed that the remake didn't follow the same thing and instead basically made 4 separate universes with very little differences between them. But, as I said, it could have been done that way due to time constraints. Possibly budgeting too.
The factory was originally supposed to appear (you can see it in the artwork gallery you unlock in the game): the cableway was originally supposed to take you there instead than straight to the lab. They cut it because of time constraints. Too bad, especially because the access to the lab would've probably been closer to the one in RE 1.5, where it is just a simple elevator instead of the huge platform with the fake locomotive - I very much loved how they reworked the latter in the remake BTW. Had they had another year of development, they would've probably managed to fix everything, but, let's be honest, none of us would've been OK with waiting that long.
@Jona What makes them even more annoying is that you have to pump them full of lead and avoiding them without getting poisoned is near impossible since they're all in narrow passage ways, and they take so long to kill.
those guys are inconsistent, i usually either use flashbangs or one shot with flame grenade and run around them, i got lucky once and never had to use a single round, just one knife, to go to and from the room with king/queen pieces
@@espio329 use subweapons and run around them, with claire i use one flame round then run around them, and the one that rushes at you as you run to the ladder after getting king/queen pieces, just hop up on the ledge across from the herb/body that ejects the G embryo, and drop back into water behind him, i've gotten pretty good at avoiding them
Try to avoid them ,(1 of them will grab you but you have a granade),then run and after getting the plugs you easyli can kill them with flame thrower or that electricthrower. Or just run ;-)
It really is a great remake. I did play RE2 back on the n64, but I was always too scared to actually progress very far because I was so young. I'm hoping capcom's re3 remake has just as much polish and scares as this game.
To be honest the alligator action sequence was one of the most terrifying parts of the game for me. I have a deep fear of aquatic animals with large mouths and sharp teeth. So sharks and Alligators/Crocodiles scare me to the point that its hard to even look at pictures of the animals for me. So being chased in this scene along with the fact that the mouth is shaped very similar to the original Jaws poster, it really terrified me. I had to stop a few times and talk myself into continuing.
I think they made it short because the original was short, but instead of just standing around waiting for it to come and eat the gas tank, you atleast get a chase sequence first.
Guys, I think I finally managed to come up with a version of the remake that makes the A and B scenario work. Here are just the basic problems with the scenarios that don't make them work. -Both characters fight the same boss fights. -Certain events contradict eachother (Mr. X dying in Claire's story) -Objectives are all the same. Here is my simplest solution to this problem without having to change TOO much: Boss fights: -A scenario: G stage 2, G stage 3 -B scenario: G stage 1, G stage 5 -Mr. X is now a B scenario exclusive and his appearences are the exact same like in the B scenario and for each respective character and his boss fight is a Leon B exclusive. -G4 Birkin is now a Claire B exclusive. Objectives: *Police station* -The search for the medallions stays exacly like it is in the A scenario, except that there is no longer steam blocking the way to the S.T.A.R.S office, instead the door to that hallway is now a spade door. -In the B scenario, you will also look for the medallions, except that they are now ALL in the S.T.A.R.S office (let's say Marvin put them there to keep them safe) and you have to make your way there. The shower this time IS blocked by steam and you now make the same journey to the valve as you'd usually do. *Garage* -In the A scenario, your objective will always be turning on the power to the door that leads to the break room. -In the B scenario, that door will already be open, but you need the fuse that opens the gate upstairs and you'll have to get that fuse in the garage. *Power panel parts* -Scenario A locations: Generator room, Linen Room -Scenario B Locations: Clock tower, Boiler room (Leon), East storage room (claire) -The clocktower puzzle is not availlable in the A scenario, because the heart key, the clover key, the hallway outside Chief's office, the east storage room and the roof are only accessable in the B scenario. This is as far as i've comewith these and I will see if I can come up with a solution for the sewers and lab. Alot of people complain about how Leon and Claire never run into each other, but surprisingly, the only time it doesn't make sense that they don't bump into each other is in the lab. Because the B character is always slightly behind the A character. When Leon B gets into the station, Claire A already made her way to the garage. When Leon B makes his way to the garage, Claire A will have made her way back to the station. The only time they're in one place at the same time, is in the lab, where it doesn't make sense that they never run into each other. Anyways, I congratulate you for reading through all of that and hope you had a good read.
I always felt that I was part of a small group of people that truly appreciated the old school RE games and hated what the series turned into. Not only am I happy to see this series have new life, but also see such an enormous reaction from so many people. Thank you for this channel!
Agree with 99% of your review. I didn't play the original but I think the lighting served its purpose. Very dark and a lit up RPD may have worked. It's just my opinion but sometimes the ominous nature of not knowing at all what a vicinity looks like lit up makes it all the more creepy. I don't know if I am tripping but that passage back to the secret room from the sewers... I swear that room was lit up in scenario A? It has not been for both my Leon or Claire scenario B but now I'm questioning if that room was even lit up (in A) in the first place...?! (Where the auxillary weapon component was locked in a case where you needed the RPD badge). Totally agree with that face off consistency with the bosses. Such a shame because everything did appear to flow so nicely from Claire A to Leon B and vica versa but I too can't really buy Annette being the best multi tasker on earth. Shoot Ada- run and cure Sherry. "I don't have time for 20 questions." To Claire. "Sherry, I don't have time for this." Whilst her daughter is dying (mutating?) from the G virus.
On my 4th playthrough right now. Started Leon’s B scenario(My first playthrough I did Leon A, Claire B), it’s so much fun. Gameplay is addictive as hell. I’m not really into the horror genre but god dammit this game captivated me.
This is one of the best remakes of a classic game I have played, the graphics are beautiful and the sound design in 5.1 is the charry on top, can't wait for re 3 remake
I didn't mind that the stories weren't as tied together this time. Who else remembers having to remember which locker you were supposed to leave closed for campaign B? I hated that kind of stuff in the original re2, and I'm glad they streamlined it for narrative AND gameplay. Tank controls and persistent environmental element across scenarios are things I dont mind losing. Though, its be a nice addition to hardcore mode; one set of supplies and puzzles split between two characters, maybe with the ability to park leon or claire in a safe room while switching to the other character in a separated course in the police station. Fun on the bun
Your voice is something special, and you are using this voice to comment on my favorite game Resident Evil. With such a voice you could have done greater things, but i appreciate that you stick with video game horror. Truly captivating narration, best i have heard to date.
Stupid comment. Why assume re2 fans haven't played 3? I got both games on the ps1 at their launch dates in 1998/99. 2 and 3 are the very best of the series, but I'd give the edge to 2 for a better story and main/supporting characters. Mr. X and Nemesis are equally cool imo but Mr. X has the better final form. If you prefer 3, that's perfectly fine too but Jill and Carlos cant hold a candle to Leon, Claire and Ada. Nemesis being such a great enemy and one of the best of the series really elevates 3 from a lot of its weaknesses.
Well, to keep in line with canon he'd now be saying something more like "It's up to ME to take down a giant hobo, an overacting midget, a soldier dude and an evil wizard!"
I'm going to start putting your videos onto help me get to sleep. You speak so soothingly, it tickles my ASMR response. This is all on top of making just ll around entertaining and fun videos.
I just got to Sherry's segment in the Claire B scenario and... wow the addition of the orphanage just encapsulated how utterly evil Umbrella was. I was viscerally sickened when I went through and read the diaries of the children. I love the game, like a whole lot. I was afraid I was gonna pick this game apart because I am super protective of the original game. But I was thoroughly pleased by this remake.
You have a great voice and great taste in games. I got the game after watching your non spoiler review and just finished the Leon A scenario yesterday! Keep up the great content
@@bOObies2 Maybe not "voice", since that is not in any of us' rights to choose, but her manner of speaking is nice and calm, the kind that won't bother you when watching a long video. This is subjective of course and I'm not trying to change your opinion so to speak.
Idk if anyone has mentioned this, since the comments wont load for me, but you dont actually need to damage Super X. You can just dodge his attacks, flash his charge and then after a set amount of time Ada will give you the launcher. Its how i got the trophy for besting him with 5+ mins left on hardcore haha
I enjoyed this video analysis, The Sphere Hunter has a soothing voice with a a calm, cool & collected style of narration which made it much easier for me to ingest all the video's content. I also found myself agreeing with darn near every point in this video. A very good spoiler analysis, I have subscribed.
@@valentds S'not what I mean. I was saying it in relation to how RE monsters tend to act. Think of it this way. Would any RE fan seriously call Nemesis 'Too anime'? No, a fan would make another adult joke about how his tentacles are the source of like 99% of all tentacle hentai or something.
In regard to the inconsistency, it is the same with Marvin and with all the characters both Leon and Claire interact with. Also with the doors; if it would all be one consistent story, then most of the doors would be opened after one character passed through them. The state of the world is not consistent over both A and B scenarios.
@@m.roberto2533 I whole-heartedly agree that Annette's double death is the most jarring part I've had. But Mr. X's wasn't because of my knowledge of the additional tyrants that were dropped in Raccoon City. I can see a new player not getting that memo that can cause that rift. The door situation & puzzles is meant to keep the run interesting and tense. Had everything been unlocked the moment you arrived; the Second Run would be fast, boring, and quite taxing. The tension is there for you to not only explore the rest of the RPD / Zones. but also mix up the run so you're not doing a "Not-Claire" Claire run. The story is where my problems lie most. Annette's deaths could easily be fixed had Claire or Leon made their appearances and escorted her away. Then have her stay back to deal with Ada. Perhaps telling Claire or Leon to leave for the escape. She was too wounded to continue. Just as a means for her to assure the G-virus samples were destroyed in time.
@@Polomance862 Well, according to old lore, 6 Tyrants were dispersed in the city by that helicopter seen in the 98 version, the problem would be how one of them arrived at the laboratory. My theory is that by dispersing the solution in Plant 43, an internal Tyrant was released to punish the responsable. If I were a writer of the game, I would have kept Ada's "death" at the hands of the Tyrant by saving Leon after he got the G-virus in the area where only Claire would face G3, avoiding the continuity error.
What do you think about Claire and Leon’s relationship, capcom seems to go for long requested Leon x Claire thing. and to be honest I never liked the original story when Leon and Claire just left Sherry and went on to do their own stuff, it just makes no sense to me, so the way they end this game is more logical and better in my opinion, since they are going to remake all classic games, they should revamp this plot hole as well.
I love code veronica but man I hate Steve, such a whiney irritating character...he just throws childish tantrums left and right and Claire apparently falls for this chump?? I’ve never been a fan of Leon x Claire but I’m more for that than freaking Steve Burnside.
I've always thought that the chemistry between Leon and Ada was a disaster and more of a forced love relationship with full of unnecessary drama. Ever since then, I've always wanted a Leon x Claire since both knew each other since they first arrived at the city and they don't have that type of drama that Leon and Ada have together. Also, why do people hate on Steve? To this day, I still don't understand what's the problem with his character at all. Tbh, I've always loved the Steve x Claire, which is one of the reasons why his death made me cry the first time I played CVX. I rather hear Steve being "whiny" or "annoying" than having to hear Ashley screaming and yelling "LEEEEOOOONN HEEEEEEELLLP!!" But I also rather hear Ashley screaming in my ear or even see her in another game than having Ethan Winters in a future RE game since his character is dull, boring, and the worst character to be ever made in existence. If people think that Steve was the worst character in the RE series, either they never played RE7, or just never payed much attention to Ethan's bland character and simplistic reactions.
Can I just say that I absolutely love your voice! It’s so fitting for a VO, and you emote yourself so well, I can hear when something makes you really happy in your videos 😄 you should definitely consider voice acting!
Love your in depth videos. Just the thing I need after beating the game for the 5th time. I'm so happy Capcom pulled it off. After RE7 and the Remake, Resident Evil is finally back.
Don't worry, it seems to have peaked in quality with resi2, resi3 has shown a lot of signs of the series going south like when people disliked resi4 back in 2004.
The reflective images bouncing off the surface is the gloss shade modifier. That "warping" must be the surface texture distorting the HDR Map casued by the gloss modifier. My guess is the engine only allows 0 or 100% Glossy. Another theory is the developer really wanted that eat-off-the-floor shine.
6:14 The monster in the sewers isn't exactly new. In the original Resident Evil 2 there was one of these creatures and it was a boss fight. I'm pretty sure it's some sort of G clone.
Yeah, but this time it's more fleshed out as an enemy. I feel it does a better job of showing how Birkin has been trying to pass on the embryos through hosts that failed.
The other inconsistency I noticed was when Birkin kills Mr X Does that mean he's completely dead in Claire's version of events and Leon doesn't deal with him anymore either? I thought both Claire and Leon's events were happening along side each other, not alternate realities so Mr X is still around for Leon to face
I might sound cheesy or cliché but it's so refreshing to see women reviewing and talking about games. Really entertaining and informative with enough personality to be entertaining without coming across as fake or put on. I'm just sad to be late to your channel
Hardcore S+ ranking? It's possible. Once you learn to get all the medallions within 20 minutes and without getting injured it's essentially smooth sailing from there until the G fights and/or super tyrant (final G with Claire on the platform is super easy along with his first encounter)
I could sit and listen to you talk about Resident Evil all day! Another great video and i couldnt agree more with what you said regarding the plot hole, i i honestly think if the fight with Leon and Birkin G3 was removed and we just got the final cutscene between Leon and Ada it would have tied everything up nicely but it in no way takes away with how good the game is! I loved the original so much and finished both scenarios more times than i can remember and this game defo takes the best elements of the original and expands on them but i also would have loved to revisit the yard and factory from the original, im so ready to take on Nemesis all over again now!
I don't have a problem with the inconsistency you point out since it goes for pretty much everything that happens in the police station. The puzzles, the enemies, the weapons locker, and so on. Both characters are meant to be inside of the station at some point, if not at the same time, so I've always treated it as a matter of interpretation.
I;ve always thought of it as when using a character, that character does all the stuff needed, the other character simply went through their own story sstuff but without the boss fights, for some reason the scenario B weird bits do not bother me at all, i just assume again the other character didn't do the current stuff because I am doing it.
The Alligator part reminded me of the multiple times Leon runs away towards the screen in RE4. It's as though Leon has been running away towards the screen all his life.
“Omg Mr. X is scary af”
Nemesis: ( ͡o ͜ʖ ͡o)
perhaps...I worry that an updated Nemesis won't feel too much different from the Ustanak of RE6...sometimes less IS more
We do not speak of Resident Evil: Fast and Transformious
*Tyrant
@@thetruestlordpancakeplays137 lmaooo
wait until someone find out how to remove all zombie and add more MR X and licker :p
If this game had actual intertwining stories between Claire and Leon that made sense it would be an absolute masterpiece.
Well, it would still need a better OST. But if you use the classic OST, then yeah
Well, that and other things.
I agree!
What's keeping it from being a 10/10 is not seeing Leon and Claire take a shower and a long nap from the nightmare they went through
Eh Sherry was taken into custody
*TOGETHER hehe
brandon grey “””””””””””””””””””””””””’’”””””””’
That was something me and my siblings always joked about-especially for horror/survival games. Beat the game and wonder what they smelled like after going through all of that lol.
@@scribble71891 Specially when in here they literally dive into poop
Lol I kept Marvin’s zombie alive. It’s ok, he got nuked later
he jumped scared me so I blew him up with my grenade launcher lol.
I know it's late but I knew he was gonna be a zombie so I blew his head off from behind and it left his corpse toppled all over the laptop, he looks like I caught him on the hub, it stuck in my mind and I love this game. I am a recent re fan as I played re7 as my first resident evil but I'm also a day one re3 buyer, and I recently bought re1 remake on my ps4, I'm loving resident evil 2 remake and it makes me want to play the old games
@@TessLockhart same. The Resi 2 remake is when I really started loving the series. I was too scared to play the original ones, but Leon was my first video game crush. So seeing him in the remake was one of the reasons I gave it a chance. Also Ada.....but seriously I'm looking forward to Resi 3, Jill is my favorite Resi 1 character. So now I'm excited to play as her, now that I love Resident Evil way more than I used to. Resi 3make will be my early birthday present to myself. Sorry for the long comment, I'm just super excited.
Me too it's no use killing him I feel re2 is a little unrealistic our government would have sent in special forces along with ubc not just umbrella guys re 3 is a more realistic response like sending leon in alone after pres daughter even though he ain't secret service I'm not all that crazy about re4 either 1 2 3 code Veronica is best after ward res go down 5 was mediocre so was 6
No remakes please capcom unless you are going to pack the original s in with it re 3 remake will not get my money unless they don't make nemisis invulnerable
Leon: *get shot once* pass out
Also, Leon: *Got damage from Mr.X* Ughh..
Am I the only one wondering why he couldn't use herbs to heal the gunshot wound?
Bloodhound because he “realistically” got hurt? 😂
@@ToxicOxie so what's re4-5-6 excuse
meanwhile regular joe ethan gets his hand chainsawed off and maintained consciousness
That's video game logic.
Mr.X gave it to me :(
All of it?
Your icon tells me you enjoyed it xD
She totally forgot to mention that burken kills Mr x in Claire's story which was awesome
He gave it to all of us, bro. He gave it to all of us...
Mr x crumbled your 🍪 cookie didn't he
Resident Evil 7 brought me back to the series after a two game hiatus.
Resident Evil 2 remake reminded me of why I fell in love with the series in the first place.
Rimmer i loved 5 and 6 too. Not 4 so much
I played all of em except revelations and 6.5-6 were not that great to me and I was on the border with 4 as well. I still think the story was great just gameplay wise meh.
Lets just hope they don't f*** up RE8 (and that they still make new games as well as remakes)
@@romeostruedude The horrible comedic relief guys ruined Revelations for me. Resident Evil is not supposed to have a couple of Laurel and Hardy wannabes.
@@navarrolevel7 You loved 5 and 6.... but not 4? Yikes, to each their own I guess.
1:57 Maybe that'll be the case in the Resident Evil 3 remake seeing as though the police station sections in that game take place before Resident Evil 2. They might also expand Marvin's story as well as some of the other police officers.
Good theory!
@@TheSphereHunter Well there IS that mysterious hole in the showers area.
Seriously if that Resident evil 3 remake doesn't have Nemesis smash through that at LEAST as an optional thing, I'm going to release the C-Virus over at Capcom.
I feel it would be a cool idea to play as Marvin as he works to defend the station before it falls to the zombie hordes.
Marvin was the hero.
Also seeing all the decoration for welcoming Leon and letter from him, I felt super sad. Maybe even depressed.
For me, Leon meeting Marvin is cannon (although I prefer playing Claire A to Leon B.)
Let's hope he'll be in one of DLCs or RE3 remake.
They did expand on the events before RE2 with Marvin and other survivors around Racoon City in Outbreak 1 and 2. I've never played them but it has received mixed reception. It did sound interesting and ahead of it's time but it definitely needs a good solid remake. There was some really good plot elements and characters. Not to mention, Alyson Court (The original voice actress for Claire) mentioned a bunch of amazing and dark content that was cut from Outbreak 1 and 2. What she described sounded amazing! My dream is for a remake of 3 with Julia Voth reprising Jill and a solid remake of Outbreak 1 and 2 with the grim of the content that was cut.
1 thing I really missed was Leon saying *Game Over* when he shot Mr X with the rocket launcher, it was cheesy, but man was it satisfying lol.
Was it RE 1 or 2 in which the female protagonist says, "You lose, big guy!", just before blasting the final boss with a rocket? I'm thinking it was Jill at the end of the original RE 1 (non-REmake), but I'm not positive.
I always liked that cheesy line too and the way she delivered it.
@@DeadPixel1105 it was the original Resident Evil 2 game. Claire Redfield said it
I will say I *do* adore how, after an entire game's worth of running away from this pursuer, downing him sometimes for a moment's peace but knowing that there's nothing you can do to stop the unstoppable, at the very end when Super-X jumps onto the elevator and does his roar, the camera slowly pans up to action-game 'Face-The-Final-Boss' angle flowing from cutscene to gameplay seamlessly, and Leon does his; "...Alright, *COME ON!"* That is so, so sick.
@@LeoKRogue I love how Leon is probably thinking, “I’m likely gonna die here, but I’m going out fighting!” Respect!!
@@SuperNeos2 He doesn't really have a Reaction much. And god it reminds me of Ethan Winters. Plus the way both Ethan and Leon look are pretty similar.
There also wasn't nearly enough interactions between leon and claire.
And Leon and Sherry.
I agree Blue. Still tho it's one of the best remakes of all time. def has some imperfections, but overall man what a fucking great remake.
Everyone: It's so scary with Mr. X chasing you around the RPD throughtout the game.
*When the inevitable RE 3 Remake comes out.*
Nemesis: Allow me to introduce myself.
Isostormgamer 558 STARS
Just imagine how nemesis looks if they remake it
Nemesis was my favorite boss out of all the RE. He was relentless, chasing you everywhere.
@@TyreeseTheAscendedOne Same design as it was in Residen Evil Apocalypse?
Tysan The Kof Guy hopefully they don’t use his more recent resdesigns where he’s more machine than Tyrant eg. M v C
There's one little detail that is super cool and is speculated to be caused by Nemesis, the second floor locker room has those smashed walls.. like a tyrant broke through them, except MR X hasn't arrived yet, and another character from Resident Evil 3 would have already been through RPD. The fact those locker room wall holes also lead to the STARS office, coincidence?....hmmmm How amazing would it be in an a remake if we see that happen as Jill!
There is more than one tyrant roaming around raccoon city than just one Mr X, I still don't believe that nemesis is roaming about since the lore is entirely different
@@sinfulreaper5025 . Only one tyrant was dropped off at RPD. The other 5 where dropped off at the disposal plant and their remains can be seen at the end of RE 3. Not sure what you mean about different lore? Nemesis does come into the police station before Leon and Claire arrive if they follow the original story of RE 3.
@Tyler W. I figure he just means it shows the aftermath of 3 in the area during 2. The other tyrant being Nemesis.
@@sinfulreaper5025 hold this L bud
My first thought was, "wait, did Nemesis really broke into women's locker room while Jill was taking a shower?"
Jk, who would take a shower in a zombie festival.
I love how Mr. X works. On 'A', he doesn't show up until you have explored most of the police station so you have had a chance to learn the layout and even open some shortcuts. Then boom, he follows you everywhere pushing you back into areas of the police station you have already cleaned out and have no reason to go back to maximizing the space. And they mix in a couple Lickers (an enemy they don't over use) on regularly used hallways, which force you to walk through them which is pretty hard to do when X wants to give it to ya.
Its game design so beautiful, I want to figure out a way to have children with it.
On B he shows up after stopping the steam in the locker room.
Sort of like "One Dangerous Zombie" ?
There were several call-forwards that I noticed in this game. Specifically the Ivy monsters seemed to foreshadow the Regenerators in RE4
And the regenerators in re3make hehe
@@bprokopiak122 they’re also in the ghost survivors
That's a big stretch.
@@giselaandrade5627how exactly? You kill them in specific places similarly like regenerators
@@Carl_Poppa-v3x what? You also kill Mr x in a specific place. Is he a call forward to the regenerators?
To fix the "continuity issue" with this game, couldnt they have some sort of a system, that allows you to play thru scenario A (start to finish) but once you complete it, the game then stores and "remembers" everything you did in Scenario A, that way, when you play Scenario B, you can find things that the other player had already done in the previous scenario (board up windows, take guns/supplies, etc) also, why not add some gun shots in the distance? Making you feel like the other player is around somewhere in the RPD? (same way they did in the village of RE4 during Ada's separate ways playthough) just a thought.
As far as the basic cutscenes and subplots go, these have been my ideas for fixing the continuity:
*1.) Have Claire Redfield fight Birkin’s first form underneath the orphanage instead.* In the room she first meets Sherry in, we could just get a cutscene, where Claire kills a Licker to protect Sherry, earning her trust. That way, it can at least play out like Birkin’s first form had two separate battles with Leon and Claire, and reference how the original RE2’s first boss fights were in different places.
*2.) Reduce the severity of Mr. X’s injury by William Birkin.* The Tyrant could barge in at the end of Claire’s relocated battle with G1, in pursuit of Sherry. William Birkin turns on Mr. X, when he sees the Tyrant threatening Sherry. Still in his weaker form and injured from his altercation with Claire, though, William Birkin is easily pummeled to a pulp at first and then gets his skull crushed. But when Claire and Sherry get trapped at the elevator, William Birkin gets back up as his deadlier and more feral G2 form, in response to Mr. X’s beatdown, and instantly incapacitates the Tyrant with a backstab (but not bisecting him).
*3.) Have the G2 and G3 battles respectively skipped in Second Run and First Run, rather than repeated.* Self-explanatory.
*4.) Alter the subplots, so that Leon and Claire have a chance to fight both G4 and the Super Tyrant, depending on which run they are on.* For the Leon -> Claire scenario, Claire can encounter Mr. X in the lab and later see the Tyrant pursuing Sherry again for her G-Virus sample. Claire takes the sample and shows it off to distract Mr. X, while telling Sherry to run. Leon is contacted by Claire and asked to look after Sherry. Leon and Sherry both witness the final altercation between Annette and Ada, before encountering G4. Meanwhile, Claire sees Mr. X get burned and fights him as a Super Tyrant. For Claire -> Leon, it mostly plays out in the same way as in the actual remake, except for Leon seeing Ada get slammed against the wall during her fight with Mr. X. That is how he thinks she is dead, until the rocket launcher is dropped for him during the Super Tyrant fight.
That's basically what the original did in 1998. lol
then there wouldn't be much of a game on the B run
In scenario b you can hear the other character doing stuff on the background sometimes. Like random doors opening a few rooms away. It's really smooth tho.
@@zhen3142 They would deal with Mr. X, so there should be a bit of game for that
I know I can't be the only person who can't wait for a Resident Evil 3 remake with this level of presentation--but who else would like to see Dino Crisis as well!? After the giant alligator and the segment taking place in the NEST my imagination kept running at the possibilities! Maybe I should make a video about it 🤔 lol!
That not going to happen. Even if Capcom came to that conclusion or have any discussion on a possible Remake for that game. Their going to be a setback on how much you really do for it.
Dino Crisis would be awesome
Krazyie Ray if I have to wait another 17 years for it I’ll still be happy. 😂
I dunno, Dino Crisis died a long time ago and making dinossaurs scary again is very, very hard.
Back then it was easier to take advantage of the Playstation's limitations to make games scarier. Dino Crisis, Silent Hill, the Resident Evil series, all used the limitations of the time to the fullest effect, something that I don't think can be translated to today's gaming paradigm.
I would absolutely love a Dino Crisis 1 remake in this exact way. Grenade launcher, machine gun, poison darts. Dinosaurs would be Licker and G-adult size.
Mr.X: ‘tips fedora’ “M’lady”
Birkin: *[teleports behind you]* Nothing personal, kid.
@@FOREEAL how do neckbeards teleport anyway? They are to fat to move quickly....
I have it. They slide around on a combo of their own sweat and grease.
@@DarkHazard obsessed
mr.X: " - I SO C O U R T E O U S L Y OPENED THE DOOR FOR YOU AND NO THANKS??? NOW IM GOING TO STALK AND BE VIOLENT TO YOU FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE SDFSDFFSD "
@@DarkHazard Best kind of lady
I'm just a bit disappointed they didn't fully commit to make Claire and Leon's play-through the A and B scenario like they intended. Now we have 2nd run, which isn't really B scenario but pretends it is, making all 4 possible play-through's essentially non-canon.
The silly thing is, it wouldn't have even been hard. They could have just had Leon start at 2nd run location(adding a bit more Raccoon city streets would not have hurt), and mostly let him take on Mr. X and then have Claire go through the regular run, mostly dealing with Birkin. And just pick the Claire death of Annette and not have her killed but instead run away in Leon's run.
Then after making the 2 distinct Leon and Claire scenarios, they could have added 2nd run, which just switched Leon and Claire's starting location.
Don't get me wrong, I love everything else about this game. But the way they handled the A/B scenario, which was one of THE quintessential features of the original game, seemed very sloppy and rushed. It's especially weird considering the attention to detail the original game got in this department, and that being a game from the 90's made by less than half the amount of people. Knowing the Japanese obsession with details I'm guessing there will either be DLC to alleviate this issue or some kind of directors cut down the line.
You perfectly encapsulated my frustration. I love so much about this game, but the "2nd Run" is basically the same as the first with only very slight tweaks. There's a whole lot less replayability compared to the original when all four scenarios are only superficially different.
If you've looked over the art gallery there were several unused locations, that were probably intended to fix this but capcom rushed them or they ran out of budget
Bis scenario should have been the other side of the story for the character you haven't started with, instead of the same thing but with a different storyline. In the original it was believable to think Leon and Claire were each dealing with their own stuff, in b scenario you get to see how the helicopter crashes for example, it was a cool thing not to mention how some scenes are different between A and B scenario for both Leon and Claire. In the remake it's pretty much impossible to think Leon and Claire are both fighting the same bosses, stepping into same areas, doing the exact same things.. Something is missing
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I wouldn’t say they pretended there to be an A and B, that’s why it’s called “2nd Run”, meaning it’s an alternative main scenario. If you really want an A and B scenario just play the original, it hasn’t gone anywhere 😁👍
As a newfound fan of the series, I did not see anything wrong with it. I was more caught up with the massive differences between runs. Also, some scenes left me in awe, like seeing Mr. X getting cut in half by Birkin. After thinking he was invincible it was an enormous surprise that made me fear Birkin more in my second run. Especially at that ending!
"When designing the game, we wanted whichever scenario the player is currently in to be representative of the main story arc. You could say that each scenario could be considered a parallel world, which is why you see Tyrant appear multiple times."
~ Kazunori Kadoi
This explains a lot thank you :o
Terrible storytelling choice for this specific project…😅
@@igorcosta5482 it no different than the original Resident Evil though.
@@skyblailock7248 Yeah, that one didn't even try to insert parallelism. One character does all the stuff, and the other one sits in a cell the whole time
@@skyblailock7248 in the original re 2 the scenarios A and B were connected, there were several scenes that you saw in one scenario and it was complemented by the other. Also there were no repeated bosses.
Instead of an inconsistency I see it as both Claire and Leon trying to take credit for taking down certain bosses.
Leon: "And then I had to fight a horribly mutated Birkin all by myself."
Claire: "No it was me who was left to fight Birkin all on my own, I know this cause I was the one to finally put him down once and for all."
Leon: "Nah I think you're misremembering cause I clearly remember being the one to put an end to Birkin on that train."
And so not knowing who to believe the final report states that both Claire and Leon took down Birkin single-handedly.
Underated, perfect comment xd
"I saw Mr. X die! Birkin killed him!"
"Yeah no I shot him with a Rocket Launcher".
No is just lazy Ness
@@gamingandrewbro8815 ever heard of “head cannon”
"Annette!"
"Hello, my husband just killed me. Luckily I got better."
"Grrragh so did I."
"Um, is this just, like...a roleplay thing you two do? Because it's weird."
The Ivys are the same as the Regenerators/iron maiden from RE4, except now you can see their weaknesses without a special scope. They even make the same weird hissing/clicking noise.
They also remind me a little of the leech men from zero. Particularly their weakness to fire. (Granted, the Ivies in the original still succumbed to flame weapons)
I just realized this after I finished Leon A and now I'm dreading going back to the lab in my other playthroughs. Regenerators still terrify me to this day. My heart can't take it!
Plus the RE5 Reaper’s instantly killing grab attack.
18:52 For some reason, I can imagine Claire here saying "I guess the real Resident Evil was the friends we made along the way."
thanks, now I will hear that in my head every time I get to that scene lol
Lol that doesn’t even make sense but I can totally see it
@@minlow7831 lol it doesnt. They arent even at a residence
TheNathanParable The real Biohazard is the impregnated child we rescued along the way.
@@Th3SmartAlec kkkkkkkkkkkkk
6:40 It reminded me more of Leon running from the boulders in 4
Its more like the boulders from RE1 since there is no QTE
Is crash bandicoot much
At 6:50, that bit cracked me up - it was like from that point on, they were setting Leon up to become RE4 Leon. He even starts getting way snarkier and talking smack to threats, and I just adored it
I loved almost everything about this game with the exception of the B scenarios. They SERIOUSLY dropped the ball compared to the original, as it's literally a cut/paste of the other character's A scenario with harder puzzle difficulty. Leon and Claire don't assist each other behind the scenes at all like they did before. In the original the A/B scenarios ran so parallel that one could match up where each character was at what time. Here they might as well have never met at all.
Claire doesn't clear the helicopter wreckage for Leon. Leon doesn't retrieve Sherry from the security office. Ada 'dies' the same way regardless of Leon's A or B; no dramatic final goodbye at the main reactor. Annette...dies twice. Mr. X...pushes aside the same helicopter wreck...twice. This might not bother some people, but it was almost a dealbreaker for me. It's a good thing the game plays really well, does an amazing job of recreating the cutscenes and also happens to be very, very pretty.
Part of the reason sherry's bit works so well IMO is the fact its not routine like most hide/seek horror games.
In those ones "run away and get to fool-proof hiding spot" is basically almost every monster chase, not only is this a sudden thing where you're no longer to defend yourself, you DONT run to generic Locker A and hide in it, you're having to slowly crouch-walk around iron's searching, you are NEVER safe and there's no way to be safe for more than 5 seconds.
I guess they changed the rocket launcher to the Quad one since 2's was based on the Stinger, which fired missiles and could only be locked onto air-craft.
Its pretty cool how we can now actually see the rockets leave their tubes now.
If you're wondering, the infinite Rocket Launcher has a different model than the standard one.
@@harlannguyen4048 It's still a different launcher as it's an AT4. (Which showed up in the Outbreak games.)
Hey, youtube actually let me know something new was up for once!
Finally!
have you guys hit the notification bell? I got a message on my phone saying this was uploaded
Hey thanks! I'd just assumed it was, and then this popped up (rather amusingly between a Christopher Hitchens and then a Dr. Dawkins video in my "recommendations.") and I noticed the bell wasn't checked after I saw your post. Now I need to check some other subscriptions that I've been wondering why I keep missing their posts. :)
glad I could help man
I do hope the RE3 remake will improve upon the RE2 remake. There's not much, but I'm excited to see how Nemesis will improve on Mr X. I do hope the city exploration however will be even bigger. Maybe the City Hall of Raccoon City will even be a bigger, better environment than the RPD. Imagine, Nemesis chasing you around in City Hall, that would be cool.
We'll see with time!
That would be rad, considering how you can hide in the same room as Mr.X in RE 2 imagine that getting taken to the next level in three!
I just hope Re3 remake has the same maneuverability that RE6 had. That's all. Just give me RE6 controls in Re3 remake and I'm good.
@ShortForAH03 What is wrong with being able to do things you and I can do everyday in a survival horror game? Survival horror means resource managements, puzzles, and interconnected locales, not bad, unrealistic video game controls. I should be able to strafe right and strafe left in a survival horror game. I should also be able to dive onto my back and take a shot from my back just like I, and any person in law enforcement mind you, is able to do.Again, Jill is special forces so she should have controls of a special forces operative. Not crazy shit, but just normal maneuverability.
I also think Jill should be able to strike zombies with hand to hand combat. Not CQC that can make zombie heads explode, but in a way to get distance from the enemy, but it has to be balanced in a way where you can't use this mechanic to cheat like. I think the devs at Capcom can find a happy medium where the game is balanced and you are able to do realistic things to the zombies and move in a realistic way, but you have to watch your resources because in some situations, you will be fucked without any. It doesn't have to be an action game, but it can have some things the action REs had in them.
And I'm not talking about making it like RE4-6, I just want it to have some mechanics from those games while maintaining its survival horror roots.
That's what I want the most, seeing Racoon City updated with a more modern look.
And Nemesis going like "You think Mr: X is spooky? Allow me to fix that for you."
I think the best balance would be having a dodge and counter ability like in classic RE3 as well as a kick to push zombies away. Sphere Hunter already discussed how RE3 is more action packed than the previous installments, especially if you pick the Easy Mode.
This was a great video, thank you.
Irons' section was especially terrifying for me. The first time I got caught, I burst into tears from fear. I loved how amazing the atmosphere and character deliveries were truly horrifying and believable. Definitely a 10/10 for me :D
You cried ?
Irons was scarier in the original this one was just disappointing
LoFi LiveWire your 10/10 sucks I give it a 3/10
Dana Wilson ok? He has an opinion no need to tell him his opinion sucks 🙄
Ricky Castle 😂 what did he even do in the original? Nothing
Definitely my favorite resident evil game. Capcom did this game justice, you can tell the developers who made this game are huge fans of the original. Combat, graphical fidelity, voice acting, etc. I loved everything about this game.
Agreed.
Brixzus Jaeger even though I play through this entire game with my butthole clenched I loved every second of it
RE4 combat, super easy puzzles a kindergratener could solve, button prompts on everything and map markers telling you where all the items you missed are completely ruining exploration... Yeah sounds like they really loved the original...They took RE2 and dumbed it down for the modern audience. I am very disappointed.
Sphere Hunter: "Nemesis, bring it on..."
Nemesis: "No"
Suzy sounded so disappointed in the RE3 Remake, it should have been so much more...
lol "Too Anime"
*wants Claire's original red shorts*
Damien Evermore yeah that took me by surprised
Funny thing is that going outside in the rain wearing shorts and a sleeveless jacket with a tank top is not normal. Her updated look with jeans and a Leather jacket makes more sense. Also, I like how Leon is not in his SWAT tactical gear in the beginning. Although Leon's classic SWAT battle gear makes more sense by how he is trying not to get bit by zombies.
Her original outfit is unlocked after you beat the game
@@jason77584 I know but that's what she wanted in the game before she knew it was there. She called Claire's old design similar to anime girls and then said Mr. X's classic Super Tyrant form "Too Anime" and I was making fun of it.
@@Synthgamer i think there is still a difference, wearing shorts in the Rain is not as unrealistic as lets say put a 50 Meter tall flying Bee that spits Candy into the World if you know what i mean.
And in addition to that we didnt know why shes dressed up like that, maybe one day before it was a sunny day and she had no opportunity to change clothes because of the Zombie invasion so there are more important things to do.
And ive seen woman dressing much worse on Cold Weather than this to be Honest :)
sucks you didnt mention the final william form and how its soo much more terrifying now compared to the classic or darkside chronicles version
the 4th form is bad tho, i prefer the dog version
@@valentds it wasn’t bad it was a 9.9/10 my opinion
William's final form has always been a d teir design for me. The one almost goes a teir lower because of the dumbass eyeball in the mouth trope.
@@cozyoni1425 It's a damn clusterfuck of teeth and that eyeball trope. Feels just unnecessary padding anyway fighting it.
Your voice is so smooth and calming. Perfect for these types of videos. I love your knowledge of the RE series. It's always appreciated to know you put a whole lot of time and love into these vids. Thanks for that.
I just look at the inconsistency between Leon/Claire encountering the same boss fight and events as being like the original RE1. Chris and Jill did all the same stuff in the mansion but what's the canon? A weird amalgamation we'll never know for sure that we can make up for ourselves. Still weird and I wish we had a concrete plot laid out for us, but it's in the similar spirit, you know?
Malasterpiece yeah I’m actually surprised no one really complains about that in the same regards.
I think RE1 was portrayed as 2 different versions of what happened in the mansion, each version seen through the eyes of a different character. Where as RE2 was portrayed as 1 version but seen through the eyes of 2 different characters. So we would expect the remake to be more like the original, not like RE1.
But thank god in re 3 remake does not have more than 1 scenario so when they remake it will not be inconsistant so it can be a perfect remake
Because the non chosen player character literally sits out nearly the entire event in the cells in the lab?
Not exactly the same thing.
Just like in 1 and remake of 1, remake of 2 is an amalgamation of events that happen in the game.
10/10
No crate pushing
That's something I noticed in this game and in RE7. I'm kind of glad that means of puzzle solving is dying off, at least in frequency.
Re0 had the worst crate pushing puzzle
@@Ryan-kb8ui Re0 was probably the worst Classic REgame(not counting gun survivor RE).
espio329 agreed, still better than 6 imo, as frustrating as zero was, it was oddly intriguing
@@DavidVegaBurgos I do like re 0 a fucking lot. I believe is the most complete classic RE experience.
There's actually quite a few plot holes/inconsistencies with the A and B scenarios. For starters we have obvious ones like the statue medallions having to be claimed twice from the same exact locations. I can forgive this since the original had stuff like this and it's just clumsy to try and put in completely different puzzles for progress, though they could have done better. This also makes it so the B scenario player sees zombie Marvin WAY earlier than he is actually supposed to turn. Since both characters fight G1 Birkin in the underground area it also means that they both break through the grating and both have someone else drop down the ladder for them. In Claire A we see Birkin completely gore Mr. X and yet he shows up in Leon B completely unscathed after this has already happened, they could have at least had his trench coat ripped up to keep it consistent, as it stands it seems like Mr. X dies in Claire A and shows up later unscathed in Leon B. There's a bunch of other stuff like both characters taking the cable car/collecting and solving the same exact puzzles but no point in listing them all.
I'm disappointed with the whole second run scenarios to begin with, essentially the only difference between the first and second runs are in the first visit to the RPD station and the inclusion of the final Birkin form. That's literally it and that's pretty disappointing. For as little as they changed I wish they hadn't included second run and not given false hope that it would match the A and B scenarios. There's no reason that these minor changes couldn't have just been a part of one characters A scenario.
there were 2 Mr. X's in the game
the one chasing Claire and Leon in the station died because of Birkin
the other one that Leon exploded could be another T-103
If you've looked over the art gallery there were several unused locations, that were probably intended to fix this but capcom rushed them or they ran out of budget
@@ShadowX012 bruh capcom didn't just "Run outta money" its not that simple if they didn't use something it was because it affected gameplay/Story or like u said time constraint
KRAPF I did see something about more than one Mr. X showing up in Raccoon City.
There are multiple Mr.X Tyrants.
That shiny reflection is the result of the screen space reflections being broken pretty hard. They look terrible thanks to resolution of the reflections being so low res and grainy. It looks even worse on console thanks to the small reduction in visual clarity. Don't worry, they look terrible of PC too. I tuned them off, and the game looks much better without them.
In the PC version, the reflection resolution also decreases as the image resolution increases above 1080p. I played in 1080p with maxed out settings and saw only familiar SSR distorations that exist in all games with this technology, but not that crappy shimmering which console versions have.
It doesn't bother me.
I imagine they would look good if the setting wasn't just a simple On/Off toggle. If Capcom had Screen Space Reflections Low-Ultra settings it would probably actually look really good. The engine itself is pretty scaleable so maybe Capcom is still purely designing things with the mindset that it has to work on a Console without realizing that the PC version could look even better than it already does. Re7 had this problem as well and I'm sure on some level it'll be present in DMC5 or any game that uses this Engine. I wish Capcom would let us tweak it more.
12:32 Actually, it has nothing to do with the damage you do. The fight is on a timer that decreases based on how often you make the Super Tyrant stagger. You *can* do this with damage, but you get the same effect if you use the grenades.
Bonus: you don't actually have to shoot the Super Tyrant to get him to stop his instant-kill move. If there's debris between you can him, he'll run straight into it and break it, instead of you!
The other problem I had with the story inconsistency was the two facing off with Birkin G1 and the platform falling. This would have been better if they didn't have the platform fall for both Claire and Leon. They could have easily just had Claire being knocked off to the below platform and not have the entire thing destroyed until Leon came through. As you pointed out, it is the only thing that actually bothers me about the game, I wish it was like the 98 version in that Leon would have taken on certain versions of Birkin while Claire took on the other forms like how it was split between the A and B scenarios in the original. To me, it would seem like they sacrificed story elements to balance gameplay elements. That's the best I can come up with on the reasons why the story elements conflict in such a manner. Other than that, great game. I still love it and I am happy it came out and I can't wait to spend hours playing especially with all the extras planned for it.
I agree. I feel they wanted to make sure that no matter which campaign you started with, you wouldn't miss a thing. Which is stupid, because most people would play both campaigns eventually.
If you've looked over the art gallery there were several unused locations, that were probably intended to fix this but capcom rushed them or they ran out of budget
@@Machowesker17 Would have been way more motivating to play both modes. if it were more diverse, and well connected.
I remember hearing here and there that Capcom kinda wants to move away from some of the more... convoluted aspects of the RE timeline, and I wonder if this is how they plan on doing it. Now, I haven't played the original RE2 since 2002 so I'm not very clear on which bits were cut out, if any... but I wonder if they're trying to retroactively trim the fat, so to speak.
It was less so cutting fat and moreso rearranging it in a different order and adding them to Leon/Claire specific runs. They added way more stuff though like slow tense build ups to the licker arrival, Sherry's segments, dialogue etc. The only thing i can think of them cutting out entirely was spiders and the factory pre- umbrella. Oh and ben's segments were greatly shortened. But it really isn't that much.
Im hoping this leads to RE:3 (which is pretty much confirmed) and hopefully a code Veronica re-write/remake. Making CV link to RE:7 and the formation of blue umbrella timeline. whereas 4 was the precursor to 5 and 6's timeline.
Here's what they cut, basing off Claire A / Leon B, which was pretty much the established canon anyway (since Sherry was not infected if playing Leon A / Claire B, and Sherry being infected is canon due to RE6)
- Different bosses. Claire fought G-Imago, Leon fought Birkin with pipe. Claire fought G phase 2, Leon fought G phase 3. And such.
- Picking up certain items with Claire would leave them unavailable for Leon (submachine gun, sidepack)
- A certain door in the lab could only be opened with Leon if Claire did something during her run
- Leon does not give Claire a radio. Thus, they barely have any interaction during the game (they did add two files by the A character during the B run that basically amount to "hey, keep moving, I'm also doing my stuff here")
- It's impossible to answer how Annette dies in the Remake without resorting to head canon, since both characters definitely see her die
- Ada was "killed" by being violently thrown into a piece of machinery during Leon B, thus making her survival a much easier pill to swallow than her falling down the shaft. She also keeps the G-Virus sample, since she has Sherry's pendant (Sherry drops it when running into Ada during Leon B)
- A cutscene shows us Mr. X being airdropped into the police station, with the chopper having more units in tow. Here, he just shows up with no explanation
- No explanation is given for the chopper crashing. In the original there was a cutscene showing a cop accidentally shooting up the chopper's pilot (it was cheesy as hell, but it was an explanation)
- It's not clear how many Mr. X are roaming around, since one is clearly torn in half during Claire A, yet still pursues Leon with no visible damage after that point
Great review! I can't wait for RE3 remake. I'm curious if they will make Nemesis the same way they did Mr. X in this one.
Can't wait for nemesis to yell STARS
Capcom: *[gives him two rocket launchers]*
@@FOREEAL much more badass if they give him a homing rocket launcher and a minigun...
Just as long as you don't have to change costume for Jill's original outfit unless it's a update on the look and can be changed to the classic look I love RE3 Jill. Really hope they can think of something fun and new to do with decision time events from Original RE3 plus I hope the subway station from the opening of RE2 remake is a new stage in RE3 remake somehow even for a short while. Just want to be able to see more of Racoon City than ever before!
If the a.i. for mr.x is this good, imagin this a.i. for nemesis but amped up to 11 in scary factor.
How about the story inconsistency where MR X is killed half way through both Claire campaigns but you still fight him in both Leon campaigns.
There were 6 Mr X deployed in Raccoon City. So they're probably 2 different Mr. X. If I'm not wrong just one was deployed to recover the virus. The others had the order to kill all possible witnesses. Of course there were Nemesis too, for STARS members.
ManuelTheAnswer
You're right.
You can say that to yourself (that it's a different Mr.X) but the way the game is written it is supposed to be the same.
@@hyperboreen4854 Of course it's just a theory based on what we saw in the original game, since in the remake we don't even see how or when they're deployed in Raccoon City.
But since the B scenario is a mess, I would not be surprised if they say "nah, it's the same Mr.X".
It’s the same Mr.X but the 1st and 2nd runs aren’t meant to work together simultaneously. Treat them as you would RE1’s story and there you go.
I was really proud of myself when I did the Ada section without Mr X even swinging a punch, same for when I never got poisoned. Also, I didn’t realise how short this game was, I took about 10 hours but on my second playthrough I used a walkthrough and it only took 90 minutes.
I saw the trophy of not using my gun and I had to do it. And I did it. Took a few attempts but that's alright.
RE2 was a masterpiece, and RE2Remake is another masterpiece. I still can't believe we have it!
I do agree though, that huge plot hole is a bit odd. The other one that bugged me a bit was when birkin tore mr.x in half at the elevator, but then mr x shows up again for leon.
I was also a bit sad about the factory area not being there but thats ok.
Still an amazing game.
Morgul233
There's actually several Mr X's deployed in raccoon city. So it's safe to assume that Claire and Leon had their own Mr X's chasing them.
@@rjdiggs738 It was stated by Capcom that for the remake there was only ever one. I think it's just came down to time constraints.
@@kic8523 Thing is it's weird because the game makes you believe that your going to be playing through this other persons story that was happening at the same time as the other, yet they both fight a lot of the same bosses and do a lot of the same things...when it makes it seem more like your playing an alternate universe.
Hence Leon killing off Mr.X in his A but is torn apart in Claire B....
@@-xxphantomsnipsxx-9106 I the original they actually did make it so that if one character went through the A scenario, then the other would be experiencing the B scenario while the A scenario happened. It had a few minor inconsistencies but overall made more sense story wise. I was pretty dissapointed that the remake didn't follow the same thing and instead basically made 4 separate universes with very little differences between them. But, as I said, it could have been done that way due to time constraints. Possibly budgeting too.
The factory was originally supposed to appear (you can see it in the artwork gallery you unlock in the game): the cableway was originally supposed to take you there instead than straight to the lab. They cut it because of time constraints. Too bad, especially because the access to the lab would've probably been closer to the one in RE 1.5, where it is just a simple elevator instead of the huge platform with the fake locomotive - I very much loved how they reworked the latter in the remake BTW. Had they had another year of development, they would've probably managed to fix everything, but, let's be honest, none of us would've been OK with waiting that long.
To hell with those G adults. It took me being on my 3rd play through to finally have a solid run through the sewers because of them.
@Jona What makes them even more annoying is that you have to pump them full of lead and avoiding them without getting poisoned is near impossible since they're all in narrow passage ways, and they take so long to kill.
Magnum shot to expose the eye then blast it with handgun rounds. As long as you keep distance you'll be fine.
those guys are inconsistent, i usually either use flashbangs or one shot with flame grenade and run around them, i got lucky once and never had to use a single round, just one knife, to go to and from the room with king/queen pieces
@@espio329 use subweapons and run around them, with claire i use one flame round then run around them, and the one that rushes at you as you run to the ladder after getting king/queen pieces, just hop up on the ledge across from the herb/body that ejects the G embryo, and drop back into water behind him, i've gotten pretty good at avoiding them
Try to avoid them ,(1 of them will grab you but you have a granade),then run and after getting the plugs you easyli can kill them with flame thrower or that electricthrower.
Or just run ;-)
It really is a great remake. I did play RE2 back on the n64, but I was always too scared to actually progress very far because I was so young. I'm hoping capcom's re3 remake has just as much polish and scares as this game.
Game Taco I would be exited for a revamp of the hospital area, hospitals and zombies put together would make for a terrifying experience if done right
Oh god! If the do remake 3, Nemesis will be even more terrifying! And Mr X is already terrifying.
Towards the end of the video when the resident evil 3 ending Music kicked in i got Goosebumps. Love you Sphere
I love your voice.
It’s so soothing to the point where I can just put my phone in my pocket and listen to you instead of watching the screen.
To be honest the alligator action sequence was one of the most terrifying parts of the game for me. I have a deep fear of aquatic animals with large mouths and sharp teeth. So sharks and Alligators/Crocodiles scare me to the point that its hard to even look at pictures of the animals for me. So being chased in this scene along with the fact that the mouth is shaped very similar to the original Jaws poster, it really terrified me. I had to stop a few times and talk myself into continuing.
I think they made it short because the original was short, but instead of just standing around waiting for it to come and eat the gas tank, you atleast get a chase sequence first.
@Syuna resident evil 4 does not have an alligator boss mate del lago is a salamander (shake my head)
@@tehtayziez you can shot the alligator to death on the orriginal but it is a waste of ammo
@@vanconojl Yup, so no one did it.
This as an incredible game lets all hope Nemisis and code veronica get the same treatment.
Outbreak as well! If not it could be a side story or something for RE3 since Outbreak takes place during RE2/3
Akemi Homura Code Veronica is gonna take a lot of work if they remake it. So much cheese
Guys, I think I finally managed to come up with a version of the remake that makes the A and B scenario work.
Here are just the basic problems with the scenarios that don't make them work.
-Both characters fight the same boss fights.
-Certain events contradict eachother (Mr. X dying in Claire's story)
-Objectives are all the same.
Here is my simplest solution to this problem without having to change TOO much:
Boss fights:
-A scenario: G stage 2, G stage 3
-B scenario: G stage 1, G stage 5
-Mr. X is now a B scenario exclusive and his appearences are the exact same like in the B scenario and for each respective character and his boss fight is a Leon B exclusive.
-G4 Birkin is now a Claire B exclusive.
Objectives:
*Police station*
-The search for the medallions stays exacly like it is in the A scenario, except that there is no longer steam blocking the way to the S.T.A.R.S office, instead the door to that hallway is now a spade door.
-In the B scenario, you will also look for the medallions, except that they are now ALL in the S.T.A.R.S office (let's say Marvin put them there to keep them safe) and you have to make your way there. The shower this time IS blocked by steam and you now make the same journey to the valve as you'd usually do.
*Garage*
-In the A scenario, your objective will always be turning on the power to the door that leads to the break room.
-In the B scenario, that door will already be open, but you need the fuse that opens the gate upstairs and you'll have to get that fuse in the garage.
*Power panel parts*
-Scenario A locations: Generator room, Linen Room
-Scenario B Locations: Clock tower, Boiler room (Leon), East storage room (claire)
-The clocktower puzzle is not availlable in the A scenario, because the heart key, the clover key, the hallway outside Chief's office, the east storage room and the roof are only accessable in the B scenario.
This is as far as i've comewith these and I will see if I can come up with a solution for the sewers and lab.
Alot of people complain about how Leon and Claire never run into each other, but surprisingly, the only time it doesn't make sense that they don't bump into each other is in the lab. Because the B character is always slightly behind the A character. When Leon B gets into the station, Claire A already made her way to the garage. When Leon B makes his way to the garage, Claire A will have made her way back to the station. The only time they're in one place at the same time, is in the lab, where it doesn't make sense that they never run into each other.
Anyways, I congratulate you for reading through all of that and hope you had a good read.
I always felt that I was part of a small group of people that truly appreciated the old school RE games and hated what the series turned into. Not only am I happy to see this series have new life, but also see such an enormous reaction from so many people.
Thank you for this channel!
Agree with 99% of your review. I didn't play the original but I think the lighting served its purpose. Very dark and a lit up RPD may have worked. It's just my opinion but sometimes the ominous nature of not knowing at all what a vicinity looks like lit up makes it all the more creepy.
I don't know if I am tripping but that passage back to the secret room from the sewers... I swear that room was lit up in scenario A? It has not been for both my Leon or Claire scenario B but now I'm questioning if that room was even lit up (in A) in the first place...?! (Where the auxillary weapon component was locked in a case where you needed the RPD badge).
Totally agree with that face off consistency with the bosses. Such a shame because everything did appear to flow so nicely from Claire A to Leon B and vica versa but I too can't really buy Annette being the best multi tasker on earth. Shoot Ada- run and cure Sherry.
"I don't have time for 20 questions." To Claire.
"Sherry, I don't have time for this." Whilst her daughter is dying (mutating?) from the G virus.
On my 4th playthrough right now. Started Leon’s B scenario(My first playthrough I did Leon A, Claire B), it’s so much fun. Gameplay is addictive as hell. I’m not really into the horror genre but god dammit this game captivated me.
This is one of the best remakes of a classic game I have played, the graphics are beautiful and the sound design in 5.1 is the charry on top, can't wait for re 3 remake
"You can think of this as a B scenario to my first review" Clever stuff.
yea not cleaver
I didn't mind that the stories weren't as tied together this time. Who else remembers having to remember which locker you were supposed to leave closed for campaign B? I hated that kind of stuff in the original re2, and I'm glad they streamlined it for narrative AND gameplay. Tank controls and persistent environmental element across scenarios are things I dont mind losing. Though, its be a nice addition to hardcore mode; one set of supplies and puzzles split between two characters, maybe with the ability to park leon or claire in a safe room while switching to the other character in a separated course in the police station. Fun on the bun
Your voice is something special, and you are using this voice to comment on my favorite game Resident Evil. With such a voice you could have done greater things, but i appreciate that you stick with video game horror. Truly captivating narration, best i have heard to date.
RE2 Fans & New Players: Wow! Mr. X is awesome and terrifying! Really happy with ho-
RE3 Fans: YoU ThiNk ThATs BaD?! WaIT UntIL YoU SeE NeMisiS!!!
But RE2 fans and RE3 Nemesis fans.... are the same persons ;)
X gon give it to ya.
@@juliashenandoah3965 I agree with you but I still laugh with his silly stupid comment "NeMisiS" just lel
@GeekyDK Nemesis is scary, but is he as annoying as mr x? Well I was too scared to notice but probably not since nemesis showed up everywhere.
Stupid comment. Why assume re2 fans haven't played 3? I got both games on the ps1 at their launch dates in 1998/99. 2 and 3 are the very best of the series, but I'd give the edge to 2 for a better story and main/supporting characters. Mr. X and Nemesis are equally cool imo but Mr. X has the better final form. If you prefer 3, that's perfectly fine too but Jill and Carlos cant hold a candle to Leon, Claire and Ada. Nemesis being such a great enemy and one of the best of the series really elevates 3 from a lot of its weaknesses.
I wish that in the end cutscene, Leon turned around and said “It’s up to US to take down Umbrella”
Well, to keep in line with canon he'd now be saying something more like "It's up to ME to take down a giant hobo, an overacting midget, a soldier dude and an evil wizard!"
My favourite part of the second run was seeing the basketball court and outside streets from the start of the original redesigned in amazing detail
I'm going to start putting your videos onto help me get to sleep. You speak so soothingly, it tickles my ASMR response. This is all on top of making just ll around entertaining and fun videos.
I just got to Sherry's segment in the Claire B scenario and... wow the addition of the orphanage just encapsulated how utterly evil Umbrella was. I was viscerally sickened when I went through and read the diaries of the children.
I love the game, like a whole lot. I was afraid I was gonna pick this game apart because I am super protective of the original game. But I was thoroughly pleased by this remake.
You have a great voice and great taste in games. I got the game after watching your non spoiler review and just finished the Leon A scenario yesterday! Keep up the great content
wrectum terror and even better for a young woman which she is....don’t be that person dude
@@DarrenL2009 He's literally stating fact lol.
I disagree with the "great voice" part. But agree with the "great taste"
@@bOObies2 Maybe not "voice", since that is not in any of us' rights to choose, but her manner of speaking is nice and calm, the kind that won't bother you when watching a long video.
This is subjective of course and I'm not trying to change your opinion so to speak.
wrectum terror lol wait - whaaaaat???
Idk if anyone has mentioned this, since the comments wont load for me, but you dont actually need to damage Super X. You can just dodge his attacks, flash his charge and then after a set amount of time Ada will give you the launcher. Its how i got the trophy for besting him with 5+ mins left on hardcore haha
Still can't believe if you just stick by his left arm he can't hit you
Really? Huh, going to test this out later.
The G-Adults aren't new. They're the original game's first boss demoted to a regular enemy.
I enjoyed this video analysis, The Sphere Hunter has a soothing voice with a a calm, cool & collected style of narration which made it much easier for me to ingest all the video's content. I also found myself agreeing with darn near every point in this video. A very good spoiler analysis, I have subscribed.
Glad the floor-polish shimmer effect on certain surfaces wasn’t just my tv, lol. Excellent video as always! Love this game to bits.
"Too anime", even though Birkin's last 3 forms looks as anime as it can get
Nah, Birkin gets too hentai. She means when Mr. X looked like something out of Fist of the North star in the original when she's referring to anime.
@@tcrpgfan hentai is still an anime
@@valentds S'not what I mean. I was saying it in relation to how RE monsters tend to act. Think of it this way. Would any RE fan seriously call Nemesis 'Too anime'? No, a fan would make another adult joke about how his tentacles are the source of like 99% of all tentacle hentai or something.
When you said Super X I instantly thought of the flying fortress from Godzilla 1985.
I hate sounds creepy, but you've got the best voice for narration. I always find your video so relaxing to listen too.
same
Ill hit
asmr plz
"One canon string of events"
So, quick question: how did Annette die during this game's story?
She only truly died when the lab exploded. If that didn't happen, she'd still be alive.
5:42 to 5:48 'it's like poetry, sorta" 🤣🤣🤣 I freaking love that bit (Merry Christmas, btw)
@Linda Niemkiewicz Really? I didn't know that
Still funny, tho 😁
In regard to the inconsistency, it is the same with Marvin and with all the characters both Leon and Claire interact with. Also with the doors; if it would all be one consistent story, then most of the doors would be opened after one character passed through them. The state of the world is not consistent over both A and B scenarios.
Some gameplay repetitions are understandable. But repetitive boss fights and the fact that Annette and Mr. X dies twice it isn't.
@@m.roberto2533 I whole-heartedly agree that Annette's double death is the most jarring part I've had. But Mr. X's wasn't because of my knowledge of the additional tyrants that were dropped in Raccoon City. I can see a new player not getting that memo that can cause that rift.
The door situation & puzzles is meant to keep the run interesting and tense. Had everything been unlocked the moment you arrived; the Second Run would be fast, boring, and quite taxing. The tension is there for you to not only explore the rest of the RPD / Zones. but also mix up the run so you're not doing a "Not-Claire" Claire run.
The story is where my problems lie most. Annette's deaths could easily be fixed had Claire or Leon made their appearances and escorted her away. Then have her stay back to deal with Ada. Perhaps telling Claire or Leon to leave for the escape. She was too wounded to continue. Just as a means for her to assure the G-virus samples were destroyed in time.
@@Polomance862 Well, according to old lore, 6 Tyrants were dispersed in the city by that helicopter seen in the 98 version, the problem would be how one of them arrived at the laboratory. My theory is that by dispersing the solution in Plant 43, an internal Tyrant was released to punish the responsable. If I were a writer of the game, I would have kept Ada's "death" at the hands of the Tyrant by saving Leon after he got the G-virus in the area where only Claire would face G3, avoiding the continuity error.
lol. "It's like poetry, it rhymes."
I saw this comment and I clapped.
Mr X is a funnier character than we've ever had before but if we can get him working...
@Charlie L. It's a meme, you dip.
This comment is so dense and has so much going on.
Is Nemisis going to be replacing Mr X?
What do you think about Claire and Leon’s relationship, capcom seems to go for long requested Leon x Claire thing.
and to be honest I never liked the original story when Leon and Claire just left Sherry and went on to do their own stuff, it just makes no sense to me, so the way they end this game is more logical and better in my opinion, since they are going to remake all classic games, they should revamp this plot hole as well.
DrowN I like it, it’s fresh. Not that I dislike Ada, but I really dislike Steve Burnside
Allgamingdad i don’t quite understand what you do not like about Steve, but Leon and Claire do look much better then Steve snd Claire
I love code veronica but man I hate Steve, such a whiney irritating character...he just throws childish tantrums left and right and Claire apparently falls for this chump?? I’ve never been a fan of Leon x Claire but I’m more for that than freaking Steve Burnside.
I've always thought that the chemistry between Leon and Ada was a disaster and more of a forced love relationship with full of unnecessary drama. Ever since then, I've always wanted a Leon x Claire since both knew each other since they first arrived at the city and they don't have that type of drama that Leon and Ada have together.
Also, why do people hate on Steve? To this day, I still don't understand what's the problem with his character at all. Tbh, I've always loved the Steve x Claire, which is one of the reasons why his death made me cry the first time I played CVX. I rather hear Steve being "whiny" or "annoying" than having to hear Ashley screaming and yelling "LEEEEOOOONN HEEEEEEELLLP!!"
But I also rather hear Ashley screaming in my ear or even see her in another game than having Ethan Winters in a future RE game since his character is dull, boring, and the worst character to be ever made in existence. If people think that Steve was the worst character in the RE series, either they never played RE7, or just never payed much attention to Ethan's bland character and simplistic reactions.
didn’t feel like capcom was going for that at all
Can I just say that I absolutely love your voice! It’s so fitting for a VO, and you emote yourself so well, I can hear when something makes you really happy in your videos 😄 you should definitely consider voice acting!
10:36, they have the same style of weakness as the RE4 regenerator, so they're almost like plant regenerators
"Nemesis will be in a whole new level!"
*A YEAR LATER*
Nemesis: howdy!~💚
Love your in depth videos. Just the thing I need after beating the game for the 5th time. I'm so happy Capcom pulled it off. After RE7 and the Remake, Resident Evil is finally back.
Don't worry, it seems to have peaked in quality with resi2, resi3 has shown a lot of signs of the series going south like when people disliked resi4 back in 2004.
you probably already know this by now but the G-Adults actually aren't new. it was a boss fight in the original game.
Nnnoooooo RRRREEAAALLLLLLYYYYYYYY??!!?!?!!!!?!
Always gotta be that one smart ass know it all being a snowflake ass hole
So I guess someone pointing out stuff to clarify is automatically an asshole snowflake.
Makes perfect sense 🤔
@@streetfighterracing1583 pendejo he was just saying
The reflective images bouncing off the surface is the gloss shade modifier. That "warping" must be the surface texture distorting the HDR Map casued by the gloss modifier. My guess is the engine only allows 0 or 100% Glossy. Another theory is the developer really wanted that eat-off-the-floor shine.
I realized I watch your videos just because of your tone, there is something rare about someone doing a good job of balancing fandom and critique.
6:14 The monster in the sewers isn't exactly new. In the original Resident Evil 2 there was one of these creatures and it was a boss fight. I'm pretty sure it's some sort of G clone.
I know.
Yeah, but this time it's more fleshed out as an enemy. I feel it does a better job of showing how Birkin has been trying to pass on the embryos through hosts that failed.
Well it beats holy heck outta' having to fight Spiders instead! :3 (I am *not* into bugs.)
The other inconsistency I noticed was when Birkin kills Mr X
Does that mean he's completely dead in Claire's version of events and Leon doesn't deal with him anymore either? I thought both Claire and Leon's events were happening along side each other, not alternate realities so Mr X is still around for Leon to face
I'd always hoped it would be more talked about that there is one Mr. X (which there is), but its never alluded to in this game.
Are you planning on doing reviews for Devil may cry 3 and 4?
yes
The Sphere Hunter what about the remake?
@@willvermillion1025 we don't speak of that abomination
@@willvermillion1025 reboot*
Smith Wesson but 4 is ok? Need I post the clip?
I love how Sue watches RLM and drops little hints for fans. Great review!
I might sound cheesy or cliché but it's so refreshing to see women reviewing and talking about games. Really entertaining and informative with enough personality to be entertaining without coming across as fake or put on. I'm just sad to be late to your channel
Just found this channel. I love how soft spoken you are, and not yelling at us, while having thoughtful dialog. Appreciated. Subbed.
I want to unlock unlimited ammo but I know it’ll probably never happen.
FullcircleFaith yeah. I REALLY want to unlock things like the unlimited ammo mini gun, but that’s probably never gonna happen.
Hardcore S+ ranking?
It's possible. Once you learn to get all the medallions within 20 minutes and without getting injured it's essentially smooth sailing from there until the G fights and/or super tyrant (final G with Claire on the platform is super easy along with his first encounter)
5:46 Who do you think you are? George Lucas?
I could sit and listen to you talk about Resident Evil all day! Another great video and i couldnt agree more with what you said regarding the plot hole, i i honestly think if the fight with Leon and Birkin G3 was removed and we just got the final cutscene between Leon and Ada it would have tied everything up nicely but it in no way takes away with how good the game is! I loved the original so much and finished both scenarios more times than i can remember and this game defo takes the best elements of the original and expands on them but i also would have loved to revisit the yard and factory from the original, im so ready to take on Nemesis all over again now!
Not exactly related to the topic of the video but you have such a soothing, nice voice, it makes all of your videos a joy to listen to
Cant even look at that character without going to dross's twitter
Jesus
I don't have a problem with the inconsistency you point out since it goes for pretty much everything that happens in the police station. The puzzles, the enemies, the weapons locker, and so on. Both characters are meant to be inside of the station at some point, if not at the same time, so I've always treated it as a matter of interpretation.
I;ve always thought of it as when using a character, that character does all the stuff needed, the other character simply went through their own story sstuff but without the boss fights, for some reason the scenario B weird bits do not bother me at all, i just assume again the other character didn't do the current stuff because I am doing it.
William in G3 form must took some inspirations from the Human Xenomorph from Alien Ressurection.
The Alligator part reminded me of the multiple times Leon runs away towards the screen in RE4. It's as though Leon has been running away towards the screen all his life.
The time flew right by
Usually when I watch a game review it gets boring after 10 to 15 minutes, yours ended too soon ^^