Resident Evil 2 (2019)

Resident Evil 2 (known as Biohazard RE:2 in Japan) is a survival horror game developed and published by Capcom. It is a remake of the 1998 video game of the same name. It was released worldwide for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on January 25, 2019.

Plot
Two months after the mansion incident, mercenaries from Umbrella attack William Birkin for the G-Virus and mortally wound him. Injecting himself with some G-Virus himself before he dies, Birkin mutates into a monster kills most of the mercenaries. The chaos however releases the T-Virus which is carried by rats. By the time Leon Scott Kennedy and Claire Redfield enter Raccoon City, it is overrun by zombies and monsters. Now Leon and Claire must escape the town alive and save Birkin's daughter Sherry.

Why It Will Survive Once Again

 * 1) Incredibly realistic and excellent graphics with amazing attention to detail, thanks to the RE Engine's capabilities and the fact that they're entirely revamped from its 1998 version. So far, alongside Monster Hunter: World, this is one of the best-looking games ever made by Capcom as well as one of the best-looking games of the eighth generation as well. The gameplay and cutscenes' qualities are so seamless, it looks like the whole game is a cutscene.
 * 2) Along with the graphics, the character models have also been revamped and they look awesome.
 * 3) Good survival horror gameplay while using an OTS camera without making the game too actiony unlike the Resident Evil games prior to Resident Evil 7. The movement is also improved compared to Resident Evil 2 without overpowering the player.
 * 4) *For example, you can move while shooting similar to Revelations games and Resident Evil 6 but unlike in those games, your accuracy decreases with most weapons unless you stop and wait for the weapon's accuracy to increase.
 * 5) Amazing atmosphere with a lot of horror-ish moments.
 * 6) T-103 is improved; it will stalk the players even more than Nemesis in Resident Evil 3.
 * 7) The characters and their interactions are improved.
 * 8) The 4th survivor and Tofu survivor return. They are also improved compared to their original counterparts, for example, you can unlock new Tofu characters that have different stats from each other.
 * 9) New weapons, areas, and puzzles.
 * 10) Window barricading system that's used to keep zombies from entering the RPD.
 * 11) 4 different types of scenarios.
 * 12) Hardcore difficulty adds ink ribbons to the game and removes checkpoints completely.
 * 13) Monsters, especially zombies, are improved.
 * 14) Weapon upgrade system is improved plus Claire can also upgrade her weapons along with Leon.
 * 15) The game requires the players to be even more careful with their resources compared to Resident Evil 2.
 * 16) Sub weapons that can be used manually or as defense items similar to Resident Evil Remake.
 * 17) Unlockable weapons can be obtained by getting S+ rank on the highest difficulty.
 * 18) The knife from Resident Evil 2 (which is a sub-weapon just like grenades) is improved. It's much easier to use, can be used as a defense item (you need to kill the monster to get it back unless it's broken), deals more damage, and stuns monsters.
 * 19) * However, unlike in every Resident Evil game out there, it has a durability that can cause it to be broken so you need to be careful when using it.
 * 20) Sherry and Ada's sections are improved.
 * 21) Gunpowder system that can be used to craft ammo similar to Resident Evil 3.
 * 22) Amazing gore system that's easily noticeable on zombies.
 * 23) Improved voice acting compared to Resident Evil 2.
 * 24) Very minor, but the police station finally has a bathroom!
 * 25) Story from Resident Evil 2 is improved some parts. Examples would be the scene where Kendo is introduced or the scene where Elliot is killed.
 * 26) Just like in previous Resident Evil games, the player can increase the FOV of OTS camera through the options menu.
 * 27) The player can change the soundtrack to the one in Resident Evil 2 upon buying the Original Soundtrack DLC. It even activates the Resident Evil 2 title announcer.
 * 28) The Ghost Survivors DLC which is free.
 * 29) This game is connected to Resident Evil.net site, which the player can unlock stuff for the game and site after completing features related to the site in the game.
 * 30) The classic Resident Evil 2 outfits for the characters can be unlocked by beating the game once. These outfits will also change Sherry's and Ada's outfits as well. There are also low-polygon versions of these outfits which are their exact outfits on Resident Evil 2 though these won't change Sherry's and Ada's appearances, unlike the unlockable ones.
 * 31) The scene with the gun store owner, Kendo, is a very emotional scene.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) While it does improve on many things from the original, it also made certain aspects worse.
 * 2) *The personality of some characters were changed. Leon, a man that went from taking charge and being a leader to being kind of naïve, the chief goes from a subtle psycho that tried to hide his true intentions and had charm to a straight bad guy that doesn't try to hide his insanity.
 * 3) *Compared to Resident Evil 2, the scenarios connect to each other less. This is easily noticeable with Birkin boss fights and Annette's death. There's also no zapping system.
 * 4) *While the game has a good story and even makes improvements on some parts, it hasn't really replaced Resident Evil 2 's story canon-wise (unlike the Resident Evil Remake that replaced Resident Evil 's story canon-wise) according to Capcom and in some parts Resident Evil 2 's story is better than Resident Evil 2 Remake 's. Examples would be Leon and Claire not meeting each other again after meeting once outside the RPD until the end (in Resident Evil 2, they used radios to warn each other multiple times) or Leon not knowing Sherry or seeing her in RPD until the end unlike Resident Evil 2 's canon Leon B scenario. (This also contradicts Resident Evil 6 since one of the files in that game say that Leon wanted to kill himself in Raccoon City but couldn't do it due to thinking that Sherry needed him).
 * 5) *Some of the monsters from Resident Evil 2 are missing such as the spiders and giant moths.
 * 6) *Like the original, the boss variety isn't that great. Again it's mainly Mr. X and Birkin.
 * 7) William Birkin's on screen transformations are absent, so if you want to see him grow in height with a gross eye opening up in his G virus infected arm, you'll be disappointed for sure.
 * 8) Similar to Resident Evil 0; some of the new costumes need to be bought and can't be unlocked through playing the game.
 * 9) No fixed camera angles unlike in the previous remake.
 * 10) In Leon's playthrough, Annette Birkin "dies" twice.

Trivia

 * Mr. X became a meme.

Reception
Resident Evil 2 received "universal acclaim" for the P layStation 4 and Xbox One versions, while the Windows version received "ge nerally favorable" reviews according to review aggregator Metacritic. User reviews for it are as of this writing around 9.2

On GameFAQS, the user rating for The game are 4.43 for PS4, 4.00 for the Xbox One and the PC version at 3.94.

Following its E3 2018 showing, Resident Evil 2 won the "Best of Show" award at the 2018 Game Critics Awards. The 1-Shot Demo was downloaded over three million times worldwide.

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