Resident Evil 2 Remake Better than Ever?

Following the success of Resident Evil 7, developers have taken the RE7 engine and remade a cult classic Resident Evil 7.  Being a fan of the Resident Evil movie and gaming franchise, I know I’ll give it a try, and I’ll tell you why...

Resident Evil 2 gets us familiar with the franchise’s main two protagonists Leon and Claire.  In RE2 Leon and Claire are wide eyed rookies tempered by the hard realities of a corrupt local government condemns, corporate politics, and medical experimentation.  For those of you like me that came into the series around RE4, Leon and Claire are not the same calm and experienced zombie slaying experts that make good decisions under pressure.  Leon and Claire are pure rookies that are scared and learning their purpose in life and accepting their destiny to forever fight a war against the Umbrella Corporation.

Leon and Claire have no chance to save the day in this game, instead we are challenged with escaping Raccoon City.  Well that being said, developers added some new challenges to the game to keep consumers invested in the same product they made for an old platform decades ago.

I know most of you were like me and said this game was bad and hard to play in 1998

So why should I give it a chance in 2019?  Here are the reasons why:

Changes from 1998 to 2019

It features a host of changes and improvements over the original, such as a new over-the-shoulder camera, revised puzzles, and modernized controls.

To meet modern expectations, the team attempted to make the remake more realistic; for example, Leon no longer wears large shoulder pads, which were added to distinguish his original, low-polygon model. Though they strove to make a "modern, accessible" game, they focused on horror over action, hoping to preserve a claustrophobic feel.

Producer Tsuyoshi Kanda acknowledged the difficulty of making zombies scary, as they had became ubiquitous in entertainment media since the release of the original Resident Evil in 1996. By removing the fixed camera angles, the team had to use different ways to conceal enemies, using elements such as room layout, lighting, and smoke.

The new camera system also affected the sound design, as it no longer made sense for sound to come from a fixed source.

Resident Evil 2 is scheduled for release on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Windows worldwide on January 25, 2019.[12] The game supports enhancements on the PlayStation 4 Pro and Xbox One X, offering either 4K resolution or 60 frames per second.

Resident Evil 2 will be getting a "1-Shot" demo on Jan 11, 2019 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Steam.