Alright, time to finally address this - I honestly think this is only 'fine'. It's still a game that I would consider to be good, but come on... I get that we all grew up with this but imo this isn't even one of the best Resident Evil games, let alone one of the best games of ALL TIME. Even in the HD port these cripplingly archaic controls never feel good to use, especially for a game that - at times - requires pinpoint accuracy. The environments here are alright but everything feels like it's only two or three colors (mostly the same shade of brown and grey). It does reel you in for fits and starts, though for the most part it's baseline competent but not a whole lot else. You've still got the solid dynamic of rotten flesh metamorphoses up against unkillable babes and hunks which this series has always been so sharp with - and Leon certainly carries this whole thing, with his emo-haired gymnastics and corny quotes perfectly understanding the assignment here. Ada's relationship with him is still great and Ashley's uselessness you just can't help but find some entertainment value in. But otherwise... eh. I'm sure this was a revelation in its day but now it feels somewhat flat. I also blame this for ushering in the grey quicktime hell macho-shooter era that would nearly consume the following gaming generation. No idea why (the, in my opinion - and I'm perfectly fine standing alone in this - resoundingly superior) Resident Evil 6 gets all the flak when this is nearly just as wacky - did everyone forget about the exploding cow, Bollywood aerobics, and giant robot statue stuff?