Resident Evil 1 is certainly a product of its time. It controls like molasses and its tank controls don’t help much. Since I played the original version, I did not have access to the auto-aim system that’s found in the Director’s Cut and Dualshock versions which made enemy encounters a lot more difficult than they needed to be. You could argue that this does enhance the horror aspects of this game, making you feel powerless against these monsters, however, it felt less like an intentional choice and more of a fault with the gameplay. Puzzles aren’t as tricky or archaic as I thought they were going to be. Every puzzle is fairly obvious and there are plenty of clues barring a few instances but for a PS1 puzzle game, that is an accomplishment. The story is total non-sense thanks to the terrible voice-acting but despite this, I could still get invested in these characters. There’s enough intrigue where I felt interested in this game’s plot despite of its flaws that I’m actually excited to play its sequels. If you’re going to play RE1 for the PlayStation, just play the later editions as they fix many flaws found with this version.