The same cousin showed me this game, and I remember this a bit more vividly, late at night, and I was soooo scared to death. I couldn’t even sleep. The apocalyptic scenario, the desecrated streets of Raccoon City, and zombies and monsters around every corner. My little kid brain couldn’t comprehend the horror of it. Of course now it’s a little silly and laughable given the graphics and cheesy voice acting, but at that time it was pretty scary. The rendered background art for the levels and Raccoon City too is sooo phenomenal. The design and art honestly, no joke, have a better atmosphere than the remake in my opinion. The remake is great don’t get me wrong, but a lot of the atmosphere is shrouded in darkness. While the classics were able to show the art at least in some dimly lit areas.

Definitely more action packed from what I remember but it was the first time I watched someone play a game from start to finish. And it was cool to see it play out almost like a movie.