I've spent most of my time on the internet being told this is the greatest remake ever and that its the scariest game in the series but it didn't and probably never could have lived up to those expectations at all and overall just left me kinda disappointed.
It's better than the original game but I still didn't enjoy it was much as 2 which is still my high point for the classic style of RE. Most of my problems stem from the original game and things that should have been fixed while remaking it. The hunters are still obnoxious and the layout of the mansion doesn't click with me as much as the police station in 2 despite some nice additions like the balcony on the second floor and the shortcut through the graveyard that make it easier and safer to wrap back around to the main hall.
The Trevor stuff is a nice addition and had tons of potential but it didn't quite live up to it. The story around it and the diary entries you find from the family are all great but Lisa wasn't threatening at all and her boss fight is just pushing blocks off the ledge while she stands there. The crimson heads are another addition that had potential but also just fell flat because if you know what you're doing you'll never need to encounter them in the first place and they aren't that dangerous even if you do. I don't say this from the perspective of a first time player. I know this isn't the intended perspective but this is how I came at the game. I've played the original RE so I know the layout of the mansion so I know what rooms need to be cleared and what ones don't but that still doesn't take away from the fact that they aren't really dangerous. A single headshot from the shotgun can kill most crimson heads and their hits don't even do that much damage.
It's a prettier version of the original game that has some conceptually nice additions that should bring it above some of the other games in the series but those additions also fall flat and they didn't spend enough time fixing some of the biggest problems with the original game.
It's better than the original game but I still didn't enjoy it was much as 2 which is still my high point for the classic style of RE. Most of my problems stem from the original game and things that should have been fixed while remaking it. The hunters are still obnoxious and the layout of the mansion doesn't click with me as much as the police station in 2 despite some nice additions like the balcony on the second floor and the shortcut through the graveyard that make it easier and safer to wrap back around to the main hall.
The Trevor stuff is a nice addition and had tons of potential but it didn't quite live up to it. The story around it and the diary entries you find from the family are all great but Lisa wasn't threatening at all and her boss fight is just pushing blocks off the ledge while she stands there. The crimson heads are another addition that had potential but also just fell flat because if you know what you're doing you'll never need to encounter them in the first place and they aren't that dangerous even if you do. I don't say this from the perspective of a first time player. I know this isn't the intended perspective but this is how I came at the game. I've played the original RE so I know the layout of the mansion so I know what rooms need to be cleared and what ones don't but that still doesn't take away from the fact that they aren't really dangerous. A single headshot from the shotgun can kill most crimson heads and their hits don't even do that much damage.
It's a prettier version of the original game that has some conceptually nice additions that should bring it above some of the other games in the series but those additions also fall flat and they didn't spend enough time fixing some of the biggest problems with the original game.