When rumors of this game started to appear, I was thinking to myself about how the hell would they remake this game without sacrificing much of what the original game did so incredibly well. After the RE3 remake, myself and many other people were also sceptical. I am happy to say that after playing the remake coming off the original not too long ago, the remake not only manages to preserve most of what made the original great, but somehow improves on it even further.

The gameplay is modernised with Leon being more fluid then ever. He also has more gameplay mechanics like parrying and crouching which both add on a lot to combat. The level design is expanded upon to accommodate these gameplay changes and to add a new flavour to previously visited areas. The plot and characters are massively improved with Ashley and Luis being the most notable improvements with them being actual characters.

The game is also generally a really good remake with most places returning and being revamped, still not as good as the RE1 remake in terms of how faithful they were to the original as there are omissions, but without a doubt they did the best job here out of all of the REmakes so far.

In terms of problems of this game, there are very few problems I think. I feel like some of the soul has been lost in terms of its goofiness (the Leon quips are just as good) with the remake being more serious, but this is a minor complaint especially with what they have improved in compensation.

Overall, triumphant game and a very good remake all round. I like the original slightly better but this is a must recommend for everyone.