dim but still bright moon leaking through cloudy gray wasteland

kyoto comes to you in rags and bruises

you're reincarnated as a thousand lifeforms working together

demons and otherwise spiritual entities are just as civilian as the beggars on the street

Resident Evil 2 Remake is like stepping back into the golden age of survival horror, but with all the bells and whistles of modern gaming. From the moment I booted it up, I was hit with a wave of nostalgia. The gameplay loop, which perfectly balances tension, resource management, and exploration, is incredibly satisfying. It reminded me why I fell in love with survival horror in the first place.

The atmosphere in this game is nothing short of phenomenal. Capcom has done an excellent job of bringing Raccoon City to life with great graphics and immersive sound design. Especially the stomping of a certain character chasing you, had me on edge all the time. The revamped visuals and audio not only pay homage to the original but also elevate the experience.

What worked unexpectedly well for me, was how the game encourages multiple playthroughs. To achieve the platinum trophy, you have to dissect the game piece by piece, mastering speedruns and tackling various challenges and handicaps. Each run feels like a new puzzle to solve, pushing you to optimize your strategies and improve your skills.

However, not everything about Resident Evil 2 Remake is perfect. The story and characters, while iconic, feel a bit outdated and, at times, cringe-worthy. The dialogue can be cheesy, and the character development is somewhat shallow by today's standards. This didn't ruin the experience for me, but it did pull me out of the immersion occasionally.

In the end, Resident Evil 2 Remake is a fantastic revitalization of a classic that nails the core elements of survival horror. It's a must-play for fans of the genre and a great entry point for newcomers. If you can look past the dated story and characters, you'll find a game that masterfully combines the old and the new, delivering a heart-pounding experience that is both nostalgic and refreshingly modern.

No! Bad Bethesda! No glorifying slavery! Bad! No! sprays with spray bottle No!

This DLC very much tries to pull a twist on you by revealing that gasp the cure you need to steal from the slavers is the slave leaders BABY. Oh no! And also, the slave leader doesn't even view his slaves as slaves! They're his "workers"! And he's an ex-brotherhood member just trying to make up for what his people did in the Pitt all that time ago! Listen, he HAD to force everyone to do the work under slavery. It was their only chance at making the Pitt hospitable! Uh huh. Sure. And then the rebels have you summon the Trogs so all the slavers can get eaten and the story really acts like that is a super bad thing to do. Oh yeah, sure, totally a worse thing than SLAVERY. I miss Fallout 2.

"Look, no matter what sweet-sounding words you use to cover the stink, it's still slavery." - The Chosen One, Fallout 2

I could turn out to hate this game down the line and it wouldn’t matter. Here and there readability issues don’t mean shit for this being the formative game my new girlfriend and I played right after confessing at the end of a convention, sharing solo progression progress back and forth to each other, progging duos and trios together until our heads bleed on Hard difficulty alone, finishing off with us posting the lyrics of that literal one song in the game sappily back and forth. Magical shit, love this FFXIV fan proxy

Look, this is my first modern Fire Emblem game so there is some bias to my fondness for this game. The modern additions to this game are great, though I'm sure many of those features are not so new to this franchise.

As someone familiar with a lot of the older heroes of Fire Emblem, I really enjoyed the summoning/ring system this game features. There are a few duds in terms of ability and I wish there was one more to make late game roster full of ringed units but these complaints are quite minor.

The tried and true gameplay of this franchise is still here and still quite good. If you aren't a fan of that tactical/rock-paper-scissor style gameplay, this won't change your mind in that department.

Story wise, it's what you'd expect. It's a little weak and the overall characters aren't the most interesting. When you have so many characters though and summons, there are good characters but you've got SO MANY that they all start to feel like generic sword person #10 at times with ones that you might not be using as much, if ever.

If you like these games, it's a solid entry in the franchise. If you're not high on these games though, I don't think this is going to do anything to change your mind, especially with a weaker story.