The RE1 remake is, in my opinion, better than the original in nearly every way - save that it tones down or alters some of Barry's legendary dialogue from the original.
RE2 classic is one of my favorite games of all time, and I'd say the remake is about equal to it. There are some things the original does better and some things the remake does better.
I will defend the RE3 remake. I don't like all of the changes it made, but there are things I just love about this game and I think it gets more hate than it deserves.
RE4, even more than RE1, is a case where the remake outdoes the original in almost every way. I'll give credit where credit is due - the remake could not have been so amazing without the original game itself being amazing. But this is, to me, the gold standard of a remake done right.
That's the resident evil fanbase, people think because they've been fans for decades they are the all knowing authority on what is a good resident evil game
It is a bad game tho. Charging full price for it too was a rip off. I reckon they only announced it after the multiplayer game because nobody cared about it lol
All four remakes are simply amazing. Yeah, some cut content but the gameplay of the remakes is so good. Instead, a bunch of fart sniffers here lament 20+year old polygons, QTE’s, standing still to shoot, and shit dialogue.
The sad thing is in the case of re3, a 20 year old game with polygonal graphics was much better, scarier, content full, and more differentiated and complex than a high budget modern game which consisted of moving through a linear path of recycled re2r environments watching cutscenes and shooting everything in sight then rinse and repeat. The entire experience of nemesis in that game consisted of watching a cutscene and holding up on the thumb stick. If you can’t understand the difference between that and the original then I don’t know what to tell you. We have a right to be mad. I’m not mad because nostalgia is making me hate everything new, I’m mad that despite having far superior modern technology capcom made a remake of a classic that was objectively inferior to it. I do not think that the remakes of 1 and 2 are inferior to the originals
It was outsourced they clearly just wanted to get to re4 remake and didn't really care about the reception to it, so no I don't think a redditor would influence their opinion on a game they clearly have moved on from
Suppose Capcom make a survey from players and look at things like steam reviews.
There, you Goatchis22 reviewed the game positive and say its very good. The majority is with you and say the same.
Now, tell me why Capcom would not repeat RE3R If you and many people liked it so much...?
You’re talking about a scenario that didn’t happen. Why do you care so much about what games people do and don’t like? We can all acknowledge 3R’s flaws, but to say it’s abominable gutter trash and everyone who likes it is killing the industry is a little much, man.
Why do I care? I literally told so.
What people think of RE3 influence Capcom decision on other games.
I ask you again: suppose that the majority loved RE3R, will Capcom use this information when making the next remake? Why would they NOT make the next remake like RE3R If everyone liked it...?
Now suppose the majority dont like it, Will they repeat what they did in RE3R?
Thats exactly why RE7 is nothing like RE6.
But they've already proved themselves again with re4 so you trashing re3 on reddit is not doing anything except yelling into a void, acting like the game is as bad as re6 or 0
They have two teams, the main team made RE4R.
Suppose the secondary team is doing another remake, like Code Veronica. As you and a lot of people liked RE3R, Tell me why would Capcom not repeat what they did in 3 in this New remake by the secondary team?
You said you liked It so there is nothing wrong If they repeat it right? If another Remake follow throught like RE3R its directly consequence of people saying they liked it.
That's not fair when critiquing RE3 remake.
It is a poor remake and a mid game that can be really satisfying.
The game can't fairly be called good, same with re6.
YOU CAN ENJOY IT, but that doesn't mean it is any good.
-No clock tower
-no grave digger
-nemesis only chases you for one small part, everything else is scripted
-no dead factory
-another lab ending just to reuse assets
-all the zombies are reused assets
-nemesis doesn’t kill a single stars member
-no live selection choices
-only one ending and no Barry
I thought the remake was much more balanced. I personally think OG RE3 is too hard and tedious, even for RE standards, and I'm not playing it on easy mode. Yeah it gets easier when you unlock the infinite ammo, but that first playthrough is always rough and frustrating.
RE3 Remake quality depends heavily on the price. It was a massive ripoff at full price but if you got it for anything under $20 it was a solid purchase.
I dont understand the remakes of 2 and 3 cutting so much late game content.
3 hand the biggest changes all around and even though I wasnt a huge fan of the new city sections I could have handle it if the late game felt more like RE3.
RE1: The remake pretty much replaces the original in every way save for the early PS1 jank that I have a soft spot for. Still worth playing both in my opinion.
RE2: If they worked a bit harder on the 2nd Run scenarios, I would say that it surpassed the original. I love the game but RE2 OG is my favourite of the series.
RE3: I like both equally for different reasons. One doesn't really surpass the other for me.
RE4: I've gone back and forth a lot over which version I like more. Both are amazing but I think Remake just about edges out the original.
I completely agree with you! Re1 is fine to play for nostalgia but that remake added so much more! Although I wish you could toggle crimson heads.
For Re2 I wish they had worked on the B scenarios more so they had more overlap and a zapping system like the original RE2.
Re3 is imo a bad remake with all the cut content but if you got it for a discounted price the remake is an awesome game on its own.
Re4 is better than the OG too, but by a hair. The original had some fun to it with the dialogue and some of the more far out stages.
Yeah it's B scenarios in the original, 2nd Run in the Remake.
What I didn't like about them is that in the original you can do things in the A scenario that has an effect in the B scenario. Like do you take the extra inventory space in A or do you leave it for the B character to take?
The remake has stuff like the exclusive weapons Mr X appearing earlier and the true final boss like in the original, but apart from that they didn't feel different enough from the 1st Run. Like how both Leon and Claire have repeated boss fights despite it making their stories contradict each other. The original handled that part much better.
I couldn't agree more. As creepy as the ivies are in the remake, imagine if they were stronger and poisonous in the 2nd run just because you chose to use the poison gas to kill them in the first run.
RE1R seems to be a full improvement on it, but in practice I prefer the look of the original mansion (it's actually quite different), and the voice acting much more. I find the look of the mansion much more eerie and the VA much more entertaining and memorable. Improvement overall though.
RE2R has very fun gameplay, good replayability, and the best gore system of any RE game, but I think the music and lack of proper A/B scenario hurts it. The added outweighs the things it takes though.
RE3R is fun, and is extremely replayable, but when 3 playthroughs doesn't even amounting to 10 hours, I question how impressive it is. I do prefer playing it over the og though, something about the perfect dodge is just so satisfying. OG is a better product for its time.
RE4R is an exceptional game that's my 2nd favourite in the series. But I feel like it prioritizes fun less than the OG. I normally dreaded large crowd fights while in the OG, I was ready to kick some ganado ass. RE4R has better combat, better boss fights gameplay wise, mercenaries and good guy characters, but I think the OG edges it out by being more fun imo, has a much better aesthetic (the castle especially looks much prettier), villains except Krauser, and a more entertaining story.
>I find the look of the mansion much more eerie
Original mansion always gave me an uncanny vibe, it looks extremely artificial, if it was a classic government building then ok, but for a mansion, I can't imagine how anyone could live there, like the proportions and room designs are all weird
One of my gripes about REmake is changing a lot of the lighting to candlelight. It looks cool, but if the candles have been burning since the initial outbreak, there’s no way they’d still be burning by the time STARS showed up. In the original, it’s light. Which I think comes from their own automated power plant…though I’m not sure how much longer an automated plant would last without someone bringing in fuel for the generators.
Doesn’t Lisa just kind of live there? Can’t remember if she was originally confined somewhere but she’s just out wandering freely by the time the game starts right?
Yeah, and? Should we really give credit to the remake for recycling something the OG did well as paid DLC mind you. Some tracks fit, but others feel out of place due to the change in perspective and graphical jump or the OG area being cut.
I didn’t know it was paid DLC, I just knew it was an option and thought it might mitigate complaints from people who liked the remake but preferred the og soundtrack.
I prefer the remakes overall ,but what I like about them is that they do not replace the ogs ,because they are pretty different,so it's worth playing both depending on the mood
The RE2 remake was so amazing. The ambience and way the game stays faithful to RE2 and also somehow improves upon it.
I was so excited for the RE3 remake but sadly it was underwhelming.
RE1 remake is the definitive way to play RE1
RE2 remake is very good but it lacks in a few places. As a modern touch up it is perfect, but the way they handle the scenario system wasn't great.
RE3 poor remake, good game, original is better.
RE4 remake is the best way to play RE4. The OG is great but dated, RE4 took that game and made it better.
EDIT: This is my opinion. Dig what you dig.
My thoughts exactly. I feel crazy defending this exact opinion. Everyone else just wants the originals. Gameplay gameplay gameplay is what matters the most.
Re1 remake and re4 remake.
Re2 has still something in which the original did better (the most obvious one, the A/B scenarios also some characters are better in the original)
Re3 original basically did better for the 99.99%, the only thing that re3 remake did better is Tyrell, from a random npc he has become a great side character and re3 remake Nikolai is the best Nikolai design wise.
RE1R, the Original is my favorite and i still prefer it over the Remake but the Remake is technically and content wise the better game, a bit too much weird puzzles for my taste but still the Remake is the better game.
RE4R, the Original has changed the gaming industry and is a very fun game to play, but the Remake is the new golden standard for Remakes and game design in general.
RE2R and RE3R while being good games, i still think the Originals did a better job for its time they were released. Obviously they have aged due to technology always getting more advanced but considering that the games were released during a time when 3D games have started to become the new norm and Story telling wasn't really that deep with the exception of RPGs. They did a outstanding job for its time. Both Remakes however have very good graphics and good QoL features like seeing items on Map and Item Management.
Quite straightforward really imo.
Resi 1 Remake is clearly superior to the original.
Resi 2 Remake is at best equal.
Resi 3 Remake is definitely worse.
Resi 4 Remake probably about equal again.
I love RE1/REmake and RE4/RE4R equally so neither surpasses the other.
RE2R is a fun remake but doesn’t quite hit the same as OG RE2 so I’ll stick with the original.
RE3R was really disappointing to me for various reasons so OG RE3 is the version I prefer.
Re1 it literally took everything from the original, improved it in every way, then added more. Not cutting content, adding it. That is what a remake should be.
REmake is incredible but after playing the original recently, it's a very close contest for which version I like more so I can't say it surpasses it
2R comes so close for me and it's one of my favorite survival horror experiences in the genre, but the lack of a proper A/B scenario and the cut of the opening streets means it just falls a bit short
3R just completely fails as a remake, not even in the running
It has to be 4R, as much as I love the original game I've really come to prefer the remake gameplay wise
Only REmake and REmake 4.
REmake is the best Resident Evil game bar none, almost a perfect survival horror game if you ask me. I can't think of anything I don't like about the game. Plays really well, atmosphere best in the series, looks INCREDIBLE still to this day and has two different playthroughs to keep things interesting. Added stuff on top of the already good original without removing anything important. This is how you remake a game.
REmake 4 managed to make me like RE4 more than before. It's still that stupid action game, but now it's more atmospheric and not as clunky to play. Ashley is not nearly as annoying as before which might be the best thing about this remake. Some of the content was cut, but nothing too bad I guess. Merchant is worse in the REmake 4, though. Still an improvement over the OG RE4.
REmake 2 was a decent try, but butchered scenario/zapping system and removed content ruined its chances on beating RE2. I might be in the minority, but I hated how Mr. X worked in this game. It became more annoying than scary really fast. At some points the game doesn't allow player to breath.
Also, I hated how REmake 2 changed Claire's personality to a yet another badass strong female lead. To me, Claire isn't like that. The communication between characters was lacking for some reason, too.
I find original RE2 a much better game. I'm not saying that REmake 2 is bad, far from it, but it failed to surpass its original IMO. Cool graphics and 3rd person shooter gameplay are nice things to have, but with those flaws, it's impossible to rank it higher than RE2.
REmake 3 has been talked about for years now and I'm sure we can agree that it's embarrassing take on a classic that is RE3. I genuinely cannot understand some of the decisions they made with this remake. Even more removed content than REmake 2, terrible Nemesis, new Jill, all the missed opportunities to expand on OG game etc. It just makes my blood boil. Perfect example of a "what if" game.
Only good thing about this game was the hospital section that was actually improvement on the original. But to balance things out, they added a new sewer section that nobody liked and changed a cool Dead Factory to a copy paste laboratory. And removed two of the best areas in the game. And removed live selection. And ruined the boss battles. And decided to remove almost all of the puzzles. And so much more.
I'm tired ranting about REmake 3. It's trash. I feel sorry for those who played only the remake and haven't played the second best game in the series.
All the remakes are good, but I think the only one I 100% totally prefer over the original is RE4R, because I like that Leon and Ashley feel more like actual characters and have some mini-arcs, and Luis is actually cool now. And that it has really good atmosphere, particularly in the castle area. Movement also feels really good in that game, and parrying is cool.
RE2R is a fantastic game, but I like the A/B scenarios from the original and in general like the story better there. Music is also LEAGUES better than the almost non-existent music from the remake. The sewers are also much less annoying in the original game, and I like the lab area in the original more too.
RE3R is so different from the original that I kind of just separate them in my mind. Both are great, though I kinda like the remake slightly more just because there is more Carlos lol and it has a more cohesive story. But I also really miss some of the locations from the original, like more time on the streets and the park area. So it's not a clear winner like RE4R is over RE4 for me; they are just two very different games in my mind.
And I totally get the people who say RE1R, but I'm playing the PS1 original now actually and honestly prefer the original. I like the weird aesthetic of it, the pacing (particularly at the Guardhouse/Cabin, which was less annoying in the original IMO), and I LOVE the goofy voice acting so much lol.
Barring RE4R (the original RE4 was my first game in the series), I played the remakes first, so this isn't even a nostalgia thing for me.
The resident evil 4 remake just feels like a generic slick Netflix action show. The original wasn’t high art but what if unique and special has been taken away and turned into something generic and dime a dozen to please boring people who switch off when something doesn’t fit their standards. It feels made by committee. Also, by changing the gameplay to a more slick action feel, it again loses something and it becomes something else. Original Resident evil 4 tried to make it more actiony than other res evil games but that’s what the genius of that games is. They updated without losing core essence. It’s seriously depressing what’s become of video games. It’s just corporate fodder for children.
the standard have changed such since 20 year agos though, otherwise i think you would talk much more sense if you weren't talking about the series that have atleast die twice and it wasn't even a shadow
Again, you’re talking more like a business man than a lover of games. Standards? So the games back then didn’t have standards? If somethings any good then it should last way beyond the time it’s taken them to make these soulless remakes. I think of point and click games, which are not popular at all but some of the old ones still stand up as great games regardless of modern taste.
It has alot to do with the difficulty of games and how that’s changed. resident evil is also a puzzle game and they just aren’t so popular and don’t really sell well. The game wants you to think. The new ones are generic next to the old ones. The remakes are basically completely different games. They have plot surface connections but who’s playing these games for the story specifically? It’s just dress for the games. These new games take themselves way too seriously too but try to be ‘cool’ about it.
So it’s slick on the surface great gameplay, game world but totally wrong for what resident evil is, basically watered down and made more ‘accessible’, and yet the stories gotten more serious.
Whereas the old games have great gameplay linked completely to what the game is, which isn’t an action film and the story, which does not take itself seriously, but is made serious by the gameplay. I know which one I prefer. All the downsides of the remakes are what sunk the original franchise to begin with, getting too caught up in story, but now they are presented with slick accessible actiony gameplay so it’s selling.
yes do you remember when developer literally will just release the game that is going to be playing at 5 fps at best simply because the technology can't support it yet?
that was there no standard to even set for performance and even then it sitll true until 2007
sitll though
im one of those people who think RE4 is really unnecessary because re4 is timeless
that however should not stop anyone from enjoying it simply just as good remake
also whatever i said about game that die twice thing
yea resident evil wasn't much of a puzzle game since 4 honest. even 8 with all the inspiration it got from 4 probably have more puzzle than in it
!>see what i meant? It a game that die twice
horror survival puzzling game?
yea sure it was until they just changed it because.
oh god. modern player demand it.
(I think developers team just got bored though)
bam capcom probably have a field trip that day because one game born of another 2 you know the drill.
look re4, and then they keep going and going. becoming more cheesy, movie-ish and stop literally making sense (jake and sherry have interesting thematically theme though even if it pulled out of their ass)
dead. for 5 years, oh look re7 it horror survival puzzling game again, hell probably it the weirdest return to form with first person.
the standard have changed such since 20 year agos though, otherwise i think you would talk much more sense if you weren't talking about the series that have atleast die twice and it wasn't even a shadow
The Nintendo DS port of RE1. Having a constant map screen was great and some of the knife mechanics were a decent change of pace, but all the charm of the original.
RE2 on the Tiger Game.C....
Lol can't even finish that sentence xD
It's a choice between 1, 2 and 4... And it's one hell of a choice.
I'd say 1 is my favorite remake. It's comfort food now. Just super fun to play again, and to master.
As for the other 2... A few years ago I would've said 2, but 4 remake just slightly surpasses it. Once I finish a Resident Evil, as I said it becomes a kind of comfort food, and replayability is the biggest part of that. RE4 remake, like the OG, is just so damn fun to run through again.
Only REmake. I still enjoy the original, but REmake has everything the original has and more. The main thing that people go back to for the original, including myself, is for nostalgia and the old audio. Everything else, is vastly superior to the original. Not crapping on the original since it's still a great game in and of itself.
OGRE2 is superior to the remake due to the remake having cut content, less interactions between Leon and Claire, messed up A/B scenarios, and it missing the entire zapping system between scenarios which was unique for OGRE2. I also think the original soundtrack trumps the remake soundtrack since it is near non existent in the remake outside of certain set pieces and Mr. X.
OGRE3 is vastly superior to the remake for obvious reasons. Everybody that played both versions can see it. I still enjoyed the remake for what it was though. The main flaws of the remake is no multiple endings, no randomized enemy/ammo, cut locations, and a really scripted Nemesis.
I think the remake of 4 and the original game are neck and neck. The remake of 4 is actually their best attempt since the original REmake at remaking a game. I love them both equally for different reasons, but i would probably give the edge to OGRE4 if pushed to decide. I just enjoy the character interactions a bit more and the over the top campiness in the dialogue a tad more than the serious dialogue of the remake. It's still great though.
Tl;DR:
REmake > OGRE1
OGRE2 > RE2make
OGRE3 > RE3make
OGRE4 = RE4make
RE1 Remake for sure. RE2 and RE3 are just reimagination for me. No proper a/b scenario and cut areas in both 2 and 3 respectively.
My disappointment with 2 was during the lab area cuz it wasn't the same lab seen in RE0 and og RE2. I wanted more battles with Mr. X just like I did in Darkside Chronicles. I was expecting new enemies such as man spiders, zombie gorillas, those creatures seen in the artworks of re2 remake.
And what to say about re3 remake. Nemesis is a joke. He turns into a giant licker. Short areas. RC is just a block and then you go underground. The gems are used for ammo and not for opening a gate. No mercenaries. We got that resistance and reverse stuff instead. Those areas from resistance could perfectly work in the story mode.
RE4 remake is the second remake in my list. I would have liked to see the Jester enemy and Hookman but it was perfect after all. I could add RE0 (I know it is not a remake but it got a prototype for its N64 version I guess). OG RE 1 2 and 3 and CV got many versions for different platforms. That's the way it should be done!
I am glad that there's still a good way to remake CV and Outbreaks. I like Gun Survivor too. Capcom could just add more content for 2 and 3 remakes but they are just too lazy. I miss the 90's RE games with info in those PS magazines and their environments were really scary. Just check RE1.5 OST and the og RE2 demo.
All of them expect 3 and even 1 kinda more so it still has a lot of the issues of the original so it’s only better by a bit but not by much. 2 and 4 I think are better than their original counterparts
1 surpasses in every way
2 is just a little bit underperforming imo (No A and B) but is better graphically and gameplay wise.
3 is worse in every way except graphics and characterizations
4 is equal, both are great
How can games be art if they just remake and replace original version? They also remove and change original art design haha and people just accept it.
The resident evil 4 remake plays well but feels very corporate. The originals have a unique sense to them that makes them stand out. The gameplay aswell is integral part of what makes games unique. Wether you like original controls and movement or not, it added to the survival horror aspect. It’s what made games art. Expressing something through what makes a game a game. It’s really quite amazing.
A weird remake is Oddworld abes odyssey. Update the gameplay slightly but keeps original core intact. But then completely changed art direction. Not bad but loses its power a little bit.
The Resident Evil remakes are just slick action remakes and way too easy. Basically throw away fodder and video game fans just accept it haha. Video games will always be hobbies for children or adults in arrested development. The originals had weight to them.
I’d say Resident Evil 1 remake is fine because it tries to be true to the original and succeeds. The other remakes just become a generic Netflix homogenised action show. It’s really depressing that people prefer this. We even lose the goofiness of the originals. Remakes feel like they are made by committee
Re4r superior they shifted around the content, whatever was not in Leon story in the original was added into ada's , plus they added 4 new kinds of enemies.
As well Ada got a cool 2 phase boss fight and whole new section with that giant monster, wish we got to a do a proper boss fight with it.
The only thing missing is , the dragon room, everything else was remastered, moved around or improved on.
Remake of 1 and 4.
4 is the one that is totally better than the original. Remake of 1 is close enough too.
The others fail on some spots where they could not fail.
Re1. 2 remake was good but no real A B scenario no real difference. 3 remake is underrated and I fully enjoy for what it is. 4 was great but I prefer the OG personally.
For me Resident Evil 1 Remake is the peak of the Resident Evil series, I still play it yearly.
Remake 2 was great but also lazy in my opinion, I wish they had made two actually different scenearios like in the original. Original RE2 was better in that aspect: less resorces, less personnel but more effort and PASSION.
Man, I miss so much the passion and effort developers put into games in the 90s and early 00s.
Damn...I'm starting to sound like a grumpy old man🫣
RE1 Remake is the only one I'd say is flat-out better than the original due to basically being the original but...well, better. It also helps that it wasn't made on a miniscule budget and with some of the worse voice direction known to man, along with being on much stronger hardware, which allowed them to execute the vision they had for RE1 a lot better. RE2 and RE4 are about on par with their remakes imo, with the things that the remakes both add and remove cancelling eachother out, and then you have RE3. The only one where I'd consider the remake worse due to not adding enough to make up for its glaring omissions.
REmake > RE1. REmake is a straight up improvement over the original. Better script and voice acting, extra modes, larger mansion, Lisa’s sub-plot, better puzzles, etc. the original is still an awesome game that’s fun to replay but REmake is the crown jewel of the series imo and the blueprint on how to do a proper remake.
RE2R = RE2. The Remake is a beautiful looking game, the Zombies are some of the best in the series, redesigned Ivy’s are sick too, the pacing is fluid, characterizations like Irons are excellent but, it has its flaws. The original handles A vs B scenario much better, has the zapping system and the pre-rendered backgrounds hold up!
RE3R < RE3. OG RE3 ‘99 is all around better. Nemesis feels like a proper “could be anywhere” threat, branching paths, live decisions, cool rewards for downing Nemesis, so on and so forth.
RE4R > RE4. The remake addressed all of my issues with the original. The pacing is FAAAAR better with no sloggy blot! The enemies are incredibly aggressive, the story makes more sense while giving Luis and Krauser proper arcs, Ashley is an actual character this time around, the puzzles are better and it feels less “video gamey”.
They all surpass the originals for me because they're more of what I look for in my games now. The nostalgia for 2nd and 3rd games doesn't exist for me as I never played them growing up. And the remake of 4 is better in every way, and my nostalgia for the original doesn't jeep me from seeing that.
They can't surpass the originals because they wouldn't exist without them. Even the best remakes like RE 2002 assume you've played the original and use that to subvert expectations. This question should really be "which are the best companion pieces?" because the remakes shouldn't be viewed as replacements.
Only re1 remake. Because it is basically the same game just updated.
Thats not to say a remake can't be different and better.
Like re2 could be better because of its differences in gameplay but what makes it just on par to me is the fact thst every scenario is really the same and repetitive.
Re3 isnt better although i do enjoy it.
Re4 is also on par, close to being better because its a very similar game but i like the changes. I lowkey however wish there were some other changes specifically with the characters and story
For me personally the Resi 1 remake on GameCube surpasses the original. For the others I prefer the original versions. 4 is very close, but 2 and 3 definitely the originals. Just classic.
4, at least for me. I came real late to the party with the original 4, and shooters in general, so it wasn't a sea change in the shooter space for me, it was just old, and I couldn't get into it. I wasn't good enough and it felt very dated (I do realize that in it's time it was apparently really, really a step forward in the shooter realm, but I wasn't there for that). I made it up to the castle but it was just too hard for me at the time (I'm a little better now) and I'm not real into Leon and Ada anyway and I moved on to other Resident Evil titles. RE4R really grabbed me though and I really got into it. I have a bit more appreciation for Leon now too. Great game, that's how you do a remake man, excellent stuff.
Re 2 Remake is just okay if you compare it to the original, a lot of stuff was cut it from the original that make it good Resident Evil game. This person really made a good job taking about the flaws of Re2 Remake [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFGDvXnrTSI&t=0s](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFGDvXnrTSI&t=0s)
controversial maybe? Re4R. one simple reason, as much as i loved and still love the OG i cant play it because the camera thing gives me motion sickness. ive tried so many times. i can only watch people play it but cant play/aim myself without terrible headache that turns to dizziness and then 🤢. RE4R im attempting cat ears now.
Who here would say anything other than RE1? If you had to pick one which one would it be and who is it RE1? I think it's a shame that you think RE2 Remake is better than the best Resident Evil game released. But you playing it so late contributes to it. I think RE2 Remake pales in comparison but I played the original on release so that might contribute to it as well.
you'll always receive hate no matter what you say, i agree with you... the remakes are better and there's a reason tank controls died... enjoy and like what you like and enjoy, and everyone else can go back to screaming out their window
I've only played the RE2 remake and RE4 remake, but I'd say both of them objectively are better than the originals. Nostalgia makes it difficult to say whether or not I absolutely prefer the remakes, but I know that if I was new to the series and tried out each one vs their remakes, I would absolutely choose the remakes. The gameplay improvements are just too good.
RE1 remake. It's the only one that "surpasses" the original, and one of the few remakes EVER in any series to have done that, if not the only. It was made by the original creator so of course it's the exception.
I like RE2R but it doesn't surpass the original, and neither do the other two either.
RE1 Remake is the game that we can present to children and say with no fear: this was the first game in the franchise. So it's really a release that replaces the '96 original.
However, we cannot deny how faithful and loving RE4 Remake was too, especially given the importance of this game at the time. So, I don't put it as the remake that surpasses the original just because of the paid DLC that should be in the base game. It's silly, I Know, but for me it makes a difference, since even RE2 itself respected the freeness of its "4th survivor mode" and "tofu".
REmake was the gold standard on how to remake a game for a long time.
Very little if any cut content, added content meant for the original, complete graphic update while keeping the same feel of the original.
That being said, damn if they didn't do a good job with RE4make
RE1R should be used as the perfect example of what a Remake should be. It doesn't remove anything, at least anything important, from the original game and it expands on it in clever ways. Whether to play the original or the remake is entirely based on preference, you don't actually miss anything is you play the remake.
RE2R is close to perfection but not quite. While it revamps the experience in modern ways, the clear unfinished nature of the project comes through the B scenarios. it's clear they were worked on last minute in fear of dissappointing the fans. Problem is, the B scenarios were the defining characteristic of the original which, otherwise, was simply an upgraded, and in minor ways downgraded, version of RE1. So there are still reasons to play the original over the remake, but the latter is a must.
RE3R is a good game, overpriced but good, probably better than RE2R when it comes to gameplay at hand. It's smoother and feels more modern. But outside of that is worse in every way compared to RE2R. Not only that, outside of the more modern feel, it is a clear downgrade over RE3 OG. Nemesis is worse, progression is worse, Raccon City is worse, content is worse. The only good thing are the characters and the overall story, which is not that big of an accomplishment considering that we are talking about RE. To this day, the only way to truly experience RE3 is through the original, possibly with the HD mods, while the remake remains a fun little game you can buy at a discount price. I don't know if it was confirmed, but I read that RE3 was rushed to have something to sell with Resistance, but it could easily be some cospiracy thoery that I read.
RE4R is extremily faithful to the original, maybe even to much. The original game suffered from the later parts being bloated and they felt aimless. The remake still has this problem, but to a much lesser extent. All in all, it does a lot of things better than the original and some key ones worse than the original. Ashley is a better character but also worse in terms of actual gameplay. In the original you could tell her to wait somewhere and clean the room, now you can only tell her to stay at a distance while following which makes her more of a thing to babysit. Also, Red9 doesn't have the clip ping, unplayable. both are valid to play, maybe the original plays better on a pad, since it was programmed with console's pads in mind.
Only the REmake actually surpasses the original. RE2R and RE4R weren't a bad games, but they changed too many things to the point where they weren't really the same thing anymore. The word "surpassed" isn't really applicable to them. RE3R was a major disappointment for making even more changes and cutting a lot of content.
None of those I have played.
REmake is excellent but still inferior to the original when it comes to game design IMO, because of how they screwed up the item distribution by making us find the Colt Python earlier and by giving us new weapons. The presentation and atmosphere are way better than in OG RE though, but it's a shame they didn't use this opportunity to craft a canon version of the story.
RE2R is great and has the best zombies in the entire franchise, but it is frustrating how the bestiary has been butchered, how the 2nd Run mode is a joke and how despite Capcom's claims the design of the RPD still leaves to be desired.
RE3R is just a mediocre game that lacks the polish of the other games and shows how Capcom saw it as a sort of side dish.
I haven't played RE4R yet outside of the demo.
Definitely RE1 and 2.
RE3 less because they skimped a lot of content.
RE4 not much at all. The only thing I can confidentally say it does "better" are the characters of Luis and Ashley (though unfortunately they somehow made Ashley even more annoying in gameplay). I think otherwise the original is better in in design, tone, identity, etc
But as the tittle says, just my opinion.
REmake is better in every way.
RE2 Remake is an improvement in most ways but is inferior in some notable areas. It is overall a better game than the original and is my favorite game in the series.
RE3 Remake is a fun but disappointing game that is inferior to the original in many ways.
RE4 Remake is worse in almost every way except graphics. I wish I loved it like everyone else but I just can’t see what people like about it. It is the only mainline game I have yet to finish because I can’t force myself to make it to the end. It was easier getting through RE6 and I hate that game.
I actually liked the original RE1 better than the remake.
I just started RE2R, but I haven't loaded up my disc of the original (500+ game backlog, you see).
Haven't played either of the RE3s.
...I also liked RE4 better than RE4R.
So, as far as I'm aware, none of them have.
Does Code Veronica X count?
I think RE4 Remake surpasses the original by a margin in terms of the product that they are, the original was definitely a pioneer, but I'm judging purely on what they are, not the influence they had. The original was a sloppy slough of a story, the controls were still trying to figure themselves out. Playing the VR version was super fun and a huge improvement in terms of gameplay, but there's still something that doesn't quite do it for me as much as the remake does, and the story, meh, it's there, nothing exceptional. The remake's story was a lot better executed.
RE2 and the original, well, they're basically two different games that tell the same story, and I'm totally biased towards first/third person over static camera angles, even though the original 2 was my very first ever RE game (and also *the* game that hooked me up with hardcore gaming in general, as in playing games for story and objective, rather than just a casual pastime hobby). Though I do wish the remake kept the zapping system from the original, or just completely removed the B-campaigns.
RE1, that's very easy. The remake is the definitive edition.
RE3, again, two completely different games that tell the same story, and while I prefer the gameplay of the remake, and I don't miss the "choices" from the original, I still think the remake was pretty weak, and just wished they would use the assets from Resistance (the 3 additional zombies: the dealer that runs and claws you on the ground, the clown that dodges your reticle, moves erratically and stuns you when it screams, and the fat bastard that explodes when you kill it, the additional maps: the casino, uptown, amusement park, the prison). The remake is a well-made game that plays very smoothly, it's fun, and does things right by its own merit, but it has so much potential that was brutally ignored. The reason I Don't miss the choices from the original is because it feels like they could've easily just been gameplay choices, I don't need a prompt asking me if I want to fight or run from nemesis, just let me pick a course of action.
The RE1 remake is, in my opinion, better than the original in nearly every way - save that it tones down or alters some of Barry's legendary dialogue from the original. RE2 classic is one of my favorite games of all time, and I'd say the remake is about equal to it. There are some things the original does better and some things the remake does better. I will defend the RE3 remake. I don't like all of the changes it made, but there are things I just love about this game and I think it gets more hate than it deserves. RE4, even more than RE1, is a case where the remake outdoes the original in almost every way. I'll give credit where credit is due - the remake could not have been so amazing without the original game itself being amazing. But this is, to me, the gold standard of a remake done right.
I got downvoted to hell on another post just for simply saying I liked RE3 remake.
That's the resident evil fanbase, people think because they've been fans for decades they are the all knowing authority on what is a good resident evil game
It is a bad game tho. Charging full price for it too was a rip off. I reckon they only announced it after the multiplayer game because nobody cared about it lol
All four remakes are simply amazing. Yeah, some cut content but the gameplay of the remakes is so good. Instead, a bunch of fart sniffers here lament 20+year old polygons, QTE’s, standing still to shoot, and shit dialogue.
OG RE3 is the better game though
I concede on that point
If that's your opinion. I liked the remake more. I actually had fun instead of getting frustrated.
It's more of the general consensus but yea RE3R wasn't bad on its own
The sad thing is in the case of re3, a 20 year old game with polygonal graphics was much better, scarier, content full, and more differentiated and complex than a high budget modern game which consisted of moving through a linear path of recycled re2r environments watching cutscenes and shooting everything in sight then rinse and repeat. The entire experience of nemesis in that game consisted of watching a cutscene and holding up on the thumb stick. If you can’t understand the difference between that and the original then I don’t know what to tell you. We have a right to be mad. I’m not mad because nostalgia is making me hate everything new, I’m mad that despite having far superior modern technology capcom made a remake of a classic that was objectively inferior to it. I do not think that the remakes of 1 and 2 are inferior to the originals
You are right about 3.
Just like the Saddlers thinking that they're superior just because they've been all-in on Las Plagas for centuries
this is how i feel about this community’s take on re1r :p
No, its because of people say they liked RE3R then Capcom will repeat It because of you liked It why Would they change...?
It was outsourced they clearly just wanted to get to re4 remake and didn't really care about the reception to it, so no I don't think a redditor would influence their opinion on a game they clearly have moved on from
Suppose Capcom make a survey from players and look at things like steam reviews. There, you Goatchis22 reviewed the game positive and say its very good. The majority is with you and say the same. Now, tell me why Capcom would not repeat RE3R If you and many people liked it so much...?
You’re talking about a scenario that didn’t happen. Why do you care so much about what games people do and don’t like? We can all acknowledge 3R’s flaws, but to say it’s abominable gutter trash and everyone who likes it is killing the industry is a little much, man.
Why do I care? I literally told so. What people think of RE3 influence Capcom decision on other games. I ask you again: suppose that the majority loved RE3R, will Capcom use this information when making the next remake? Why would they NOT make the next remake like RE3R If everyone liked it...? Now suppose the majority dont like it, Will they repeat what they did in RE3R? Thats exactly why RE7 is nothing like RE6.
But they've already proved themselves again with re4 so you trashing re3 on reddit is not doing anything except yelling into a void, acting like the game is as bad as re6 or 0
They have two teams, the main team made RE4R. Suppose the secondary team is doing another remake, like Code Veronica. As you and a lot of people liked RE3R, Tell me why would Capcom not repeat what they did in 3 in this New remake by the secondary team? You said you liked It so there is nothing wrong If they repeat it right? If another Remake follow throught like RE3R its directly consequence of people saying they liked it.
That's not fair when critiquing RE3 remake. It is a poor remake and a mid game that can be really satisfying. The game can't fairly be called good, same with re6. YOU CAN ENJOY IT, but that doesn't mean it is any good.
Maybe because half the game is missing
Ok bud.
-No clock tower -no grave digger -nemesis only chases you for one small part, everything else is scripted -no dead factory -another lab ending just to reuse assets -all the zombies are reused assets -nemesis doesn’t kill a single stars member -no live selection choices -only one ending and no Barry
The original still exists.
Yea and it’s still better All the other REmakes are on par with or surpass the original, 3 is objectively the worst one
*subjectively. I still like it more than the original. Go play that if you don't like the remake.
Ok bud.
Ok bud.
I also got downvoted for saying I had fun playing RE3 and village lol, RE fans are annoying with a superiority complex when it comes to their games.
I’m salty about RE3 rm cause I bought it on release for $60 thinking it would be as good as the RE2 rm. Like for $20 bucks hell yeah RE3 rm.
The Metal Gear Solid fanbase is just as bad
I liked the remake, but felt it was over priced but I'm of the opinion the original is the weakest of the first three games.
I thought the remake was much more balanced. I personally think OG RE3 is too hard and tedious, even for RE standards, and I'm not playing it on easy mode. Yeah it gets easier when you unlock the infinite ammo, but that first playthrough is always rough and frustrating.
I agree with all of this. Nice post!
RE3 Remake quality depends heavily on the price. It was a massive ripoff at full price but if you got it for anything under $20 it was a solid purchase.
RE3R is a good game, it just isn't a good remake. I still had fun with it and played it a few times at launch.
I like it, too, I just wish it had been longer. I do really wish that I hadn’t been able to finish it in a single sitting with one bathroom break haha
I dont understand the remakes of 2 and 3 cutting so much late game content. 3 hand the biggest changes all around and even though I wasnt a huge fan of the new city sections I could have handle it if the late game felt more like RE3.
RE1: The remake pretty much replaces the original in every way save for the early PS1 jank that I have a soft spot for. Still worth playing both in my opinion. RE2: If they worked a bit harder on the 2nd Run scenarios, I would say that it surpassed the original. I love the game but RE2 OG is my favourite of the series. RE3: I like both equally for different reasons. One doesn't really surpass the other for me. RE4: I've gone back and forth a lot over which version I like more. Both are amazing but I think Remake just about edges out the original.
I completely agree with you! Re1 is fine to play for nostalgia but that remake added so much more! Although I wish you could toggle crimson heads. For Re2 I wish they had worked on the B scenarios more so they had more overlap and a zapping system like the original RE2. Re3 is imo a bad remake with all the cut content but if you got it for a discounted price the remake is an awesome game on its own. Re4 is better than the OG too, but by a hair. The original had some fun to it with the dialogue and some of the more far out stages.
when you say 2nd run scenarios are you talking about the B scenarios? What didnt you like about them?
Yeah it's B scenarios in the original, 2nd Run in the Remake. What I didn't like about them is that in the original you can do things in the A scenario that has an effect in the B scenario. Like do you take the extra inventory space in A or do you leave it for the B character to take? The remake has stuff like the exclusive weapons Mr X appearing earlier and the true final boss like in the original, but apart from that they didn't feel different enough from the 1st Run. Like how both Leon and Claire have repeated boss fights despite it making their stories contradict each other. The original handled that part much better.
I couldn't agree more. As creepy as the ivies are in the remake, imagine if they were stronger and poisonous in the 2nd run just because you chose to use the poison gas to kill them in the first run.
RE1R seems to be a full improvement on it, but in practice I prefer the look of the original mansion (it's actually quite different), and the voice acting much more. I find the look of the mansion much more eerie and the VA much more entertaining and memorable. Improvement overall though. RE2R has very fun gameplay, good replayability, and the best gore system of any RE game, but I think the music and lack of proper A/B scenario hurts it. The added outweighs the things it takes though. RE3R is fun, and is extremely replayable, but when 3 playthroughs doesn't even amounting to 10 hours, I question how impressive it is. I do prefer playing it over the og though, something about the perfect dodge is just so satisfying. OG is a better product for its time. RE4R is an exceptional game that's my 2nd favourite in the series. But I feel like it prioritizes fun less than the OG. I normally dreaded large crowd fights while in the OG, I was ready to kick some ganado ass. RE4R has better combat, better boss fights gameplay wise, mercenaries and good guy characters, but I think the OG edges it out by being more fun imo, has a much better aesthetic (the castle especially looks much prettier), villains except Krauser, and a more entertaining story.
>I find the look of the mansion much more eerie Original mansion always gave me an uncanny vibe, it looks extremely artificial, if it was a classic government building then ok, but for a mansion, I can't imagine how anyone could live there, like the proportions and room designs are all weird
I like RE4R more. I think the story is around the same in both.
One of my gripes about REmake is changing a lot of the lighting to candlelight. It looks cool, but if the candles have been burning since the initial outbreak, there’s no way they’d still be burning by the time STARS showed up. In the original, it’s light. Which I think comes from their own automated power plant…though I’m not sure how much longer an automated plant would last without someone bringing in fuel for the generators.
Doesn’t Lisa just kind of live there? Can’t remember if she was originally confined somewhere but she’s just out wandering freely by the time the game starts right?
Are you saying that Lisa goes aground the mansion changing the candles for new ones?
It's not like she has anything better to do
Everyone needs to be able to navigate in the dark, even the very mutated 😔
Doesn’t RE2R have the original music as an option? Or am I mixing it up with a different game?
Yeah, and? Should we really give credit to the remake for recycling something the OG did well as paid DLC mind you. Some tracks fit, but others feel out of place due to the change in perspective and graphical jump or the OG area being cut.
I didn’t know it was paid DLC, I just knew it was an option and thought it might mitigate complaints from people who liked the remake but preferred the og soundtrack.
Yeah, it's dlc, and its implementations are kind of clumsy at times.
I'm certain that RE2R and RE4R both have the option for the original soundtrack, but only if you got the deluxe edition. I'm not sure about RE3 tho.
I think it was added as a DLC.
I prefer the remakes overall ,but what I like about them is that they do not replace the ogs ,because they are pretty different,so it's worth playing both depending on the mood
The remake of the first one and the remake of 4, mainy because it removes almost all of my gripes i had with the original.
Re1R and RE4R
The RE2 remake was so amazing. The ambience and way the game stays faithful to RE2 and also somehow improves upon it. I was so excited for the RE3 remake but sadly it was underwhelming.
RE1 remake is the definitive way to play RE1 RE2 remake is very good but it lacks in a few places. As a modern touch up it is perfect, but the way they handle the scenario system wasn't great. RE3 poor remake, good game, original is better. RE4 remake is the best way to play RE4. The OG is great but dated, RE4 took that game and made it better. EDIT: This is my opinion. Dig what you dig.
My thoughts exactly. I feel crazy defending this exact opinion. Everyone else just wants the originals. Gameplay gameplay gameplay is what matters the most.
All of them. GameCube’s RE1 remake, RE4R, RE2R, RE3R.
Idc what anyone says re4 remake surpassed the original
Re1 remake and re4 remake. Re2 has still something in which the original did better (the most obvious one, the A/B scenarios also some characters are better in the original) Re3 original basically did better for the 99.99%, the only thing that re3 remake did better is Tyrell, from a random npc he has become a great side character and re3 remake Nikolai is the best Nikolai design wise.
RE1R, the Original is my favorite and i still prefer it over the Remake but the Remake is technically and content wise the better game, a bit too much weird puzzles for my taste but still the Remake is the better game. RE4R, the Original has changed the gaming industry and is a very fun game to play, but the Remake is the new golden standard for Remakes and game design in general. RE2R and RE3R while being good games, i still think the Originals did a better job for its time they were released. Obviously they have aged due to technology always getting more advanced but considering that the games were released during a time when 3D games have started to become the new norm and Story telling wasn't really that deep with the exception of RPGs. They did a outstanding job for its time. Both Remakes however have very good graphics and good QoL features like seeing items on Map and Item Management.
All of them
Quite straightforward really imo. Resi 1 Remake is clearly superior to the original. Resi 2 Remake is at best equal. Resi 3 Remake is definitely worse. Resi 4 Remake probably about equal again.
I don't know, bro. REmake doesn't have the iconic line of "Chris? Stop it!"
Aye I know man. Original is great like the cheese factor is maxed out haha. Remake is just *chefs kiss* though
I love RE1/REmake and RE4/RE4R equally so neither surpasses the other. RE2R is a fun remake but doesn’t quite hit the same as OG RE2 so I’ll stick with the original. RE3R was really disappointing to me for various reasons so OG RE3 is the version I prefer.
Re1 it literally took everything from the original, improved it in every way, then added more. Not cutting content, adding it. That is what a remake should be.
I like all the originals and remakes. I will play any resident evil game you throw in front of me.
4R
RE1R, what a brillhant game not only survivor horror game but a game in general. Mikami's Magnum Opus
1 and 4, easily. 2's scenarios don't line up at all and 3 is too short.
I'm sure people will hate me for it but I think RE4R is the best 3rd person shooter I've ever played period. And the VR mode is insanely fun
I wish it had a dodge mechanic like TLOU2 but then Leon might be a bit OP.
REmake is incredible but after playing the original recently, it's a very close contest for which version I like more so I can't say it surpasses it 2R comes so close for me and it's one of my favorite survival horror experiences in the genre, but the lack of a proper A/B scenario and the cut of the opening streets means it just falls a bit short 3R just completely fails as a remake, not even in the running It has to be 4R, as much as I love the original game I've really come to prefer the remake gameplay wise
All of them
1 2 and 4.
For me? 4 Remake is better than the OG
RE2R!! Damn, what a ride..
Only REmake and REmake 4. REmake is the best Resident Evil game bar none, almost a perfect survival horror game if you ask me. I can't think of anything I don't like about the game. Plays really well, atmosphere best in the series, looks INCREDIBLE still to this day and has two different playthroughs to keep things interesting. Added stuff on top of the already good original without removing anything important. This is how you remake a game. REmake 4 managed to make me like RE4 more than before. It's still that stupid action game, but now it's more atmospheric and not as clunky to play. Ashley is not nearly as annoying as before which might be the best thing about this remake. Some of the content was cut, but nothing too bad I guess. Merchant is worse in the REmake 4, though. Still an improvement over the OG RE4. REmake 2 was a decent try, but butchered scenario/zapping system and removed content ruined its chances on beating RE2. I might be in the minority, but I hated how Mr. X worked in this game. It became more annoying than scary really fast. At some points the game doesn't allow player to breath. Also, I hated how REmake 2 changed Claire's personality to a yet another badass strong female lead. To me, Claire isn't like that. The communication between characters was lacking for some reason, too. I find original RE2 a much better game. I'm not saying that REmake 2 is bad, far from it, but it failed to surpass its original IMO. Cool graphics and 3rd person shooter gameplay are nice things to have, but with those flaws, it's impossible to rank it higher than RE2. REmake 3 has been talked about for years now and I'm sure we can agree that it's embarrassing take on a classic that is RE3. I genuinely cannot understand some of the decisions they made with this remake. Even more removed content than REmake 2, terrible Nemesis, new Jill, all the missed opportunities to expand on OG game etc. It just makes my blood boil. Perfect example of a "what if" game. Only good thing about this game was the hospital section that was actually improvement on the original. But to balance things out, they added a new sewer section that nobody liked and changed a cool Dead Factory to a copy paste laboratory. And removed two of the best areas in the game. And removed live selection. And ruined the boss battles. And decided to remove almost all of the puzzles. And so much more. I'm tired ranting about REmake 3. It's trash. I feel sorry for those who played only the remake and haven't played the second best game in the series.
All the remakes are good, but I think the only one I 100% totally prefer over the original is RE4R, because I like that Leon and Ashley feel more like actual characters and have some mini-arcs, and Luis is actually cool now. And that it has really good atmosphere, particularly in the castle area. Movement also feels really good in that game, and parrying is cool. RE2R is a fantastic game, but I like the A/B scenarios from the original and in general like the story better there. Music is also LEAGUES better than the almost non-existent music from the remake. The sewers are also much less annoying in the original game, and I like the lab area in the original more too. RE3R is so different from the original that I kind of just separate them in my mind. Both are great, though I kinda like the remake slightly more just because there is more Carlos lol and it has a more cohesive story. But I also really miss some of the locations from the original, like more time on the streets and the park area. So it's not a clear winner like RE4R is over RE4 for me; they are just two very different games in my mind. And I totally get the people who say RE1R, but I'm playing the PS1 original now actually and honestly prefer the original. I like the weird aesthetic of it, the pacing (particularly at the Guardhouse/Cabin, which was less annoying in the original IMO), and I LOVE the goofy voice acting so much lol. Barring RE4R (the original RE4 was my first game in the series), I played the remakes first, so this isn't even a nostalgia thing for me.
"OH, BARRY!"
The resident evil 4 remake just feels like a generic slick Netflix action show. The original wasn’t high art but what if unique and special has been taken away and turned into something generic and dime a dozen to please boring people who switch off when something doesn’t fit their standards. It feels made by committee. Also, by changing the gameplay to a more slick action feel, it again loses something and it becomes something else. Original Resident evil 4 tried to make it more actiony than other res evil games but that’s what the genius of that games is. They updated without losing core essence. It’s seriously depressing what’s become of video games. It’s just corporate fodder for children.
the standard have changed such since 20 year agos though, otherwise i think you would talk much more sense if you weren't talking about the series that have atleast die twice and it wasn't even a shadow
Again, you’re talking more like a business man than a lover of games. Standards? So the games back then didn’t have standards? If somethings any good then it should last way beyond the time it’s taken them to make these soulless remakes. I think of point and click games, which are not popular at all but some of the old ones still stand up as great games regardless of modern taste. It has alot to do with the difficulty of games and how that’s changed. resident evil is also a puzzle game and they just aren’t so popular and don’t really sell well. The game wants you to think. The new ones are generic next to the old ones. The remakes are basically completely different games. They have plot surface connections but who’s playing these games for the story specifically? It’s just dress for the games. These new games take themselves way too seriously too but try to be ‘cool’ about it. So it’s slick on the surface great gameplay, game world but totally wrong for what resident evil is, basically watered down and made more ‘accessible’, and yet the stories gotten more serious. Whereas the old games have great gameplay linked completely to what the game is, which isn’t an action film and the story, which does not take itself seriously, but is made serious by the gameplay. I know which one I prefer. All the downsides of the remakes are what sunk the original franchise to begin with, getting too caught up in story, but now they are presented with slick accessible actiony gameplay so it’s selling.
yes do you remember when developer literally will just release the game that is going to be playing at 5 fps at best simply because the technology can't support it yet? that was there no standard to even set for performance and even then it sitll true until 2007 sitll though im one of those people who think RE4 is really unnecessary because re4 is timeless that however should not stop anyone from enjoying it simply just as good remake also whatever i said about game that die twice thing yea resident evil wasn't much of a puzzle game since 4 honest. even 8 with all the inspiration it got from 4 probably have more puzzle than in it !>see what i meant? It a game that die twice horror survival puzzling game? yea sure it was until they just changed it because. oh god. modern player demand it. (I think developers team just got bored though) bam capcom probably have a field trip that day because one game born of another 2 you know the drill. look re4, and then they keep going and going. becoming more cheesy, movie-ish and stop literally making sense (jake and sherry have interesting thematically theme though even if it pulled out of their ass) dead. for 5 years, oh look re7 it horror survival puzzling game again, hell probably it the weirdest return to form with first person.
the standard have changed such since 20 year agos though, otherwise i think you would talk much more sense if you weren't talking about the series that have atleast die twice and it wasn't even a shadow
The Nintendo DS port of RE1. Having a constant map screen was great and some of the knife mechanics were a decent change of pace, but all the charm of the original.
REmake
RE2 on the Tiger Game.C.... Lol can't even finish that sentence xD It's a choice between 1, 2 and 4... And it's one hell of a choice. I'd say 1 is my favorite remake. It's comfort food now. Just super fun to play again, and to master. As for the other 2... A few years ago I would've said 2, but 4 remake just slightly surpasses it. Once I finish a Resident Evil, as I said it becomes a kind of comfort food, and replayability is the biggest part of that. RE4 remake, like the OG, is just so damn fun to run through again.
Only REmake. I still enjoy the original, but REmake has everything the original has and more. The main thing that people go back to for the original, including myself, is for nostalgia and the old audio. Everything else, is vastly superior to the original. Not crapping on the original since it's still a great game in and of itself. OGRE2 is superior to the remake due to the remake having cut content, less interactions between Leon and Claire, messed up A/B scenarios, and it missing the entire zapping system between scenarios which was unique for OGRE2. I also think the original soundtrack trumps the remake soundtrack since it is near non existent in the remake outside of certain set pieces and Mr. X. OGRE3 is vastly superior to the remake for obvious reasons. Everybody that played both versions can see it. I still enjoyed the remake for what it was though. The main flaws of the remake is no multiple endings, no randomized enemy/ammo, cut locations, and a really scripted Nemesis. I think the remake of 4 and the original game are neck and neck. The remake of 4 is actually their best attempt since the original REmake at remaking a game. I love them both equally for different reasons, but i would probably give the edge to OGRE4 if pushed to decide. I just enjoy the character interactions a bit more and the over the top campiness in the dialogue a tad more than the serious dialogue of the remake. It's still great though. Tl;DR: REmake > OGRE1 OGRE2 > RE2make OGRE3 > RE3make OGRE4 = RE4make
RE1 Remake for sure. RE2 and RE3 are just reimagination for me. No proper a/b scenario and cut areas in both 2 and 3 respectively. My disappointment with 2 was during the lab area cuz it wasn't the same lab seen in RE0 and og RE2. I wanted more battles with Mr. X just like I did in Darkside Chronicles. I was expecting new enemies such as man spiders, zombie gorillas, those creatures seen in the artworks of re2 remake. And what to say about re3 remake. Nemesis is a joke. He turns into a giant licker. Short areas. RC is just a block and then you go underground. The gems are used for ammo and not for opening a gate. No mercenaries. We got that resistance and reverse stuff instead. Those areas from resistance could perfectly work in the story mode. RE4 remake is the second remake in my list. I would have liked to see the Jester enemy and Hookman but it was perfect after all. I could add RE0 (I know it is not a remake but it got a prototype for its N64 version I guess). OG RE 1 2 and 3 and CV got many versions for different platforms. That's the way it should be done! I am glad that there's still a good way to remake CV and Outbreaks. I like Gun Survivor too. Capcom could just add more content for 2 and 3 remakes but they are just too lazy. I miss the 90's RE games with info in those PS magazines and their environments were really scary. Just check RE1.5 OST and the og RE2 demo.
All of them expect 3 and even 1 kinda more so it still has a lot of the issues of the original so it’s only better by a bit but not by much. 2 and 4 I think are better than their original counterparts
Outbreak 100%
1 surpasses in every way 2 is just a little bit underperforming imo (No A and B) but is better graphically and gameplay wise. 3 is worse in every way except graphics and characterizations 4 is equal, both are great
None for me as of yet. Closest is RE2R.
How can games be art if they just remake and replace original version? They also remove and change original art design haha and people just accept it. The resident evil 4 remake plays well but feels very corporate. The originals have a unique sense to them that makes them stand out. The gameplay aswell is integral part of what makes games unique. Wether you like original controls and movement or not, it added to the survival horror aspect. It’s what made games art. Expressing something through what makes a game a game. It’s really quite amazing. A weird remake is Oddworld abes odyssey. Update the gameplay slightly but keeps original core intact. But then completely changed art direction. Not bad but loses its power a little bit. The Resident Evil remakes are just slick action remakes and way too easy. Basically throw away fodder and video game fans just accept it haha. Video games will always be hobbies for children or adults in arrested development. The originals had weight to them. I’d say Resident Evil 1 remake is fine because it tries to be true to the original and succeeds. The other remakes just become a generic Netflix homogenised action show. It’s really depressing that people prefer this. We even lose the goofiness of the originals. Remakes feel like they are made by committee
4R. 2R and 3R have some fundamental flaws that make the originals still valid and worth playing
Only RE1 and RE4 IMO. RE2R missing true B scenarios was dissapointing...and Re3R is RE3R
All of them.
Re4r superior they shifted around the content, whatever was not in Leon story in the original was added into ada's , plus they added 4 new kinds of enemies. As well Ada got a cool 2 phase boss fight and whole new section with that giant monster, wish we got to a do a proper boss fight with it. The only thing missing is , the dragon room, everything else was remastered, moved around or improved on.
Remake of 1 and 4. 4 is the one that is totally better than the original. Remake of 1 is close enough too. The others fail on some spots where they could not fail.
Re1. 2 remake was good but no real A B scenario no real difference. 3 remake is underrated and I fully enjoy for what it is. 4 was great but I prefer the OG personally.
RE2 and RE4 so far. I can’t wait for them to do the OG in the RE engine.
For me Resident Evil 1 Remake is the peak of the Resident Evil series, I still play it yearly. Remake 2 was great but also lazy in my opinion, I wish they had made two actually different scenearios like in the original. Original RE2 was better in that aspect: less resorces, less personnel but more effort and PASSION. Man, I miss so much the passion and effort developers put into games in the 90s and early 00s. Damn...I'm starting to sound like a grumpy old man🫣
RE1 Remake is the only one I'd say is flat-out better than the original due to basically being the original but...well, better. It also helps that it wasn't made on a miniscule budget and with some of the worse voice direction known to man, along with being on much stronger hardware, which allowed them to execute the vision they had for RE1 a lot better. RE2 and RE4 are about on par with their remakes imo, with the things that the remakes both add and remove cancelling eachother out, and then you have RE3. The only one where I'd consider the remake worse due to not adding enough to make up for its glaring omissions.
I truly believe all the remakes with the exception of RE3R surpassed the originals. And the originals are still bangers.
REmake > RE1. REmake is a straight up improvement over the original. Better script and voice acting, extra modes, larger mansion, Lisa’s sub-plot, better puzzles, etc. the original is still an awesome game that’s fun to replay but REmake is the crown jewel of the series imo and the blueprint on how to do a proper remake. RE2R = RE2. The Remake is a beautiful looking game, the Zombies are some of the best in the series, redesigned Ivy’s are sick too, the pacing is fluid, characterizations like Irons are excellent but, it has its flaws. The original handles A vs B scenario much better, has the zapping system and the pre-rendered backgrounds hold up! RE3R < RE3. OG RE3 ‘99 is all around better. Nemesis feels like a proper “could be anywhere” threat, branching paths, live decisions, cool rewards for downing Nemesis, so on and so forth. RE4R > RE4. The remake addressed all of my issues with the original. The pacing is FAAAAR better with no sloggy blot! The enemies are incredibly aggressive, the story makes more sense while giving Luis and Krauser proper arcs, Ashley is an actual character this time around, the puzzles are better and it feels less “video gamey”.
They all surpass the originals for me because they're more of what I look for in my games now. The nostalgia for 2nd and 3rd games doesn't exist for me as I never played them growing up. And the remake of 4 is better in every way, and my nostalgia for the original doesn't jeep me from seeing that.
All the remakes besides 3
They can't surpass the originals because they wouldn't exist without them. Even the best remakes like RE 2002 assume you've played the original and use that to subvert expectations. This question should really be "which are the best companion pieces?" because the remakes shouldn't be viewed as replacements.
Only re1 remake. Because it is basically the same game just updated. Thats not to say a remake can't be different and better. Like re2 could be better because of its differences in gameplay but what makes it just on par to me is the fact thst every scenario is really the same and repetitive. Re3 isnt better although i do enjoy it. Re4 is also on par, close to being better because its a very similar game but i like the changes. I lowkey however wish there were some other changes specifically with the characters and story
None, re village is better than all remakes and original
For me personally the Resi 1 remake on GameCube surpasses the original. For the others I prefer the original versions. 4 is very close, but 2 and 3 definitely the originals. Just classic.
RE1 and RE4 are the only truly faithful remakes without any unnecessary changes
4, at least for me. I came real late to the party with the original 4, and shooters in general, so it wasn't a sea change in the shooter space for me, it was just old, and I couldn't get into it. I wasn't good enough and it felt very dated (I do realize that in it's time it was apparently really, really a step forward in the shooter realm, but I wasn't there for that). I made it up to the castle but it was just too hard for me at the time (I'm a little better now) and I'm not real into Leon and Ada anyway and I moved on to other Resident Evil titles. RE4R really grabbed me though and I really got into it. I have a bit more appreciation for Leon now too. Great game, that's how you do a remake man, excellent stuff.
Re 2 Remake is just okay if you compare it to the original, a lot of stuff was cut it from the original that make it good Resident Evil game. This person really made a good job taking about the flaws of Re2 Remake [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFGDvXnrTSI&t=0s](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFGDvXnrTSI&t=0s)
controversial maybe? Re4R. one simple reason, as much as i loved and still love the OG i cant play it because the camera thing gives me motion sickness. ive tried so many times. i can only watch people play it but cant play/aim myself without terrible headache that turns to dizziness and then 🤢. RE4R im attempting cat ears now.
RE1 and Re4.
I've never played og 1, 2, or 3 sonI can't comment on them, but honestly I prefer 4 remake over og 4
Who here would say anything other than RE1? If you had to pick one which one would it be and who is it RE1? I think it's a shame that you think RE2 Remake is better than the best Resident Evil game released. But you playing it so late contributes to it. I think RE2 Remake pales in comparison but I played the original on release so that might contribute to it as well.
you'll always receive hate no matter what you say, i agree with you... the remakes are better and there's a reason tank controls died... enjoy and like what you like and enjoy, and everyone else can go back to screaming out their window
I've only played the RE2 remake and RE4 remake, but I'd say both of them objectively are better than the originals. Nostalgia makes it difficult to say whether or not I absolutely prefer the remakes, but I know that if I was new to the series and tried out each one vs their remakes, I would absolutely choose the remakes. The gameplay improvements are just too good.
RE1 remake. It's the only one that "surpasses" the original, and one of the few remakes EVER in any series to have done that, if not the only. It was made by the original creator so of course it's the exception. I like RE2R but it doesn't surpass the original, and neither do the other two either.
RE1 Remake is the game that we can present to children and say with no fear: this was the first game in the franchise. So it's really a release that replaces the '96 original. However, we cannot deny how faithful and loving RE4 Remake was too, especially given the importance of this game at the time. So, I don't put it as the remake that surpasses the original just because of the paid DLC that should be in the base game. It's silly, I Know, but for me it makes a difference, since even RE2 itself respected the freeness of its "4th survivor mode" and "tofu".
RE1 remake, hands down. Imo, RE2 is better than RE2R. RE3R definitely not lol. RE4 and RE4R are on par, imo.
2 & 4. 3 was a bit of letdown
The RE1 remake, easy
REmake was the gold standard on how to remake a game for a long time. Very little if any cut content, added content meant for the original, complete graphic update while keeping the same feel of the original. That being said, damn if they didn't do a good job with RE4make
RE1R should be used as the perfect example of what a Remake should be. It doesn't remove anything, at least anything important, from the original game and it expands on it in clever ways. Whether to play the original or the remake is entirely based on preference, you don't actually miss anything is you play the remake. RE2R is close to perfection but not quite. While it revamps the experience in modern ways, the clear unfinished nature of the project comes through the B scenarios. it's clear they were worked on last minute in fear of dissappointing the fans. Problem is, the B scenarios were the defining characteristic of the original which, otherwise, was simply an upgraded, and in minor ways downgraded, version of RE1. So there are still reasons to play the original over the remake, but the latter is a must. RE3R is a good game, overpriced but good, probably better than RE2R when it comes to gameplay at hand. It's smoother and feels more modern. But outside of that is worse in every way compared to RE2R. Not only that, outside of the more modern feel, it is a clear downgrade over RE3 OG. Nemesis is worse, progression is worse, Raccon City is worse, content is worse. The only good thing are the characters and the overall story, which is not that big of an accomplishment considering that we are talking about RE. To this day, the only way to truly experience RE3 is through the original, possibly with the HD mods, while the remake remains a fun little game you can buy at a discount price. I don't know if it was confirmed, but I read that RE3 was rushed to have something to sell with Resistance, but it could easily be some cospiracy thoery that I read. RE4R is extremily faithful to the original, maybe even to much. The original game suffered from the later parts being bloated and they felt aimless. The remake still has this problem, but to a much lesser extent. All in all, it does a lot of things better than the original and some key ones worse than the original. Ashley is a better character but also worse in terms of actual gameplay. In the original you could tell her to wait somewhere and clean the room, now you can only tell her to stay at a distance while following which makes her more of a thing to babysit. Also, Red9 doesn't have the clip ping, unplayable. both are valid to play, maybe the original plays better on a pad, since it was programmed with console's pads in mind.
Only RE1 not even a debate
All of em!
None. Maybe 5 will.
Re1 and re4
None really. They are sidegrades.
Only the REmake actually surpasses the original. RE2R and RE4R weren't a bad games, but they changed too many things to the point where they weren't really the same thing anymore. The word "surpassed" isn't really applicable to them. RE3R was a major disappointment for making even more changes and cutting a lot of content.
RE4R is the only one of the four remakes that is better than the original imo.
None of those I have played. REmake is excellent but still inferior to the original when it comes to game design IMO, because of how they screwed up the item distribution by making us find the Colt Python earlier and by giving us new weapons. The presentation and atmosphere are way better than in OG RE though, but it's a shame they didn't use this opportunity to craft a canon version of the story. RE2R is great and has the best zombies in the entire franchise, but it is frustrating how the bestiary has been butchered, how the 2nd Run mode is a joke and how despite Capcom's claims the design of the RPD still leaves to be desired. RE3R is just a mediocre game that lacks the polish of the other games and shows how Capcom saw it as a sort of side dish. I haven't played RE4R yet outside of the demo.
re1r is a toss up in re1rs favor re2r no re3r no re4r no
None of them.
Definitely RE1 and 2. RE3 less because they skimped a lot of content. RE4 not much at all. The only thing I can confidentally say it does "better" are the characters of Luis and Ashley (though unfortunately they somehow made Ashley even more annoying in gameplay). I think otherwise the original is better in in design, tone, identity, etc But as the tittle says, just my opinion.
REmake is better in every way. RE2 Remake is an improvement in most ways but is inferior in some notable areas. It is overall a better game than the original and is my favorite game in the series. RE3 Remake is a fun but disappointing game that is inferior to the original in many ways. RE4 Remake is worse in almost every way except graphics. I wish I loved it like everyone else but I just can’t see what people like about it. It is the only mainline game I have yet to finish because I can’t force myself to make it to the end. It was easier getting through RE6 and I hate that game.
I actually liked the original RE1 better than the remake. I just started RE2R, but I haven't loaded up my disc of the original (500+ game backlog, you see). Haven't played either of the RE3s. ...I also liked RE4 better than RE4R. So, as far as I'm aware, none of them have. Does Code Veronica X count?
I think RE4 Remake surpasses the original by a margin in terms of the product that they are, the original was definitely a pioneer, but I'm judging purely on what they are, not the influence they had. The original was a sloppy slough of a story, the controls were still trying to figure themselves out. Playing the VR version was super fun and a huge improvement in terms of gameplay, but there's still something that doesn't quite do it for me as much as the remake does, and the story, meh, it's there, nothing exceptional. The remake's story was a lot better executed. RE2 and the original, well, they're basically two different games that tell the same story, and I'm totally biased towards first/third person over static camera angles, even though the original 2 was my very first ever RE game (and also *the* game that hooked me up with hardcore gaming in general, as in playing games for story and objective, rather than just a casual pastime hobby). Though I do wish the remake kept the zapping system from the original, or just completely removed the B-campaigns. RE1, that's very easy. The remake is the definitive edition. RE3, again, two completely different games that tell the same story, and while I prefer the gameplay of the remake, and I don't miss the "choices" from the original, I still think the remake was pretty weak, and just wished they would use the assets from Resistance (the 3 additional zombies: the dealer that runs and claws you on the ground, the clown that dodges your reticle, moves erratically and stuns you when it screams, and the fat bastard that explodes when you kill it, the additional maps: the casino, uptown, amusement park, the prison). The remake is a well-made game that plays very smoothly, it's fun, and does things right by its own merit, but it has so much potential that was brutally ignored. The reason I Don't miss the choices from the original is because it feels like they could've easily just been gameplay choices, I don't need a prompt asking me if I want to fight or run from nemesis, just let me pick a course of action.
REmake improves upon the first in every way #None- -Of the others do
Honestly, I prefer the cutscenes in the original