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KINDERFELD posted...

Currently playing RE2make and loving it.
How is the first one compared to the second TC?

Well, this might be a little off base since REmake was the first RE game I played, but imo REmake is a bit more complex in terms of progression/puzzle structure. The Mansion is a more complicated environment to navigate than the police station, and there are a lot of little things that help you keep track of things in RE2make like objectives and locked doors being marked with what unlocks them. In RE2 I almost always felt like I knew what I needed to do to progress, but in REmake I spent a lot more time wondering around and collecting seemingly random items that I would use in puzzles, until something clicked. There's nothing stupidly obtuse about it, but it's definitely more difficult to have a clear sense of what you need to do than it is in 2 imo. I did play my second run (with Chris) referencing key maps just to make my life easier.

As for the combat, I would say the vibe is pretty different. I was much more aggressive in RE2make, and there are three reasons for that: 1) REmake requires ink ribbons to save, so unlimited saves made me feel more comfortable taking risks in 2, 2) there are not hip pouch inventory expansions (but all items take up only one slot), so typically I only carried one weapon in REmake, and 3) the existence of crimson heads. In REmake there's a mechanic where most of the zombies will come back from the dead as super zombies after a certain period of time if you don't burn their bodies or blow off their heads. Therefore there is much more incentive to avoid killing zombies as much as possible, where in 2 you're mostly just concerned about ammo resources. I also think avoiding damage from zombies without shooting them was easier in REmake than RE2make, but I just started the B scenario so I can't say for certain yet.

In spirit, though, they are very similar. Go from environment to environment acquiring items and information to solve puzzles, going into optional areas/puzzles for better gear, deal with monsters, and conserve your resources as you can. RE2make is a more intuitive game, and the combat is certainly a lot more fun, but REmake has a lot of the same DNA if you can enjoy the fixed camera perspective and the tank controls. I would definitely say it's worth a shot, since I think REmake HD is a pretty cheap game these days.

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