WE DO IT! I revisited this game just a few weeks ago when they put in a new trophy to crossover with the upcoming RE3 remake and yes I confirmed this is indeed my Game of the Year. RE2 was already an all time video game and Capcom managed to top it with the perfect mix of old and new to make it feel like a completely new game. It combines the best elements of all 3 generations of Resident Evil. The originals survival horror gameplay and small enclosed areas, RE4's over the shoulder camera and shooting and Capcom's new RE engine they used for RE7, but have also since used it for this and DMC5, which gives it its hyper realistic yet stylized look. To me this a perfect video game and a perfect REmake.
Obviously the best thing they did was taking Mr. X, who previously only showed up in your 2nd playthrough of the original game and made him a constant threat throughout the entire game. The routes were different enough to warrant their own playthroughs and even had new segments where you played as Ada and Sherry in their respective routes. Resident Evil is also one of the few series where I really enjoy speedrunning going back to Code Veronica and the first REmake. Memorizing the exact order you're supposed to go through these environments and taking out enemies in the most efficient way possible and seeing what makes these games really tick.
I'm excited to see if they can use what they did in this game to make RE3 go from an average game to an incredible game and we only have a few short months to find out!
