I beat Resident evil Remake (2002)
I finished Resident Evil 1 Remake.
After playing the original RE1 through RE4, I paused the chronological order for a bit and started the remakes. I’m almost done with RE2 Remake too, but this is a small review about RE1 Remake.
What can even be said about RE1 Remake besides the fact that it’s one of the best remakes ever made? Yeah, I’ve played others like Shadow of the Colossus Remake and stuff like that, but RE1 is just insane. They improved almost everything from the original in basically every possible way.
Let’s start simple: the graphics. It’s 2026 and I’m still surprised by how good this game looks. The character models and facial expressions are ridiculously good. Jill still looks like a goddess, and it blows my mind this came out in 2002. The game looks so beautiful that if someone told me it was a PS3 or even PS4 game, I’d believe them.
Now gameplay. It feels amazing. It still has tank controls, but they’re so smooth that I went back to mess around with original RE2 recently and felt completely stiff. Being able to carry items without constantly opening the inventory, move more naturally, and just play more fluidly is probably one of the reasons I don’t see myself revisiting the original RE1 anytime soon.
The puzzles went absolutely all out here. Even when I got annoyed because I expected the same solutions as the original game, I still had a lot of fun with all the changes and new challenges. The only puzzle I didn’t really like was the emblem one to unlock the magnum. It felt kinda thrown in there, almost like they just didn’t wanna leave those original items unused.
The enemies were great overall. I really liked the bosses and the changes made to them, especially how the fights and movement feel. The lab bugs were awesome. But there’s one enemy that drove me insane because of the way I play: Crimson Heads. They honestly felt like a somewhat unnecessary addition to me. Whenever they showed up, it just became frustrating and kinda unfair sometimes, because even when I had the weapon and ammo, they could attack faster than I could aim, and that got on my nerves constantly.
Besides that, I actually thought the game was easier than the original. Maybe it’s because by this point I’m already used to the formula, or maybe it actually is easier, I’m not sure.
Either way, the game is incredible, but it still hasn’t captured my heart as strongly as original RE2 did.
For now, I’d give it an 8.5/10 in my ranking.
Btw Jill's boobs physics is funny and distracting, I love it