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Pablo Garcia Jun 29, 2023 @ 12:27pm
Play remake or original for the first time?
I am new in resident evil saga. I've played the first game and i wonder if it's better to play resident evil 2 original or the remake for the first time. I've seen that the game is awesome, but i don't know if the story is the same or not.
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Seamus Jun 29, 2023 @ 1:35pm 
The story is mostly the same.

If you played the version of RE1 that's on steam, playing the original fixed camera version of RE2 will be even more rough than that, as the version of RE1 on steam is a remaster of the gamecube remake of the original PS1 game.

That treatment was never given to RE2, so your only option is the original versions.
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BortTheAttorney Jul 17, 2023 @ 1:29pm 
The story in the original is more detailed and provides more context than the remake and the A B scenarios are actually connected in continuity. imo you can play either first but i would recommend playing both.
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Ronnie42 Jul 17, 2023 @ 4:15pm 
I'd suggest playing RE1 remake and then the original RE2-3 for how RE should be played. RE2 reimagining is decent but isn't a proper remake and I suggest giving RE2 reimagining a try and maybe avoid RE3 reimagining.
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Seamus Jul 17, 2023 @ 4:16pm 
Originally posted by Ronnie42:
isn't a proper remake
"It's not fixed camera angles, so it's not a proper remake!"

Because that's not a disgustingly tired argument.
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Jeffery2048 Jul 17, 2023 @ 10:56pm 
I'd say they can be played in either order but you should definitely play the originals of 2 and 3. They are amazing games that still hold up despite obviously being dated. Look into the sourcenext pc ports, that's probably the easiest way to play them on modern hardware.
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Koala 4peace Jul 18, 2023 @ 9:58pm 
Neither. Play RE 6, which is absolutely and factually the best in the series. I'm completely serious. Yep, totally.

... What? :P
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Skkooomer Lord Jul 24, 2023 @ 2:38pm 
Originally posted by Seamus:
Originally posted by Ronnie42:
isn't a proper remake
"It's not fixed camera angles, so it's not a proper remake!"

Because that's not a disgustingly tired argument.
It's not proper due to lacking the OG's story detail and elements.
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Seamus Jul 24, 2023 @ 3:00pm 
Originally posted by Player 3:
It's not proper due to lacking the OG's story detail and elements.
There are changes, but the overall story is the same.

That's what happens with remakes.

Hell, as much as people love to deify the remake of RE1, it changed story elements and added the godawful crimsonhead mechanic.

Not being 1:1 doesn't make it not a proper remake.
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Skkooomer Lord Jul 24, 2023 @ 4:02pm 
Originally posted by Seamus:
Originally posted by Player 3:
It's not proper due to lacking the OG's story detail and elements.
There are changes, but the overall story is the same.

That's what happens with remakes.

Hell, as much as people love to deify the remake of RE1, it changed story elements and added the godawful crimsonhead mechanic.

Not being 1:1 doesn't make it not a proper remake.
It literally makes way less sense as a story in remake than it does in the OG, if you played it of course.
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Seamus Jul 24, 2023 @ 4:55pm 
I still own multiple copies of the original, including PS1, N64 and Gamecube.

No part of this game qualifies as "not a proper remake".
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Skkooomer Lord Jul 24, 2023 @ 5:03pm 
Originally posted by Seamus:
I still own multiple copies of the original, including PS1, N64 and Gamecube.

No part of this game qualifies as "not a proper remake".
LOL
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Seamus Jul 24, 2023 @ 5:30pm 
Again: Not being 1:1 does not make it "not a proper remake".
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Skkooomer Lord Jul 24, 2023 @ 5:32pm 
Originally posted by Seamus:
Again: Not being 1:1 does not make it "not a proper remake".
lol
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Seamus Jul 24, 2023 @ 5:35pm 
Glad we've established that you have no actual argument.
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Skkooomer Lord Jul 24, 2023 @ 5:40pm 
Originally posted by Seamus:
Glad we've established that you have no actual argument.
And you do?

Yours is an opinion not an argument.

I said lol because I can see where this is going, I have an actual argument at least in the context of those who understood the little nuances of the original game, it is subjective that I may find the remake a worse game due to it, but at the very least is still a valid criticism and argument.

The only thing you have said is a remake is not bound to the original works.
Well when you try to implement the same system which is Leon and Claire, by virtue of the system you should include logic that works for them to be logical and workable.

As it stands the remake does this far worse than the original did with the zapping system.

Are we on the same page now compadre?
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