Resident Evil 2 Review - IGN

Now THIS is how you remake a classic. Resident Evil 2 expertly reanimates the horrifying atmosphere and moments of extreme tension that made the original so revered.

[Obelisk92]

I need a loan.

[-Foxtrot]

I think I do. GAME cancelled my collectors edition pre order...urgh. Now I'll have to find it somewhere else, I hate GAME so much, if it wasn't for them getting exclusives I wouldn't use them.

On Topic

YESSSS. Resident Evil is back :D

See guys, Capcom CAN do it; they can make a Resident Evil game that sticks to the franchises roots and also is a proper survival horror game

Where are all the people who called me when Resident Evil VII came out and told me the franchise HAD to go First Person? That it needed to “evolve” and that it was the only way to stay “fresh” because “old school Resident Evil can’t be updated” or “it’s just out of date in general”

This my friends is a true Resident Evil experience

Well Done Capcom..well done.

[Nyxus]

RE7 was fun in its own right though.

[-Foxtrot]

RE7 was a new IP in disguise which was trying to latch onto the success of games like Five Nights, Outlast and especially P.T they managed to get in their during development. I bet if you look at the Resident Evil 6.5 concept stuff, if it was ever released, you'd see a different more traditional game. Just like how the simple idea of co-op completely changed Resident Evil 5, if you see the concept art of Resident Evil 4.5 it's completely different.

It was just better accepted since Resident Evil 6, Operation Raccoon City and Umbrella Corps sucked so much and wern't horror based at all. However RE7 was horror based at times but just wasn't really as scary unless you used the VR. It was a step up either way from RE6.

It basically featured some RE elements from the older games but half arsed them, the demo to Resident Evil 2 blew RE7 out of the water, it was oozing in old school Resident Evil charm and like I said proves Resident Evil doesn't need to go first person in order to survive.

[VsAssassin]

I thoroughly enjoyed RE7, though. I wouldn't mind Capcom making RE8 in FPV because of how I was surprised by RE7. I don't have a problem with an RE4 style camera, mind you, but RE7 just so clicked with me that it made me a believer in Capcom once again.

[ArchangelMike]

Yeah I don't pre-order from GAME anymore. Way too many bad experiences with their "day 1" delivery that arrives a week and a half late.

[Artemidorus]

GAME? Have you learned nothing about that company?

[-Foxtrot]

@Artemidorus

Like I said, they have exclusives in terms of collectors editions or cool little pre order bonuses

If Amazon did them I'd happily shop there instead, when my Batman Arkham Knight CE was delayed they sent me a download code so I could still play the same, when I told them I lived in student accom and the internet was awful they sent me a physical game while I waited.

[Nacho_Z]

7 was also a true Resident Evil, it had all the necessary ingredients. It's not fair or accurate to portray it as almost not an official game because it did a few things differently.

I'd be happy if Resi 8 was first person again and now they've backed that horse it probably will be. I also wouldn't mind more of a classic feel to it but I respect the new stuff they brought to the table because it worked.

[Marioraider18]

Don't listen to Foxtrot he is ignorant on Resident Evil and only wants his vision of it. Resident Evil 7 was a damn good game, but instead the fool talks more about Resident Evil 7 than he does Resident Evil 6 which was ACTUALLY a bad game. He thinks an fast arcade shooter without horror elements is more Resident Evil than Resident Evil 7 was. He is a CLOWN

[Xb1ps4]

I loved re7 and hope they continue in that direction..

[-Foxtrot]

@Marioraider18

Oh my God, that’s hilarious coming from you

No no seriously. Clown? 😂

Wow I’m a lot of things but I’m not as many things as you.

Oh and maybe if you pull your head out you’ll stop twisting things. I never said RE6 was better then RE7

When someone makes things up you know they’re full of shit

[NecrumOddBoy]

I don't know how anyone could say that Resident Evil 7 was not a Resident Evil game. I had a first-person perspective but it still had all of what makes Resident Evil what it is it was horrifying, the inventory system, puzzles, Corky story revolved around a terrifying medium.

Resident Evil 2 and Resident Evil 7 both control very similar with the exception that one is in first person.

Also can anyone confirm if you'll have the ability to swap shoulders and Resident Evil 2 similar to Uncharted? I think it would be good for pieing around corners

[Babadook7]

I think RE 7 made the right choice. And imho, if you didn’t play it in vr, you missed out.

They also made the right choice here. Way to go capcom!

[VsAssassin]

@-Foxtrot, I disagree that RE7 is not really an RE game--that it's only pretending to be one. RE7 has elements that honor the semi-open world design of the first and the progression system experienced in RE4. If RE8 does the same, and improves upon mechanics that work in an RE game, whether it's in 3rd or 1st person, I'm sold!

[CrimsonWing69]

I’m a huge Resident Evil fan and I absolutely loved RE7. I will never get some of the hate for the game because for me it really felt like old school RE more so than RE4 - 6.

[thepatientgamer]

RE7 definitely had the RE soul even though it was first person. Not being able to see behind you added that extra tension when being chased throughout the house

[schmauser]

dont worry about it buddy its all plastic tat anyway.....

[notachance]

is it just me or the score was bumped up from 88 to 90?
anyway, day 1 for me!!

[watchem]

yeah, noticed that too, strange.

[AntiZeal0t]

They didn't understand that after you beat the game, there's a "second run" mode which is kind of like completing a small B Scenario for whichever character you didn't pick. When they first reviewed it they thought that the two separate campaigns were just the same thing with the different characters and slight story changes. Once they figured out how to do the second run mode they amended their score.

[Neonridr]

too much blood.. 8.8

can't wait to play this game.

[Nyxus]

I have the steelbook pre-ordered. Bring it on! :)

[Soybetaboy]

Not enough zombies

[Forn]

*too many zombies

[MasterCornholio]

At first i was going to buy the last Resident Evil game (the first person view one) but after seeing this i believe this is a much better choice.

[Kitt92]

Re7 is a phenomenal game and you should definitely buy it

[monkey602]

They need to drop this .02 nonsense.
It's a 9 or it isn't. I'd even accept a .5 scale but not this junk

[Unspoken]

It's using a scale of 💯

[DaReapa]

@monkey

Looks like someone took your post in consideration.

[monkey602]

Wow! That's mad! Even on the main page itself!

And they say 1 man can't make a difference :P

[Smokehouse]

Re2 is killing the review scores. I knew it would be dope since I first saw footsge though. My boy Kennedy is back!

[Elda]

Sounds like a 9. I'm definitely going to buy RE2:R but I just decided I'm going to have to wait a few weeks to get this,just going back to work after being off for 33 days & I have other important priorities. I have Gamestop credit to buy it but I want to use it to get KH3 next week instead.

[bigmalky]

I would rethink a bit. If KH3's embargo is release day, I would worry.

I expected to see reviews up today, with RE2.

[Traecy]

I enjoyed KH1 & 2 & watching the trailers of 3 I know the game is a hit!!

[SovereignSnaKe]

"The one big letdown is that Capcom unintuitively hides the alternate perspective content behind an extra playthrough." Really IGN? If they game is fantastic I don't think anyone will mind playing through it a second time almost immediately.

[The_Sage]

He's talking about how playing with a different character for your second play through is not different from your first play through. You have to play the same character twice for it to be different.

[Sirk7x]

That confuses me though, because Claire and Leon have completely different experiences and meet entirely different characters in RE2. It was initially the B scenarios that introduced Mr. X and rearranged item placements.

[The_Sage]

I thought the same thing, Sirk. Claire should be a completely different experience. According to this review, its not.

[PaleMoonDeath]

Practically perfect, 8.8

IGN folks.

[Vandamme21]

IGN is trash

[Father__Merrin]

This should be higher its at a cheap price

[Gamist2dot0]

No giant spiders 8.8. Smdh...

[InKnight7s]

Not Zelda not Bathesda not cowboy

8.8 - IGN

[ReesesPuffs]

What even was the last highly reviewed Bethesda game cause nothing comes to mind. Fallout 76 got decimated so it's not like they just get a free pass.

[Gatsu]

Resident Evil is back!

[hiawa23]

Preordered. Can't wait, as RE7 was great, loving Onimusha HD, and loved the atmosphere look and sound of RE2 demo. Great month for Capcom.

[hiawa23]

Multiplats are a win for all gamers. The more platforms devs can get their games on the better as far as I am concerned. Multiconsole gamer for the win.

[boldscot]

Farce of a review, half the text has strike through on it and they have no idea how the unlocking of the second scenarios work.

[SixFragz]

8.8

Not enough perks, killstreaks, dropshotting, 360 noscoping, MT's, lootboxes, etc.

[zodiac909]

IGN is a joke. This is a 9.5 at least

[Pennywise138]

So you’ve played it yourself? If not then your part of a larger problem. The amount of people that bitch about game scores that aren’t even out and they have never played is mind blowing.

[zodiac909]

Street date broke in Toronto, so yes I have it. I'm just saying IGN is a joke. You sound like you're on period over my comment though LMFAO.

[Pennywise138]

@zodiac
Don’t lie you liar...there’s no way you are LMFAOing! And if you are your a weird dude or a 12 year old girl. Sorry IGN didn’t consult you before giving it half a point lower than you wanted.

[Urzusix]

Lol changed to a 9.0 now silly in not playing the whole game

[BioShockGX]

I hate these .8 scores. Why not 9 or 8.5?

[NXFather]

He must have wanted to give it lower than a 8.8 but, was worried about fan backlash.

[Kakashi Hatake]

The score was changed to a 9

[Hero-Q8]

its score 9 in ign they have change it :p

[Smitty2020]

Now remaster nemesis plzzzzzz

[FanboysKiller]

CAPCOM contents this gen are remarkable.

[PaleMoonDeath]

What the hell, 8.8 changed to a 9?

[JKSimmons]

Hyped!

[overrated44]

So hold on, IGN found the second half of this game and it was only worth .2 points? I used to go there all the time for gaming news/reviews etc. They've become a joke.

[leahcim]

D F**** wasn´t an 8.8 or something?¡¡¡

[schmauser]

right ive just watched a vid of claire doing all the same stuff as leon......is it true that you really only need to play through it once?

[schmauser]

i loved the original re2.....scenario 1/2 load up leon save with claire and vise versa....does this game do the same?