RE2 Remake Scenes Compared to the Original; How Did Our Eyes Not Bleed in 1998?

Here are 6 iconic RE2 moments in Resident Evil 2 Remake vs Original. Many of these moments are the same but made for a modern age of gaming.

[2pacalypsenow]

Because in 1998 those were cutting edge graphics.

[ApocalypseShadow]

The writer has been spoiled from modern day graphics and may have been born in this era.

You're right. Back then, that was cutting edge. RE2 looked amazing back then even with polygons over basically a picture. Sometimes I would just sit there and look after killing zombies or just listen to the ambience. And the cinema. Don't know how many times I played and watched the:

"Wait!" "Don't shoot!" "I'm human."

"Get down!"

(Pow!!!)

"We can't stay out here." "Head to the police station." "You'll be a lot safer."

Course, I remember when I thought Pitfall 2 looked and sounded amazing. Lol! And Donkey Kong and Rocky on Colecovision. Just wow!

[naruga]

what a BS article ...back then RE2 was top of the league ....with visual details that didnt even pass to the remake!! ....if you see even intro has alot attention to detail in comparison to many AAA today games ....

[Fluttershy77]

I bet the writer is also 21 y o

[Fist4achin]

You said Colecovision! Thats what Im talking about. That controller with the number pad! Great times there...

[ApocalypseShadow]

Oop! Went back to watch the intro and there's no "I'm human."

Mixed that part with going inside the store and the guy was holding the shotgun. Lol!Getting old.

Yeah Fist. Coleco among other systems. Remember that football controller? Lol!

[Lord_Sloth]

I remember when FFVIII came out and everybody had a fit over how amazing it looked. I was awestruck!

[Pozzle]

Same! I got RE2 when it first came out and I was amazed at how good it looked The pre-rendered backgrounds were so detailed, and gave Raccoon City such a gritty, grimy vibe that the remake doesn't quite capture. It was such a step up from RE1. Then RE3 came out, and I remember people being amazed at how realistic Jill Valentine's CGI model looked. I remember Playstation Magazine gushing over RE3 and FFVIII's character models, saying that graphics couldn't possibly get any better. What a time to be alive...

[sprinterboy]

I know right, what a stupid question. That's like saying how did gaming become popular with pong gfx and gameplay.
I played pong for hrs in "dreams" the other day. Enjoyed it more than that shite "anthem" demo.

[deno]

Exactly, and we had tube tvs. Gaming was a unique experience in the 90s. A bit more gritty in a sense. No auto save, limited difficulty options, no dlc etc...

[supes_24]

Three lives to beat an entire game or just one death and that’s it. Lol, remember having to beat games like Mario in one sitting cause there wasn’t a save. Love that I grew up when this all started to what the writer probably calls “an ancient console” and sees in a museum

[Hardiman]

You know the tvs of the day added to the experience IMO. It wasn't just games though because The Texas Chainsaw Massacre looked sooo much better on a wore out VHS tape from my local Video Store. It was grainy and darker and just looked like a snuff film. I saw it for the first time when I was 8 and it terrified me lol!

I love my 4K tv and the visual quality it brings, especially 4K Blu Rays but I do wish certain films could retain that look.

[Smitty2020]

totally agree,i thought the graphics were amazing back in the day, older generation know the score! i would be surprised if this writer knows what a VHS tape is lol

[sprinterboy]

I gave my nephew and neices a vhs tape over Xmas with a pencil, they never did figure it out lol.

[Muzikguy]

Yes, those graphics back then were great. They still don't look that bad honestly. Of course things are much better now but I think they held up better than other games have. Also, games back then used much more than graphics to get the user's attention. So many minor details were involved. Much of which is still lacking today. I definitely have noticed a lack in attention to detail or just quality overall. Ever since the PS1 up until PS3 we had amazing soundtracks as one example. Music that immersed you as a player. That's not seen today in most games

[jerethdagryphon]

Regarding that it's amazing how fast theind adapts to how good or bad something looks play the ace combat 5 port at first everything is blurry and ugly but your eyes adapt and it looks better as you play

[PhoenixUp]

People might say the same thing about visuals we have today 21 years from now

[2pacalypsenow]

I don’t think it will be as drastic. We’ve hit a wall when it comes to graphics, I don’t think we’ll ever see a leap from SNES to PlayStation and PlayStation to PlayStation 2.

[AnubisG]

You might be surprised as technology advances. I heard this "we hit a wall on graphics" argument before.

[2pacalypsenow]

I mean we haven’t seen anything that has wowed like crysis, and that was 2007

[generic-user-name]

I was wowed by The Order, God of War and RDR2 this gen alone. Been hearing about this wall we've apparently hit for the last 12 years now.

[gangsta_red]

Agreed, games today look nice, but nothing astounding from lastbgen. it's nothing compared to the leaps we had back in the day.

[Sirk7x]

Not until photorealistic VR. Or I should say, not until it's affordable enough for the average consumer, bringing in tons of studios.

[logotero]

Seriously, god of war is a great looking game. But ryse son of rome (a terrible game) had almost better graphics in 2013.

[S2Killinit]

Thats because the next big leap is from 3D to VR.

[Muzikguy]

I believe we've hit a plateau of sorts as well. Most increases now will be somewhat minor in the graphics department. I'm ok with that though. Let's get some realistic AI and things like that going. I just got a 4K tv and it's amazing even with the games today how great they look even without a Pro. PS5 will be great for the 4K stuff but I don't expect any drastic leap forward

@S2
I still don't see 3D as being that great of an idea. There are movies playing in theaters but games aren't made like they had been nor are TVs as far as I can tell.

[Cobra951]

That wall is called diminishing returns. Graphics will improve, but they'll never leap from wireframe to filled polys to texture mapping again. Now they'll just get incrementally more detailed and realistic (hopefully).

[S2Killinit]

@Mizukguy
I didnt mean 3D glasses, I meant 3D graphics/games (as opposed to 2D).
The “leap” you guys are talking about is already here in the form of Virtual Reality (virtual demension).

From 2D —> 3D —> Virtual D

[sprinterboy]

Your correct, the mind boggles 21years from now when gamers think tlou, uncharted, death stranding etc look shit lol.
I actually can't get my head round that, but like Elon musk said, we'll find it hard to distinguish reality with virtual reality as little as 10 years from now.
We will be watching the 1st astraunaunts land and walk on Mars live through headsets 10yrs from now

[PhoenixUp]

@ 2pac

PS3 & 360 graphics were also very visually mindblowing at the time yet even now people would give a modern game crap if it looked like it came from the 7th gen.

Visuals can always improve, as evidenced by many games not running to full top of the end optimization on current systems. The leaps may not be as significant as before but they’ll still be there. It’s only a matter of time a decade from now where saying “a game looks like a PS4 title” becomes a derogatory statement just like “game looks like a PS3 title” somehow became one a few years ago.

[sprinterboy]

I thought I would give "heavy rain" another play through over Xmas (one of my top 3 games of all time btw)
Guess what I thought the facial animations and movement looked awful, so stiff looking and that's last gen haha.

[2pacalypsenow]

Agree, the leap from Xbox 360 to PS4 was so small, it seems like the PS4 and Xbox 1 are just midgen upgrades to the PS3 and Xbox360.

It wasn’t as exiting as when we went from PS2 to Xbox 360 imo.

[PhoenixUp]

@ sprint

No matter how good a game looks at the time of release, it’ll be dated a decade or two later

@ 2pac

Midgen upgrades? I could never imagine something like FFXV running on 7th gen hardware.

[cooperdnizzle]

Yes I think they will. Gaming still has plenty of room to stretch its legs. I think multiple layerd animation is the next big thing. Here we go

[tigertron]

In 1998, RE2's graphics to us were like RE2's graphics today. Kind of...

[pcz]

Yes, in 1998 re2 was considered almost practically photorealistic.. I mean, it did have photos.

It's only now we can truly see how God awful it looks and the photo backdrops were almost incomprehensible.

In 20 years time, this remake will look like a joke too. It is the best of what we have now, but we literally don't know any better.

[2pacalypsenow]

Exactly.

https://www.reddit.com/r/ga...

These graphics we’re considred “jaw dropping” in 1998, people don’t realize how far we’ve come in just 50 years.

Just be glad out of all the time periods we're lucky enough to live in this one.

[Wattapeesajunk]

I remember getting this game on the PS1 and being in total awe. It was unlike anything I had seen before.

[sprinterboy]

I still have fond memories of pissing myself laughing at 11 with friends "is that Chris blood" lol

[AnubisG]

I think this writter was born after 1998 or was very, very young in 1998. The graphics we have today will look just as bad in 20+ years time, don't you worry.

[supes_24]

I’m hoping for some Ready Player One realism before I die! I think they nailed it but of course expensive as all heck

[ClayRules2012]

I loved that movie. I’d love to get lost in a virtual game world like Ready Player One. I’d probably never leave lol.

[Fluttershy77]

Those were Top notch graphics... Capcom did the absolute very best with the technology they had at the time... They sold us a High Quality product. ...Crackdown 3, well...

[2pacalypsenow]

Also keep in mind they were using hardware from 93/94 too.

[Tross]

In 1998, 3D polygons with that level of detail were impressive. I now find the original RE2’s graphics charming with their retro aesthetic. The remake looks pretty good by modern standards, but there’s something to be said about what was accomplished with the classic game from a visual standpoint.

[Ethereal]

We didn't know any better.

[Dragonslave]

Really dumb article. Graphics at that time where top notch. I mean look at games graphics from 8 years and now to see how far graphics have evolve. Graphis from this gen will look dated in a few years

[xander70769]

I will never forget, RE2 was one of the first horror games I played as a child. It was a crazy experience for me. Tense, scary, I must have been around 10 years old or so. I remember vividly, watching the cutscenes, and my stepdad who was also a fan said to me - "You see how good these graphics are? Soon the actual gameplay will look as good as the cutscenes, that's how technology gets better." And his words BLEW MY F-ING 10 year old mind. Gameplay looking as good as those 1998 cutscenes? That would be incredible. And yet, look where we are now... I feel old now.

[Father__Merrin]

I also loved the ruggedness of the voice acting really sounded brilliant

[jinjojuice]

Rdr2 will probably look like a blurred mess in 20 year's time.

[WitcheRivia]

Because people weren't a bunch of pansies back then & their eyes could handle it.

[Critic4l_Strik3]

GET TWINFINITE STUPID SLIDESHOWS OUT OF HERE!!!!!!!!!!

[kevnb]

I had a really hard time with games on console from this era, the frame rates were just horrible.

[bigmalky]

Same mentality as "FFXV is better than the old ones because it looks so shiny. #nostalgiagogglesLOL".

Idiots.

[iNcRiMiNaTi]

*Asks the question "How did our eyes not bleed in 1998
*compares the games and uses low quality images for the remake

How the hell did your eyes not bleed using the 640x480 images making this comparison?

[Einhander1971]

Another stupid article

[zodiac909]

The original does not look as disgusting as this author would want you to believe.

[racer22]

I rather play virtua racing on arcade than forza horizon 4. Much better gameplay.but thats just my opinion. And virtua racing is from 1992.

[TheHan]

With 20 years I would expect games to only improve

[victorMaje]

I look at the 1998 footage & nostalgia sets in.
One must learn to appreciate where the craft comes from. What it took to get here.

[pietro1212]

The original RE2 looked amazing back in the day.

[jznrpg]

I was happy when Nintendo came out and it was more than block shapes that were on Atari . It has only been better over time and I haven’t ever really looked back and thought it sucked. It was just the technology of the day

[tonyjames404]

Possibly because that was all we knew back then and that was what was scary
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[cell989]

The writer must be a millennial lol. Getting his diapers changed while many of us were playing the crap out of this game

[Segata]

In the 80s when I first played Atari my mind was blown. At the time it looked great.

[Stanjara]

I still remember when I played RE2 on my CRT TV... coming from RE1 that I was blown away by static prerendered backgrounds, and the size of the police station. They improved the sequel so much. Love the second disc where I was like...oh no, I've should have left that thing on the table.

[TargusX]

It's the best we had - at the time seemed very good! People weren't obsessed with Graphics back then and preferenced gameplay.

[Artemidorus]

Generation Z don't understand we played games for fun not for pixel counting and frame recording.

[ScootaKuH]

Maybe because the graphics were pretty damn good for 1998 and were pushing the PS1 hard.

What a stupid article

[Donnie81]

I didn’t know there was a switch version..... oh wait that’s the 1998 version

[PaleMoonDeath]

Resident Evils 2 was beautiful back in the day, even when played now, it has full of dread, just bleeds through the art style and along with the soundtrack, allows your imagination to be haunted, beautiful game. Only reason your eyes will bleed is if you're infected chump.

Edit: Writer was probably born into the PS2/PS3 era, damn kids.