Calling Resident Evil 2 a ‘remake’ really doesn’t do it justice. The term can suggest you’re playing a newer version of a game you already know, or a completely overhauled take that’s nearly unrecognisable. But RE2 is both of these things… and much more.
Rebuilt from the ground up, it’s just as much a new game as RE7 was two years ago. In fact, it’s been crafted with the same engine that’s kept the Baker family in our nightmares since 2017… and the first thing to strike you here won’t be the outstretched arm of a shuffling foe, but the game’s stunning visuals. It begins with a gore-soaked encounter, but you’ll be too busy watching the rain fall on Leon’s jacket to notice the beast gnawing on his neck.