Resident Evil Remaster HD
The original Resident Evil harbors so many nostalgic memories for me. When I was but a wee little pup I would go over to my best friend’s house and we would try to make our way through the dreaded Spencer Mansion. I would always end up playing while my bestie watched and refused to take the controller. I remember the scares, the tension of running out of ammo and/or health, getting poisoned (Richard dying), and lastly getting lost resulting in us having to start all over again. This game was actually too hard for two 11 year olds to play but we somehow managed to beat it even though the first time took forever. Fast forward to too many years later and Capcom announces RE Remastered HD… I promptly reserved it on the PSN and waited impatiently for the game to come out. When it finally did I relived many of my childhood memories. I fired it up and was creeped out while walking through the mansion again. When my bestie finally came over we played it just like we did in the old days; I gave her the controller and after the second zombie she gave it back to me, lol. We both jumped the first time a crimson head came after us and I nearly died trying (and failing) to outrun it. We both once again felt the uneasiness of the unknown; once again ended up lost but muddled through it. Richard died from lack of serum just like the days of old – It was just like being thrust back in time! Also I love how Capcom left all the classic gaming options in the game! I opted for the newer controls but you do have the option of playing with the classic tank controls; you can even select full screen instead of the new wide screen format. The graphics are definitely pretty and hunters are much more realistic than they ever should be! My best friend said that “the environment of the remake brings the eeriness of the original version to a whole new level. The fear is now real.” Now Resident Evil 3 has always been my favorite classic RE game but this was the game that started it all and I have enjoyed it this time around so much more than any other time. I give this game a very solid 10 out of 10! Capcom did it right with this game and I can’t stop until I have done everything in this game! I sincerely hope that they continue the remastering trend and make it to Resident Evil 3, if so then I can probably die happy ^-^. Until next time Remember Play Hard, Play Often!
P.S. There will be NO Jill sandwiches on my watch! XD