Resident Evil 2 Review: An Old School Classic for the Next Generation

#4. Story

RE 2

Resident Evil 2 Remake's story takes place during the iconic Racoon City incident with the outbreak of citywide G virus, two months after the events of the original Resident Evil.

Honestly, high production values and blockbuster storytelling is expected from a Resident Evil game especially in the latter half of the story but nothing of such calibre happens in here. Instead, RE 2 Remake storytelling comes out as completely bland and empty.

This is actually the only aspect of the game that gives out its 20 years old identity, along with the voice acting of course.

Storytelling in video games have come a long way since then and with the likes of The Last Of Us, Red Dead Redemption and even the previous RE 4 and 6 on the horizon which featured some strong climatic storylines with diversified characters, we were genuinely expecting more and some deep insight about the ever famous Racoon city incident but unfortunately nothing of such sort exists.

In fact, RE 2 barely have any story, the cutscenes are kept to a bare minimum and shocking to say the characters develop suddenly as if they are bots in the body of humans. The 6-7 hours long campaign doesn't do any justice either.

If you're hoping for a solid foundation for Leon and Claire's story then don't because both the main protagonist seems a little bit too sketchy to say the least, Leon a little more which is a disappointment.

Should you buy the game at launch?

Of course! RE 2 Remake is an instant classic which will take you back to the days when video games actually didn't hold your hands. It's smart gameplay, intricate level design and spooky atmosphere reek of a true survival horror experience- one that is shockingly lacking these days. But its empty characters, bland voice acting and a simplistic plot do hold it back from being a masterpiece.

Our score-8/10.

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Resident Evil 2 is out now on PC, PS4 and Xbox One.