Review on PlayStation 4 Resident Evil 2 - Enhanced SEO Edition by Alfonso Alexander

I have not played the original Resident Evil 2 (I was introduced to the series with Resident Evil 4), so I do not completely know how it compares to the original 1998 game. However, if you are a fan of scary games, Resident Evil in general, and you liked RE4, classic RE, and/or RE7, you will for sure enjoy this game if you buy it.Alongside RE7, RE2 remake is a return to form for the series, after having the past several games (RE5, RE6, Revelations 1, Revelations 2) either attempt to be outright action-based third person shooter-ish games akin to Gears of War, or attempts to be more horror-based but not as far as it could’ve been (Revelations 2 to an extent, for example), Resident Evil 2 remake is the second Resident Evil game to bring the series back to what it used to be pre-Resident Evil 5. You are not loaded with hundreds of rounds for your weapons, and the aiming is designed to be difficult to place a well-timed headshot on enemies, and even then, it’s a bit random to know how many shots to the head will kill a zombie. All the while, most places of the game are shrouded in complete darkness, alongside having to avoid a powerful, unkillable enemy for most of the game. You get to choose between playing as Leon or Claire. Whoever you play as first, you will have the option to play as second to understand what they went through during their perspective of the game’s events. Your first playthrough will go through one series of events, and the other will experience the other series of events. If you play as Leon first, then Claire will experience the second set of events, and vice-versa. Your second playthrough will have you go through some of the same areas and do some of the same things, but change how things occurred the first time you played in order to throw you off, confuse you, and surprise you, so don’t expect a complete repeat of your first playthough.Unlike RE5 and RE6 (and the Revelations games to a lesser extent) and similar to RE7, this game is an all-out and serious attempt at horror. There is minimal old-school Resident Evil cheesiness, and the graphics of the RE Engine make the game look very photorealistic. The story is engaging, characters are voiced with good acting and believability, and the backstory is laid out throughout various journals and diaries to make things even more interesting. The gameplay is also more reminiscent of RE4 meets classic RE, instead of being in first person like RE7. There are no fixed camera angles or tank controls like the Pre-RE4 Resident Evil games.After beating the main game as both characters, there is also some mini game alternate "what-if” scenarios to play through for some added replay value. There are other difficulty modes to check out if you’re interested, too.Anyway, if you are a Resident Evil fan, and were a huge fan of the series before Capcom attempted "broadening” Resident Evil’s appeal with the games that came out after Resident Evil 4 but prior to Resident Evil 7, you will love this game. If you are a fan of other horror series, such as Dead Space, The Evil Within, or Silent Hill, you will also be a fan of RE2 Remake.Resident Evil has a good future again if things keep going this way.