Are you planning on playing the original versions of 2 & 3? Code Veronica @graymamba? or will 1 & 0 (Though I really wouldn't recommend 0, it's quite awful) be your only original style Resident Evils?
@graymamba I’m interested to see how you adjust and excited for you to be jumping into this beloved series.
The tank controls and save / typewriter ink ribbon system is definitely an adjustment. For some reason I was able to get through it and still enjoy RE1, but with RE4 I just threw in the towel. The Remakes fix these issues and for that reason I feel they are superior. Many people prefer the retro versions though, due to the higher stakes. But when you don’t have to constantly fight the camera, the controls, and the menus, it’s just so much more enjoyable. Implementation of periodic autosaves in the other remakes helps immensely too.
Still, there’s a charm to the RE Remake in that it still has the original feel, but amazingly the three other remakes going forward were able to balance keeping that original survivor horror feeling, campy dialogue and storyline, and yet also feel modern, intuitive to play, and much less frustrating to progress.
@HallowMoonshadow so my current plan (which is always subject to change) is to play RE Remake and RE2 Remake this year, Code Veronica and RE3 Remake next year… and then Zero and RE4 Remake the year after that. So all being well, I should hopefully get a nice blend of the old school and the new.
@Th3solution well this will definitely be a marathon rather than a sprint as I’ll have to play it through 5 or 6 times but I’ll definitely post something at the end of each playthrough at the very least. I can already tell that the Real Survivor playthrough is gonna be a ***** judging by the issues that I’m finding on Normal 😅.
Ahhh okay then @graymamba. That's certainly going to be an interesting way to play them.
For your camera angle problem I've only played one survival horror game that actually solves that.
In Project Zero/Fatal Frame 2 I believe the sprint button could be held and would make you keep running the direction you were heading in regardless of camera angle changes. Dunno why it was never adopted by anyone else.
Are you playing as Jill or Chris by the way? Cus Jill is a bit more squishy but has 8 item slots and that really goes a long way for carrying extra ammo/healing that with Chris's six slots is harder to justify carrying around with you.
@graymamba The first three games are surprisingly short once you know what you’re doing and where to go. I’ve never been one to do repeat playthroughs, but I could see how subsequent runs could be much quicker.
“We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.”
@HallowMoonshadow so I’m playing Jill first and trying to get all items, so I’ve already had to backtrack many more times through areas than I’d have liked… which obviously brings extra danger each time. I’m slowly getting to grips with it though, so I’m hoping that as the various runs go on I’ll feel more and more comfortable.
@Th3solution so I don’t know how far through it I am yet in regards to the overall game but I’ve fought a couple of what I would consider to be bosses. I fought a big snake about an hour ago and just beat this zombie that I released from a suspended coffin.
@graymamba
I pretty much followed the trophy guide with regards to my order of playthroughs, started with Chris knife only and I didn’t much like the zombie fight although it was worse when I couldn’t see him
Hope you are enjoying it, once you get over the controls and the prerendered screens swapping (again with the controls because releasing the movement stick and then pressing it again may result in you moving a different direction).
There is talk of it being remade but unless it is in the over the shoulder 3rd person style of RE2remake then I’m not sure that they should bother and even then I’m not convinced it will maintain the charm that RE1r has.
@CaptD yeah I was umming and ahhing over which playthrough to do first but ended up going with Jill’s nooks and crannies 😉 as I thought it’d be a good way to get fully familiar with the map etc.
Anyway, I think it’s started to click for me a bit. Don’t think I died all afternoon and made some decent progress. Just electrocuted some massive shark and concocted some chemical cocktail that should kill some Audrey II. Looking forward to playing some more on the weekend.
@graymamba It’s been a couple years for me so I’ve forgotten the flow of events and encounters, but I recall the game taking about 12-15 hours.
Also, the story, as cheesy as it is, is surprisingly entertaining, actually. And although the overall storyline of the series as it goes along isn’t top tier, the first game’s story when taken on its own was probably the best, imo. They continue to bring back and reference a lot of the characters and beats from the first two games over and over, so it’s worth paying attention to the narrative, even though it’s mainly just a tropey zombie/monster fest.
“We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.”
@Th3solution yeah I am quite enjoying the story tbh, tropes, schlock and all 😁. Even though I’ve had some understanding of the overall Resident Evil series narrative, the way it unfolds within the first game… with the environmental storytelling and diary excerpts etc is really very good.
Gutted that I’m back in work today as I want to carry on with my playthrough 😅… maybe I’ll be able to get an hour in tonight 🤞
@HallowMoonshadow cheers, yeah while it’s took a bit of getting used to I think I’ve clicked with it now.
That’s the first Resident Evil HD Remake playthrough for Jill done and it has me super intrigued… as I’m sure it has millions of other players over the last 20 years or so. Really liked Wesker and Barry as characters (if not as people)… and have vague recollections of the former in Code Veronica all the way back on the Dreamcast and feeling similarly intrigued by him then. I have a feeling that I’m gonna be watching a whole load of lore vids on Resi in much the same way that I did for Dark Souls and Metal Gear Solid when I was playing through them.
Anyway, it’ll be a knife-only playthrough with Chris next, then a Real Survivor with Jill, an invisible enemies with Chris and then a speed-run or two with Jill. They dont half make you work for it like! 😅
@graymamba
Well done, it is all downhill from here.
The speed run isn’t as bad as it seems but be aware nothing stops that timer which is most annoying (not sure why devs do this), recommend using someone’s speed run chapter times just in case and time each section, perhaps cloud saving but that isn’t really necessary.
The no saves was a bit of a pain for me, everything was going swimmingly until Lisa knocked me off the platform...stupid stupid 100 to 1 mistake but that is Sod’s law.
@CaptD yeah right now the 3hr deadline seems pretty much impossible… but I’m sure with a couple more playthroughs, together with a bit of research I’ll get there by hook or by crook.
What a great setting/game world they created though… it reminded me of Arkham Asylum and the original Dead Space in the way they used what is essentially one locale, so effectively.
Congrats on completing your first run of Resident Evil @graymamba!
The making of the series is just as, if not more, fascinating as the lore videos can be with all the various twists and turns the series has took during it's 29 years of existing.
Anyway, it’ll be a knife-only playthrough with Chris next, then a Real Survivor with Jill, an invisible enemies with Chris and then a speed-run or two with Jill. They dont half make you work for it like! 😅
...Good luck with that gameplay king. That to me seems like absolute hell but I respect the dedication going for the platty
lol that takes me back 😁. While gameplay is still the overriding barometer for a games quality for me, I have diversified quite a bit over the last few years and have enjoyed the odd narrative-focussed game in-between more gameplay-centric fare tbh.
@AgentCooper 🤣 aye you could put it like that. He’s good mate, we were meant to have done a bit of Castle Crashers yesterday but he’s got a lot on atm with a bundle-of-joy on the way. Think that plat-hunting may be placed on the back-burner for the immediate future.
@AgentCooper will do mate. I haven’t played a great deal of Castle Crashers yet but Moose said it was pretty good… and the Canadian guy we met, who helped us out with some gear was pretty obsessed by it (like 300+ hrs obsessed!).
It’s pretty much a scrolling beat-em up, with a cartoon-medieval paintjob and has some a bit of rpg-elements added too by the looks. I can add you to the group chat for it if you ok,e, as one of the trophies require 4 people.
Managed to make a start on my knife-only run with Chris this afternoon and have made some decent progress to be fair. Just beat Yawn after getting back to the mansion from the residence. Don’t wanna count my chickens but I could have this playthrough done tomorrow 🤞.
last night i got caught on at least one or two trophies to get in WWE 2K22 and WWE 2K24 where i finally got the capture finisher trophy in wwe 2k22 and the trophy for playing as LA Knight vs Finn on Legend difficulty in WWE 2K24.
that and I noticed Gunther and Kaiser they had different names in WWE 2K22 where Gunther was called Walter and Kaiser had a different name. that and WWE 2K22 being the last time for Brock Lesnar and Mandy Rose being in the WWE games
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