@nessisonett Nice job with the title, I actually got a bit scared that my computer was acting up, lol.
I was planning on joining this time since I haven't played RE3 Remake yet but sadly I haven't been in a mood to play horror games lately, so I'll be sitting this one out. I'll still be reading the posts as I did play through the original RE3 a couple of months ago and I think it might be interesting to compare the differences between the original and the remake.
@LtSarge I was a little worried that the mods would have a heart attack seeing that! Feel free to just follow along if you aren’t feeling it, we’ve got Bioshock 2 or Sonic Mania coming up next. Well, I’ll probably run another poll after this one since there are so few suggestions that we haven’t played yet!
I haven’t finished Rime, but I definitely plan to go back and complete it. I think I’m almost through Ch. 2. But in order to stay up with the club and have a spooky Halloween, I’ve started Resident Evil 3 Remake today and all I have to say is — it’s phenomenal so far. Im really enjoying it. I’ve made it through the first section in the city and into the sewers now. This is really scratching that RE itch. Feels similar to the RE2 Remake, of course, but less claustrophobic in these early settings.
So far, the pacing is perfect, the map is great, like in RE2 with the change of color when you clear all the pickups in the area.
I never played the original RE3 and really have no familiarity with this story and setting. Of course I know Jill from RE1, but other than that, this is all new to me.
“We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.”
@nessisonett Sounds good to me, I'll definitely stick around. No need to add me to the tag list yet as I'm still a bit unsure how often I'll participate.
@Th3solution I think it's going to be really interesting hearing the perspective of someone who is experiencing RE3 for the first time. A lot of people didn't like that Capcom cut out content from the original game in the remake, but I believe that might make the game better paced. So I'm curious to see if a person who hasn't played the original would still find the remake to be a great experience.
@LtSarge Yeah, I saw the discussion recently where some users were criticizing the length of RE8 too. Honestly, I don’t think I’ll mind a more focused game. Although I won’t have the original content to compare to and know what parts were cut, I like having shorter games sometimes mixed between my longer epics. I guess not having a second playable character is what’s missing here versus the first 2 games. I’m not sure if the original RE3 had a second character run, but the replayability of Jill / Chris and Claire / Leon was what people may have expected here. I do like how playing the alternate character have different story point and different NPC interactions in the prior entries, but so far I don’t think I’ll miss it in this game. It feels so awesome to play so far.
“We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.”
@RogerRoger I finished RiME and I am glad I stuck with it. Once you know the game is structured around the five stages of grief, the story, world building en symbolism make sense. The perspective change was a surprise that made persevering to the end worth it for me. I still feel that some gameplay mechanics and the puzzles don’t always connect with the story, but the atmosphere and music make up for that. At first RiME reminded me of ICO and the Witness. After completion it also feels similar to PaPo & Yo
Resident Evil 3's original release didn't have another selectable character @Th3solution.
(Carlos was playable for a very small section however)[/spoiler].
The unlockable Mercenaries mode in the original had Carlos, Mikhail and Nicolai playable though.
There was a lot of costumes you could unlock though for Jill including her RE 1 costume or Regina from Dino Crisis... 😄
R3make's biggest loss is the choice system (Or as RE3 called it the "Live Selection") that was unique to this game in the series.
At certain points in the game you'd get a choice between two options.
The very first one for example you could either try your luck against Nemesis or you could run away into the police station. If you took too long to answer it you'd get a "third" option where you'd be forced to fight Nemmy and I believe you'd even get hit?
It wasn't anything too wild or changed things up that differently (It was only used a handful of times but there was an alt ending... I think?).
Capcom easily could've expanded upon it in the remake to give it that replay value... But it's axed entirely which is a shame.
If you (or anyone else) wants to find out the other differences from the original I'll pop 'em under some spoiler tags below. Best to look after you've beaten it of course 😄
▪ Most puzzles have been cut (And I believe the solutions were randomised to a degree?)
▪ The Grave Digger boss fight is gone & giant spiders were cut along with other enemies
▪ The Clocktower has been booted along with the Graveyard, Park & City Hall areas
▪ Nemesis' original second form is gone
▪ The iconic entrance/scene with Nemesis killing Brad in front of the police station and then you're thrust straight into the first "Live Selection" is poofed for the new opening
▪ Carlos goes to the Raccoon City police station instead of Jill and his role/playable section is expanded upon
▪ Freeze Rounds for the grenade launcher aren't a thing
▪ [spoiler]Mercenaries mode is donezo
I think the ammo & item locations were also randomised (to a degree) in the original?
Resi 3 is easily the shortest game in the series (Remake or no). You could beat the original in 4-6 hours on your first run I think? I think getting an S rank requires something like an 1hr 30 mins - 2 hrs? It's real short and I think R3make is even shorter lol 😄
@Foxy-Goddess-Scotchy I played through until a part where you get to play as Carlos during the story. I’m currently still in this section and it involves the police station from RE2. And wow, is it awesomely done. I don’t know if the original was like this (I didn’t read your spoilers at the end of your post) but it quite literally sets up the conditions that the police station is in when Claire and Leon arrive in RE2. Wow! I wasn’t expecting that. The placement of the zombies and the conditions of the rooms are all related to RE2. Even down to the part where Carlos blows a hole in one of the walls on the second floor where you go through as Claire or Leon to get to the STARS office. Such awesome attention to detail! Even the combinations for the locks are the same 😄. Like I say, I haven’t finished the section yet, so I’m curious how it goes, but it’s clear that the two games - RE2 and RE3 - are actually more like one game, just extended content from one another.
These fights with Nemesis are about to give me a heart attack though 😅
“We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.”
I don’t know if the original was like this (I didn’t read your spoilers at the end of your post)
No.
Not quite sure how much you'd like me to say about the original (as they're honestly pretty different in how they play out barring some key plot beats and characters).
But no... that it is not what happens in the original. Not at all
Capcom is pretty tight lipped at times in regards to development but Resi 3 was intended to be a spinoff game with an entirely different and new character and Code Veronica is the one that kinda carries on wth the Redfields story.
So I'm really not sure how much of the original was rejiggered and switched up when Jill became the lead character instead...
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"You don't have to save the world to find meaning in life. Sometimes all you need is something simple, like someone to take care of"
@Foxy-Goddess-Scotchy Well, the chances of me playing the original are pretty slim. But I’ll avoid overt spoilers for now anyways. If I play any retro versions of the RE games it’ll be Code Veronica. And I plan to play the PS4 remaster of RE4 before the remake comes out.
I wonder why they chose to veer far away from the original storyline for the R3make. Either way, it’s working well for me so far. The police station setting of RE2 is just so classic and iconic that I don’t mind revisiting for a while as Carlos.
“We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.”
Lol well without saying too much @Th3solution you get to that area in the original within the first 20 or so minutes... For a reason I've admitedly completely forgot 😅
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"You don't have to save the world to find meaning in life. Sometimes all you need is something simple, like someone to take care of"
@nessisonett Haha, yeah it was definitely an appropriate touch for Halloween, even if it was probably giving antdickens and Sammy palpitations when they saw it. 😂
“We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.”
I’ve played the opening sections now, just finished doing the generator and destroying those truly horrible spiders. I’m enjoying it well enough, although it’s definitely closer to 4 than the first two games, except isn’t quite as masterfully paced as 4.
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