Now’s probably as good a time as any to set the first checkpoint!
This week, the goal is to collect the three medallions and open up the statue. There’s a save point conveniently in the statue which is a good area to stop for the week. As always, you can do a little less or a little more depending on circumstances but please join in the discussion reasonably and spoilers go in [ spoiler] [ /spoiler] without the leading space.
Having a great time with RE2R so far! What a nice upgrade from Resident Evil 1 Remake. So many nice quality of life improvements and a good amount of polish to the game. The dialogue is still a little bit cheesy, but of course not nearly so much as the original games. It’s pretty scary, but not too much for me yet.
I like the use of the flashlight to build tension in the dark. Really freaks me out when I hear something but can’t see it and dart around with my light looking for it.
I’m playing Claire on Easy (I think it’s called “Assisted” or something) and it’s not too hard this way. For me playing a first run, I want to be able to explore and enjoy the puzzles without the constant fear of dying or running out of ammo while I figure this out. I played the original back on PS1 a long time ago in another life, but the game is nicely done to bring back a few memories from the original. Like my distinct memory of the lickers making their first appearance and crawling on the ceiling and breaking through the windows in the hallway; and when you go down the representative hallway in this game, they fool you into thinking one will jump you because you can hear them crawling around and then you can pick up the note and read about them, but then they don’t show up like they did in the original yet the tension is still there, if not more so.
So I have 2/3 medallions already. Still haven’t found a weapon upgrade yet like a shotgun. I plan to still play some more tomorrow. (It’s Halloween after all) I might push a little past the checkpoint since I typically run low on time during the week and need to make most of my gaming on the weekends lately.
Really looking forward to playing more.
“We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.”
Oh I didn't know you'd actually played a bit of the ps1 classic @Th3solution!
Gotta be honest even in blocky polygonal PS1 graphics those buggers still throw me off! The lickers look especially unsettling in the REmake though.
I'll be playing as Claire myself and depending on how long it takes I might go for Leon's route too which should be fun (And be very different to you guys thanks to how the PS1 does the differing scenarios!).
I forgot how incredibly fun 2nd run was. You literally get free run of the police station at the very start which means I have the shotgun, 1 medallion and not enough space in my pockets to carry all the loot. Unfortunately hardcore difficulty is brutal af and I accidentally triggered the first appearance of you-know-who and my head a-splode. Back to the save room and roughly 20 minutes lost. Just like the good old days of the earlier games in the series 😂
@Foxy-Goddess-Scotchy Yeah I had a childhood friend who talked me into playing RE2 with him back on PS1. Scared me pretty good back then. I never would have played it without the peer pressure.
“We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.”
I’ve gone on and got all 3 medallions now and moved onto the next section. I just couldn’t help myself, the game is so good.
In the next area I’ve met up with the little girl and defeated the crazy mutant guy with the big eye growing out of his shoulder. He scared the jeepers out of me, but it was a pretty fun boss fight. I ended up just loading him full of flame rounds from the launcher and tossed a couple grenades and he went down pretty quick with that.
Random observation and question for @Foxy-Goddess-Scotchy and @RogerRoger — I was wondering if the original game had the flirtatious relationship between Claire and Leon. I don’t remember it, but I was young and probably too freaked out to notice. It’s just funny how in the middle of a zombie apocalypse Claire runs down when they meet up and seems to swoon over seeing Leon again, but maybe I’m reading into it 😅
@Col_McCafferty Yeah, my general strategy is shoot their legs if they’re fast and shoot their heads if you have a shotgun as it’ll kill them in one shot.
Got the last medallion... and then was immediately crushed to death. Hardcore difficulty is hardcore! Couldn’t play it on the lower difficulty again though, it’s way tenser and personally more fun with classic ink ribbons.
Out of all the things you could've been peer pressured into I'd say playing Resident Evil 2 is honestly not that bad all things considered (besides getting spooked a fair bit of course @Th3solution ).
I seem to recall a bit of flirting between Claire and Leon in the PS1 version.
I mean when you're the only two sane (and uninfected) people left in Racoon City ...
And yeah no worries if ya need to put it down rog. I know you don't like spiders in particular like myself (I can thankfully stomach most representations as long as they aren't super realistic).
Horror isn't typically my strong suit either though it's more first person stuff that puts me on edge or more supernatural elements. Resident Evil isn't all that spooky of a series to me (now at least) thankfully but it still can put me a little on edge!
I've only made it to the Police Station however. Not a lot of time today with lesson planning and a multitude of preperations thanks to the upcoming lockdown and yesterday I was visiting my in-laws.
I'm playing as Claire so after having been split from Leon thanks to the tanker/truck driver I made my way to the Kendo Gun shop, avoiding all the zombies before the kendo shop guy quickly got devoured by a number of undead whom burst through the windows.
He did leave me a gunbow at least...
Made it through the alleyways, the bus and found myself in the police station where I found the last survivor of the RPD (Besides Newbie Leon of course) whom gave me a key card before locking me out the room.
I've always really liked the setting of the police station (That you learn was a museum originally) and honestly I prefer it over the Spencer mansion (Though I do still quite like and appreciate the setting of the first too)
@Foxy-Goddess-Scotchy Ahh, I forgot the Raccoon City streets were more fleshed out in the original! I think I’ll probably play the original after completing the remake again, it should be interesting to see the differences and the similarities.
Obtained all three medallions now. Once I go down is that it? I'm locked in that new area or can I go back up as there is still plenty of rooms left to explore.
@Col_McCafferty Not to spoil anything but yeah, there is more to be done in the police station at some point.
A slight change to this week’s checkpoint, I forgot there’s a certain story event directly after the three medallions so we’ll say that will be this week’s bare minimum checkpoint. Honestly though, we all seem to be tearing our way through it so if you want to keep going, go ahead.
@Col_McCafferty When you go down there, you’ll see a device that alludes to coming back to the police station later, but I figure it’s a long time later.
@Foxy-Goddess-Scotchy Yeah, same person got me pressured into Metal Gear Solid and Ratchet & Clank, so he’s definitely done me a service. Not unlike the Game Club and forum posters in helping nudge me along onto some gaming gems.
...there's been zero chemistry between Leon and Claire thusfar, although I've only seen them share the opening cutscene. I couldn't detect any hints towards romance; to be honest, if Leon's seemed attracted to anything thusfar, I'd say it was the first Licker.
Yeah, I think that’s how I remembered it back on the PS1. I actually went back and watched their first reunion in the Remake and they’re was definitely something romantic there; I wasn’t imagining it —
Claire: “Leon!” [races down the steps to meet the hunky rookie cop]
Leon: “Hey Claire.” [casually looks away trying to look cool like he takes on armies of the undead every day, so this is all no big deal]
Claire: “We gotta stop meeting like this. Heehee...” [giggle, giggle, looks at him slyly]....
Etc, etc....
What would have made more sense:
Claire: “Leon! Oh thank God! Help me! This place is crazy! I saw these scary monsters in here with long tongues and we gotta get out of here!! This police station is a deathtrap! It’s like a f&$@*ing maze in here! I saw a guy get pulled in half and his guts we’re hanging out!!”
Leon: “Holy &#%$! ... stand back, let me see if I can shoot the lock on this fence!”
Claire: “We’re going to die!! Arrghhhh! Behind you!!!”
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