Resident Evil 2 quickly forces me to get back to behaviors I learned in 1998. Rooms I think are clear of threats are somehow inhabited by new zombies when I return to search for something I missed. Leon curses too, annoyed or frightened that headshots aren’t working. I shoot them in the head, missing every third shot because of their unpredictable bobbleheaded movements, but they don’t stay down for long. They break through windows and doors, upending my expectations about how Resident Evil’s zombies are supposed to behave. The walking dead stalk me through the station - during my first playthrough as Leon - from room to room. Corpses - it’s unclear if they’re truly dead or reanimated - lay piled around every corner. The entirety of the city’s police force is either dead, zombified, or on the brink of death. But Claire and Leon arrive weeks into Raccoon City’s ordeal. It should be stockpiled with weapons, ammunition, and survival gear, the perfect place to wait out a zombie apocalypse. Resident Evil 2’s main setting, a police station, should be a safe haven for its heroes. What follows is a fight for survival as both Claire and Leon try to escape the city alive, then find themselves caught up in something much bigger.
The two are united by a chance encounter but quickly separated by a terrible accident. The new Resident Evil 2 begins just like its now-primitive ancestor: Rookie cop Leon Kennedy and college student Claire Redfield trek to the town of Raccoon City in search of answers. The result is a fresh, expensive-looking game that evokes the best memories of the PlayStation original, while also being something altogether new. Capcom has woven modern mechanics into its groundbreaking sequel, never abandoning what is truly great about the first Resident Evil 2. It’s no mean feat the developers of the new Resident Evil 2 have carefully threaded a needle with their new version of a very old thing. Ĭapcom took Resident Evil 7’s design decisions to heart in its remake of Resident Evil 2, which has not been simply polished with slick graphics for modern consoles and computers, but has been completely remade inside and out. If you want to see the very best of the best for your platform(s) of choice, check out Polygon Essentials. When we award a game the Polygon Recommends badge, it’s because we believe the title is uniquely thought-provoking, entertaining, inventive or fun - and worth fitting into your schedule. Polygon Recommends is our way of endorsing our favorite games.
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