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I wanted to write a short review just for the Steam Award thing ,turns out I have a lot to say about this game xD

Resident evil 2 is an almost faithful recreation/re-imagining of the classic game of the same name that came out way back in 1998. You don't need to play the first one to get what's going on . For the few things it gets wrong about the classic it does many many things right, It is the the new standard in survival horror games that other developers should stride to achieve.

It features two playable protagonists Claire & Leon on their intersecting quests to escape the dying Raccoon city due to the T-Virus outbreak. Claire's writing excels while sticking close to her character in the original game. A grounded and a relatable character motivation and actions. However, Leon's stumbles a bit in the typical videogame/movie be the hero , do the right thing clichés. Both things can be said about several other characters in the game that were rewritten to be more interesting or more cliches that I won't spoil here.

Luckily, The game play is were Resident evil 2 shines. The game is played from the third person perspective which angered lot of fans but having played the game ,this was the right decision. You control both Leon and Claire to escape the city by solving puzzles and defeating enemies while managing your short and few resources of ammo and health items. The game also includes several bosses and re-occurring ones that you will have to content with. *massive foot step sounds*

The very detailed horrific & grotesque hallways of the police station where the game first takes place is a marvel to behold. Capcom did a terrifyingly great job in revamping the game to bring it to the modern age. Never before I have seen such detailed zombie facial animation , movement & reaction to each of your shots. Even limbs can be severed so realistically it's pretty impressive. That goes for all other enemies in the game which also I won't be going in details in fear of spoilers.

Capcom has been doing a great job lately. I really love and appreciate everyone who contributed to greenlight & develop this game with so much obvious love and care as this is one of my favorite childhood games. Also , Capcom released a sequel to Devil may Cry which also received similar love and care. Clearly, Capcom has listened to it's fans.

Just to rate the game:

Story: 7/10 (some of the character motivations weren't really believable)
Gameplay : 9/10 (Can't really see anything bad with it except the lack of a free camera mode which is me just nitpickin)
Graphics : 10/10
Sound: 10/10
Replayability : 8/10 ( you got four campaigns for the main story, some plot holes when comparing them which is why I took away some points , several unlockable mini stories)

Rating overall : 9/10

if you're a Resident evil fan chances are you don't even need to read this review. If you're a new comer this would be the perfect game to try out the franchise & see what's all the fuss been about. For 15$ , this would be criminal to miss!

This game wish it was played on a damn fiddle

Finally , I don't have to sit near a keyboard ....

This game was played on a damn fiddle .

Pros :
1- Great Story .
2- Great Combat , Think Assasin's Creed Games combat with no Counter to win and more tactics . like what to use on which enemy .
3- Great Open World to explore with so much to do and see .
4- deep RPG elements .
5- Best Graphics in an open world game Ive seen yet .

Cons :
1- need to play the other games to get the full picutre , since some choices from older games counts here .
2- cant think of any .

Great Game all around , Fun gameplay , Good Story and Plot , Great graphics , Great Open World , Great Online Mode ....Must Have .

Yes its a Demo , but its a Good one . I enjoyed it Alot