RE2 Remake... What do you think it should be...

Thanks for the kind words seda , but I'm no professional. I just played a lot of games. This gave me basic knowledge about design and allowed me to logically deconstruct gameplay decisions (how this affects that and so on...). I like how the games have evolved over the years and how basic tpp controls have been basically locked in. The challange now is to adapt these contols to different gameplay styles so that the game design doesn't interfere with freedom of movement, etc. These games can still control like action games but with some tweaks to the gameplay can acheve have their own identity without feeling clunky or outdated. And that is basically how I feel about the classic RE design.

Not so long ago I played RE remake and 0 for the first time and while these games are fine in their own right there is not much that you can do to improve this design. Actually the best thing about them is that they reverted to the simplicity of RE1 and 2- no bullshit long range enemies, no dualwielding, no upgradable ammo and the like. So if they discarded nearly every advancement made after RE2 it's a clear sign to me that they too thought that this doesn't fit this style.

This is why I was trying to find ways to translate RE2 to third person without sacrificing any advancements in terms of control that were made to this day. The game was mostly tight spaces so there would be little to no room for them to move out of the line of fire. There also would have to be less enemies per location, because this isn't an action game and they would move in lines most of the time anyway due to corridor nature of the rooms. So how would you prevent a player from taking them out from afar other than turning them into bullet sponges. If the monsters aren't given a chance to aproach the player to actually pose a threat the game loses all potential for any tension or challange. Which is not something you want out of a RE game. So my solution was simple- remove the ability for the player to aim properly, and have them use their better judgement when calling out the shots. This allows any monster to come closer for a chance to dish out some damage and with limited supplies of ammunition forces the player be more carefull when using it. If you want to make most of what you have you either have to be really good to be able to shoot something before it has a chance to attack or risk getting attacked with the ability to fight back without wasting precious ammo on shots that miss the mark. Or avoid fightinh altoghether- that works too. After playing some RE4 whithout using the lasersight I'm certain that this is doable but to actually execute this properly it would require tight and carefully though throgh design which I'm pretty sure people at Capcom are incapable of. So, yeah, while I wish it would be so, I know they won't do it. But one can always dream.

You forget that RE2 was also ported and rereleased all over the place- PS1 had 2 versions, as did the pc, it was also on N64, Dreamcast and Gamecube. It was also released (and still available for purchase) as a download for PS3, so unles you factor in sales of all those versions you can't really tell which sold better.

I don't think emailing Capcom will do any good- it is still their property and the fact that it's near and dear to our hearts means nothing to them. All you can really do is not to buy their games if you don't like them. Even if they were to listen to us, with so many different opionions here, how do you think they would create a game that would satisfy everyone?

Haha. Must've skipped my mind for some reason:P.
I also stumbled onto this: An unauthorised RE2 tech demo for the GBA. How cool is that?

I love how the zobmies jump backwards after being shot like it's some B movie.

To be honest I didn't quite understand what you had in mind when you posted those sales numbers, just wanted to point out that the data is incomplete and thus I don't know whether it can be used to point out something or other. When I was interested in this I remember that sales wise it was always between RE2 and RE4 with RE5 being third in terms of units sold, maybe it has shifted somewhat from that time. Anyways I found it rediculous then that people though that the RE remake on Gamecube underperformed when it sold not that much less than RE4 on the same platform (well a million or a half a million units is much but when you have a couple of million in reserve it's hard to call that a failure).

Regarding RE2 and what we want- this really isn't the first thread that covers this subject. I was pretty surprised that it was created considering that there were others with the same intent in mind already (I even posted in one some time ago). But to the point- the requests here are really the tip of the iceberg- most revolve around static cameras vs. tpp, but I've seen poeple wishing that it was coop, for instance. As we concluded that changing perspectives pretty much require building a new game, adding coop with both styles doubles this ammount. And what of people, who want a more open world experience in raccoon city or people who like the over the top combat of RE6. I'm sure you understand that budgets aren't made from rubber and satisfying all those requests would make them bloat like hell, and I'm pretty sure that RE2 remakes budget is smaller than that of RE7. Do you really think that such a game is possible?

Wow looks like its all already been said pretty much....Original areas all upgraded with new graphics with perhaps brand

new areas? The city for instance perhaps if more exploration could be done there before the Racoon City Police Department.

um....mercenaries game mode as well? With high scores unlocking weapons, costumes etc.....

I sincerely hope they recreate the original experience but then add new experiences like the Gamecube remake of Resident Evil 1.

Edit: Oh & gore....Lots & lots of GORE !!

MORE GOOOOOOOOOOOOORE !!!!

The death scenes where the player is eaten ! I miss shit like that.

I've been trying to find an image but I cant. There was a shotgun attack that separated the zombies upper body 

from lower body but the zombies upper body still crawled towards you. I miss that too. I don't think the chainsaw

attack had come to the franchise yet not until R.E 4 so it would be great to see some new weaponry too. Perhaps

the player could get the chain saw for a change !

That makes no sense. Why would you push for 'teen' rating for a game that starts with this warning screen



If you want less gore, buy the german version.