Resident Evil HD Remaster

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  1. Chapa9dj
    Feb 2, 2015
    10
    Glorious Remake Remastered is glorious.
    Personally, this is the second best Resident Evil after Resident Evil 2.

    This is what fans have been waiting for so long. This game is perfection.
    I really hope this paves the road for future remakes and remaster of the good old Resident Evil games.
  2. TheHorrorAnthem
    Jan 20, 2015
    10
    What can you say, or perhaps not say, about a franchise that is knocking on the door of its third decade, whose most recent entries collapse under the weight of a polished remaster of its first entry? Resident Evil has become so bloated in its sequels and spin offs, all of them underwhelming, that revisiting Spencer Mansion for the third time is sadly a breath of fresh air. Nevertheless,What can you say, or perhaps not say, about a franchise that is knocking on the door of its third decade, whose most recent entries collapse under the weight of a polished remaster of its first entry? Resident Evil has become so bloated in its sequels and spin offs, all of them underwhelming, that revisiting Spencer Mansion for the third time is sadly a breath of fresh air. Nevertheless, it is a welcomed breath of fresh air as we now have the best Resident Evil in some years. Leave it to a polished up version of a 2002 Gamecube release, which in itself was a remake of the original 1996 release of Resident Evil's starting point, to put smiles on the faces of all the devoted old school fans who have wanted the series to return to its terrifying albeit cheesy and clunky roots. Capcom achieves greatness with making the arguably best even better by tidying up the controls, graphics, textures and sound, and letting it live and breath on current generation consoles. Those who only know modern Resident Evil, or never got to play this in 2002 entry have themselves a fantastic experience ahead of them as they explore Spencer Mansion and witness the groundbreaking horror first hand with the original core characters. This game doubles as a grocery list of what Survival Horror should be, and how the modern conveniences of gaming do not always make for the best experience. This take on Resident Evil is both familiar and curious, both comfortable and nerve racking, and both full of nostalgia and yet as challenging as a never before seen adventure. So those of you who have played the original '96 game, are still in for surprises around some corners, and challenges that will make resources vital. The dialogue, though still a bit cheesy, is multiple levels up from that of the delightfully awkward original script. It remains similar enough to bring back all the memories of the original, but separates itself enough from the past to intrigue, creating an almost parallel world experience with how similar but more thought out the new dialogue is. I found myself both listening to the new, but in my head quoting the old, making for some laughs. Once again, those first person views of doors opening, tight corridors with the moaning undead near by, and limping through halls praying for ammo and health all have your hair on end, and it is a most welcome return. The Mansion is only slightly redesigned enough to make you lull into comfort, thinking you have the situation under control before springing something new on you such as a new zombie placement, or unfamiliar room, or retelling an old experience in less predictably ways. The results are fun and frightening. The Mansion is alive with creaks and shutters, moving light and flashes of lighting, shadows and mirrors, fog and water, all pulling you in deeper than ever before. This is Resident Evil in all its Survival Horror glory. It would be impossible to rate this any lower than a perfect score, seeing as it is a better version of a past masterpiece, and then improved once again on top of that. Get lost in Spencer Mansion, and take a bloody bite out of the game that started it all, the one and only, Resident Evil.… Expand
  3. pandalard
    Jun 13, 2022
    10
    I loved the original RE and this is the perfect example of how you do a proper remake. It takes the original concept and improves upon it in pretty much every way, without diverting from its core roots.

    The monsters are wonderfully creative in their designs. The environments are beautiful and brings the horrific world of RE to life with mostly static pre-rendered images, no less. The    I loved the original RE and this is the perfect example of how you do a proper remake. It takes the original concept and improves upon it in pretty much every way, without diverting from its core roots.

    The monsters are wonderfully creative in their designs. The environments are beautiful and brings the horrific world of RE to life with mostly static pre-rendered images, no less.

    The gameplay is well balanced with just the right placement and amount of enemies, weapons, ammo and health placements.

    With two scenarios and unlockable rewards this title also has a fair amount of replay value as well.

    This is certainly my absolute favorite horror survival game.    … Expand
  4. Klewer
    Jan 11, 2017
    10
    Apart from the slightly dated controls, this really shows that a classic game largely left alone with some updated graphics is still as great as ever. An absolute must play game.
  5. greg999
    Feb 20, 2015
    10
    This is a masterpiece that shows how bad gaming has become after 2005.
    Scary and you have to use your brain and think out strategies.

    Not advisable if you have ADD
  6. Wolfmoon2682
    Jan 20, 2015
    10
    Every bit as amazing as it was back in the day! It feels great to be back in the Spencer mansion, and despite haven beaten this game in it's many itterations dozens of times, i still find myself taking the wrong path because it's been so long. This is a classic and hardcore survival horror game. It most likely won't appeal to the CoD generation of gamers but it's the best Resident EvilEvery bit as amazing as it was back in the day! It feels great to be back in the Spencer mansion, and despite haven beaten this game in it's many itterations dozens of times, i still find myself taking the wrong path because it's been so long. This is a classic and hardcore survival horror game. It most likely won't appeal to the CoD generation of gamers but it's the best Resident Evil experience imo out of every title in the series!… Expand
  7. SportsareCrap
    Feb 16, 2015
    10
    If you Survivor Horror Fan and Horror Movie fan buy this is only 19.99 USD worth it
    This is Best Release of Series since Outbreak File 2 so 9 years Gap no Releases.

    Gameplay: 9/10
    Story: 10/10
    Horror: 9/10
    Total: 10/10
  8. zombiechan
    Mar 11, 2015
    10
    Honestly, I'm very biased here. Resident Evil is my favorite game ever. So of course I will give the game a 10/10. It's been so long since I played the gamecube remake that I forgot enough of it to make it feel exciting.

    So if you loved the first game and you want to replay it, this is the perfect game for you. If you only played the modern RE games or new to the RE series, this game's    Honestly, I'm very biased here. Resident Evil is my favorite game ever. So of course I will give the game a 10/10. It's been so long since I played the gamecube remake that I forgot enough of it to make it feel exciting.

    So if you loved the first game and you want to replay it, this is the perfect game for you. If you only played the modern RE games or new to the RE series, this game's camera and control will frustrate you. I feel that it something you had to grow up with by playing the the PS horror games like Silent Hill and Rule of Rose.    … Expand
  9. Markptzzz
    Jan 22, 2015
    10
    Back in the '98.
    Why you deserve this game?
    Because it's a good shaped remake? Because it's an old school, old fashioned, retro gaming, classic? All of this, and more, because it's actually a good game. Soundtrack memorable, pretty good visual, intriguing story and also a great, unforgettable, dark atmosphere. If you like horror games where the horror it's not just a creepy creature    Back in the '98.
    Why you deserve this game?
    Because it's a good shaped remake?
    Because it's an old school, old fashioned, retro gaming, classic?
    All of this, and more, because it's actually a good game.
    Soundtrack memorable, pretty good visual, intriguing story and also a great, unforgettable, dark atmosphere.
    If you like horror games where the horror it's not just a creepy creature to massacre with tons of bullet, but you appreciate an horror where you're left alone in a desperate situation, take this game.
    You'll love it, even if you're a kid born and raise with assassin's creed and tasted the first true fear with alien.
    This, it's the return of the horror.    … Expand
  10. darthsouheil
    Jan 21, 2015
    10
    A pure and perfect example of how a Resident Evil game should be . Despite the remake being originally released in 2002 it still puts to shame the latest iterations of the series (specifically 5 and 6 and operation raccoon city.
  11. LifeHistory
    Apr 30, 2017
    10
    One of my favorite horror and a game of all time. Its incredible. The remake is so much better than the original and the remaster made it even better.
    Fantastic graphics and level design with such details and music and cool mechanics and the story good too. An amazing classic that will live forever.
  12. GREEN26
    Jan 20, 2015
    10
    perfect game great job capcom keep it up!!!next title resident evil 0 do the same work that the HD remaster.
    and then remake resident evil 2,3 and the code veronica x.
  13. dmsamorro
    Jan 25, 2015
    10
    I've played almost all RE games but this one is just the best. It's a reliving of the old times with excellent HD graphics and a totally amazing set of scenarios and monsters. Totally worth the time!
  14. DJTomCat
    Feb 4, 2015
    10
    Everybody should try this out! Amazing atmosphere, sometimes you feel real fear, but you have to go on... Just like Capcom! Keep it up, waiting for Resident Evil 2 HD Remaster.
  15. Spearhead82
    Mar 29, 2015
    10
    The one the only, Resident Evil.
    I really dont know why capcom never stuck to this formula. Perhaps they wanted to cash in on the CoD generation. Maybe they wanted to make a different kind of game. They have put this series into the wrong hands after Resident Evil 4...so many times its hard to count. And the movie....dont even get me started, what a joke. But all of this aside, this is    The one the only, Resident Evil.
    I really dont know why capcom never stuck to this formula. Perhaps they wanted to cash in on the CoD generation. Maybe they wanted to make a different kind of game. They have put this series into the wrong hands after Resident Evil 4...so many times its hard to count. And the movie....dont even get me started, what a joke. But all of this aside, this is the original Resident Evil beautifully remastered and in HD, in all its glory reminding us of a simpler and scarier time.
    If you have never played Resident Evil before than you are in for a history lesson on survival horror. This game is genius and still after all these years, this IS survival horror in its true form. The bible. The one, the only. Now they need to do this to Resident Evil 2 wich is another masterpiece.    … Expand
  16. Josue_online
    Apr 12, 2016
    10
    Yo lo resumiria como OBRA MAESTRA. Poco más se puede añadir cuando empiezas diciendo esto. Pero es la verdad. Además, como remaster HD del remake (nintendo gamecube) es la mejor versión posible. 1080p y 60 fps estables. (Nada de 30 fps, aunque lo puedes elegir claro)

    Yo descubri esta saga con el REVELATIONS, me encantó. Luego el 5. Me encantó. Incluso el 6, muy criticado. Y después del    Yo lo resumiria como OBRA MAESTRA. Poco más se puede añadir cuando empiezas diciendo esto. Pero es la verdad. Además, como remaster HD del remake (nintendo gamecube) es la mejor versión posible. 1080p y 60 fps estables. (Nada de 30 fps, aunque lo puedes elegir claro)

    Yo descubri esta saga con el REVELATIONS, me encantó. Luego el 5. Me encantó. Incluso el 6, muy criticado. Y después del Revelations 2 (que también me encantó) este HD REMASTER, siendo el primero que juego de tipo clásico, no puedo más que rendirme a la evidencia. ES UN VIDEOJUEGO HECHO ARTE.

    PUNTO.    … Expand
  17. SuperGlare
    Jan 28, 2017
    10
    Best horror game
    Amazing remaster by capcom
    Playing in 4k is magic(you have to edit the ini to do so)
    mUST HAVE GAME
    Its amazing how capcom managed to bring this game back to life and look like a next gen game.
  18. Vicente_ao
    Apr 13, 2016
    10
    Pésimo juego, donde están las hordas de enemigos zombies para acribillar con metralletas y granadas, explosiones bang bang????????.
    Eso diría un niño rata, pero estamos ante una obra maestra de juego, el RE original está por cumplir 2 décadas de vida y es un juego que trasciende y que agradecidos todos, podemos disfrutar ahora con gráficos actualizados.
    Al terminarlo me dije, "vaya, por    Pésimo juego, donde están las hordas de enemigos zombies para acribillar con metralletas y granadas, explosiones bang bang????????.
    Eso diría un niño rata, pero estamos ante una obra maestra de juego, el RE original está por cumplir 2 décadas de vida y es un juego que trasciende y que agradecidos todos, podemos disfrutar ahora con gráficos actualizados.
    Al terminarlo me dije, "vaya, por qué no hacen mas juegos así hoy en día", se nota el estilo vieja escuela, donde puedes hacer saves solo en ciertas puntos con usos limitados para guardar in game, a la vez de tener slots limitados para guardar. En general el juego poco te cuenta de que hacer, tampoco hay ayuda del ambiente, o sea, si te acercas a una puerta no te indica el botón para poder interactuar, lo mismo para los itemes, notas, etc.
    Momentos tensos gracias a la música y los ángulos de cámara, y muchos puzzles por resolver.
    Una tremeda joya.

    Lo bueno:
    - 2 formas de jugar, la forma normal o con los controles tankes, tú decides cuál.
    - Varios finales para cada personaje.
    - Momentos de terror o sustos garantizados.
    - Muy buena atmósfera.
    - Muy buena trama.
    - Puzzles cortos, pero entretenidos de resolver.

    Lo malo:
    - Puede hacerse algo lento, los tiempos de carga al pasar de una habitación a otra es algo tedioso, pero es un detalle.

    9.9/10    … Expand
  19. Zamazqui
    Mar 11, 2017
    10
    Resident Evil HD Remaster is the best resident evil in the old gameplay series, it is insane the many ways that you have to manage your ammo and you might think where kill and where not kill zombies 'cause there are crimson heads
  20. Exth
    Oct 27, 2017
    10
    This is just a masterpiece! Great optimization. Superb gameplay. Superv asthetics and graphics. Superb sound desing. In my opinion it is the BEST survival horror game ever made.
  21. El_Manco
    May 20, 2018
    10
    Me niego a valorar este juego desde la perspectiva actual. Recuerdo cuando jugué este juego en Game Cube, y la sensación de que los videojuegos habían tocado techo. Tanto este, como su predecesor, han sido dos de los juegos más importantes de la historia de los videojuegos.
  22. Soullex
    Nov 14, 2022
    10
    Muhtemelen harita tasarımı en iyi metroidvania oyun........................
  23. Shimmeywill
    Mar 10, 2020
    10
    A gorgeous game with fantastic atmosphere and tense gameplay. The game often feels like a moving artpiece with the great camera placement/composition.
  24. ImperialYama
    Dec 22, 2020
    10
    First i have to say that i actually never played a Resident Evil Game, not even the classic ones back then. But this is the best Surival Game i have ever played in my life. It's perfect.
  25. Genesis26
    May 6, 2020
    10
    The absolute perfection of resident evil style!!!! This is the true resident evil this is a true remake I love it so much , shinji mikami the best, perfect remake all hold things from original game 1996 with much more , new areas, different puzzle, best design, best actor choice, absolute perfect!!!!!!! Ps resident evil 2 and 3 reimagined sucks wasted remake
  26. OldManGamerOMG
    Dec 4, 2020
    10
    This game is a great memory for me. In playing the game again, I find the memory of it was far more detailed than the game itself that I had played when it had first come out. I also miss the real video camera action that was in the original, that has been made into a CGI cut scene. That said, this game is still highly recommended, despite being dated and no where near as much aThis game is a great memory for me. In playing the game again, I find the memory of it was far more detailed than the game itself that I had played when it had first come out. I also miss the real video camera action that was in the original, that has been made into a CGI cut scene. That said, this game is still highly recommended, despite being dated and no where near as much a psychological horror that it was when it first came out. Perhaps I am just desensitized to it all now, with years of real world experience and video games alike.… Expand
  27. AyyKaiman
    Jun 9, 2021
    10
    The perfect REmake, it shows what the OG Resident Evil can be.
    boosting atmosphere, tension, graphics, gameplay and adding events that are not out of tune.
  28. Max2000XXI
    Sep 26, 2021
    10
    Хорошая игра. Интересно проходить на ачивы.
  29. FelipeCCM
    May 2, 2023
    10
    The best game of Resident evil series in my opinion, and a great remaster/remake because brig every emotion of the original game. All the characters are amazing, and I love the tank control.
  30. Gameplaymatters
    Mar 11, 2015
    9
    Excellent game in every way, from graphics to game play, to audio and sound effects. This became one of Capcoms most successful selling game for a reason people, and that is because you and me made it so. However the game itself is worth every last penny for the price.
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82

Generally favorable reviews - based on 29 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 24 out of 29
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 29
  3. Negative: 0 out of 29
  1. Pelit (Finland)
    Mar 18, 2015
    91
    A nicely updated version of the horror classic. A must for horror and action fans. [Feb 2015]
  2. CD-Action
    Mar 17, 2015
    85
    One of those games that truly deserves the reputation of a cult classic. [03/2014, p.76]
  3. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Mar 10, 2015
    80
    19 years are 19 years, and yet Resident Evil has something to say. Not only to its fans, who were spending evenings with the game back in 1996, but also to us, who were five years old or even less at that time. [Issue#250]
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