Multiple endings are out (understandable), as is the Mercenaries mini-game (less understandable as the progenitor-Mercs modes were in the RE2 remake) and the aforementioned time-stopping event choices. To accomplish all of this, a few things have been stripped away from the original in the process. The character models and aesthetics look fantastic, and add to the sense of dread you feel as you fight through the city piece by piece I just wish there were a few more locations to enjoy it all with. But then it keeps coming back from the brink, in part due to the power of the engine. The Resident Evil 2 remake did a great job of keeping that classic franchise feel going with its heavy-puzzle focus and the giant police station that served as a grounded and varied RPG dungeon, but RE3 frequently jumps from place to place in a chapter-like format.
Some sections are better and have more personality, but the flow feels more linear. Playing through the remake, I was consistently torn. Entire sections of the original RE3 are excised, as are the choose-your-own-adventure “live selection” cinematics I cherished so much. Locales are utterly changed on top of the aforementioned story beats, with more clear tie-ins to the Resident Evil 2 remake. Speaking of those drastic changes, I’d say this is the most divergent Resident Evil remake by a country mile. The cracks are much more filled in here from a narrative standpoint, alongside of a sassier Carlos who plays a more direct role. This is no more evident than the intro of the game, which is not only harrowing, but grounds Jill to the main conflict in a way the original never did. RE3 was always comfortable walking that action-survival tightrope and continues to do so in 2020. It’s bigger, but in some cases, more bombastic. You have a squad of special forces-like characters backing you up and more citizens are running around more frequently, which consequentially allows the city to feel more lived-in.
Much of RE3 takes place on the open streets of Raccoon City. The new framework as a whole is a stark contrast to Resident Evil 2‘s labyrinthine, lonely feel: for better or worse. Also, kudos to Capcom for bringing knife runs back to the forefront. The dodge is hard to master, but like many modern action games, provides a sense of accomplishment when you finally nail it.
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Resident Evil 3 made a deliberate choice to start shifting the series to an action focus, and the remake continues that trend, dialing things up. The dodge system (which is more like a modern parry and less wonky than it was in the original) also fulfills that same oddball touch of making you feel more tense in the moment. His looming doom is impactful in this remake where he could be lurking around every corner, sometimes in a comical Looney Tunes-like fashion. He was, and still is, a perfect horror schlock amalgam, much like Jason Voorhees or Michael Myers. The Nemesis is a large reason why RE3 has so much personality: an indomitable force that’s always present, or makes his presence felt if he isn’t physically around. I was pretty much alone at the time, but over the past two decades and hundreds of speedruns later, some people are coming around to it. I’ve always been of the mind that in many ways, the original RE3 is a better game than the initial release of RE2. I’m not so sure Resident Evil 3 is going to have that same warm reception. But it did come out, and it was universally beloved. It feels like forever ago when a Resident Evil 2 remake was just a pipe dream: a mere Facebook post that ran on a hope and a prayer. The point is, Resident Evil is pretty much always relevant, and the RE2 and RE3 remakes are only proving that assertion: though the latter makes a slightly weaker case than the former. That’s to say nothing of the co-op refinements of RE5 and the many virtues of RE7. I’m not forgetting a mainline entry, am I? X and had the Nemesis stalk the player while randomizing items and providing small narrative choices, and RE4 brought the series into a more action-oriented direction and shook the industry to its core. It’s insane to think about how each entry has brought something new to the table: Resident Evil defined survival horror for many years and gave us the memorable mansion setting, RE2 boldly went with the dual protagonist route, RE3 dialed-up Mr. I still recall the first time I played the original: where I was, what my room looked like, how it felt to finally finish that last stand finale.īut my appreciation for the franchise only grew from there. Resident Evil is one of my most-played series in my three-decade-long gaming career.
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