Resident Evil 2 is a remake of 1998's Resident Evil 2. The game was not developed with the intent of improving the original, but rather a reimagining of the original story with redesigned maps, characters and story elements. Gameplay mechanics are more similar to Resident Evil 7: Biohazard though with the use of an over-the-shoulder camera.
Resident Evil 2 Deluxe Edition brings a practically perfect remake to the Switch 2, and it looks gorgeous and runs beautifully there.
This is a stellar porting effort, and while it won't rock any boats, it is a great way to experience the Resident Evil 2 remake, which is an absolutely fantastic horror game. Somehow Capcom has found the magic "make our older games easy to port" button, and it's been marvellous so far. Though the game isn't perfect, it is pretty much a perfect portable...
Resident Evil 2 is an absolutely essential experience for fans of survival horror. We're not yet at the point where we can confidently recommend purchasing a cloud version of the game on Switch if you've got access to a native version on another platform (and as the old-school gamers we are, we may never reach that point), but given that we encountered...
Capcom's reimagining of Resident Evil 2 for PC, PS4, and Xbox One embraces its past in a fresh, exciting way.
Resident Evil 2 successfully updates the survival-horror classic for modern consoles, delivering one of the scariest games of the entire generation in the process.
