[quote=@Bee]
resident evil 2 is fucking NUTS

granted i'm not a big horror person but it's like... i was both scared and not scared? i'm about two hours into leon's campaign so i don't know what's in store, but so far i've had some pretty good scares. 

gameplay is the most polished it's been in the entire series. the guns feel amazing, yet peashooty. the zombies are very menacing, don't even get me started on the dogs and lickers. you actually have to make a decision as to whether or not you wanna fight the zombies. the fact that zombies are NOT a one shot, two shot, three shot, four shot, or even five shot kill every time has you spending more time thinking about your fight or flight response. it doesn't [i]really[/i] make sense that a shotgun blast to the face or three bullets to the brain won't take out a zombie but i guess that just makes things more tense?

graphics? gorgeous. fantastic. the gore is fan-fucking-tastic. i love watching the flesh be chipped away from the zombies as i try to kill them. optimization is great, too! i maxed the game out and i still got about 60-80 FPS and my rig isn't exactly the best rig out there. 

i'll follow this up once i completely finish both leon and claire's campaigns.
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update after finishing leon's campaign:

mr. x is about one of THE most menacing things i have ever encountered the game. the man does not stop no matter what. he will follow you around and chase you down. he does not give a fuck about anything you throw at him. he will stop at nothing to crush your skill into pieces. and [i]just[/i] when you think you're safe? he comes in through the door, stomping menacingly as your death nears.

MAJOR kudos to capcom for designing and programming him in that way. he was more horrifying to me than any of the zombies and jumpscares -- until i figured out how to deal with him.

[hider=bee's patented mr. x method]just keep him around you. as long as you can see him and you know where he is, you can kite him and outmaneuver him. just don't get too close. keeping him close is meant to ease the anxiety of not knowing where he is. sometimes, just wait for him to open the door and see what happens.[/hider]

full review and thoughts after i make my way through the claire campaign uwu