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Resident Evil 2 now Capcom's third biggest game of all time

  • SolidSnakeENSolidSnakeEN335,504
    Posted on 14 July 22 at 18:24
    Well deserved.
    @SolidSnakeEN
  • Posted on 14 July 22 at 19:46, Edited on 14 July 22 at 19:46 by Tozi Tiberius
    HolyHalfDead said:
    mikachu93 said:
    That's pretty impressive for a remake, yeah? I can't imagine they usually beat the sales of the original game.
    I believe a larger number of kids have played a video game than their parents, or their grandparents or great grandparents. The population of the planet is also larger than it was 50 years ago.

    If the total number of gamers is increasing each year, then it follows the number of games sold will also increase.

    It’s still impressive for a remake.
    Let's also not forget the stigma that survival horror games had in the early days. It wasn't until well into the 2000's that the genre started to become accepted as mainstream, which I recall was largely pioneered by Resident Evil 4. Nowadays the average gamer's interest in survival horror is much greater than in the original Playstation/N64 era.
    Shields high.
  • IzunaDroppedIzunaDropped349,844
    Posted on 14 July 22 at 20:05
    One of the best games ever released. I've put 2000+ hours just into speedrunning Claire's A scenario because the movement, gore and controls are so sublime. Capcom are living proof you don't need multiplayer live service wank to stay relevant.
  • AndreFlash83AndreFlash832,131,706
    Posted on 14 July 22 at 21:58
    Totally deserved.
  • DarthcHa0s13DarthcHa0s13968,903
    Posted on 15 July 22 at 00:54
    Really wish Capcom would remake Code Veronica. That game has been out way before Resident Evil 4 and really needs the remake treatment.
  • Pale on PalePale on Pale173,820
    Posted on 15 July 22 at 03:02
    Where is re5 at in sales?
  • Ibanez V7Ibanez V71,598,497
    Posted on 15 July 22 at 06:42
    DarthcHa0s13 said:
    Really wish Capcom would remake Code Veronica. That game has been out way before Resident Evil 4 and really needs the remake treatment.
    Exactly. Code Veronica should be next, followed by Zero then RE4.
  • Posted on 15 July 22 at 09:16
    Quantium G said:
    Visually, I thought it was a great remake. The whole game taking place inside one building? Lame.
    Well i guess you didn't play very far, the police station was the smallest area of the game.
  • DEFIANTLYDEFIANTLY229,150
    Posted on 15 July 22 at 14:55, Edited on 15 July 22 at 14:56 by DEFIANTLY
    Heads up, if you're interested. This is on sale for $15.99 (US). Picked it up last night, after reading this article yesterday. Embarrassed to say I haven't played the original. So far, VERY nice on series x.
  • HaukkisHaukkis669,207
    Posted on 15 July 22 at 22:25
    DarthcHa0s13 said:
    Really wish Capcom would remake Code Veronica. That game has been out way before Resident Evil 4 and really needs the remake treatment.
    Agreed. +1
  • HaukkisHaukkis669,207
    Posted on 15 July 22 at 22:31
    I was one of the fools that bought RE2 remake at full prize... deeply regretted that later after I rage-quitted game after two days. Insane difficulty and bullet-sponge like zombies completely ruined experience. Only returned after they made dlc which gave players infinite ammo. Bad game design imo. Original 1998 RE2 is still one of the best games I've ever played but this new version is really lame compared to it. I know that I have unpopular opionion since most players seem to love that remake... but I don't. Biggest disappointmed of the decade.
  • Thief000Thief0001,216,453
    Posted on 17 July 22 at 13:54, Edited on 17 July 22 at 13:58 by Thief000
    Haukkis said:
    I was one of the fools that bought RE2 remake at full prize... deeply regretted that later after I rage-quitted game after two days. Insane difficulty and bullet-sponge like zombies completely ruined experience. Only returned after they made dlc which gave players infinite ammo. Bad game design imo. Original 1998 RE2 is still one of the best games I've ever played but this new version is really lame compared to it. I know that I have unpopular opionion since most players seem to love that remake... but I don't. Biggest disappointmed of the decade.
    I agree. The 2 new remakes have lost what made the originals great, but especially RE3.
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