**Addendum**


After streaming the game from my HTPC server, which runs a desktop-class Radeon RX, I was able to play through the game at 720p (max streaming speed I could coax out of my wifi). What I discovered was a nostalgic, polished take on the original Resident Evil 2. Viciously charming, eerily beautiful, copiously atmospheric and tense, there's *a lot* to like about RE 2. The characters are fluidly modeled, the environmental progression is spot on and the music is oppressively frightening.

However, frustrating remnants of the original remain. Absurd medallion hunting for secret rooms. Magnum components locked away with a USB-enabled badge key. Cringey voice lines from the protagonists. Characters that still occasionally move/handle like shopping carts. And let's not even talk about little Sherry Birken who cheerily asks to be adopted 10 minutes after escaping an evil corporate base stalked by mutants, undead cannibals and her biologically tainted father. RE 2 can be a bit absurd.

So a masterpiece it ain't. Especially when you take into account that the "B Side" campaigns are often nigh-identical to their "A side precursors". In fact, Claire's campaign doesn't vary that much from Leon's at all (not that it did in the original either). The Ghost survivor tales are melancholy but ultimately cheap, broken filler designed to lure masochistic players.

RE 2 was still a treat. It allowed me to relive memories of the original. It was polished and it looked exactly what I imagined a remake of RE 2 could be. However, technical issues, lack of content and plot limitations keep this game from being anything but a nice diversion.

I still can't heartily recommend it after catastrophic issues I originally experienced. I'm still going to ding the score a hair.

Recommended.

8/10.


**Addendum**


-> Double checks hardware to make sure I can run the game. Check. Intel Core i5 4670, 32 GB of DDR3 RAM and an NVIDIA 7-class GPU with 760+ performance. Recommendation?
Run at low settings.

-> Load the game. Crash.
Check re2.exe and ensure that it has administrator privileges. Check.

-> Load the game. Crash.
Go back to graphics settings. Lower all the settings and make sure v sync is off. Check.

-> Load the game. Crash.
Make sure I skip the cut scenes and try to get straight into the game. Check.

-> Load the game. Crash.
Update my NVIDIA drivers. Run latest drivers. Already had them. Check.

-> Load the game. Crash.
Make sure that the game file integrity is verified in Steam. Check.

-> Load the game. Crash.
Check online. No one having the same problems is running a comparable system. No fix available.

Yeah. Six starts, six crashes in *half an hour*.

Great game. Thumbs up.

**Addendum** After streaming the game from my HTPC server, which runs a desktop-class Radeon RX, I was able to play through the game at 720p (max streaming speed I could coax out of my wifi). What I discovered was a nostalgic, polished take on the original Resident Evil 2. Viciously charming, eerily beautiful, copiously atmospheric and tense, there's *a lot* to like about RE 2. The characters are fluidly modeled, the environmental progression is spot on and the music is oppressively frightening. However, frustrating remnants of the original remain. Absurd medallion hunting for secret rooms. Magnum components locked away with a USB-enabled badge key. Cringey voice lines from the protagonists. Characters that still occasionally move/handle like shopping carts. And let's not even talk about little Sherry Birken who cheerily asks to be adopted 10 minutes after escaping an evil corporate base stalked by mutants, undead cannibals and her biologically tainted father. RE 2 can be a bit absurd. So a masterpiece it ain't. Especially when you take into account that the "B Side" campaigns are often nigh-identical to their "A side precursors". In fact, Claire's campaign doesn't vary that much from Leon's at all (not that it did in the original either). The Ghost survivor tales are melancholy but ultimately cheap, broken filler designed to lure masochistic players. RE 2 was still a treat. It allowed me to relive memories of the original. It was polished and it looked exactly what I imagined a remake of RE 2 could be. However, technical issues, lack of content and plot limitations keep this game from being anything but a nice diversion. I still can't heartily recommend it after catastrophic issues I originally experienced. I'm still going to ding the score a hair. Recommended. 8/10. **Addendum** -> Double checks hardware to make sure I can run the game. Check. Intel Core i5 4670, 32 GB of DDR3 RAM and an NVIDIA 7-class GPU with 760+ performance. Recommendation? Run at low settings. -> Load the game. Crash. Check re2.exe and ensure that it has administrator privileges. Check. -> Load the game. Crash. Go back to graphics settings. Lower all the settings and make sure v sync is off. Check. -> Load the game. Crash. Make sure I skip the cut scenes and try to get straight into the game. Check. -> Load the game. Crash. Update my NVIDIA drivers. Run latest drivers. Already had them. Check. -> Load the game. Crash. Make sure that the game file integrity is verified in Steam. Check. -> Load the game. Crash. Check online. No one having the same problems is running a comparable system. No fix available. Yeah. Six starts, six crashes in *half an hour*. Great game. Thumbs up.