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That’s whyCapcomtook a gamble when it decided to remake its most famous game ever.
You don’t even need to play the games in full to see what I’m talking about.
The evidence can be found in the first half hour of each.
Both games begin, more or less, with a man in a truck.
But in the remake, we get to see how this man got bitten in the first place.
Even tiny moments like these feel important to Resident Evil 2 Remake.
We see this commitment to subtle yet meaningful changes again in Leon’s introduction.
Upon hearing a strange noise, though, the 2019 version has Leon venture inside to investigate.
Silent Hill 2, on the other hand, feels a little more hesitant.
Again, we see as much in Silent Hill 2’s opening salvo.
I don’t feel I understand James any better than I did before.
I don’t feel the world of Silent Hill 2 has changed or evolved since 2001.
Silent Hill 2 is a remake in its purest form, down to ashot-for-shot story trailer.
On the other hand, Resident Evil 2 Remake ambitiously pushes all three factors for a very different mix.
