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Resident Evil 2 Demo Impressions Thread [Demo Spoilers Only]
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...Resident Evil has been THE Horror Series since the 90s lol
They are present in Resident Evil 7 on the PC as well. I took a look at this last night and you can see it right away in the reflections on the car in the forest. They went away when I changed the Shadows from "On" to "Variable".
Well that's disappointing. I was hoping this would be closer to the final build.
Yeah this isn't a great demo all in all, mostly because of the stupid time limit. It restricts and rushes you in situations where the game isn't meant for it (since I assume all this is still in the full game?). The game itself is great though, albeit that isn't surprising and I don't need the demo to confirm that. I died and killed a few zombies and picked up shotgun shells for a shotgun that I couldn't find and didn't have time to find.
Won't bother installing it on my Xbox for another go, it's really not worth it when it is as restrictive as it is.
Won't bother installing it on my Xbox for another go, it's really not worth it when it is as restrictive as it is.
I mean, RE has been more of an action series than anything else (besides RE7 recently), so I guess his surprise isn't that far fetched.
You got the wrong game.
I think you were looking for Resident GoodGuy
Did you also know that most phones are handheld now and Grunge is no longer the most popular music genre in the US? π
Is it feasible that someone will mod the time limit out of the PC demo or will the DRM screw that up?
it's always online, so unless someone breaks that DRM it's not feasible.
It's already pretty easy to play it multiple times using multiple accounts. I really don't understand why there is a restriction in the first place. It's just promoting ghost accounts. It's probably only there because this is the same timed demo used at E3. It makes sense to time limit it on the show floor.
Time limit sucked, otherwise the game feels amazing. Movement/gunplay is excellent. The gore tech and the shot reaction from zombies are awesome too. Too bad for the bad HDR :/ Black level is busted and the blacks are grey whick kills the atmoshpere. Hoping for a fix but i dont hold my breath for it :(
Day 1 purchase for sure
Day 1 purchase for sure
Played it, hit the time limit. Is there actually an "end" to this demo? It ended when I was messing around in the library.
It was okay. The controls are snappy and responsive, and it was funny seeing all this residentevilish locked rooms and bizarre puzzles everywhere. A real blast to the past. I just don't know if it's really doing it for me. I never liked how zombies take half a dozen or more bullets to down in these games, even if you land consecutive headshots. Never been super enthused about RE2R, still ain't, but I look forward to playing it when it comes out anyway, since I already own it due to the AMD promotion.
One thing I'll say is pretty cool is that it has binary audio, one of the few games I've seen with that option. Visually it looked kinda off though, the black colors in the demo looked more like greys to me. Black levels didn't look right. I was playing in a non-HDR screen.
It was okay. The controls are snappy and responsive, and it was funny seeing all this residentevilish locked rooms and bizarre puzzles everywhere. A real blast to the past. I just don't know if it's really doing it for me. I never liked how zombies take half a dozen or more bullets to down in these games, even if you land consecutive headshots. Never been super enthused about RE2R, still ain't, but I look forward to playing it when it comes out anyway, since I already own it due to the AMD promotion.
One thing I'll say is pretty cool is that it has binary audio, one of the few games I've seen with that option. Visually it looked kinda off though, the black colors in the demo looked more like greys to me. Black levels didn't look right. I was playing in a non-HDR screen.
Any chance for a black level fix in the final version? The dark areas looks grey in HDR :(
The demo endpoint is when you return to Marvin after he calls you.
Black levels are fucked up in SDR too. Probably just a demo bug.
Oh I see. I only had a minute left by then anyways lol.
Can someone please answer my question? I'm currently playing REmake and I chose Jill. I found on the internet that the campaigns of Jill and Chris are almost the same so I'll probaly only be finishing the game as Jill. This game also lets you choose between two characters, but it says thay the campaigns are different. Are they entirely different?
It's bad without HDR too! Default brightness and blacks are totally wrong.
The only real differences are available weapons and characters you meet during your journey through the game. The general story beats are the same for both characters.
Demo felt like a full budget RE-Revelations/2. Which is fine by me.
Zombies are fun to engage, the gore is glorious and the Audio is on point.
Can't wait to try it on PC though.
Zombies are fun to engage, the gore is glorious and the Audio is on point.
Can't wait to try it on PC though.
So it's the same as in REmake? I found that you could meet a character named Rebecca as Chris.
I enjoyed the demo but expected more visually, ps4 slim. Not bad at all,but from preview videos and comments i thought it was there with the best. It is a bit soft and bland, especially in lit areas. The aiming also felt a bit off, too fast, maybe can be calibrated in the final game.
The 30 minutes limit is way too restrictive.
I wish they had also given the original RE this treatment, but won't complain. Will buy but wait for a price drop.
The 30 minutes limit is way too restrictive.
I wish they had also given the original RE this treatment, but won't complain. Will buy but wait for a price drop.
For all you gun-nuts in here, you gotta admit popping a head that lands a critical hit was satisfying as hell. I would aim carefully and then suddenly "SPLUSH" the whole head just rips in two from a perfectly placed gunshot, even made kind of a popping noise. They totally emulate the original RE2 in terms of killing Zombies. They even fall and start twitching before they rise up again, which is a blend of a dead RE2 zombie vs a fallen zombie that's not dead yet. Double tapping is totally an intended thing in this game!
It's stylized that way, was done on purpose β soft, pastel, moody colors.
Apologies - full of cold/flu and misread the question.
RE2 has slightly more distinct campaigns due to the more direct interactions with the characters you meet. REmake's and the original games character interactions are usually pretty fleeting or one note. RE2 has you being with other characters for more prolonged periods of time.
In general the A-Z route is roughly the same in terms of major encounters - outside of the characters you meet.
In the original game Leon met 2 unique characters as does Claire.
Nah, even the blacks on the menus are just grey. Even when you're asked to set the brightness. If this is really how it's meant to look then someone at Capcom fucked up.
The dark sections are so bright in this game that Leon's flashlight feels pointless. Might as well drop the flashlight and have him dual wield or something. They need to fix the blacks and HDR badly.
I haven't done the demo yet but I know a way to guess what build this is based on.
Marvin gives a book to Leon in a cutscene, back at E3 the book was clean.
But in recent press videos, the book is bloody.
So, is Marvin's book bloody on this ? If it isnt then it's the E3 build.
Marvin gives a book to Leon in a cutscene, back at E3 the book was clean.
But in recent press videos, the book is bloody.
So, is Marvin's book bloody on this ? If it isnt then it's the E3 build.
I didn't seem to have this issue. Looked fine for me on both consoles. You configured HDR correctly in the beginning of the demo?