While it can’t match the gameplay diversity of its sequel, TLOU Part I absolutely looks the part of a brand new PS5 game — if you didn’t know that this was a remake of a PS3-era title, you’d never know based on the graphical prowess, level design, and world building. Again, all of those are testaments to the original and just how well executed and polished it was at launch.
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Give Capcom credit, it knows how to update its classics. Remade from the ground up for modern consoles, Resident Evil 2 on the Xbox One X is a quantum leap forward, comfortably outdoing the excellent work when the original Resident Evil was redone for Gamecube. The developers deftly walk the line of keeping the bones of RE2 circa 1998 while adding and expanding in ways that make sense. It looks spectacular.
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Also new to the series is a grappling hook type ability that can pull Dante toward enemies or specific targets when in Angel Mode. Using it in Devil Mode yanks the enemies toward you or can pull heavy obstacles to clear the path. It’s a neat dynamic to the controls as it adds more exploration and secret area potential that has been commonplace in the series. Oh, not to mention it puts one helluva extra gear into the combo engine.
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Likewise, the auto aim makes for relatively skill-free shooting. All you have to do is ready your weapon and rotate in the general direction of an incoming zombie and you’ll hit them. You can adjust to shoot high (useful for shotgun decapitations) and low, but that’s it.
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Navigating the menu system is a bit of a pain in the ass, as the jump-in online functionality for multi-player means that there’s no true pause. While this accurately replicates the arcade experience of the game continuing while you frantically search for more quarters, it’s pretty irritating. Also, playing a simple online co-op game with your buddy is more complicated than it needs to be; rather than simply see what friends are available to join, you have to go through a series of menu prompts to get to an invitation.
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