/vr/ - Retro Games

[Anonymous No.3450298]

I'm trying to introduce my friend to the Resident Evil series
Should he start with the original release? or the REmake?
I've played both myself but I feel like he's missing out on what made resident evil great the dialogue and FMV's
but then again REmake is a better "game" and he's the type of person who never played them and boohoo's tank controls
We'll be playing them together as sort of a spooky season start.

[Anonymous No.3450302]

remake.

[Anonymous No.3450303]

>>3450298

I say start with the original. It's not like the game is that long, anyway. I'm pretty sure it doesn't even take ten hours to beat. After that, you guys can beat the remake. The original will be way more fun to play together because you can fun of the dialogue and stuff.

[Anonymous No.3450315]

>>3450298
I'd go for RE2 directly; more accessible, and it can stand on its own storywise. Then backtrack to the first one

[Anonymous No.3450386]

>>3450315
Resident Evil 2 is so fucking good and such an awesome expansion on the original that I'd be tempted to say the same thing other than fear of setting the standard too high. If dude doesn't like RE2 on Dreamcast, he's not going to like Resident Anything.

[Anonymous No.3450406]

>>3450315
>RE2
>more accessible
>you start the game whit shit burning and zombies comming after you before you can figure out the tank controls

Bitch please.

OP, start with the RE1 on PS1, then play the Remake on GC.

[Anonymous No.3450407]

If I had to pick the best versions
RE 1 Ultimate Director's Cut mod through emulation or REmake PC release
RE 2 gamecube through emulation
RE 3 gamecube through emulation

[Anonymous No.3450416]

>>3450406
>Needing to figure out tank controls

Spotted the retard

[Anonymous No.3450420]

>>3450298
RE1 isn't even difficult and is different enough from REmake for you to consider playing both of them.

REmake is also harder at the beginning of the game and more likely to turn off newbies. Start him off with the RE1 version of your choice. Just don't make it the Director's Cut.

[Anonymous No.3451249]

You're not getting the right start to the Resident Evil experience unless you're siting through the incredible 90s FMVs and unrivaled voice acting of the first game. Remake is great but there's no experience like the original.

[Anonymous No.3451258]

>2016
>Having friends

[Anonymous No.3451262]

>>3450420
>Start him off with the RE1 version of your choice. Just don't make it the Director's Cut.

Speaking as someone who has never played RE1 in any way, shape or form, why not?

[Anonymous No.3451273]

>>3450420

>RE1 isn't even difficult and is different enough from REmake for you to consider playing both of them.

REmake is hundreds times better than the original because you dont have to spend half of the game carrying keys and opening unskippable door cutscenes.

[Anonymous No.3451294]

>>3451262
Probably because someone thought it would be a good idea to replace the original music with music made by a deaf man.

[Anonymous No.3451303]

>>3451294

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kcF7E69C6Q

[Anonymous No.3451316]

>>3451303
For comparison:

https://youtu.be/sITJuWV3HXg

[Anonymous No.3451319]

>>3450420
I would argue that the hardness for newbies made it scarier and improved the experience. I don't think you can blanket-statement say all difficulty is bad for casual enjoyment. It's not hard in a frustrating-video-game way, it's hard in a frightening, holy shit I should actually be afraid of these fucking zombies way.

[Anonymous No.3451345]

>>3451273
>REmake is hundreds times better than the original because you dont have to spend half of the game carrying keys
Did we play the same REmake?

Besides, whichever game you find better is subjective. The experiences are so different that they might as well be considered different games. It's like comparing Castlevania 1 to Super Castlevania 4.

[Anonymous No.3451370]

The RE vs REmake argument is the great revealer on whether you're here because you like good games that are old, or if you think being old makes a game good by itself. The dialogue being so bad it's funny is the only reason to visit the original, and that only makes it a curiosity to explore later, not a starting point for someone who actually wants a horror game.

[Anonymous No.3451379]

>>3451370
>The RE vs REmake argument is the great revealer on whether you're here because you like good games that are old, or if you think being old makes a game good by itself.

No it's not. I played RE1 for the first time about 2 years ago and enjoyed it. It's a well put together game.

Also, if he has time to post on 4chan, he has time to play both games.

[Anonymous No.3451394]

I started with RE3 as a kid and it makes me think RE3 is actually a really good starting point. It's a mostly easy game, with some scary boss fights that a new player can choose to run like hell away from. Its control mechanics are also smoother and more forgiving than any of the classic series - you have a quick-turn, you run up stairs like ground, you have auto-aim, and just pressing the button to draw your weapon will dodge enemy attacks, resulting in lots of free dodges without even meaning to (I literally didn't understand the dodge mechanic at all for like 3 playthroughs but it was helping me all the way). It doesn't spoil a whole lot about the other games either, other than Jill (and Brad lel) survive to that point. The fact that you have the weapons and ammo to fight plentiful monsters, and how it's sort of randomized each time makes it feel like an arcadey version of RE gameplay.

[Anonymous No.3451402]

>>3451370

>not a starting point

It's the first fucking game, of course it's a starting point. The franchise/genre wouldn't have even taken off if it wasn't an enjoyable romp. The same charm you mentioned is also prevalent in varying levels though the whole series, so you might as well get used to it early.

[Anonymous No.3451568]

>everybody is running towards the mansion
>somehow Barry didn't enter it with them

[Anonymous No.3451680]

>>3451294

That's only the dual shock version of the directors cut. The original directors cut is fine.

[Anonymous No.3451683]

>>3450298
Orginal. Remake isnt tjat great till you played the first

[Anonymous No.3452705]

>>3450298
Original. The remake is too easy (the map tells you if you haven't found all of the items in a room). Playing the remake first would be like getting full on dessert before the actual meal.

[Anonymous No.3452934]

>>3451303
>>3451316
My God, that version from REDCDS sounds like something from the composer of Crazybus.

[Anonymous No.3452969]

Start with Resident Evil 4. The best possible game to start with. He can decide if he wants to move forward with action horror or backwards with survival horror.

[Anonymous No.3453113]

>>3451303
>tfw I got Directors cut dual shock as a kid and this is the music I know

I suppose I should just consider myself fortunate for having experienced such a masterpiece of a game at all.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axjn9Iw3GME

[Anonymous No.3453125]

>>3452969
How dare you recommend such an abomination of the franchise.

What ever you decide op, do NOT listen to this guy

[Anonymous No.3453316]

>>3450298

start with REmake, but maybe play on 'hiking' difficulty if your friend isn't familiar with survival horror. that game is the best possible introduction to the series. there is nothing 'spooky' about the original RE, its just funny.

from there move on to RE2 (try one of the later versions, the n64 and dreamcast ports are both fantastic). after that i'd say give classic RE1 a shot for laughs and novelty, or just move straight to RE3.

[Anonymous No.3453617]

This shouldn't even be a question. Just have him play both. The original first, remake after

Its like introducing someone to Zelda but having them play Windwaker or some shit first

[Anonymous No.3454017]

>playing REmake on GC.
I highly, highly recommend everyone in this thread to play the PC version. Pic related.

Check out all the screnshots I've taken as well.
http://steamcommunity.com/id/AlexxShadenk777/screenshots/?appid=304240

[Anonymous No.3454031]

>>3454017
I used SweetFX to enhance the colors and, to disguise the filtered backgrounds, I used a bit of scanlines filter so it looks even nicer than before.

[Anonymous No.3454035]

>>3454031
Comparison. Also to clarify, that screenshot is older than the first I posted, when I was using the CRT filter to make it look a bit pixelated. I later removed it, as shown in >>3454017

[Anonymous No.3454037]

>>3454017
Here's another screenshot of my current SweetFX settings.

[Anonymous No.3454053]

>>3454031
Thefilter makes it ugly, the others are nice. The game looks amazing.
here's PS1 RE2 S-video on a consumer crt for comparison

[NESfag No.3455546]

>>3454017
As long as you play it how it's meant to be played, with classic controls and 4/3 aspect ratio, it's the best version of the game, yes.

The new control scheme are a cheat, against the original rules of the game. Look how much easier it is with it to bait a zombie in order to safely go past it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xl1yrt4Scec

[Anonymous No.3455561]

The original game is the absolute best introduction. Anybody who says otherwise is wrong. If at all possible, have him play the black label Directors Cut because it has a MUCH better soundtrack than the Greatest Hits version.

[Anonymous No.3455589]

this is pathetic just pick a game and play it you mongloids

[Anonymous No.3455679]

>>3454031
Why the fuck would you use a CRT filter for a HD game?

[Anonymous No.3455685]

>>3455679
When people say "HD", they mean that nothing is stretched, blurry, distorted, or otherwise mangled when viewed at a high resolution.

[Anonymous No.3455846]

>>3455561
I GOT A SHOTGUN

[Anonymous No.3457269]

Well what did you end up doing opie

[Anonymous No.3457810]

OP here
We had to push the chilling and playing it back a bit but it's the "next" thing on the list
I decided on the original
because i have a feeling knowing him if I was to start with the REmake he might not feel inclined to go back and check out the original
Plus he actually has no frame of reference of how cheesy the cutscenes are so this will be a treat
Doing the Ultimate Director's Cut mod that puts the original soundtrack back in but has all the bonus stuff the director's cut has.

[Anonymous No.3458534]

>>3450298
Did your friend drive panzers for the 3rd reich?

[Anonymous No.3458958]

>>3450406

>on GC

[Anonymous No.3458971]

REmake on GC/Steam
Then either the N64, DC or that PC release from 2008ish for RE2.

[Anonymous No.3458974]

Why do people recommend the GC version of REmake? Wii version is better since it supports 480p (GC version is 480i only) , is all on one disc and has GameCube Controller, Classic Controller Pro, Wii Remote + Nunchuk and sideways Wii Remote all as controller options.

[Anonymous No.3458986]

>>3458974
You're right. I honestly forgot the Wii port existed though the steam re release still trumps both unless you're wanting to play on a CRT I guess.

[Anonymous No.3461328]

>>3450298
Original first version, for that wonderfully awful C-movie voice acting.

How can they possibly experience Resident Evil and miss out on the Jill Sandwich?

The tank controls are a thing through 1-3, and you'll get used to them. REmake should also be played, and don't forget Code Veronica: X.

[Anonymous No.3462545]

http://archiveofourown.org/works/7794544

http://archiveofourown.org/works/7794475

[NESfag No.3462556]

>>3458974
The one thing I liked the best about the Wii version is that you could pause by pressing the Wii menu button.

In the original GC version, the only way to pause and stop the timer was to open the disk tray. Not very convenient when you're trying to go beat the game in less than 5 or 3 hours.

Also, the D-Pad of the Classic Controler is good to play the game. Not that it matters to me since I have a converter to use a PS2 pad on GC .

[Anonymous No.3464856]

>>3450298
tired

[Anonymous No.3466868]

necrobump

[Anonymous No.3467119]

>>3454037
>magazine snapshot emulator

[Anonymous No.3467167]

>>3454031
the scanlines aren't even uniform; you don't know wtf you're doing and should feel embarrassed for displaying your shame blindly

[Anonymous No.3467446]

>>3451294
Didn't he not even make it? Though if he did make that fucking basement music, I wouldn't be surprised.

[Anonymous No.3467753]

>RE1 is easy
dang then I must be shit because I had to restart the game due to running out of bullets and could not advance any further.

[Anonymous No.3468120]

>>3467753
>not using your gun sparingly
Nigger just run around most of the zombies.

[Anonymous No.3468495]

>>3467753
There's enough ammo to get you through, but not all of it's in plain sight (for example, there are shotgun shells in a corner next to one of the beds in the room that you find the lighter in). Search thoroughly, and try to evade some enemies rather than kill every last one (even when you've gotten a decent amount of ammo, you may find it easier/faster just to run past enemies in some parts of the game).