Best version of Resident Evil 2?

[Beanovsky Durst]

First person as in the control scheme, if i'm not wrong. I always played it with the original settings (red blood, chunky controls)...

[quikstrike]

i dont remember there being a debug on the n64

[Rombie]

What exactly is Nightmare Mode ?

It is as it's described. RE2 on an ultra hard. Enemies are better avoided than killed (zombies take 30+ bullets for example), but you have the same level of health and ammo as in the normal game. You have to then craft a plan on which enemies you need to try and kill to clear passageway that you frequently use and which ones to avoid. Needless to say it's very challenging... and yet at the same time quite refreshing.

[TheSelfishGene]

It is as it's described. RE2 on an ultra hard. Enemies are better avoided than killed (zombies take 30+ bullets for example), but you have the same level of health and ammo as in the normal game. You have to then craft a plan on which enemies you need to try and kill to clear passageway that you frequently use and which ones to avoid. Needless to say it's very challenging... and yet at the same time quite refreshing.

A slight correction, Ammo pick ups are 2/3 what they are in the main game.
Zombies can be up to 30 bullets yes, and they don't usually fall down until about 20 bullets. However you can get random headshots with the pistol.

[Skunky]

Sourcenext PC version.

Yup, that's what I've always read.

My favorite would be the Bio2 PS1 dual shock version.

On a side note, I did a direct comparison a while back with 'Bio2 PSN download VS RE2 GC version', on a HDTV.
Long story short: the GC version had much better character models but the PSN version had better backgrounds (they look better than the PS1 disk version). So choosing between those is a matter of whether you want nice looking characters or nice looking backgrounds. It's a shame neither version has both.

I don't know about the Dreamcast version, it might be the best console version but that Sourcenext PC has the highest quality in game graphics and FMVs.

[Umon Daisuke]

Game content wise, they're all on the same level except for original PS1 release. Other than that, the DC and PC version's music isn't quite as good and it's missing one track (the RPD exterior). Frankly, I didn't care for Nightmare mode given the nature of the game.


It's one of those games that all versions are recommendable (aside from N64) because it's still RE2.

I'd say that the GC version offers the best of all versions into one good package with the option to skip cutscenes. It's a personal favorite.

[[STARS]TyranT]

Is the background resolution slightly clearer on the GC version, or so I've read somewhere?

[Henry Spencer]

N64 and DC version. The extras in both of those are great. In the N64, you get the Tofu and HUNK missions right off the bat, which is great.

[Rombie]

A slight correction, Ammo pick ups are 2/3 what they are in the main game.
Zombies can be up to 30 bullets yes, and they don't usually fall down until about 20 bullets. However you can get random headshots with the pistol.

For some reason I totally recalled having the usual amount of ammo... probably didn't help that my (attempt) at nightmare mode was after not playing RE2 for a couple of years almost. I forgot to mention about the headshots... but yeah, that was a carryover from the M92F in the Arrange mode of REDC and your only real reprieve. I've not made it all that far into the mode for obvious reasons... LOL

[hellrizer]

Oh man i completly forgot about the dreamcast version!! Yeah RE2 went great for it. Yeah not too long ago i was playing Sword of the berserk. My favorite game since i was a kid.

[ThWorldGreatest]

I'm kind of wishing I had a dreamcast now...

or you could just buy a wii and use it's backwards compatibility to play all RE games on GC.

[Umon Daisuke]

Is the background resolution slightly clearer on the GC version, or so I've read somewhere?

Not sure, since the increased resolution does absolutely nothing for this game unlike RE3. The character textures are higher res for sure though.

Since the games are on the PS3 HDD, I've been playing the PS1 originals for a while. I haven't played the DC versions in years; I still don't like the controller and one Nightmare mode clear was more than enough.

[News Bot]

Is the background resolution slightly clearer on the GC version, or so I've read somewhere?

Actually, they're extremely blurry. They just upscaled the original 320x240 backgrounds as far as I know.

[Sunglasses]

first person in RE2 ? 0_o

that is a crap, i dunno why i said that... maybe i was drunk

[Zombie_X]

I'd have to say the DC version. It was a far more "complete" package as compared to the NGC/N64 versions. Though the NGC one would be second.

One thing to note is that the NGC/N64/DC versions have muddy backgrounds and the PSX backdrops look better (IMO).