Okay, I've been reading many a review on RE2 and 3's port to GCN. We all knew there would be pretty much no improvements at all to the games, but I had assumed all the N64 exclusives and the PC exclusive stuff would be added to the PS1's ultimate release and together that would make up this game. Sadly, the N64 and PC bonus stuff is missing, and this is just the PC game. It's kinda sad, but to get all the stuff in this game, you must buy at least two versions, and this isn't one of them since it has NOTHING new added. The minimal two are the PC version for it's "aranged" mode, plus everything the PS1 version had, and the N64 version for it's "random" mode, it's extra "Ex" files, and it's little blood level options (however, it lacks the PS1 version's mode where you have to disarm bombs). They really should have at least taken the time to add all the exclusive material across all the versions into this one, which could have been the "complete" version to get. Sadly, this one comes up lacking due to that.
As for RE3, fortunatly the exclusives are very minor. The PC/DC versions had stuff unlocked from the start, and 2 extra costumes, but lacked the challenge of getting some key to get to a room that the PS1 version had. They used the PS1 version. They could have just added the two extra costumes from the PC/DC versions and again made this the "complete" version, but this too is lacking. Well, it's only lacking something graphical really. RE2 is the biggest lack of effort.
Sorry lazy, but it seems Capcom put all their efforts into REbirth and didn't even want to make a complete version of RE2 and 3.
That was the plan from the beginning. The only reason why they ported over RE2 and 3 is so that you could have every RE game on one system (Code Veronica is also coming). The stupid part is that the games cost $40 each. They should have costed no more than $20.
Yeah I know they planned on doing just a port from the start, but they shoudl have ported over ALL the stuff. It's a real shame that the stuff from the N64 version and the PC version wasn't also put in this game. That's my complaint here. They didn't need to add anything NEW, just make sure they put all the stuff they already did in the game.
Hopefully Code Veronica will be a port of the PS2 (for the added features) and not just the DC version.
OR a port of the Japanese DC version of Code Veronica X.
This way, you get all the extras in the PS2 version, but with the graphics of the DC version.
Booyah.
Maybe they're hoping that people will be too stupid to notice that they are straight ports of games that are really old.
Maybe so, I was just hoping that they wouldn't be lesser versions of games that were already improved upon before this release. The latest release should have ALL the older version's bonuses.
That's pretty lame.
I had thought that RE2 and 3 would be handled like an old movie brought to DVD. Like in the Spaceballs DVD you have beautiful presentation with "in-jokes" all over the place. I would have smiled at the Playstation graphics if it would have had presentation value and loaded with options. (things they could have done but didn't because of time or money). But sadly, these are games that I will overlook completely until I can buy them used for 5 bucks.
The most obvious option here would have been secret modes and alternate games depending on what save game data you have from REmake and RE0. Imagine playing RE2 and having RE0's story mix in to it (since you beat the game and saved it on your card). Things like that.
Oh well, I guess i'll have to lower my expectations and just put up with RESIDENT EVIL FOUR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11!1!!1!
From what I've read, the RE2 and RE3 boxes should read: "This is Capcom's attempt to cash in off the popularity of the Resident Evil liscense without putting any time or money into it. Yes, that's my hand in your pants. And now you're forty dollars poorer. Sucker. Oh, and buy RE4 when it comes out!" I was actually considering the purchase of these to have the complete Resident Evil set, but then a rent of RE0 disappointed me and that idea went out the window. Also, that was when the ports were announced as $20 games. $20 is easy cash. It's only one normal piece of that green stuff we call money. $40 is a whole degree of magnitude greater. It takes more commitment to spend $40. But if you're going for posterity, $40 is worth it. I can't justify $80 for posterity, especially when I can get Skies of Arcadia:Legends for $45, a game that falls into a genre that I miss so much. Not to mention that at least Sega put a little effort into SoA:L.
Well, for all the excellent effort they put into Resident Evil (which I still can't put down), I think they deserve some lax time. I continue to endorse and recommend Resident Evil I to everyone.
It gets two great big Goron thumbs up!