Just a few days in the past, Capcom and GOG stunned followers by saying they’d be re-releasing the authentic Resident Evil trilogy on PC. Together with offering simpler entry to the authentic trilogy, DRM-free, GOG has additionally revealed that the authentic model of Resident Evil 2 is predicated on the 1998 Home windows PC model.
It has been laborious conserving this secret however I am comfortable to announce that GOG is doing the inconceivable and is bringing again the basic Resident Evil Trilogy! I’ve performed the ports of RE1/2, and listed below are my ideas on what I’ve skilled! RTs very appreciated! https://t.co/lh4dHfsnYd pic.twitter.com/p15HI87qTO
— Suzi Hunter (@TheSphereHunter) (*2*)
The information was first reported by YouTuber The Sphere Hunter, who revealed she had the likelihood to play the first two video games upfront — revealing that Resident Evil 2 basic was based mostly on the authentic Home windows PC model, not the Sourcenext model. A GOG spokesperson additionally confirmed this element to IGN in a press release despatched through e mail.
When you’re unfamiliar with these two ports, the former was launched in 1998 for Home windows 98, whereas the latter, developed by software program firm Sourcenext, was a WindowsXP-compatible port launched completely in Japan in 2006.
The largest distinction between these two variations is that the Sourcenext model supplied higher-quality full-motion movies (FMVs). Many Resident Evil followers have argued that the Sourcenext model was the definitive approach to play Resident Evil 2 on PC. Although this model was solely launched in Japan, as content material creator Extremely Creed pointed out, followers have used the Resident Evil 2 Traditional REbirth mod to not solely translate the Sourcenext model to English (minus the FMVs) but additionally add help for contemporary controllers and added non-obligatory gameplay options you might allow, equivalent to fast turns and tactical reloads.
In our evaluate of the authentic PC model of Resident Evil 2, IGN wrote: “It is simply too shallow for the common PC gamer. With such little change over the Ps model, it makes you surprise why it took Capcom three months to get this one out on the PC.”
The unique Resident Evil is now accessible on GOG. Resident Evil 2 and three should not accessible but.
Taylor is a Reporter at IGN. You’ll be able to comply with her on Twitter @TayNixster.