Leon’s fish lips? Nowhere to be seen.
If you’re not excited for the Resident Evil 2 remake, you should be. Because aside from Hideki Kamiya being rad as hell, the game was literally that good. So much so, that people have been waiting for the remake for a decade and a half. And thanks to TGS, we have a story trailer.
Previously, it was announced that the game does away with the original’s “Zap system”. The story trailer doesn’t really cover exactly how. But there are also some screenshots up on Capcom’s site, along with some elaboration:
A little history for RE2 newcomers before we dive into things: The original Resident Evil 2 introduced a system known as “zapping” to provide an “A” story and a “B” story – two separate paths through the game that had the same major story elements for each character, but changed certain details, events, and access to items depending on which character you played as first. While this remake of Resident Evil 2 no longer uses “zapping” to tell each character’s tale, it stays true to the original by telling a unique story for each character, with both main campaigns providing a compelling point of view to provide a modern take on the story of Resident Evil 2.
Resident Evil 2 Remake launches on PS4, Xbox One, and PC on January 25, 2019. Which just so happens to be the same month RE4 launched.