Ok, so once again I offer my vaguely
in depth opinions.
Resident Evil 2.
As I mentioned before, my first RE experience actually was Resi 2, albeit the demo. That delicious segment comprising the run to the police station, all the way up to the S.T.A.R.S office and that confrontation with Ada...
Ok the full game was a touch different to that.
Many people are inclined to belive that Resident Evil 2 is the best in the series, and to some extent I am inclined to agree with them. There is so much character in the Raccoon City P.D, and the underlying (hur hur) areas, each and every one accompanied by a fantastic score that hasn't really been bettered in the series. I can still remember so many pieces of music to this day.
Even now the Scenario A/B concept is a great innovation, allowing you to experience a slightly longer and more varied campaign simply by loading up your old save on the other disc, a great touch that could and should have been used more often in later games. The storyline too, for all its B-movie hamminess was great, and who couldn't help but feel a little bit sorry for William Birkin..evil genius that he was
I never did manage to complete The 4th Survivor though, as cool as it was playing as Hunk
Resident Evil 3.
I remember hotly anticipating my 15th birthday, when I would finally have the money to pick up a copy of Nemesis, all the arseholes at school had been playing it for a month...but not me
Bastards. Needless to say I was not disappointed, I always wanted to see a little bit more of Raccoon City, of course RE3 helped up the panic levels by having that for most of the game you were chased around by an eight foot tall freak with tentacles coming out of his hands.
Who can forget the first time you heard "S.T.A.R.S.S.S.S.S..." and then crap yourself as you frantically decide which option to take. Yes Resi 3 had the much touted 'live selection' options, which at key points let you choose between two options for example-
"Fight with the monster"
"Run into the police station"
Of course if you chose to fight you could quickly run around, grab Brad Vickers' Stars card and then leg it inside, thereby negating the need to go hunt for your own. I loved little touches like that, and finding out which options helped, and which hindered you...say one stopped Nemesis appearing, only for him to turn up at a more inopportune moment, and one had you fight him straight away. Or simply turn tail of course...
Ok, the style of game was showing its age once Resident Evil 3 appeared, but it still has a great charm all of its own, perhaps not as good as Resident Evil 2, but more than worth checking out, especially to see the end of Raccoon City...