Pyroclastica

Like the ending screens say, I played “LEON A” and “CLAIRE B” so that’s what this is a review of
While Claire’s scenario B is IMO easier than Leon A, as you can see, I accidentally left Claire’s game running overnight once, so the Total Time is way off. Really wish there was something I could do about this; I don’t care too much about the rank but I would like to know what my actual time was
Anyway, none of that stuff really changes the gameplay, and the gameplay is still excellent. I continue to think that the “original” version of any Resident Evil is the best. Some of the remakes sorta have their place, but the pure gameplay is never as fun as it is in the authentic original, with the tank controls.
If you enjoy any of RE1-3, or Dino Crisis, or the million other games Capcom made that run on this engine, you will enjoy this one. It has nothing groundbreaking, just another big satisfying puzzle box to crack open. It’s a police station this time instead of a mansion
Compared to the first one, I think the puzzles are a little too easy and the location isn’t as interesting. There are way too many times when the complete solution to a puzzle is all in 1 room, or contains pieces in rooms that are right next to each other
I did, however, appreciate the increased enemy variety. RE2 has much more opportunity than RE1 to strategize about what enemies to kill vs which ones to run around, what to spend ammo on, etc. Planning how to route your run is so, so much fun
This is also not relevant to the gameplay but since it’s the very first appearance of Leon, I can see how he became the fan favorite. What a great character.

Resident Evil 2