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Resident Evil 0 HD Remaster Review Thread
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It's like a kid's birthday cake bought from the grocery store. It's not terrible, but it's kind of blah. If you're really a fan of what it is then you could enjoy it, but a lot of people think it isn't worth the time because they can get the same thing but better (REmake, RE2, etc) elsewhere.
tintin1029
Member
It wasn't co-op, you controlled two characters at same time. Kinda like Rev2 except not as good because one of the characters when they weren't controlled, can still use their gun to shoot enemies even if you don't want them to at the time, leading to a waste of ammo.
I personally don't really know how bad it is considering it's been years since I played the game and I was really young.
You should still get it though.
Stallion Dan
Member
Both Outbreaks release after RE0 by quite a bit of time.
It felt like a retread due to there being only 6 RE games at the time and 4 of them featured mansions, RE0 being the third game in a row to use one.
JetSetRadio
Banned
I don't read reviews but I always thought they focused on the remaster/remake part.
It's understandable for a 2003 game offcourse.
It's understandable for a 2003 game offcourse.
Andrew Evenstar
Member
This.
Jessie.Bristol
Member
Can't wait to play this tomorrow in sweet, sweet 4:3 
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.brandonh83
Banned
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Even if it's not the best game I hope it gets good enough support, it's one of my least favorite RE games but it's not bad either. The atmosphere and music rocks and it's legitimately eerie.
Stallion Dan
Member
It was a decent enough story, but most of the story had nothing to do with the characters you play as. It was mostly fleshing out the series lore. Easy prequel trap.
tintin1029
Member
I always felt that each game individually, the stories are fine for the most part, but the continuity in between titles is a complete mess.
Death Metalist
Member
Did my part. I'll be taking screenshots if anyone is interested in this version as long as they can be uploaded(usually it only does when a game releases so we'll see) since I don't have a capturing device so, using the console's own capture thing.
I can't imagine why, since RE0's "inventory management" is literally, "Do I leave this on the ground or take it?" repeated ad nauseum.
HueyFreeman
Banned
Goddamn it was going to wait for a sale but that eurogamer review sealed the deal. Didn't love the game on GC, but it looks so glorious, my love to REmake has only grown over the years, and I want to support Capcom in this gameplay being financially viable - so they stick with it for RE2make.
Jawmuncher
Member
The cover art goes so well with the Xbox One green case.
Pretty much me, at the moment.
The game was never on par with REMake, but RE0 was enjoyable - particularly if it was just your second Resident Evil game to play.
I just bought the PC game from GreenManGaming with that discount code because:
[1] I want to show Capcom that I will buy classic Resident Evil games at launch
[2] It seems that they really put in an effort here with this remaster.
Eh, the reviews are similar to what they were at release. It's "outdated" and "unoriginal" and "behind the times" and other such things.
And I disagreed with them then just as I do now.
I love this game.
It's in my top five Resident Evil titles for sure, behind only REmake, RE2, and RE4. I like it better than Code Veronica, RE5, RE6, and all the spin-offs. RE3 rounds out my top 5.
Is the story ridiculous? You bet. So are all the other games. Is the voice acting cheesy and hammy? Yep! It still is in current games too. Does it make a lot of sense? Nope, and I don't even care.
Are the survival horror elements well done? Absolutely.
It's as old-school a Resident Evil title as they come, for better or worse. If you're sick of zombie dogs jumping through windows, tank controls, ink ribbons, inventory management, and static camera angles, this game will be, as many reviewers both then and now described, a disappointing dinosaur stuck in the past unwilling to evolve.
If you're someone (like myself) who clings to that brand of horror, long forgotten in favor of online co-op, QTEs, action setpieces, turret sections, auto-saves, hand-holding, and action-hero gunplay, and you want a return to a time when horror creeped, it didn't run, ammo was scarce, not plentiful, decisions mattered and death had consequences, not minor inconveniences....
Then Resident Evil Zero is a well and truly appreciated return to the past.
Welcome back, Rookie.
And I disagreed with them then just as I do now.
I love this game.
It's in my top five Resident Evil titles for sure, behind only REmake, RE2, and RE4. I like it better than Code Veronica, RE5, RE6, and all the spin-offs. RE3 rounds out my top 5.
Is the story ridiculous? You bet. So are all the other games. Is the voice acting cheesy and hammy? Yep! It still is in current games too. Does it make a lot of sense? Nope, and I don't even care.
Are the survival horror elements well done? Absolutely.
It's as old-school a Resident Evil title as they come, for better or worse. If you're sick of zombie dogs jumping through windows, tank controls, ink ribbons, inventory management, and static camera angles, this game will be, as many reviewers both then and now described, a disappointing dinosaur stuck in the past unwilling to evolve.
If you're someone (like myself) who clings to that brand of horror, long forgotten in favor of online co-op, QTEs, action setpieces, turret sections, auto-saves, hand-holding, and action-hero gunplay, and you want a return to a time when horror creeped, it didn't run, ammo was scarce, not plentiful, decisions mattered and death had consequences, not minor inconveniences....
Then Resident Evil Zero is a well and truly appreciated return to the past.
Welcome back, Rookie.
Diablohead
Member
My issue with RE0 is that it's like they just threw new plot in there for no reason and it ruins things when you then go into RE1, it really should be seen as a spinoff more then a prequel.
How About No
Member
REmake is a masterclass in pacing and level design. Zero...aahhhhh it's okay I guess?
And I know people shouldn't expect much from an RE story, but Zero's is pretty bland. The villain has ZERO (oh ha ha?) beef with the protagonists, and they hardly even know he exists until the final encounter. Two fan-favorite characters are in the background, but they do nothing but sit around watching security monitors. There are cool bits of lore it provides for the whole series, and that's cool.
Also magic elevator and the Training Facility's second floor is way bigger than the first floor for some reason. But those are my weirdo grievances.
That said, still psyched to play it! Zero has some of the most gorgeous backgrounds in the series, and they actually properly remastered them this time around. Makes me feel like I'm buying this for the wrong purposes lol
I think it's the worst mainline RE game besides Code Veronica, but I don't think it's a bad game. If you like classic RE, this is probably worth playing.
Its kind of funny to imagine Rebecca going from this to the helpless rookie in REmake. Like she just forgot about killing all those nightmarish horrors.
BlondeTuna
Member
Green Yoshi
Member
Resident Evil 4 is so much better. Please do a remake with Unreal Engine 4, Capcom.
Kelegacy
XBOX - RECORD ME LOVING DOWN MY WOMAN GOOD
When I played it on the Gamecube, it was my least favorite RE by far at that point. Too much backtracking and inventory management ruined a good portion of it for me. I'm probably not going to jump on this one like I did REmake, but maybe if it goes on sale on PSN for a deep discount some day I'll get it.
But RE2 remake....now that I'm excited for. And RE3 after, I hope!
But RE2 remake....now that I'm excited for. And RE3 after, I hope!
MiamiWesker
Member
Worst main OLD RE game but still very good. Will get for Wesker.
AHA-Lambda
Member
Saint Anima
Member
Struggled with it years ago due to the inventory system but I still enjoyed it overall.
Looking forward to replaying it with Billy wearing Cody's prison gear.
Looking forward to replaying it with Billy wearing Cody's prison gear.
Neff
Member
Which is why when I play RE/REmake, I play it in my head as the same game I did in 1996/2002.
RE0 is a good game aesthetically and mechanically, but it commits several narrative crimes.
It makes Rebecca's appearance in RE shockingly sanguine, obviously. It reduces Wesker and Birkin to the level of Home Alone's Harry and Marv who hit the big time by literally stealing someone else's work and murdering him. And holy shit, the Billy flashback has to be one of the most pointless, incidental subplots (with expensive flashy CG to boot) ever conceived by the series. Slugs can apparently be controlled by singing and also mimic cloth, shoelaces and jacket buttons flawlessly
I still love it, though.
I like it more than 3 but yeah it's still a must-buy no matter what.
Eh, say what they want. I enjoyed the game back in 2002, I enjoyed it again on Wii, and I'll enjoy it again Remastered in HD.
It's greatest sin is just being stuck between Resident Evil Remake (best survival horror game ever) and RE4 (best TPS horror game ever).
It also overdoes it by throwing
the T-Virus at all manner of creature. In 0 there's a mutated scorpion, millipede, baboon, and fucking frogs of all things.
Death Metalist
Member
Yeah, surprised with how great it looks from the case to the game itself. I can confirm that screenshots are out of the question since they can only be uploaded(shareable) when the game releases so, yeah.
- It looks real fucking good
- You start with a suitcase that has costumes in it(S.T.A.R.S 2000, Western & Leather)
- Pretty damn good sound mixing as well for an old game judging from my home theater
- As usual, 4:3 is the way to go since wide crops abit of the image but, it's there for those who want the screen filled
Diablohead
Member
oh it's a fun classic RE if you like that kind of thing, just take note that the story does not work when you apply RE1 and 2 into the mix.
Crimsonclaw111
Member
This always struck me as odd since RE2 showed that the virus spread via rats and the monsters in 0 are never heard from or seen again.
Never played RE2, but I'm very interested in the remake. As for story in RE, never cared about it... at best it's cheesy entertainment. Hardly something to get invested in and follow closely.
Spieler Eins
Member
But it's also the only other original RE with this graphic quality other than REmake, so ¯\_(ツ
_/¯The perfect Dark
Banned
Don't listen to these reviews (I expected more, Jim ;/ ^^) . If you like oldschool survival horror, buy it!
tintin1029
Member
It will send Capcom a message (again). Buy it!!
Eh, I never had a problem with it. Was there really THAT many spare baboon zombies to run around in the city?
And those future games had their own weird monsters that never showed up again (alligator in the sewer, giant zombie earthworms, even Lickers went missing for decades...)
SlasherJPC
Banned
One of my least favorite mainline RE games at the time, but also it was completely different in ways I didn't expect. Going into this knowing those things will make it a much more enjoyable experience. Also even though I like 4, 5, and 6, aside from 4, I'd put RE zero ahead of those cause it actually has survival horror at its finest. We don't get these kind of games anymore and it blows but fingers crossed for RE 2 remake to continue this old school style.
Sammy Samusu
Member
what the hell
RE0 is not that bad, it's definitely better than CV and RE3.
RE0 is not that bad, it's definitely better than CV and RE3.
JimmyRustler
Gold Member
It's the worst Old School RE, so the reviews are ok.