Today is the 24th Anniversary of Resident Evil 2
On this day in 1998, Capcom's Resident Evil 2 first launched onto PlayStation. Not to be confused with the critically acclaimed remake of Resident Evil 2, the originalintroduced players to new characters and enemies more than two decades prior.
Resident Evil 2's playable protagonists, Leon S. Kennedy and Claire Redfield, would then become hugely popular in the series and lead their own installments in the future. Resident Evil 2's Raccoon City Police Department serves as another claustrophobic and suspenseful environment, as did the Spencer Mansion from the first Resident Evil. Further, the debut of lickers and other horrifying bioweapons offered new frights. Today, fans have another reason to honor the title as it marks its place in survival-horror history.
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Resident Evil celebrates today's momentous occasion with a small tribute to Resident Evil 2. It is officially the 24th anniversary of the title, which makes it only a couple of years younger than its predecessor and the IP's inception. Contemporary survival-horror has arguably been shaped by these early Resident Evil experiences, with Resident Evil 2's memorable characters and A and B scenarios staying highly influential in Resident Evil 2's modern remake. Recently, fans have shared some of their favorite moments from the original Resident Evil 2.
While Resident Evil 2 accentuates action with many more zombies present at any given time, the survival-horror aspect is not undervalued and still generates some of the original trilogy's most tense moments. For example, Worm-Baby notes a "blink-and-you'll miss moment" with a licker that quickly crawls along the opposite side of a window in the
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