The Doglion

(This is my first “Gaming Diary” entry, where I just want to casually write about stuff I’m playing with some thoughts. I play older games on PC (I don’t have a strong rig, it’s a Dell Dimension 5000 from 2005) or on my PSP, where I can play older console games using emulators and of course PSP games.)

Been playing Resident Evil 2 (converted)

Back in the day, when Metal Gear Solid was all that mattered to me, when Final Fantasy 7 felt like an alternate world, there was a type of game I’d never been able to play. Survival Horror. There were a number of factors that put me off every time I tried playing a Resident Evil game. First of all, I hated the control scheme. A locked camera that looked cinematic, but felt impractical to no end, paired with a weird tank movement control scheme just felt so wrong. Add to this the constant tension that a zombie could come out and attack me from anywhere, and it was just unplayable. How the heck can I keep cool with such frustrating controls while having to stay alert almost all of the time? And then I heard from friends that you’d constantly be low on ammo and health. No thanks! Read More