It's that bad for controller? Didn't know d-pads, triggers, and vibration didn't work with GOG release (cause I promptly find a way to convert this to Sourcenext when the download finish to find out is it possible to use Rebirth).

And yeah, they can if they putting the effort into it. But from what I saw (Universal DX9 Wrapper with a little bit of code fix), they don't want to.

Unfortunately yes. Not just me, several other posts about it. I tried it with Dualsense Edge, several 360 type controllers, Steam Controller, etc. Bizarre at least dpad and triggers don't work, in my opinion.

What do you mean when you say the d-pad doesn't work? Because I've been playing the vanilla GOG release with a PS5 controller and the d-pad worked just fine.

As for the Claire/Leon in-game selection:
"Rebirth manages to do it. They should be able to figure it out, no?"

That's not quite true. The Rebirth mod didn't introduce this feature, the Sourcenext port did which is the basis for Rebirth. Of course that gets us back to, why didn't GOG also make the Sourcenext version available, if only as a bonus, which is a valid question. But if that version didn't exist, I doubt Gemini could've easily added an in-game selection for Leon and Claire.

Your other points are fair.

Here's a playthrough from 2011 of what should be the vanilla Sourcenext port.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDFyQy-XD9Y

The in-game character selection is right there at the beginning.

My apologies. I'll change my post. Thank you

My point is that playing at a higher resolution with a game this old barely matters when it won't really affect how it looks. Honestly, it just makes part of the game look worse.

Here is the thing: you are playing a game made in 1998. This is not a modern game. This not even remaster of resident evil 2. That is bizarre statement. Go play the remake if you want real modern RE2.

There is probably more of reason as why they couldn't use the soucenext port. But you can make up things to that's okay.

How is that being lazy not disableing auto Aim? People would end up finding reason to bitch about. You're nitpicking which is fine but be honest.

I never said basic was bad but saying this version is basic is being dishonest. it's obvious by you're biased statement.

I'm not even saying this version is better than rebirth. Lol. I personally have rebirth backup on HD when I want to use. Fact I beat serval time using rebirth.

I keep getting replies to my posted. Lol

All code is duplicated, it's just minor stuff that changes across the executables. Not very complex to do even without the changes in SourceNext and not that different from what I've done to RE3 to integrate Mercenaries and other unlockables.

OK, i'm the one wrong here about the resolution. I tried GOG config in depth setting and I found out that GOG allow players to play in many resolution as per config. So my statement becomes false. I give one point to GOG.

For the Basic declaratiom. Make it playable on modern PC + bug fixing is "bare minimum requirements" so people would buy it and not complain.
- Sell Unplayable game is unacceptable and people won't buy it.
- Sell a game with a bugs is not recommend, buyers will be unhappy.
So GOG needs to do both of them so they can sell them. That's all.
That's basic that people should do when they're selling.

In my opinion, if you want people to not calling it basic, they need to do more than minimum requirements.
Since GOG offer Resolution change, yep, It's now a little bit more than Basic.
It's not much though cause it's already in the base codes of the DX9 wrapper, I believe (due to the same exe config).
So I'm taking back my word. GOG release is not that basic, but it's still a litte bit on a basic side.

It doesn't have to be a remaster or remake or something like allow mod loading like Rebieth.
Just adding more options or QOL so people can play it better on modern PC, in modern time.
For Example:
- Easier Language Change without re-downloading the game.
- In-game mode change without the need to close the game and execute another exe file.
It's 2024. Yes, what GOG offer is playable. But as Gemini said, it's not hard, and it's possible to do.
Due mode was already possible on Game Cube version.
There is no reason to keep people playing it like we were in 1998 when they can improving it.

Which GOG decide to don't do any of those. Cause they have to work more. That's it.
But yes, they don't need to. Since they already done the bare mininum requirements for selling it.

You thinks I'm nitpicking but i'm not. Since GOG already offer the bare mininum of what the product must have so it can be sell. I'm OK with it (and with this state it also allow people to convert it to SourceNext Version so I can say goodbye to pirating).

But since what we arguing is "Is GOG release is basic or not?", that's a different matter.
It's need more than what GOG offer to make me or other people to move it out from basic category completly.

You may think that "Oh GOG Jesus already make it playable on modern PC so this release is so godsent people shouldn't bad mouthing them". But me and other people didn't value GOG works the same as you. That's what why I'm argue with you. I thinks it's a common sense that if you only offer the bare mininum of what the product must have so it can be sell. It called basic. That's it.

If I buy a soap, and that soap can clean my hands, it's bare mininum. It's basic.
But if that soap also give me a bacteria shield for 12 hours plus skin caring with Moisturizer, those are more than mininum, which make a second soap leave a basic category completly.

Oh, about the auto aim. I think it's a standard that all game language should have the same difficulty. And Since I didn't play GOG vanilla, I don't care. But I saw people complaint about it. So I uses it as a point. I don't know if GOG are really lazy or not. But in my conclusion, if any developers didn't put more effort to make the game better when it's possible, I think they're lazy, not just GOG. I used this mind set not just for GOG, but also on Bethesda, etc. They sell us products, not giving us the games for free.

Your statement is technically still correct. The GOG version takes a 640x480 image and upscales it to whatever the user picks, so it's not native whatsoever and it looks no better than old emulators from the late 90s.

I cannot get this to work with either RE 1 or 2 despite these instructions (Yes, I did dl the Japanese version via Galaxy). I even try starting the games with each steps to see if I can narrow my problem.
Once I replace the exe with the Capcom patch, RE 1 will CTD after the intro for the main menu.

With the rebirth + CAPCOM patch, I get a black screen with barely visible warped poly character but everything i.e music. sound, movement, and gameplay works.

Rebirth + patch + teamx HD mod caused a failed buffer z error.
And all that plus the seamless mod, it just ctd after intro FMV before the mansion.
But with the HD audio mod also installed, I can have the same result as with just the rebirth + patch combo.

I also get similar results with re2. Although, with that HD sound mod, the game just CTD once you click the exe or any of the damn 4 other exes.....

My money is the ddraw.dll because the one GOG uses actually work perfectly for both games. It also doesn't help that some of mods will have you replace the ddraw.dll with either new and old versions (in my case, it didn't matter).....

Im using a laptop with win 10 and a nvida gpu if that somewhat helps.

I also have pictures showing what I could "see". Both pictures are from re1.

Any help would be nice. Funny enough, I also dl biorand version, and I get the same results(which makes sense) with the exception of RE3 which is actually playable.

Is your GPU AMD?

Edit: Just saw that you said you're using Nvidia. This is weird cause I have the similar problem with AMD but not Nvidia.
Have you try using dgvoodoo2?

BASED Nechigawara, IT WORKED. I tried it with the just the rebirth and capcom patch.
So for other people with this issue, just follow the instruction in this rebirth page https://classicrebirth.com/index.php/re1cr-troubleshooting/ I did change one of the setting where I pick the default video " dgvoodoo virtual 3d acceleared card".

HOWEVER, I still cant run RE2. I have feeling I might had mess up the process, but I wont be able to know until Saturday. I have to be away from my laptop for the next day or two.

I'll post back if it really work on RE2 or not.

Thanks again, tho, fam

RE2 need to rename the dll to re2_DDraw not re_ddraw. Have you try this?