A great game that needs no introduction. If you're a zombie game fan, it doesn't get much better than this. The atmosphere is chilling, the story is fitting, and it's just pure fun where it'll be easy for you to stray away from the main story due to the rich world to explore, as well as side missions. Contrarily to most recent reviews, as of the time of publishing this review, the multiplayer works fine. I was able to host a public session (which I then switched to private) and have a friend from Steam join it. We had a blast in it, and I had no crashes or anything like it in a fairly long session. Super fun. But keep mind however that GOG Galaxy IS required in order to play Multiplayer. But if you use it, it does work fine. I'm playing on Linux, which should make matters worse, and I had no problems. It is a shame however that the LAN mode is also locked behind the Galaxy launcher.
While the original was a masterpiece made with love and care, and fully hand drawn and animated, the creators for this remaster decided this time it would be cool to cheap out with AI, which they used profusely, mostly for frame interpolation, etc. Current gen console players are stuck with this version, but GOG has the Director's Cut version for sale, for a fraction of the price, which includes the Director's Cut version and the original, untouched version. While you won't get high resolutions with the original version, you will at least get a real work of art, with true passion and work put into it, which isn't the case with this uninspired remaster. "AI is a tool that gives the wealthy access to skill, while preventing the skilled from accessing wealth."
I ended up playing this game via a physical copy on PS5, because unfortunately the devs aren't interested in the GOG version of their game. As far as they're concerned, only the Steam version exists on PC. I really wanted to buy this game. But the way this game is treated here gives me no other choice than to skip it on PC, as I'm not interested in renting a license on Steam. -This game has never been on discount here; -Mod support, which is a big part of this game, is inferior; -No achievements; -No Official Soundtrack available to purchase here, which honestly is the biggest offense, because it is an absolutely magical soundtrack. If a Team Reptile dev is reading this, you don't need to maintain 2 separate game builds for Steam and GOG. You can make a Steam build, and just apply the GOG Galaxy dll's from the SDK Wrapper, which will translate all the Steam dll's present in the game files into something GOG Galaxy understands. This way, you'll have less on your plate, mod support should be equal to Steam, and achievements on GOG should work too. Also, a discount once in a while would be nice :)
Thank you GOG and Capcom for bringing this gem back! However, if you're playing on Linux, I recommend you wait a bit longer before getting it. I decided to refund the game because it isn't working on Linux yet. There are workarounds, but FMV's will not display at all, so it isn't an ideal experience. With some additional polish, I trust GOG will have it perfected. But for now, wait a bit longer.
It's an okay game that has a fun story, but this version is barely functional. The PC port was based on the original Xbox version rather than the 360 version, which means all of the 360's graphics and QOL improvements are missing. In addition, no widescreen support, no controller support, clunky controls, and overall frustrating gameplay that has aged quite badly makes this a very tough sell, even for the very very low price it sells for. If you can endure these flaws, you might find some value in this game, but overall I'd stay away from this one.
