The original RE PC version, plays really well right out of the box without needing to tinker around with any extra settings or downloadables and with full controller support. This game always had a certain mystery, atmosphere and charm that the others (as great as they are) did not quite match or recreate since. There are a few extra settings you can adjust but it's more or less the original PC release without any major tweaks. As such, it does not have any upscaled background textures or graphics, but these are available as fan made downloadable mods if you wish. The FMV sequences are lower quality than the original PS1 realease, but this is also in-line with the orginal PC version. The audio is slightly lower quality than the PS1 release as well, but only slightly and it doesn't really stand out. That said I had an absolute blast revisiting the original RE Mansion, and it's definitely worth it. This is the only way to legitamately play this game on PC and I totatlly reccomend the purchase. I really appreiciate GOG taking the time and effort to liaise with Capcom to bring this historic genre legend on to modern systems and make it available once again. So grab your Jill sandwich and re-enter the world of survival horror.
Bottom line: It's not as good as the original but still worth a go if you enjoyed the dark humor one liners and horror movie references from the first one. However, due to the very unbalanced difficulty levels I recommend playing on the 'Genocide' (Easy) setting. It is a little too easy to begin with, but the normal or hard modes are just not fun to play due to endless 'bullet sponge' enemies as you progress later in the game. Fair warning.
