The original RE2 is my 3rd best game of all time, so it's fair to say I had high hopes for the remake, as well as being a little wary they'd sully the reputation.I was blown away by how good it actually is. Seriously, it has to be one of the best games of 2019 by a distance.If I had any critique of it, the last third or so is very dull, the new music isn't a patch on the original (which you can buy as DLC, shame on you Capcom as it should have been an unlockable) and it doesn't quite have the same tense atmosphere as the 90s version. The extra modes are mundane too, I didn't bother with most of them as they're all the same essentially, but they are free so it's a nice bonus for those that do enjoy boring, timed rush to the end missions. Personally I'd have preferred an updated Mercenaries mode to the same game mode done over and over with different character models, and 10 types of bean curd.The gameplay, graphics, sound design and gunplay are fantastic though, I didn't stop playing til I'd finished it about 6 times, I'm lucky to finish most games once.Absolute essential if you haven't played it yet, especially given the new low price, and the fact RE3 Remake is coming in April.