Original Resident Evil 2 Gets GOG PC Release Date

Here’s a comprehensive list of all the features of the Resident Evil 2 GOG release:

• Full compatibility with Windows 10 and Windows 11.
• Six localizations of the game included (English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Japanese).
• Improved DirectX game renderer.
• New rendering options (Windowed Mode, Vertical Synchronization Control, Gamma Correction, Integer Scaling and more).
• Improved audio volume and panning.
• Improved cutscenes and subtitles.
• Improved savegame manager.
• Improved game video player.
• Issue-less game exit.
• Improved game registry settings.
• Improved key-binding settings and audio settings screens.
• Improved end credits in the German version.
• Fixed issues with Rooms 114 and 115 (missing text), Room 210 (invisible diary), and Room 409 (looping sound).
• Full support for modern controllers (Sony DualSense, Sony DualShock 4, Microsoft Xbox Series, Microsoft Xbox One, Microsoft Xbox 360, Nintendo Switch, Logitech F series and many more) with optimal button binding regardless of the hardware and wireless mode.
• 4th Survivor and Tofu modes enabled from the very beginning.

And, if you’re new to the original Resident Evil 2, here’s what to expect:

• Two Separate Adventures! Command Leon Kennedy, a rookie cop who stumbles onto the carnage reporting for his first duty, or play as Claire Redfield, desperately searching for her missing brother.
• Cutting edge 3-D accelerated graphics that create a terrifying, photo-realistic experience.
• 3-D accelerated and non 3-D accelerated settings to maximize performance whatever your setup.
• Features complete versions of both original U.S. and the original Japanese versions of Resident Evil 2.
• New Extreme Battle Mode: Battle your way through hordes of zombies as you play the hyper-intensive challenge that changes every time you play.
• All new Resident Evil 2 picture gallery.
• The game's secret scenario available from the very beginning (no need to finish it under certain conditions first).

GOG is slowly re-releasing the PC versions of the first three Resident Evil games, with 1997’s Resident Evil already available on the platform, and 2000’s Resident Evil 3 coming soon. Capcom has announced the next mainline Resident Evil game, dubbed Resident Evil 9 by fans, is in development, and the company is reportedly working on remakes of Resident Evil Zero and Code Veronica.

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