Resident Evil Bundle review (2024)

Hello everyone I'm XboxClown89, a few months ago funny enough I was on an family vacation. I checked on my cell phone to be surprised by GOG getting not one or two classic Resident Evil games. No they actually gotten the classic PS1 Resident Evil trilogy. Two of the games came out on later dates. The real question is did these modernize PC ports brought back nostalgia or made you regret it entirely?

Resident Evil Bundle (2024)

As previously stated we got three classic Resident Evil games. There are some notable differences from other versions without mods they needed to make these newer versions possible. Resident Evil 1 was based on the first Director's Cut version. This version also had a few new outfits the main characters can wear during game play.

Not only that two PC exclusive hidden weapons as well. Resident Evil 2 was obviously based on DualShock Edition version. Which added an infinite ammo code as well as newer variations of the game. This includes the famous Rookie Mode. You start with all hidden weapons unlocked was mind blowing to me as a kid.

Especially now I know how you are suppose to unlock those weapons. Resident Evil 3: Nemesis added one additional outfit Jill can wear during game play. GOG is widely known for getting older games to work on most computers. They worked with Capcom to deliver very decent PC ports onto their PC gaming service.

Yes all three games supports an controller, I loved that with a huge passion. Now you can skip load screens mostly entering areas. Every mini game is automatically unlocked by default. No need to kill yourself trying to unlock The Tofu Survivor. They essentially nailed everything perfectly. I felt like a kid playing two of these again.

All three of them loads quickly, it's kinda mind blowing. You can't skip some moments during game play. PS1 is known for load times that vary in length. Sometimes it depends on the games while it also depends on how good of a disc you own. Thankfully all of this is now digital with cloud saving. I know RE1 with Jill and RE3 on Easy, you can save your process all you want.

For everything else, you get limited amount of ink ribbons to save your process. I do like especially in RE2 classic, every mode has their own color to help differ em. You also could skip ending credits for the first two RE games if you know how to. Unfortunately I couldn't skip the ending credits for RE3. Either way doesn't matter much, you are likely going to have fun with these RE games. 

My history with RE3 is a little unusual at best, I didn't grew up with it. You are getting as much content as possible. Especially buying this bundle within thirty dollars it's a damn great deal. You get every classic moment with RE3's decision mechanics being the monkey wrench in that. I played a lot of runs in majority of these games prior to writing this review.

Once again I apologize not reviewing this much sooner. But in my defense you just gotten this right before Halloween. Three of the greatest survival horror games in one awesome deal. Sadly they lack bonus stuff outside the games. For those that's very familiar with buying games on GOG. A large number of them has some awesome bonus stuff you get included free.

I waited a few decades for this to happen. I confess I nearly stopped waiting until this announcement hit. It already made up for no new Resident Evil games this year. At the same time, a lot of RE fans are over joyed for their long waited return. Sure, a lot of them wanted them back on PS. Let's be honest Sony doesn't think they'll make money with them.

Then again they did allowed MediEvil Remake, a game I deeply enjoyed to be on PS4. I know Resident Evil and MediEvil are vastly different franchises that started back on PS1 years ago. I also wanna say RE3 Remake what a great injustice you done to RE3!!! It's very obvious don't play the remake of that. If you want a great RE3 game then play this!!!

I will say I do slightly prefer the remake for RE1 myself. You really can't go wrong with either version, they're both great RE games. I almost felt the same regarding RE2, it's a little more complex. I felt the additional modes is hands down done better in the remake version. Yet I still felt considering the four scenarios, RE2 classic is better.

I guess it really comes down to which you ultimately like more. I personally had a much deeper connection with RE2 classic. I highly recommend both versions as well. For me if I had to choose which is better now I'm more familiar with RE2 classic. I kinda had to give it to RE2 classic. I just felt the four scenarios actually were four different versions of the same game.

You know what RE6 attempted to recreate but failed hard at. This by itself was very notably with how little things changed in the four scenarios of the remake version. Another notable factor is I actually enjoy Extreme Battle mode a lot. I even felt that's the greatest RE2 mini game within both versions. RE3 ended growing on me during this 1st playthrough.

I previously owned it on GameCube years ago. I would say this port was way better than that version. RE3 Remake cut too much from the game with a few weird changes at that. Thus, it felt more like an expansion pack to RE2 Remake than an actual full RE game. Keep in mind, there's plenty of reasons you gotta play RE3 classic.

I may not be a fan of The Mercenaries Operation: Mad Jackal mini game. It's more or less The 4th Survivor with more of an Arcade style game play. You can choose between three Umbrella mercenaries. Personally Extreme Battle mode is simply better in many ways. RE3 Remake unfortunately lacks any mini games.

Then again so does both versions of RE1. However I also can say they packed in enough content to justify that decision. You get a lot of characters across all three RE games to play as. There's a lot of endings as well. This RE Bundle felt like a dream that not only came true. But also felt like heaven reliving nostalgia right in your faces.

You aren't missing anything major just don't expect content from particular versions to be included. The modding community is still going strong for these RE games. It's a little weird how you exit them. In both RE1 and RE2 you press F9 to quit those games. In RE3's case you simply press esc to do the same. I really didn't have any major issues whatsoever.

You really getting the full package with virtually no DLCs at all. Now that by itself is a good reason to buy this. Also being on GOG, you can install them on or offline. You also can play them while your internet is out is a great bonus. These games aren't that big either. Everything about them is nailed perfectly enough to justify buying em at full price.