You’ll need the Sourcenext version of Resident Evil 2 (or ‘Biohazard 2’, as it’s known in Japan) for this to work. How to Install Resident Evil 2 Classic REbirth
Gameplay toggles like quick-turn and auto-aimīeyond that, the patch makes various minor tweaks that add up to make this the best way to play the original Resident Evil 2 today.
Among other things, this patch added the following: In 2018 however, it was brought back from the dead courtesy of an impressive patch called Resident Evil 2 Classic REbirth, by modder Gemini which. But hey, at least it let you skip those protracted door-opening loading screens.Īside from the occasional fan translation and exotic curiosity value for collectors and YouTubers, this PC port loitered in obscurity for a number of years. It worked poorly on Windows 7 upwards too. The Sourcenext port was designed to work on modern Windows machines (well, Windows XP), but in reality it was a bit limited, lacking the higher resolutions, texture filtering and other settings you’d expect from a PC game.
