More Like Resident Evil 2.5 !!! ( some secrets spoiled )
Gameplay: Gameplay: Once again, your character controls like a tank. If you've played all or most of the Resident Evil's before RE 4, you shouldn't be surprised. Like I stated in the concept, the gameplay did improve a little bit. There is now a 180 degree turn you can do since your character turns around slowly. So, turning around and running away from enemies just got safer. Another new element in the gameplay is, the ability to dodge your enemies attacks. When you draw your weapon and press the attack button right when an enemy is about to harm you, Jill wil dodge the enemies attack. This doesn't work all the time however, as timing has to be just right. Theres also a button to aim at exploding objects( drums with exploding fuel, dynamite on the wall, exploding lamps, etc. ). This may not sound important at first but, it is. The reason being is because instead of aiming at an enemy and then turning your weapon towards the exploding object, you can save time by aiming at the object emediately. When making gunpowder, the controls are great as well. The gameplay hasn't extremely been improved but the changes Capcom made are noticable. The changes in gameplay mainly made Resident Evil a bit safer as it is less likely for you to be attacked ( only if your quick enough with the controls ).
Graphics: Remember this is Playstation so don't expect much from the graphics. The graphics are better than RE 2's graphics for playstation. There is less clipping on the characters. Their joints look a bit more fluid and smooth than in Resident Evil 2 for playstation. The characters are once again more detailed than in the previous RE game. The enemies are better detailed as well. Their joints also look a bit more fluid and smooth. They look a bit more undead than they did in RE 2 for playstation. Nemesis looks more scary than any other boss in RE 2 for playstation. Objects also look more fitted into their environments. The objects that you can pick up still stick out of their environments but trust me, you'll miss some. I know I did until I played through the game again. Overall the graphics are pretty good for playstation and are some of the best graphics you'll ever see on this system. Remember that this is a classic as well so once again you shouldn't expect much.
Sound: The usual Resident Evil sounds. In other words, one of the things that will scare you the most in this game is the scary sounds each monster makes. In the city you can hear screams of people and moans of zombies in the distance. From the sounds you here in the city, you can really tell that the city is over runned by zombies and other monsters. The sounds Nemesis makes are truly scary. Again Capcom has done a nice job at finding the right music for the right situation. The music you hear when Nemesis is close by is real scary. The music in other boss fights are great to. When you look at where your fighting the boss and then listen to the music, you can see for yourself that the music fits the environment nicely. You can also hear every sound in the game clearly. The weapons in the game sound convincing as well. You can even hear the drops of water from a distance when it rolls of a building. That hints that it rained earlier in the game. In the intro movie ( for those of you who have played this game before ), if you remembered, it was raining. That makes sense as to why you hear water dropping as you run through the city. Pretty realistic. If you don't know what i'm talking about, then play this game and pay attention closely to the intro movie at the start of the game. Then listen out for water dropping in the city streets. Then you'll see what I'm talking about. Just one of the many examples of excellent sounds you'll hear in this game.
Replay Value: There is a mecenary mode that you have to unlock on the playstation version. There you can unlock new weapons and specials for the main game next time you play. The new weapons and specials you can unlock makes the game really fun. On top of that, you can choose different live selections ( life or death choices in the game ) that can alter the game. So there are multiple endings as well. You can also unlock epilogues which are follow up stories to some Resident Evil characters of the past. These stories basically shows you where each character in the RE series, are after you've beaten Resident Evil 3. You unlock one epilogue each time you beat the game so you'll have your hands full. On the playstation version, you also have to unlock the costumes as well. On the dreamcast version, you don't have to unlock mercenary mode or the extra costumes. But also on the dreamcast version, are two extra costumes. The playstation version still offers the best replay value however.
Entertainment: This game is what you'd expect from Resident Evil in this department. The action picks up then goes down and then picks up again and then goes down and so on and so forth. The only reason the action is like that though is because there are many puzzles and when it comes time to solving most of them, the action gets boring. You'll still be on the edge of your seat however, because you'll never know when Nemesis will appear out of no where. Since he's hunting you down. A majority of the time, you'll be surprised when Nemesis shows up and chances are, you won't be ready for him. So Nemesis will keep you awake through most of the game.
Overall: Overall this game is considered a classic so you should be coming back to it every know and then. This is a great game but now I wouldn't suggest buying it right away. I would also stongly advise that you buy the dreamcast version if you own a dreamcast because that version is the best. Although this version of the game offers the best replay value, every other department about this game is better on the dreamcast ( graphics, sound, gameplay, etc. ). If you've never played this game before, you'll be surprised mainly because of Nemesis. This game also provides decent replay value as well. Once you unlock the extras, you can have fun with all the various weapons throughout the game. This game also has some nice new intresting features for an RE sequal.I would suggest you either buy it or at least check it out because after all, even classics deserve some attention. Capcom has once again made an excellent sequal. Once again though, if you have access to a dreamcast, I would strongly advise you to buy that version of the game instead of the playstation version.