Haha, I barely have real life memories of 1996.Yeah I guess if "old games" are abhorrent to you, it'd be better to go with the remake. Although Resident Evil isn't that old to me. 1996 feels like yesterday.
As for avoiding older titles, it's not an absolute rule for me. I very much enjoyed Final Fantasy VI, VIII, and IX when I played them not long ago. I just thought if on top of being old, CV was as you described it, I'd better stay away.
From what I've seen of the gameplay of the older REs, though, it's clear that the remakes do not entirely offer what they had. Weirdly, I like the fixed camera in those, as it adds to the horror; you never know what you'll run into as you turn a corner. The ink ribbon save system makes the games a lot more intense too. The loading screens when you open doors are also pretty creepy. I like the way they use silence too (RE3R had too much music imo). They're a lot more atmospheric than the remakes.
Too bad I missed out on these. But if they aged well, guess I'll try them out for myself. Might as well, since I have them on PSN anyway.
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