Resident Evil

Resident Evil HD Remaster is just incredible. I am a "newer" RE fan and started playing RE games with RE2R and then played through all the newer titles. This has just reached the top of my list with VII Biohazard and RE2R as my current holy trinity of the series (still have to go through the original RE3 Nemesis though). As a helpless Dark Souls 1 fan, I couldn't help but see their myriad similarities: safe spaces, crafty traps, unforgiving/memorable bosses, a very diverse range of mobs who ruin your life, beautiful sound design and music, clever level design, gorgeous environments... All for my greatest pleasure. I was playing Jill "Normal" (the hardest difficulty for a first playthrough, made a bit easier when you play as Jill, often recommended for newer players). Like Dark Souls, it felt hard (sometimes nerve-racking) but generally fair and extremely satisfying when you manage to progress in the game. This proved to me once again that first games in a franchise will always be special and sometimes very hard to dethrone. They bring out deep feelings of awe and accomplishment that are very difficult to replicate, and are some of the finest examples of videogames as an art form. Do not hesitate to try it - even at lower difficulties if the original controls are too rough. Tbh you really get used to them and I would recommend keeping the original. I was navigating the camera and all the controls really organically and comfortably 1/4 into the game or even earlier.