AUGUST 2019 PCWorld 105failing to get into the series, I finally had a
proper Resident Evil game with a well-written
story and fully modern mechanics (and no
more typewriter ribbons) at a time I could
appreciate it.
Point being, it’s not just a nostalgia piece.
Resident Evil 2 is one of 2019’s best horror
games, with an entertaining story that sustains
both Claire and Leon’s back-to-back play-
throughs, and tweaks that update the source
material without losing its spirit—like a color-
coded map that tells you when you’ve col-
lected everything in each room, quality-of-life
tweaks that demonstrate how games have
evolved since the ‘90s.
And for repeat runs? Well, try putting Mr.
X in a thong for a truly exciting twist.
METRO EXODUS
TRAILER: GO.PCWORLD.COM/MEXO
Metro Exodus (go.pcworld.com/mex) had me
worried when I first demoed it. This was a series
about claustrophobia, about how nuclear
survivors rebuilt some semblance of civilization in
the ruins of the Moscow subway system. With
Exodus, the series was due to go above-groundResident Evil 2
Metro Exodus