If nothing else, this HD upgrade will likely prove the first opportunity for many to experience this largely forgotten piece of Resident Evil history. Newcomers might find the controls and camera work too awkward to find merit, but for those with fond memories of classic Resident Evil gameplay, Code Veronica’s more measured pace, puzzle heavy gameplay and survival horror trappings will likely make this an intriguing proposition.
Still, despite the old school design and dated visuals, Code Veronica is still an enjoyable experience. Resident Evil 4 HD may have got by on its ahead-of-its-time gameplay and visuals, but Code Veronica was never what you would call ahead of the curve and is, without question, antiquated by today’s standards. The surroundings, enemies and cast of overtly hammy key players have clearly been crafted with a great deal of love and care, but there’s little doubting that this is a game built on obsolete hardware. Like that game, the up-scaling has been done with little to no effort to bring the rest of the games visuals in line, leaving a game that is shown up for every poor texture and iffy animation. Caught somewhere between the past and the future, Code Veronica was the first game in the series to use fully 3D backgrounds rather than the pre-rendered environments that the franchise was famous for, but still has its mechanics stuck firmly in Resident Evil’s past – the forced, often disorientating camera angles, the tank-like controls, limited inventory and loading screens masquerading as slowly opening doors are all present and accounted for.ĭespite some improvements to the character models, lighting and water effects, Code Veronica isn’t what you would call a pretty game and, like Resident Evil 4 HD, doesn’t benefit greatly from the HD up-scaling. Resident Evil: Code Veronica X HD, on the other hand, is a marginally improved HD upgrade of a decent game that feels every day of its eleven years.Īlthough originally released on the Dreamcast back in 2000 and later re-released as Code Veronica X on PS2 and Gamecube (upon which this release is based), Code Veronica still feels, looks and plays like a PSOne Resident Evil title. Resident Evil 4 HD was a poor upgrade of a fantastic game that is still just as brilliant today as it was upon its original release.
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