one good thing to have came about in february i'm (ofc) not the one playing the game, because 1) it's so expensive 2) i don't think i'll make it out alive, so i am watching a full walkthrough of the game instead one hour in and we've got 8 more to go, but i'm not in a rush :) UPDATE 1: leon is so baby girl <3 victor said "or we can begin your treatment" and he was like "the silent treatment i hope" ugh i love leon's idgaf era, 49 yr old kennedy truly is superior. his looks and attitude, ah, absolute chefs kiss UPDATE 2: i didnt think resident evil could break me but here we are when leon stepped into the rpd, those flashbacks of re2, i swear to god i felt like a dagger went straight through my heart. it instantly brought me back to the summer of 2019 when i first discovered the franchise and fell in love with it. so yeah, it ruined me. the banner, marvin's name plate, oh boy oh boy, i had to pause the video for 10 mins to sob. ~ FINAL UPDATE: soooo i finished watching it, and dare i must say that was a real ride. again, i have so much to say but i'll try to cut it short. i really love the way they brought leon back to his roots, where it all began for him, only flaw is that claire wasn't mentioned or involved in the game, though i do kind of understand why since she is working for terrasave and sherry and leon are working for the dso instead. the thing that makes me come back for more is the continuation of the classic characters, leon, chris, claire, ada, jill and so on. they expand their storylines alongside callbacks to past events. in this instance, leon went back to racoon city, the place where it all started for him, and the reason why he is still doing what he is doing: trying to save as many people as he can, over and over again, even if it meant that he would die in the process. however, as an audience (and someone who writes), i feel like this is where it ends for him, not death, but where he, in a way, retires from the frontline. the subtle hint of him being married i feel is the perfect way to wrap up his journey. unlike most fans though, i do not care who he is married to, because i don't think that's the main point. for me, i think this is a sign where he has decided that this is where his career ends for him, 28 years of him living selflessly for others, he is finally going to settle down. he has taken down (i pray) the last of umbrella, he found the cure for his syndrome and for sherry, and he went back to where his career started, a sort of closure for his past, for his younger self. now, he is going to put that weight that he's been carrying on his shoulders for decades down and move forward for himself, for his potential family. overall, i think the way the devs executed grace's character was better than expected. in the interview where one of them said how playing only as leon just wouldn't feel like a horror game anymore because dude's been doing this for almost 30 years now, he is beyond experienced and it would've been all action and no thrill. so the switch up between grace and leon's perspectives allowed us to experience two polar opposite feelings throughout the game and in a way, made it more challenging. people who shit on grace in a non-joking way honestly need to stfu. for someone who has never faced such terror before, i genuinely thought she handled it so so so so well. the amount of dead bodies and monsters and blood and gore she saw (and was dipped in, yuck) is enough to traumatize anyone for a lifetime. imagine being thrown into an environment like this for the first time? yeah, i don't think i would last for more than 10 mins. we should be more empathetic towards people, especially in the world we live in right now. anyhow, that was my review, i just realized i didn't exactly cut it short whoops. and here below are my favorite moments from the game. hey leon? thank you. you did well.