http://www.famitsu.com/news/201408/05058567.html (drag and drop to get the link to work, direct links to Famitsu don't work)

The 2002 remake of the original Resident Evil is getting an HD remaster, and coming to almost every console you could possible ask: PS4, PS3, Xbox One, Xbox 360, and PC. Though the game was originally a GameCube exclusive and later ported to Wii, the HD port ironically is not coming to the Wii U. For anyone who has any of the other platforms listed though this is extremely exciting news.

Edit: Second story up with some more details - http://www.famitsu.com/news/201408/05058378.html

• Remastered character models, textures and backgrounds. Character models benefit from updated textures and new lighting. It's unclear how the backgrounds are actually being handled, but word is Capcom has simply used filters on them rather than re-rendering them at a higher resolution.
• You can play the game in either the original 4:3 or in 16:9. In 16:9 some backgrounds will not fully be in the shot, and the camera will scroll up and down along with the player character's movement.
• Classic tank controls and new modern control option where Chris and Jill simply move in the direction you point the stick.
• New 5.1 audio option with remastered sound.

HNNNNNNNNNNNNNNG

Just the remake, though? Shame it's not a remake & RE0 HD double pack.

EDIT: Also, this is so very clearly Capcom's latest step in trying to make everyone forget that RE6 happened.

Im starting to wonder which has been ported more, this or RE4.

I could be down for this. Resident Evil and thus the Gamecube remake hold a special place in my gaming history. Memories...

Wait, is this going to be same game, but with HD visuals, or will it be remade in some way?
Anyway, this seems hype.

@forteexe21 said:

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Remake has only been ported once before this. By Resident Evil standards it's something of a rarity even. RE2 is likely next in line for most ported Resident Evil game following RE4 -- both of which star Leon S. Kennedy funnily enough.

Updated the OP with some new info about the remaster, the quick version is that characters, backgrounds, lighting and sound are all being remastered, you can play in either 4:3 or 16:9, and there's a new traditional controls mode in addition to the classic tank control option. Here's a couple of comparison screenshots from Famitsu. There's a bunch of screenshots in a gallery on that second link, but all of the screenshots are SD so you can't actually tell the benefits of HD. Even in these comparisons you only really can see the difference in the lighting.

surpriiiiiiiiiiiise :')

I guess re-released would be a better term to count the editions separately. Still, its kind of sad that Capcom is only doing these instead of proper entries.... or even a remake of RE2 which people have been requesting.

http://www.play3-live.com/news/le-reboot-du-premier-resident-evil-arrive-en-2015--67792

This is rad. I've always wanted to try out the first Resi but have no interest in playing the PS1 version and I own no Nintendo console that plays Gamecube games. Super pumped for this news.

Whoa, rerendered backgrounds was something I didn't expect. This is beginning to sound pretty good.

Man, they're really going the extra mile with this! I'm surprised that they've even implemented an analogue control scheme alongside tank controls, too. Plus, the camera will follow you? How does that even work with pre-rendered backgrounds? The hype begins.

It's almost as though Capcom is beginning to sort its shit out!

I think the idea with the camera is that 16:9 "crops" the 4:3 view, and then it will just pan up and down along the 4:3 background as you move up and down.

Really? RE1 AGAIN!? Does Capcapom just hate RE2 or something?

Oh...dear...

Oh god. It's finally happening. A remake getting remastered. When this gets remastered video games will be done.

I think that Gamecube version looks great. At the time (still, actually) it just totally blew me away what they were able to get away with on that console, in terms of visuals. This along with Windwaker are games I don't think needed remasters at all. I went back and played original Windwaker and that game is still absolutely gorgeous. The Gamecube had a lot of wasted potential, it seemed.

I'll buy it again. Really enjoyed the remake. GAME were even giving out DVDs with pre-orders that had some pre-release footage of the game and at, like, 12 years old that had me super excited.

@fattony12000 said:

PC version means this game will be playable in 60fps, whether Capcom wants people to or not.

That sounds... less than ideal. I think I'd rather just stick to the 4:3 ratio frankly. The Gamecube version still looks superb as it is anyway, so to play through that again simply with sharper visuals is fine by me.

I can see why they did it. Theoretically the 16:9 option would give you better resolution since the camera is zoomed in, but yeah I'd probably go with the 4:3 option as well. It sounds like only areas where not all of the walkable space is on screen would pan, but it's still less than ideal. Nice of them to give the option though rather than just force 16:9.

@fattony12000:

Let the internet shit-show over arbitrary numbers begin!

So I just updated the OP again because word is the backgrounds aren't actually rerendered at a higher resolution, and Capcom is simply upscaling them and throwing some image filters over them. I'll update the OP again if the matter gets cleared up but it's disappointing to hear.

REmake REmastered

Right guys?

... Where is everybody going?

Shame they didn't include RE0.

Well, that's not quite what arbitrary means, but yes, I agree. There will be an Internet Shit-Show for sure!

Okay, there's a good screenshot comparison out now and I gotta say... the remaster looks like shit.

Dammit Capcom why you gotta make me depressed like this...

YESSSS!!!! Fucking YAY!

My fav RE game is getting a port after all this bullshit time. After all these lonely years of me bitching that it should be ported it finally came true. I don't give a fuck if RE 0 didn't get a port, they can keep that shit. As long as the remake is ported then I feel complete. Time to play a random anime song that I don't understand the lyrics too, as for a god speed celebration.

So, it's only a matter of time before RE4 comes to the new consoles too then, huh? I mean, that's the one that people joke about being ported to EVERYTHING.

Are we looking at the same thing? The remaster looks sharper and has better lighting, im not sure what you are having issues with, its an older game, its never going to look as good as current get but it looks fine to me.

Sharpen filter ALL the things!

It's sharper because they literally threw the background into Photoshop and sharpened the shit out of it. Look at the chest on the right, how you can tell what it is on the GameCube, but in the remaster it's lost within a pit of crushed blacks, and partially blends in with the chair. It doesn't look as fuzzy as the 480p background upscaled, but detail is destroyed left and right and in an HD "remaster" that's disappointing. Those old backgrounds rendered at 1080p would absolutely look as good as current gen.

Lazy developers. Enough with the remakes and remastered.

WOW

WHEN IS RELEASE!=?

I want this right now.

I'm sorry but I'm fucking excited, I gotta call my girlfriend... lol I'm such a dork.

@palmlykta: me too buddy.

Wooooow that's terrible. They literally just ran the old REmake background renders through an over-zealous sharpen filter. It looks worse :S

Surely they must have those scene files floating around somewhere which they could use to re-render. Although I guess not, because the files they're using were probably just ripped from a copy of REmake, since they'd have presumably rendered at a higher resolution and downsampled in the first place. But presumably they ARE modifying the existing game source, so did they just not keep everything? I dunno, the idea of not archiving work from development projects seems insane, especially when they're specifically getting into updated remakes of old games etc, surely it occurs to keep that stuff for if they wish to do so again at a later stage.

All the "remaster of a remake" jokes aside. I'm excited for this.

I really hope they do this right, I loved me some classic Resident Evil back in the day.

Good news for me, as I have been wanting to play this again. So I'm pumped! Never understood why some people have a problem with these "remastered" releases. Sure they're usually overpriced, with little extra included. But if you love the game and haven't been able to play it without hooking up outdateed hardware, then it's worth it for convenience.

I'm actually excited for this. The remake was my first introduction to the series and my opinion, had the eeriest environment in the series. Since I don't have a gamecube near me at the moment, this will be perfect for me, and I had the itch to play this game again not too long ago itchy...itchy...tasty.

I don't want to get anyone's hopes up (most of all my own) but this did briefly appear as well:

Isn't the PS1 version available on PSN?

Oh my God, this is fantastic news. The REmake is my favorite game in the series and I haven't been able to enjoy it for like 8 years, when I got rid of my GameCube. I can't wait to play it again!

@gunslingerpanda said:

The Director's Cut version, yeah.

@hassun said:

I don't want to get anyone's hopes up (most of all my own) but this did briefly appear as well:

wut

@hassun said:

I don't want to get anyone's hopes up (most of all my own) but this did briefly appear as well:

Oh lawdy.

I bought a Gamecube just to play this game a few years back. In fact, I started playing it again two days ago. Probably going to wait for this to come out. Despite me not being a big fan of Zero, it would hav been nice to see that as well.

I've just noticed your a mod now, congrats.

Oh god I am so excited right now, I've been on an Outbreak kick right now and have never played the 1st so I am all about this, old school RE, yeahyeahyeahyeah.

Now just HDify RE2 and RE3 please, yeahyeahyeah.