But despite how serious Leon comes off in cutscenes, the fun, oh-so-videogame-y feel remains in the exploration and puzzle-solving. With such a vast leap in graphics technology, there must've been some temptation to make RE2 more serious and realistic to make its police station a less absurd blend of practical spaces and absurd puzzle situations. The commitment to the original is really impressive, here.
It remains a tight game, finishable in 10 hours, but with enough secrets and weapon choices to be fun a second time through. That's what makes it so pleasurable to crisscross the police station, opening up new paths between rooms and solving goofy puzzles. As Resident Evil got bigger and more bombastic, it lost what Resident Evil 2 did so well: Give you an explorable space small enough to keep in your brain as you explore. Capcom updated a classic, tightly designed game with smooth modern action and managed to retain the low-level anxiety and occasional bursts of terror that early Resident Evil excelled at. Wes: This is just primo Grade-A Videogame, right here. We'll be updating our GOTY 2019 hub with new awards and personal picks throughout December. It’s an important – and often overlooked – side of the late legend’s persona.PC Gamer's favourite remake of the year is Capcom's sublime reimagining of survival horror classic Resident Evil 2. His lighter, angel-on-the-shoulder persona encourages the rich to give to the needy, while the growling devil raps about gun violence and cracking skulls. Producer Erick Sermon described DMX as “dangerous” for his threatening bars the rapper was no stranger to a harder way of life, and he makes it known.ĭMX is the rap game’s Robin Hood on “Stop Being Greedy”, portraying two distinct personas on the track. This track is legendary enough for igniting a 20-year beef between LL Cool J and Canibus, let alone for its verses from Method Man, Redman, and DMX. “4, 3, 2, 1” (LL Cool J featuring Method Man, Redman, Canibus, and DMX) (1997) Jay-Z brings his youthful swagger and DMX brings the bark.Ģ. DMX was hot off the release of I t’s Dark and Hell is Hot and Jay-Z brought him into the fold for Vol 2. “Money, Cash, Hoes” features two kings of New York on the same track, right as both were coming into their own. “Money, Cash, Hoes” (Jay-Z featuring DMX) (1998) His gentle side touched listeners and “Slippin’” went gold in 2017, almost 20 years after the fact.ĭMX performing in Ireland in 2004Jeremy Craine/Shutterstockģ.
He opens up about his childhood trauma-abusive mother, drug addiction, group homes and juvenile detention among the obstacles he faced. On “Slippin’”, X gets real about overcoming the harder moments in life. DMX encourages Slim Shady as he tells Ja Rule to “die nameless” on one of Eminem’s greatest diss tracks.ĭMX has a softer side, just one he isn’t always known for. “Go to Sleep” (Eminem featuring DMX and Obie Trice) (2003)īeef is a part of hip-hop, so Eminem tagged in DMX and labelmate Obie Trice for a triple-team attack on Ja Rule and fellow rapper Benzino, who infuriated Eminem by calling him “2003 Vanilla Ice”.
But the rapper ended up giving the song a try, handing Swizz Beatz his first major hit while creating a genre anthem.ĥ. The third single from It's Dark and Hell Is Hot was produced again by a young Swizz Beatz, who in 2011 told Complex that DMX didn’t think the beat was “hood enough”. One of DMX’s biggest hits, “Ruff Ryders’ Anthem” almost didn’t happen. Swizz Beatz and DMX perform live in 2015Getty Images for Bacardi