Today, I’m adding more games to the list of games that have seen improvements when played on Nintendo Switch 2. Let’s have a look!

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Resident Evil

Genre: Graphic Adventure / Horror

Players: 1, Online Leaderboards

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Review:

(Note: This game is included in Resident Evil Origins Collection along with Resident Evil 0.)

When it released on the GameCube, the original Resident Evil received a massive remake arguably even more extensive than what we’d later see given to Resident Evil 2, 3, and 4 on platforms multiple generations later. When this remake was brought to more modern platforms including the Nintendo Switch, it received an additional, albeit much more modern, update. As of this writing, the game has received no update or patch for Nintendo Switch 2, but is it possible the game benefits from the newer hardware, getting yet even one more noteworthy revision? Let’s have a look!

It’s interesting revisiting this game all these years after it released, because the higher-quality pre-rendered backgrounds and 3D character models no longer impress in the same way they did in the GameCube era. Perhaps it’s time for this game to receive another remake? In any case, the Nintendo Switch 2 doesn’t seem to make any improvements here, not that it should – it’s not the overall resolution holding this game back, but the resolution of its graphics assets. The framerates aren’t any better either, but again, this was never really the problem.

The one change here I can notice seems to be the loading times, but even these don’t still seem outdated – you get multiple loading screens on the main menu screens that take a few seconds each to wait through. However, there is an improvement on Nintendo Switch 2 – on Nintendo Switch, it took me 8 seconds to load to the title screen, an additional 18 seconds to load a game save, and 13 seconds to walk through one of the game’s many doors. On Nintendo Switch 2, these times are reduced to 6 seconds, 14 seconds, and 8 seconds. The last of these will ultimately be the biggest improvement here – over the course of a play through, you’ll be walking through a lot of doors, and saving 5 seconds each.

It’s one of the more minimal improvements I’ve seen taking a game from Nintendo Switch to Nintendo Switch 2, but I suppose getting a few seconds shaved off of loading times is better than nothing. However, players hoping for anything significant will probably have to wait until Capcom decides to remake this game again.

tl;dr – Resident Evil is an HD remaster of the GameCube remake of the formative “Survival Horror” game, and in terms of its visuals and presentation, it’s still impressive even to this day, though perhaps not as much as it once was. What is not impressive, however, is the horribly awkward controls and frustrating game design elements that were derided even in the original PlayStation release, and are even less welcome over 20 years later. This is still an impressive, landmark game, but it’s not especially fun to play by today’s standards.

Grade: C+

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Resident Evil 0

Genre: Graphic Adventure / Horror

Players: 1

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Review:

(Note: This game is included in Resident Evil Origins Collection along with (the remake of) the original Resident Evil.)

Much like the remake of the original Resident Evil on Nintendo Switch, Resident Evil 0 has not received any sort of Nintendo Switch 2 update as of this writing. Still, I wanted to take a look to see if this game received any improvement running on Nintendo Switch 2.

Much like the remake of Resident Evil, Resident Evil 0’s pre-rendered backgrounds and 3D character models don’t seem to receive any benefit from the bump to Nintendo Switch 2. There’s no increase to resolution I can see, nor any improvement to framerates I notice.

Also like the Resident Evil remake, Resident Evil 0 does see a small improvement to loading times. However, the improvement here is even more slight than what the previous game received. On Nintendo Switch, it took me 9 seconds to load to the title screen, 19 seconds to load a game save, and 12 seconds to move through one of the game’s doors. On Nintendo Switch 2, those times were only reduced to 7 seconds, 18 seconds, and 9 seconds.

It’s not the most minimal improvement I’ve seen going from Nintendo Switch to Nintendo Switch 2, but it’s close to it. I wasn’t expecting much trying this game out on Nintendo Switch 2, but… well, this game somehow managed to disappoint even my low expectations.

tl;dr – Resident Evil 0 is a Horror game that follows in the footsteps of the remake of the first Resident Evil game with a story that takes place before the events of that game. While this is a decent port, ultimately this game isn’t anywhere near as iconic as the first Resident Evil, the visuals aren’t as impressive, and the gameplay has all of the flaws of that game and then some. The result is a game that only series fans should bother with.

Grade: C-

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Resident Evil Origins Collection

Genre: Compilation / Graphic Adventure / Horror

Players: 1, Online Leaderboards

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Review:

As I said in my Nintendo Switch 2 Difference articles about the two games included here, the remake of the original Resident Evil, and Resident Evil 0, neither of these games have any sort of Nintendo Switch 2 update, so this is just looking to see if either game benefits from the Nintendo Switch version playing on Nintendo Switch 2.

I’m not going to mince words – as I said in each of the individual articles, there’s pretty much no difference in resolution or framerate here in either game. The only difference is that both games have slightly better loading times… and I do mean “slightly”. These games are some of the least-improved games I’ve encountered going from Nintendo Switch to Nintendo Switch 2.

Want to know whether or not to get these games if you have a Nintendo Switch 2? Just read the review above, because not much has changed here.

tl;dr – Resident Evil Origins Collection is a Compilation that includes Resident Evil and Resident Evil 0, two games that still look good today, but with gameplay that has aged extremely poorly. What’s more, the physical collection they find themselves in is overpriced and requires a 13.5GB download to play Resident Evil 0. There is so much wrong with this package that it is actually worse than the sum of its parts and the only people who will find it worthwhile are the series’ biggest fans… who are also likely to be the ones most disappointed by it.

Grade: D+

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I hope you enjoyed this latest batch of Nintendo Switch 2 Difference Mini-Reviews, and found them to be helpful! Want to see all Nintendo Switch 2 Difference comparisons? Check out this page for links to every article where I’ve included these comparisons!

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