Look at that smile: Resident Evil 2 remake
The 2019 Resident Evil 2 remake brings ruddy life to Capcom’s original Leon concept, dampening the blue of his uniform to a morose midnight color, and swapping some of its superhero design for realism; the insignia on original RE2 Leon’s body armor gets turned into a police patch, his bulletproof vest looks like its made of Kevlar, no longer bulky metal, so I can pretend he’s wearing 1998 Helmut Lang.
The RE2 remake’s Leon is also much more expressive than the original, who often appeared resistant to blinking in cutscenes. Remake Leon not only blinks, but also sometimes gives a chubby cheek smile, like he’s a young Leonardo Dicaprio who just ate a very big cookie.
