“Due to overwhelming community response, we’ve reactivated the previous version that does not include ray tracing and enhanced 3D audio,” Capcom explains on Steam. “Both enhanced and previous versions will be made available going forward.” 

If you’d like to roll Resident Evil 2, 3, and 7 back to their previous versions on Steam, the instructions are here (opens in new tab).

Capcom initially unveiled the free upgrades at a showcase earlier this week. Resident Evil 2, 3, and 7 have now got new next-gen console versions with 4K resolution, ray tracing, high frame rate, and 3D audio, so the developer has offered the same through a free update to PC and current-gen console players who already own the games. The issue for PC users, though, was that the updates weren’t optional. 

The hefty boosts in graphical and audio demand meant that the minimum requirements (opens in new tab) for the games had to be raised, which was tough (opens in new tab) for the players who barely met them initially. Fans also reported that the new upgrades broke many of the mods they were using, specifically VR ones (opens in new tab). 

While you could dodge the new updates by tweaking your automatic update settings in Steam properties, it’s nice not having to use a workaround. 

Looking for more scares? Here are the best games like Resident Evil you can play right now. 

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When it comes to a lot of things – hip pouches, medallions, safe and locker codes etc etc – you’ll likely find a few thing here and there, but it’s getting everything that’s the challenge. With surprise attacks, the ever chasing Mr X, and set pieces that can easily make you forget to look for stuff, it’s easy to miss some vital thing you need in the heat of the moment. Which is why each of these Resident Evil 2 guides will carefully take you through everything you need to know and find, so you won’t miss out on anything. 

Tips

If you’re after some general Resident Evil 2 tips (opens in new tab) then this should sort you out. It covers everything from the best ways to deal with zombies, how save ammo and more – things like vital map info you might have missed and a super useful quick turn move that’s perfect for those moments when Mr X appears in front of you without warning and want to [checks notes] ‘give it to you’. 

Safe codes

There are three Resident Evil 2 safes to crack in the game. You’ll want to pop them open as they contain valuable inventory and weapon upgrades that will make life so much easier. Fortunately the codes don’t change during Leon or Claire’s play through so our Resident Evil 2 Safe codes (opens in new tab) will sort you right out.

Locker codes

The lockers in Resident Evil 2 are like the safes in that they require a code to open, although they generally contain ammo and slightly less important things. Although when you’re down to your last bullet it could make the difference between life and whatever kind of death being a zombie is. Use our Resident Evil 2 locker codes (opens in new tab) to help you pop those bad boys open. 

Film roll locations 

If you wander around the police station long enough you’re bound to come across a film roll or two in Resident Evil 2 Remake. If you want to know where they are, how to develop them and what the resulting clues you get are for, then use our Resident Evil 2 Film Roll locations (opens in new tab) to make everything clear. 

Guns

When it comes to guns in Resident Evil 2 you’ve got plenty of choices. That is assuming you can find both the weapons and the upgrades. Do well and you turn a 9mm peashooter into a semi-auto burst fire machine gun. The best Resident Evil 2 guns (opens in new tab) vary between Leon and Claire’s playthroughs but knowing where to find the best ones and how to max them out is vital to the whole ‘not being dead’ thing. 

Mr Raccoon locations

He’s small, and slightly annoying, but if you can find all the Resident Evil 2 Mr Raccoon locations (opens in new tab) in the game there’s a trophy or achievement for your efforts. Some are well hidden, and some are only found in a particular character’s playthough so use our guide and make sure you don’t miss one.

How to get the shotgun and grenade launcher

Zombies aren’t too much of a problem – they’re easy to dodge and generally about as dangerous as old people complaining. Lickers, though, that’s when you’re going to wish you knew how to get the Resident Evil 2 shotgun and grenade launcher (opens in new tab) as soon as possible. They are your go to monster killing tools – powerful enough to make problems go away but not so high level that ammo is hard to find. 

Key locations

Resi loves a good door. And it especially loves a good door with a kinky lock. Red Diamond key, Blue Spade key, Green Club key – why open doors normally when you can make it weird? At least with our Resident Evil 2 key locations (opens in new tab) you can find them all in no time and get out of the police station sooner rather than later. 

Medallion locations 

If you want to get out of the police station in Resident Evil 2 then you’ll have to find three medallions to open a secret passage (again with the weird locks). It’s pretty much the first thing objective you’re given in the game so our guide to all the Resident Evil 2 medallion locations (opens in new tab) will likely come in handy and save you running down too many dead ends. 

Hip pouch locations 

How much stuff you can carry in Resident Evil 2 Remake is always a big deal. Especially as this is the game that pretty much invented inventory management. For that reason knowing where to find the Resident Evil 2 hip pouch locations (opens in new tab) should always be a priority. Each one adds two spaces to your carrying capacity and makes the world a better place in general. Pockets!

How to solve the chess plug puzzle

Most of Resident Evil 2’s puzzles involve combinations and inappropriately ornate ornaments. However, about two thirds of the way into the game you’ll find a puzzle involving chess pieces and a riddle. That’s when you’ll really want to know how to solve the Resident Evil 2 chess plug puzzle (opens in new tab). Follow our guide and you’ll know how to solve one of the trickiest tests in the game. 

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To make things more complicated, some only appear in Leon’s campaign and some only appear in Claire’s part of the story, and in different places depending on the character looking. So to help you make sure you can catch all 15 Resident Evil 2 Mr Raccoon locations in one go we have them all listed here. It’s actually easy to find them all if you know where to look as none of them are really out of the way. There’s just a few that are well hidden and it only takes a moment to not think to look to walk right past. So coming up we’ll show you where to find every Mr Raccoon so you can get them all as you play through.

1. Police Station Firing Range, B1

You’ll find the first Mr Raccoon in the basement of the police station. Head into the firing range and you’ll find him at the back next to a target on the floor. 

2. Police Station Break Room, 1F

On the east side of the police station is an easy to miss Mr Raccoon. He’s in the 3F break room tucked between the end of a bed and a bag, buy the sink, in the back room. 

3. Police Station Chief’s office, 2F

The Mr Raccoon outside the chief’s office is basically a freebie as it’s impossible to miss – it’s sat on a table right in front of the door just by the stairs. 

4. Police Station West Office, 1F

There’s Mr Raccoon in the West Office of the Police Station where you find the ‘Welcome Leon’ sign. It’s nestled quite high up though, on the top of some shelves, so it’s easy to miss if you’re not looking up all the time. 

5. Police Station, behind the Clock Tower, 3F

When you get to the Clock Tower on the third floor of the Police Station make sure you go through the door at the back. The corridor it leads to looks like a dead end but there’s a Mr Raccoon tucked away on the windowsill at the far end. 

6. Police Station S.T.A.R.s Office, 2F

In the STARs office you’ll find a Mr Raccoon tucked away on the opposite side of the room to the Armory. Just look between a cardboard box and a computer monitor to find it. 

7. Sewer, after the alligator fight (Leon’s Campaign)

When you finally kill the giant alligator in the sewer your natural instinct might be to get as far as way as possible. But before you climb up the ladder check to your left for a Mr Raccoon. 

8. In the Incinerator Room (Leon’s Campaign, while playing as Ada)

While playing as Ada you’ll find a Mr Raccoon in the incinerator room to the right of the large door. It’s on the floor between a pillar and a large white bag. 

9. Sewers, Near the Supplies Storage Room, Lower

At the top of the stairs between the Bottom Water Way and the Supplies Storage Room in the Sewers you’ll find a Mr Raccoon in the corner. It’s to the right of the blue wheelbarrow, hidden by the workbench. 

10. Cafeteria, Laboratory

The cafeteria in the Laboratory is hiding a Mr Raccoon around to the back, right of a blood splattered TV. head around to the right back towards the corridor you passed to get there, to reach it. 

11. Nap room, laboratory

There’s a quite well hidden Mr Raccoon in the Laboratory’s Nap room. You’ll need the signal modulator to bring the power back online and open up the sleeping pods. When you do you’ll find a weapon upgrade, a zombie and a Mr Raccoon in the pod furthest from the door. 

12. Police Station Entrance, 1F (Claire’s campaign)

Almost as soon as you start Claire’s campaign as a second play through you’ll find a Mr Raccoon. He’s in the bushes by the wall just before the left you take to meet Leon. 

13. Police Station East Storage Room, 3F (Claire’s campaign)

In the East Storage Area there’s a smaller room you can get into and in there you’ll find a Mr Raccoon. He’s hidden away on top of some boxes on the shelves. 

14. Bus dashboard, Behind RPD (Claire’s campaign)

When you play as Claire you visit a few different areas, like a lager city area behind the Raccoon Police Department. As you explore you’ll have to go through a bus and there you’ll find a Mr Raccoon on the dashboard as you do.

 15. Orphanage Nursery, (Claire’s campaign)

You’ll actually see this Mr Raccoon when you play as Sherry Birkin but you won’t be able to do anything about it then. Instead, when you finally reach the orphanage as Claire head up stairs and you can take it out then.

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The Pennywise skin is the work of Brazilian student and modder Marcos RC (opens in new tab), and we have Youtuber Albert_Fn_Wesker (opens in new tab) to thank for the terrifying video with added audio nightmares. They could have worked at turning Mr X into an adorable corgi, added some Taylor Swift, but no. They had to come along and mess up my whole afternoon with this monstrosity. This is why the internet was a mistake. 

We thought we’d seen the worst possible incarnation of Mr X when he was reborn as Thomas the effing Tank Engine (opens in new tab), but clown plus Tyrant is a new one for the list of things I need to talk to my therapist about. 

It seems a fitting tribute to Pennywise, who has never had his own game. There is an It VR experience,  but it seems an injustice the creepy clown has never been able to terrorize us in some sort of sewer platforming spin-off.  

If you can’t get enough Pennywise, It Chapter 2 (opens in new tab) is out now, and you can read our take on the It Chapter 2 ending (opens in new tab) here.  

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