It's terrifying enough to play the Resident
Evil 2 remake knowing that Mr. X, the Umbrella
Corp's latest Tyrant, is loudly stalking the
hallways, always just around the corner.
Knowing this powerful enemy is ready to throw
open nearby doors at any moment adds an extra
layer of tension to your time in Raccoon City,
no matter how well-armed you are.
But imagine that terror multiplied.
Imagine being stalked by not just one, but
two Mr. Xs during your playthrough of the
game.
That two-on-one nightmare is the unfortunate
reality experienced by YouTuber BeastGamingHD
during a speed run of the game's Hardcore
mode.
The gamer was going for an S+ ranking with
a speedy, no-saves playthrough, and he was
making pretty good time with it - until the
game glitched out on him in the worst, most
violent way.
Writing in the YouTube description of his
video, the speed runner explained what went
down, writing,
"I heard a weird number of Mr. X footsteps
and was getting confused regarding his actual
location because they were coming from multiple
directions.
[...] If you thought one Mr. X is scary, try
dealing with two of them.
Footsteps everywhere, heart BPM through the
roof."
When you watch the footage, you can see the
confusion BeastGamingHD is talking about playing
out in real time.
Things start normally enough with Claire getting
eyes on the first Mr. X outside of the police
station, making an easy escape with the help
of a stun grenade.
But after fleeing to the inside of the building,
Claire unexpectedly encounters Mr. X again.
After this shocker, you can tell he's hearing
something off, panning the camera around to
see if something else is going to show up.
Finally, two Mr. X's enter the frame at the
same time, marching toward BeastGamingHD like
a team of merciless assassins.
"Oh, no."
To BeastGamingHD's credit, he keeps his wits
about him and takes the challenge head on,
managing to stun both Mr. Xs at one point.
Unfortunately, the presence of two Tyrants
throughout the remainder of the game would
force him to change his survival strategy,
and almost certainly slow him down.
As a result, the brutal glitch effectively
ends his speed run attempt.
But at least it made for one heck of an exciting
video.
The Resident Evil 2 remake's modern day spin
on Mr. X is something that a lot of gamers
can't stop talking about.
Many players have shared videos of their own
encounters with Mr. X, letting viewers relive
the unexpected moments in which the Tyrant
bursts onto the scene.
The series has done this sort of thing before,
with Resident Evil 3's Nemesis, and Resident
Evil 7's Jack Baker.
But it's never pulled it off as well as RE2
does with Mr. X.
Reviewers agree that the enemy is a highlight
of the remake, and potentially even a game
changer for the genre.
As Jordan Byrd with DualShockers wrote, quote,
"Resident Evil 2's Mr. X is easily one of
the best things to happen to the survival
genre in years, and I love him."
Some reviewers more respect Mr. X than they
like him, because he does have a tendency
to wreck a player's good time.
Game Informer's Kyle Hilliard noted his own
love-hate relationship with the enemy, calling
him both the best and worst part of the remake.
As he put it,
"I do like Mr. X's inclusion, but when I am
actively playing the game, I hate him."
In case you haven't gathered it from BeastGamingHD's
unusual encounter, Mr. X is an enemy in the
Resident Evil 2 remake that you cannot immediately
kill, no matter how much firepower you unleash
on him.
The player crosses paths with the giant monster
in the Raccoon City Police Station, and from
there, he relentlessly pursues you everywhere
you go.
If you're careful and quiet, you can slip
in and out of rooms and limit the number of
times you have to deal with him.
But Mr. X has very good hearing.
If you get into a scuffle with some zombies
- or worse, if you have to fire off a bullet
or two - you'll almost certainly have a Mr.
X problem on your hands.
"Oh, that's not good."
"So yeah, he can travel quite far to get you."
Players around the world are perfecting the
best strategies for avoiding, dodging, and
surviving their encounters with the unkillable
tyrant.
You can stun him, but you can't stop him You
can hide from him, but eventually you have
to press forward.
He's scary, but he's manageable - until the
game freaks out and spawns two of them.
It's double the terror, double the fun - until
one of them gets the drop on you.
Sometimes life in Raccoon City's just not
fair.
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