The story of "RE1 HD" sets the stage by introducing the bio-weapon threat and the corrupt Umbrella Corporation, while "RE2" shows the devastating global consequences of those actions, transforming the series from a localized "haunted house" mystery into a large-scale survival horror epic.
: Members Chris Redfield and Jill Valentine are forced to take refuge in a remote mansion after being attacked by mutated dogs.
Two months later, in September 1998, the nightmare spreads to Raccoon City itself after the virus leaks into the city's water supply. RESIDENT EVIL 2 RE1 HD
: They discover the mansion is a front for a secret laboratory owned by the Umbrella Corporation . Umbrella has been developing the "T-Virus," a mutagenic weapon that turns humans into zombies and creates biological horrors like the Tyrant .
While there is no single official game titled "Resident Evil 2 RE1 HD," this usually refers to the connected narrative of the first two games in their modern high-definition forms: and Resident Evil 2 (2019 Remake) . The story of "RE1 HD" sets the stage
: Rookie cop Leon S. Kennedy arrives for his first day on the job, while college student Claire Redfield enters the city looking for her missing brother, Chris.
The story begins in July 1998. After a series of bizarre "cannibal" murders in the Arklay Mountains, the Raccoon City Police Department sends its elite team to investigate. : They discover the mansion is a front
: They find the city overrun by the undead. They take shelter in the Raccoon City Police Station, which has been converted from an old museum into a deathtrap.