After all these years we finally got an official release for the PC version on the digital storefront. RE2 and 3 getting a release is awesome too.

I'm happy we got them and i want to thanks GOG for that.

Now the bad news

- This version is very barebone and doesn't improve anything over OG release. They just made the game functional and fix game breaking bugs due to modern hardware.
- However doesn't have Director's Cut content
- Gemini patch only works on the Japanese version
- This version is the OG capcom release. Mediakite is the lastest version.
- Doesn't have 60 FPS support... No excuses since Nightdive manage to make old games run at high FPS.

But, i'm still happy that those ports are finally here. I hope modders are gonna improve those ports.

You are confusing things, nightdrive, they are remasters that run on the KEX engine. These gog releases are simply the same original port in this case from the win95 era with small compatibility fixes.
Also I don't know why you call this version of gog a new port when it follows the same PC version from the win95 era

The GOG install has DirectX wrapper DLLs in this install for compatibility issues. Other than that, it is indeed the same game. I have my old CD and the files are the same except for the DirectX wrapper and GOG Galaxy integration.

I think you had the wrong expectations.

As said before me, these are just pre existing port bring back to modern PC hence why it only cost 10 bucks. A remaster or remake would cost more than that.

I'm pretty satisfied with the re release I completed Jill route 2 times already and while it's obvious this is an old pc game, the game ran fine as expected, nothing more nothing less.

I'm aware of the re rebirth mod but having to pirate an obscure japanese version and waiting for a mod to have my language supported is not really my thing, If I can avoid it I will tbh.

I just hope more companies follow this example.

1)This version is pretty much what you got back in 1997 no more no less. It's what's called preservation
2)There was never a director's cut for PC.
3)That's on Gemini and it's a patch that's not endorsed or supported by Capcom. Yes it's awesome but's unlikely that a company will use fan made patchs for various reasons even legal ones
4)Like many re release by GOG it doesn't always use the latest version.
5)Not the same. Nightdive does remaster which most of the time use kex engine. So they have more freedom to say


Just like people don't seem to see the difference between virtualization and emulation. People is somewhat clueless to what is a re release and a remaster.

I know you all are correct. I'm not renting lol. I just said that i wish we had all those QoL changes. It's the first time those games get released on a digital storefront.

i'm not the best to express my thoughts but the point was,

This is a re-release and not a remaster yes but, it does use GOG wrapper and they did some fixes to the game.

So to say i was just expecting more future proof fixes such as... Audio fixes and higher quality audios.

Metal Gear Solid : Master Collection Vol 1. is a good exemple of my point.

https://x.com/metalgear_jp/status/1770048824155029922

That's all. both MGS collection and RE collection are not remaster.

Here's instructions on how to install Rebirth onto the GOG port: https://youtu.be/luPmHLio1AM?si=pEonyhz3GqWArfK_

It has a door skip, what more could you ask for? Stop whining and just play the game.

There's just no pleasing some people.

Yeah, it's not terrible but this game deserves better. I would personally like to see a multi-platform port some day that includes the highest quality assets available, a built-in randomizer, as well as the extras from all versions. That's the extra weapons, costumes, and modes from Director's Cut, the Saturn release, the other PC versions, and Deadly Silence (sans touch mini-games, I suppose). Hell, even the Samuragochi score should be includ'd as a toggle!

Pretty standard for GOG. Maybe people can encourage Nightdive, Aspyr, etc. to make a higher-quality, more expensive version, a remastered version.

So you want a remastered version that include over 20 different releases with custom mods done by people that has not affiliation with capcom which could lead to legal issues .

That's a lot of work and you know what that means?? A higher price tag which could lead to poor sales due people review bombing it
"OMG 60 bucks for a bunch of mods put together!!! is capcom insane gemini is doing that for FREEEE!! 0 STARS!!"

Want a real life example? Star Wars Dark Forces remaster. Nightdive did a lot of work to remaster that game, the cutscenes redrawn improvements here and there...
What was the reply from people "OMG WHY 35 BUCKS WHEN THE DOS VERSION IS 4 BUCKS!!! INSANE!! 0 STARS"

The MGS1 Master Collection is a terrible example to cite when that's an EMULATED version of MGS1, not a port or preservation of another version. In other words, comparisons to Duckstation are valid in a case like that because it's emulation you have to set up vs emulation out of the box, but it's $20 for a subpar experience.

Regardless of that, RE1 is a mediocre "preservation" attempt on GOG's part considering that despite their efforts to improve the experience, they introduced new bugs that people have been complaining about on these forums such as the acceleration bug. The fact Aydan and Gemini are on these forums discussing solutions that GOG themselves will now be putting into a hotfix next week is the embarrassing cherry on top.

Maybe I'm not giving GOG the benefit of the doubt, but they really should've negotiated harder with Capcom to make REBirth an optional install of this release along with the original version, because outside of wanting to support more DRM-Free releases from Capcom, there is no reason to drop money on this version when the abandonware version is the better experience after some basic modding. At the very least, they should bother trying to haggle with Capcom to let the Sourcenext versions of 2/3 be a download option with the US version they're modifying so people don't have to take an extra step to make their version compatible with REBirth.

What do you mean is not preservation, Konami gave you a faithful PSX version of a classic game.
The experience you get from the MGS1 from the master collection is what you would have seen back in 99. Pretty much preserving the game in it's original form.
4K support, widescreen, high res textures, that's not preservation, that's modding or remaster if done by the owner.
It's called MGS MASTER COLLECTION, Not Remaster collection.
Is it perfect? No, but it was more polished that many AAA games and they fixed most of the issues.

What GOG did release is very faithful to what we got in 1997, minus the bug that are part of the wrapper used. Which could be used.
That's why i find funny when some folks talk about preservation as way to defend emulation, but when the company that owns the IP release a faithful version of the product they are trying to "preserve" they cry it doesn't have 4k support ultrawide support and doesn't come with a random mode done by a third party.

In the end the message people sends to company is
"We don't want preservation, we want a remaster version that's uber polished, but we don't want to pay more than 10 bucks for it".
Like i said, just take a look at star wars dark forces remaster.. People went nuts because it was 35, when that game had a lot of work done by nightdive.