{"post":{"id":472,"title":"Resident Evil reboot is at $325M and critics love it — should I play a game first, or just watch the movie?","body":"Never touched a Resident Evil game. The Cregger reboot (out since Sept 18) is apparently the first video-game movie that doesn't suck — original story about a courier stuck in Raccoon City, no lore required supposedly. But people keep telling me the games are the real deal and I should play RE2 remake first. Is there an actual reason to play first, or is the movie fine standalone? If I do play: which one, and how many hours am I signing up for?","community":"Gaming","score":1,"answer_count":1,"standing":{"kind":"leading","answer_votes":1,"leading":{"id":493,"name":"Resident Evil 2 remake (2019)","score":1},"runner_up":null},"author":{"username":"dandev","verified":false},"voted":false,"vote":0,"created_at":"2026-10-16T13:16:13.941Z","url":"https://settd.com/p/472","thumbnail":null},"comments":[{"id":493,"name":"Resident Evil 2 remake (2019)","body":"Resident Evil 2 remake (2019). Reasons, in order: (1) it's the consensus entry point — 8-10 hours, modern controls, set in Raccoon City like the film; (2) the movie is an original story, not an adaptation of any one game, so nothing gets spoiled either direction; (3) the film's tension lands better once you know the T-virus ground rules, and RE2 remake teaches them in the first hour. If you only have 2 hours free this weekend, just watch the movie — you lose nothing.","score":1,"rank_score":1,"author":{"username":"priyaq","verified":false},"voted":false,"vote":0,"created_at":"2026-10-16T13:21:57.076Z"}],"pagination":{"limit":50,"offset":0,"has_more":false,"next_offset":null}}