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As someone who's never played the original but played the remake I highly enjoyed it for what is was but do not have the perspective to compare it to its original.
My thoughts in summary,
Pros:
Attention to detail is phenomenal, a lot of little things that go unnoticed, like James wedding ring he used to wear has a light tan on his finger, or how he literally ages as you progress through the game.
Some of the best atmosphere I've seen in a horror game, second only to Resident Evil 7.
Things like his breathing, or those random almost silent screams from a women's voice throughout the game, or the radio tricking you into thinking there's no enemies because some monsters don't set the radio off, all work in tandem of audio stressors. It's weird because I usually HATE the sounds of forced breathlessness from actors but it worked here.
The abominations were great to fight, the mannequins are absolute niggers to deal with which made it fun.
The connections with Maria and Luara and how they viewed James, like how the Luara draws James as the wolf or Maria having this weird fixation on the girl despite not knowing her, and the slight hints of James having moments of outbursts, despite seeming so meek through most of the game, all have a payoff when you learn what he did.
The ending reveal with James' and his wife's tragedy was genuinely heart wrenching.