Yeah. I agree that RE2 is the better game. But the first remake is graphically impressive and somewhat more creepy. But I do get what you mean. It was the reason I got into survival horror, in fact, so it must be heavily praised.
I really believe RE as a whole just turned into a mess once RE4 introduced all the silliness that bestowed itself to the other eventual releases in the franchise. This is particularly evident in RE8. It feels like Tim Burton was giving a huge sum of money to do a fantasy RE game. LOL. It really does look like a Tim Burton movie once Mia Winters reads from that book.
Although I also don't like how Chris keeps gaining a different look. Like, he often looks too young, or too old. And Jill wearing the same tanktop from the remake of RE3 in the latest animated movie was just odd, to me, because it is meant to take place during 2015. And her attitude is pretty lame now, compared to the older games where she was more like the famous movie females such as Ellen Ripley, or Sarah Connor.
It just reaks of modernisation. You know?