Resident Evil 2 REmake - Speedrun Guide - Leon A Standard

Hello to you beautiful zed heads. Semi-anonymous speedrunner here with a passion for getting things done quick! I've been playing RE2 all weekend and while we wait for speedrun.com to add the RE2 REmake to their lists, I thought I would share a barebones guide for anyone questing after those speedy unlocks or just wanting to shave a few minutes (hours) off their time!

This is pretty basic, consider it a rough draft. It was written based on 'uhTrance's day 1 speedruns and my own observations. Still plenty to expand upon, but for now this guide assumes you have beaten the game once and are semi-familiar with the game's mechanics. I intend to expand upon some areas, especially the DEMO AREAs which I only reference briefly based on hours of speedrunning the demo last month. There is also the fact that by the time I wrote this guide, Mr. uhTrance had already posted faster run times!

Please check out 'uhTrance's Twitch and YouTube for faster runs and a visual guide! I'd link my own info if I had the Mbits to upload much, but if you need help or have any suggestions, feel free to PM me here! Without further ado, here is Version 1.0 of the guide!

Leon - New Game - Path A Standard
A - The Police Station

1. Intro, Station, DEMO DOOR run

2. Solve LION STATUE upstairs, use MEDALLION downstairs [LION, BRANCH, BIRD]

3. TAPE DOOR, Demo path up to SPADE KEY, down to WEST OFFICE safe [L9, R15, L7]

4. Out to MAIN HALL, up to WAITING ROOM, in ART ROOM grab WEAPON KEYCARD

5. Out around to FIRE ESCAPE, skip movie, grab CUTTERS and enter

6. Straight use CUTTERS into EAST OFFICE, grab FLASH, VALVE, FUSE

7. Back to MAIN HALL, TAPE DOOR to OPERATIONS ROOM and use CUTTERS

8. Grab DETONATOR, FLASH, out locked door, into SAFETY DEPOSIT ROOM

9. Grab SHOTGUN, exit, up to 2F SHOWER ROOM, use VALVE, search lockers [CAP]

10. Ignore LICKER, run straight into S.T.A.R.S. OFFICE for BATTERY and F.A.S.

11. Back to stairs, up to 3F, WEST STORAGE ROOM, add DETONATOR and wait at cabinet to move

12. Back to cage, grab POUCH, solve puzzle [LADY, BOW, SNAKE], sprint to LIBRARY

13. Fall through floor, move closest case left once, out to statue puzzle [FISHES, SCORPION, WATER JUG]

14. Take LIBRARY SPADE DOOR to MAIN HALL, solve GODDESS STATUE, go down to SECRET ROOM

15. Grab SHELLS, take LIFT, bottom level for GRENADE, mid-level to shelf move, BOSS FIGHT

16. FIRST BIRKIN FIGHT, GO HAM

17. Loot if necessary, LADDER to SWITCH, across bridge, Locker POUCH, up LADDER to GARAGE

18. Check CARD READER, follow ADA, talk to REPORTER, grab CRANK, back to GARAGE

19. Through the KENNEL, open SHUTTER, grab HERB and PART, solve POWER PANEL [3, 4]

20. Sprint, don’t stop, back through KENNEL, right, right, hallway on left

21. Up and grab SHELLS, into BREAK ROOM, Loot and grab FUSE, out and solve SHUTTER, then outside to FIRE STAIRS

22. Inside, around to SHUTTER, up to 3F, loot and get GEAR from EAST STORAGE ROOM

23. Out and onto BALCONY, down LADDER, 2 HERBS under stairs, around to SWITCH

24. Into BOILER ROOM for CLOVER KEY, out and back up to WATER PUMP

25. Slip past Mr. X, down FIRE STAIRS, out to MAIN HALL

26. TAPE DOOR, sprint past LICKER to CLOVER DOOR, grab JACK, out same door

27. Sprint back past LICKERS and Mr. X, to MAIN HALL, up to LIBRARY, move all but first/last case

28. Up to 3F, watch for corner zombie, into CLOCK TOWER, solve for PART

29. Exit and head through EAST STORAGE ROOM, down to 2F, to MAIN HALL

30. Take DEMO DOOR to GARAGE STAIRS, into the JAIL, solve POWER PANEL, grab KEYCARD

31. Run, pull LEVER, dodge Mr. X, shoot/flash through crowd, to GARAGE and use KEYCARD

B - The Sewers

1. Sprint to GUN STORE, Loot, LONG BARREL, head to back, then down into the SEWERS

2. Follow the path until GATOR RUN!, Left, Right, Left, Middle, Shoot

3. Grab GRENADE, up LADDER, follow path till ADA section

4. Pop fan, pop fan again, switch the power, exit

5. Out, down, around to POWER BOX, return to LIFT

6. Right POWER, pull LEVER, MIDDLE POWER, pop FAN

7. Follow path upstairs to LEVER, down to INCINERATOR and WRISTBAND

8. Pop 3 POWER BOXES, VISITORS DOOR, path till LEON

9. Up LIFT, jump down, Right, Right path, climb up

10. Over ROOK bridge, down to SEWER, slide down

11. Past GOLGOTHAS(?), climb up, path to double drop down

12. Out to switch & bridge, Left for T-TOOL, right for B.HERB, straight downstairs

13. Shoot 2 zombies, left to T-DOOR, follow around, LADDER down

14. Stun/Sprint past GOLGOTHAS, to Chess Path Puzzle, KING & QUEEN pieces

15. Path out, past GOLGOTHAS again, LADDER up, over bridge, watch for zombies and pull left SWITCH, drop into water

16. Climb right, T-DOOR, loot and take LIFT, POUCH, grab ROOK, back to LIFT

17. Down left, left path, climb up, upstairs, bridge to CHESS PUZZLE [BRK, PQK]

18. HERBS on path, Power Puzzle [1,2,4], avoid claws, slip past at door

19. CRANE FIGHT!

20. Path to ADA, store T-TOOL, take CABLE CAR to NEST LABS

C - NEST LABS

1. Down into RECEPTION, check SECURITY ROOM for SHELLS, head to CAFETERIA

2. Around, up LADDER, drop, GUNPOWDER & KNIFE, out to LVL 2 ID & FLAME PART

3. Back to RECEPTION, then EAST WING, fight to TERMINAL [3123, 2067]

4. Get CARTRIDGE, fill in DRUG LAB, grab GRENADE and GUNPOWDER [GRG, BRG, BRG]

5. Exit, down ACCESS LADDER, all the way back, sprint past LICKERS, upstairs for SIGNAL MODULATOR

6. Back downstairs, solve MURF power panel, sprint to FREEZER for SOLUTION

7. Out and up ACCESS LADDER, CONSOLE ROOM, use SOLUTION

8. Grab LVL 3 ID, fight to exit, head for WEST AREA

9. SIGNAL MODULATOR on OSS panel, path to grab VIRUS, loot OFFICE

10. Exit to BIRKIN BOSS BATTLE!

11. Loot, up LIFT, back to MAIN AREA, down ESCAPE LIFT

12. Spooky path down to Mr. X, loop around him, continue

13. Get POWER PART, pull SWITCH

14. MR. X BOSS BATTLE!

15. Use EVERYTHING you have, rocket him, rocket zombies, run to train

Congratulations! You are officially a speedrunner! Now post your time and work on shaving off those seconds! By the time this guide was finished there were already new shortcuts discovered...what can you find? Please let me/us know!