The Resident Evil 2 Remake swooped in and already established itself as a possible GOTY 2019 contender. A succesful modern reinterpretation of a survival horror classic, it manages to keep intact the terrifying atmosphere of a Raccoon City beset by virus-infected zombies.
Cutscenes are an integral part of the experience and having playback issues with them is anything but welcome during your playthrough. If you’re one of the people encountering these issues, here’s why that may be.
How Do I fix Resident Evil 2 Remake Playback Issues on PC?
Resident Evil 2 Remake video playback issues are said to occur because of certain cutscene parts that make use of of Windows’ default Media Player codec.
Thus, one solution to the Resident Evil 2 Remake video playback issues would be installing Microsoft’s Media Feature Pack. Some EU and Korean editions of the popular operating system are known to not have Windows Media Player and its associated codecs installed from the get go. Windows 8 and higher users can get the Media Feature pack here, while Windows 7 users have to acess this link.
Another cause for video playback issues in the Resident Evil 2 Remake, which also impact gameplay, could be compatibility issues with other codecs that you may have installed on your machine. If you’ve other codecs aside from the Media Feature Pack installed, you need to make sure that they’re configured to not run under Media Foundation.
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