I believe the original Resident Evil 1 is overall superior to the REmake.
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They made the story too linear, losing the feeling of player controlled exploration and pads it out to where it overstays its welcome. There's a flowchart that's probably been posted in this thread comparing the events you can do between the original and REmake. There's more backtracking, Crimson Heads are an annoyance that they force on you
yes, I know you don't need to kill zombies if you don't want to by removing guaranteed shotgun headshots, Hunters are weaker, Chimera's are weaker, dogs are more annoying, puzzles are easier. They expanded the mines for some ungodly reason instead of the labs. It feels like it's a fan modded arranged mode rather than a remake. Its bonus content is a big plus I'll give it that.
I like both, but RE1 is just a lot more >fun. Sometimes I just like to clear everything out with the pistol or go around popping heads with the shotgun while starting off in the complete opposite part of the mansion and still finishing at a decent time.