Resident Evil 2 (1998), Part 2: "The Smartest Guys in the Room"

We continue our discussion of Resident Evil 2. We discuss the initial area, the iconic Racoon Police Department, meet up with Ada, and begin exploring the sewers.We also discuss rebooting White Men Can't Jump with zombies, Martha Stewart's insider trading, Michael Moore, Billy the Big Mouth Bass, and the problems with sewer levels.Time Stamps0:00-4:08 Intro and Banter4:08-6:58 Game Menu and Character Selection6:58-19:24 Opening Scene and Streets19:24-21:44 White Men Can't Jump and Martha Stewart21:44-35:41 Racoon Police Department35:41-48:40 STARS Office48:40-1:07:40 Finishing up RPD/A & B Scenario Differences1:07:40-1:10:52 Meeting Ada and Ben1:10:52-End The Sewers and Sewer LevelsShoutout to Alex Aniel, whose book Itchy, Tasty: An Unofficial History of Resident Evil, we consulted during this podcast. Another shoutout to Michael Everette Hensley, the composer of our podcast theme music.This is the second of three episodes centering on Resident Evil 2. New episodes will be released Wednesdays—every two weeks.This episode is also dedicated to the memory of my dog, Windolyn, who passed away on 12/24/2024 and is mentioned towards the end of the episode.Thanks for listening!