I played the first part after the second, and if I adore the second part and completed it about 6 times, then I hate the first part 🥲
The first part has a banal but interesting plot, a good open world, interesting psychopaths, (bosses) a lot of interesting things... But... Why is it so difficult?? The game will make an unprepared player suffer from the stupidity of the survivors during their rescue, the clumsiness of the GG (especially in battles with psychopaths) and some simply inconveniently implemented moments. Just like with DR2, I hate the damn save system in DR1. You need to go far away to get to the save point and pray that while you’re walking, zombies won’t grab your ass. The game is interesting, but a lot of things are implemented in it and are simply inconvenient.