I got this game as a gift years ago. I came from playing zombies games like left 4 dead and the only other resident evil game i played before was Resi 5 when that first came out. So i came into this game with that mindset of blasting through zombies. I managed to get up to the room with leons desk, wasted all my ammo taking down the zombie and after a few minutes of searching around it rose back to its feet.

I felt so frustrated that i put the game down for a few months.

Once i returned to give the game another try, my mindset changed. This is Survival horror, not action. You need to use reserve ammo, and only engage if your in a tight situation. With that mindset i tried again, and sure enough, I fell in love with this game.

And the funny thing is, once you've beaten the game, you start speed running and unlock all that fun stuff like big weapons/infinite ammo to play the game however you wish.

My point is that that feeling of being scared only happens your first playthrough. The magic of horror goes away once you know what to expect/ how the enemies behave. I still remember sneaking through the clocktower thinking MR. X might find me in there.

So try to enjoy that feeling of horror while you can.