I did, actually - and it was super fun but I never picked it up again after finishing it. My interest in RE after RE5 disappeared. TBH it started with RE4. I think because every installment rotated through the same roster of characters with a virus of the day, city of the day, and bad guy of the day. (the fanboy fire got re-lit in me with the announcement of Re2make, hence my presence on this forum lol)
Whereas with RE0-3, and Outbreak, every game felt like a chapter of a much broader story. It boggles my mind that there are RE fans who's experience with the series is not defined by Raccoon City and Umbrella.
I totally agree. RE4 was the beginning of the end for the franchise for me. Each installment since has been nothing but Capcom testing out trends and selling them with the Resident Evil name. It's become soulless. Though, I'm surprised Revelations 2 didn't reignite your interest.
Personally, I thought they botched the design by making it episodic and cutting the experience into pieces, rather than applying the classic design which would have worked excellently in the island and prison setting. But the gameplay was so perfect and the atmosphere, tone, and story all felt like a return to form. It finally felt like there was indeed a broader picture being set up, and its connections to RE5 and the first Revelations finally made the series feel like it was being expanded in a meaningful way. You also mentioned being tired of them rotating through the same roster of characters, but Revelations 2 brought back some long lost faces.
I don't know man, I think you should give the game another playthrough. You might appreciate it more now that you're excited for the series again. That's just how I feel though. REmake 2 does look pretty amazing despite not offering what I wanted from it, being the classic experience but enhanced much like the original REmake. My only concern is that it looks like it might be too easy to be scary, much like every Resident Evil game since 4.