Basically how I finished it. Arrived in the labs with 23 magnum rounds, 100 handgun bullets, 30-40 grenade rounds and just 10 shells (I use the shotgun for 90%,of the game or dodge things like dogs and spiders and most zombies). In the lab i like to take out the toys I never use up to this point. Still, beating the game with only knives or in 2h with the best ending? Thats hard shit. I still need 5h... Does the game count menu time? Because that could be caused by some breaks I took...
I believe it does count time in the menus.
Also, it are you talking original RE1 or RE1 remake?
Though, back to the evil within. After watching some videos, must people do seem to relate it mostly to RE4.
The general gist of it is that its kind of a "Silent Hill like" RE4 with some modern gaming staples, though, they are used in a way that is hard to predict. Seems my initial assumptions weren't to off.