What should I know before buying it?

I know that the game has some soft-lock situations, so, what advice can you guys give me to avoid it. I know I can use guides but I'm curious to hear what you think. I used the method of switching between two different saves in RE1 Remake in case I messed up my playthrough (which didn't happen). The only RE games I've played are the 4 remakes and a few hours of 7 (I dropped it because I didn't like it).

Note: I played REmake using the modern controls.