So, don't skin me or anything but yeah, I never played either games (I played of the "Classic style" REmake, Zero and Code Veronica though).

With the RE5 DLC I decided to get RE2 and 3 for PSN.
Now with the games being over 12 years old, graphically? But gameplay, well it's what I'd expect plus.. well they're still really scary. Ha.
I haven't got to far in either but I'm definitely liking 3 a bit more than 2. (the 180 turn does help a bit too though)
Though, I plan on going between them (seems logically eh? Storyline wise hm? )
And uuhh.. Nemesis? Yeah, I think I peed myself. Survival Horror to the max.

In terms of the story I liked RE2 over RE3, however RE3 did improve in gameplay.

Storyline-wise, if you want to do it chronologically, I guess play 3 until Jill goes into her mini-coma and then play 2 until almost the end and then it doesn't matter.

Well as said, I'm going back and forth.
Now while, 3's tension and survival horror aspect really seems to be Nemesis himself; 2 seems more isometric in terms of seclusion and having stretches of "Quiet" and nothing happening, then BAM and Licker busts through a Window.