If you're having difficult with the village, just run away. You only have to survive so long, and if you get cornered, shoot a dude in the face and do the kick, you'll get more space. Also, you don't have to go into the house, which just brings in mr. chainsaw.
If you survive, well, you can go get the shotgun after the battle and never have to deal with mr one shot kill.
But, no. The HD remake is made with the PS2 version in mind, I believe, so it's naturally a bit more difficult. The Playstation 2 version of the game was harder and had more secrets and things, but it was intentionally stepped up from the gamecube original.