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| Resident Evil: Revisted
After the release of Requiem, it blew me away that much, I decided to go through every game in the series in release order (with the exception of some I've already recently played), and then run through the remakes after it. A massive undertaking as some of these games a massive, but it's something I'm really enjoying as some of these games I've not played in decades, with vastly different opinions to what I initially held upon release.
I'll be updating this like a diary. | | 1 |  | Soundtrack (Video Game)
Resident Evil: Director's Cut
Resident Evil - 6/10
The OG; 30 years old this year. I have an unbelievable amount of appreciation and love for it, but I’ve not played it for many years, due to the remake essentially making this one irrelevant. Going through it now, my overall feelings towards it are that it’s held up pretty well considering. Basic puzzle set, rough item management issues (if you’re playing as Chris), and a jarring juxtaposition between its amazing atmosphere and the worst dialogue/voice acting going. It’s a relic that revolutionised the horror genre and for that, you can’t be too harsh on it. | | 2 |  | Soundtrack (Video Game)
Resident Evil 2
Resident Evil 2 - 10/10
This is still an amazing game. It’s a game that refined the first game’s formula to perfection, and is exactly what every sequel should be. While it’s not scary in this day and age, it still has fantastic atmosphere, solid gameplay mechanics that are more forgiving compared to RE1, and Scenario A and B is still surprisingly deep and – while there’s a couple of continuity errors – still provides a rich and varied experience for a game that’s 28 years old. Hard classic. | | 3 | | Soundtrack (Video Game)
Resident Evil 2
Resident Evil 3 - 5/10
Ever since its release I’ve always had a love hate with this one. However, going through it now, I’ve concluded that I hate it. While there are things about it that I love, there’s so much here that hiders the overall experience. The shift to action-heavy gameplay wasn’t the wisest move with the current engine, and trying to get through the game’s many enemies, as well as the Nemesis himself, becomes a dull bore to get through, coupled with some pretty crappy locations. The worst offender for me though is the series’ worst puzzles (at least at the moment, as I’m still getting through the series), which are incredibly vague, unforgiving, and unfun to do. In spite of all that though, there’s still a great story with intriguing characters, and a couple of iconic locations outside of the reused assets. However, this will be the last time I go back to this one. | | 4 | | Soundtrack (Video Game)
Resident Evil 2
Resident Evil: Code Veronica - 10/10
This one has always been a series favourite of mine, and one I regularly go back to. It’s hard as nails at times, but the story, atmosphere, and interesting locations make it a series highlight for me. Genuinely excited to see what they do for it in the remake. | | 5 | | Soundtrack (Video Game)
Resident Evil 2
Resident Evil 4 - 9/10
I always thought highly of this one, but I have to admit, I’ve not played it for a lot of years and had this really weird Mandela Effect going through it, where I was conflating it with moments and locations in the remake. I’ll be honest; it’s not the timeless masterpiece I remember it being, with stiff controls and the inability to move while shooting, it took me a while getting used to it again. However, after the first half of the game I actually enjoyed it a lot – especially the military island stuff – and thought that it was a great blend of horror and action, that had some really tense moments in there. Overall, I think it’s still a fantastic offering that’s worth playing if you’re new to the series. | | 6 |  | Soundtrack (Video Game)
Resident Evil 5
Resident Evil 5 - 5/10
I haven’t played this one since it first came out, and while I set off really enjoying it and kicking myself for not going back to it sooner, the honeymoon period soon wore off when I was subjected to Sheva’s godawful AI, the frustrating inventory system (which works in real-time), and the character assassination of Albert Wesker. Couple that with the locations which felt like I was playing Uncharted, and the derivative monster designs, and this one became a chore to get through. I never played the DLC at the time though and I have to admit, they are pretty cool. One is a nod to RE1 and leans in on horror aspect a bit more, something the main game largely discards, and the second one fills in the gaps with Jill and is a pretty badass action section set during the end of the main game. | | 7 |  | Soundtrack (Video Game)
Resident Evil 6 Original Soundtrack
Resident Evil 6 - 6/10
The main problem with RE6 is that it doesn’t know when to quit while its ahead. Probably the most ambitious entry in the series, this behemoth has you playing 4 separate scenarios, clocking in at about 6-8 hours a piece, depending on how keen you are to get through it. Leon and Ada focus more on balanced horror/action, which, while they aren’t scary, provide an experience that’s recognisable. Jake is a weird mixture of stealth and action that is fine, but Chris’ all-out cover-shooter action is terrible. In fact, I’ll go out on a limb and say I revile Chris’ scenario and think it’s the worst thing the series has ever conjured up. Couple that with horribly dated QTE sections, and the complete expulsion of horror and tension, and this is one made with love for the fans, but one that recklessly loses sight of the series’ fundamentals, ultimately creating the great reset with get with future entries. | | 8 | | Soundtrack (Video Game)
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Resident Evil 7 - 6/10
I hate the Winters storyline, I don’t think FPS works for the series, and I don’t like any of the characters in this game. That said, it plays fine, it looks gorgeous, and the locations are at least fresh for the series. But this game might as well be called something else, as it doesn’t resemble RE, outside of Chris being shoehorned at the end. | | 9 |  | Shusaku Uchiyama
Resident Evil Village Original Soundtrack
Resident Evil Village - TBA
Work in progress*
Expanding on the terrible Winters story, Ethan sets out to save his daughter, after Chris gatecrashes his house at the start. I love the setting, the locations and gothic atmosphere is top-notch, but playing 7 and this one really highlight how far the series veered off course after the criticism of RE6. Baby out with the bathwater as it were.
Currently entering the Dollhouse area, but if I recall, it all falls apart during the last third of the game in the industrial factory. I’m enjoying it, but once again, it doesn’t feel like an RE title. I will keep you updated. | | 10 | | Soundtrack (Video Game)
Resident Evil 2
Resident Evil: Requiem - 10/10
The very game that has rekindled my love for this franchise. This couldn't have been a bigger or better return to form. While I dislike the last two entries in the series, Capcom had to gather some experience from those games in order for this to exist. Accessible and accommodating to all fans of the series, you can play FPS or third person, and overall the gameplay is a perfect refinement on everything the series does well. The blend of action and horror is very well handled, and a full return for the series' legacy characters makes this feel like the first real RE game since 2013's RE6. Arguably the most perfectly paced game in the franchise, and while it does have a lot of Member Berries I'd typically be critical of, I feel they are well-handled here.
Resident Evil fans eating good at the minute. | | 11 | | Soundtrack (Video Game)
Resident Evil: Director's Cut
Resident Evil Zero - TBA | | 12 | | Soundtrack (Video Game)
Resident Evil: Director's Cut
Resident Evil 1 Remake - TBA | | 13 | | Soundtrack (Video Game)
Resident Evil 2
Resident Evil 2 Remake - TBA | | 14 | | Soundtrack (Video Game)
Resident Evil 2
Resident Evil 3 Remake - TBA | | 15 | | Soundtrack (Video Game)
Resident Evil 2
Resident Evil 4 Remake - TBA | |
Gameofmetal
04.06.26 | Bad opinions on 7 and 8 booooo
Resi 5 is quite fun in co-op but 6 is a hideous game and the worst of the main series. Chris' campaign is definitely the low but it's not like Leon's is very good, it sorta resembles Resident Evil when you get below that church but before and after is just shit. | DrGonzo1937
04.06.26 | 7 and 8 are decent in their own right, but veer too far away from being RE games. They could have just made a fresh IP imo.
Leon/Ada campaigns aren’t a masterpiece, but they’re serviceable in what they do. That Chris campaign though man; absolute fucking dogshit. | Gameofmetal
04.06.26 | Gonna throw out a little hot take on Resi 4R (haven't played OG) but on my replay that I just finished yesterday i really wished they'd trimmed the island section down to almost nothing and just had Ada's DLC focus on that area. Basically a perfect game thru the first two thirds but I didn't need all that island shit except the regeneradors. | smaugman
04.06.26 | I think RE5 is better than RE6 for sure | MO
04.06.26 | requiem was fun, but in no way is it a 10/10 game imo. way too disjointed, doesn't really bring anything new to the table in terms of gameplay and basically copy pastes a lot of what the newer REs have been doing.
7.5/10 for me
2 OG is still the best ever no contest | Brabiz
04.06.26 | The pre-rendered visuals of the first 3 games are genuinely so endearing and interesting to look at. Miss it. Played a recent game called Alisa which had the same motif, was awesome | Gyromania
04.06.26 | 8 is the worst in the franchise by a mile. Game is decent for the first few hours but the swamp and factory proceeding the dollhouse (and the endless shooting arenas) are just total trash. 7 is a masterpiece for the horror genre, alongside games like The Bunker and SH2 as some of the greatest horror experiences I’ve had… but the gripes about it not feeling like RE are totally fair tbh.
3 og is sooooo good and def the one I least agree with here. It’s a game where you’re def not meant to kill every single zombie you run into, and the routing and quick thinking make it fun.
6 is actually so underrated. It fails in every conceivable way as an RE game. The plots are trash, the dialogue is some of the worst I’ve ever heard, but it’s also kind of hilarious and the skill ceiling is actually so fkn high. Maybe the highest in the entire franchise.
Requiem is superb, but I think it’s a tad overrated. The Leon city section is a little homogeneous and tonally shifts the game a lot. I really wanted the whole game to take place at Rhodes, or introduce a second horror playhouse. The city is still fun, it just kind of drags, and then Ark is just… there. Idk, their labs are fs the worst sections of every game and idt that’s an exception here. Nothing about it is bad, it’s just bland. 2 remake probably has my favourite of the labs since it introduces that greenhouse biome and shows living quarters | Gyromania
04.06.26 | Cool list idea btw. I’m actually going through these again atm as well haha. Just finished my madhouse run for 7, and my hard playthrough on 4R and Separate Ways (this dlc is so good). | Gameofmetal
04.06.26 | I fuckin love Village, don't think it falls off hardly at all in the later parts. The castle is definitely the best but I love all of it. Wonderful game. The DLC is weak though. | Deathconscious
04.06.26 | I'm also going through these games, though I'm not going to do all of them. The original RE4 was the only RE I had played up until recently. I started off switching off between RE4 original and RE4 remake which was a ton of fun. Went on to RE Revelations which was alright. Currently playing Revelations 2 and it's a massive improvement. I think my plan after this is to get through REmake and then play the original RE2, and then I'll probably jump to 7 and 8. That might be the end of it for me. 5 and 6 look like they mostly ditched the horror elements, so I'm not sure if I'll ever play those. I will get to 9 eventually, but the PS4 is still my newest console and I don't have a gaming computer. | Gyromania
04.06.26 | I wish I loved Village. I see the vision, I just don’t think they executed well on it. The villains are practically ripped straight out of some Saturday morning cartoon. It’s such a tonal mismatch for RE as well. The DLC at least had some decent scares to it. Idt anything from the base game was particularly scary outside of the doll house, and even that wasn’t anything too crazy. Also hate how linear the level design is. The castle is gorgeous looking but you may as well he riding a mine cart on rails through it. There isn’t much in the way of exploration and it’s over way too fast. I wish they focused more on the level design instead of trying to cram so many aesthetically disconnected ideas together. | Gyromania
04.06.26 | I hear the Revelations games are meh. They always looked like little spin off adventures to me so I avoided them, but maybe I’ll check them out now that they’re free on PS+.
Also it has to be said that 5, while one of the weakest entries in the series, simply has the best mercs mode to date. I want an entire mercs game | Gameofmetal
04.06.26 | "The villains are practically ripped straight out of some Saturday morning cartoon."
Name a Resident Evil villain that isn't? 4's villains are about ten times as hilarious as Village's imo, but that rules. | Gyromania
04.06.26 | Depends a little on which version. OG 4’s are silly, for sure. Remakes are a little bit silly too, but disagree that they’re comparable. Heisenberg is just an edgelord magneto wannabe, whose boss fight briefly turns the game into a Michael Bay Transformers movie |
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