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I abhor RE4 and what it did to the series. Also, more of a Claire kind of gal.

I abhor RE4 and what it did to the series. Also, more of a Claire kind of gal.

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I was so pissed when they changed her voice actress, lol.

Code Veronica is still one of my favorites of the classic RE games. I'm less critical on the "action era" of Resident Evil, but I definitely see the issues and I actually prefer them to Capcom ripping off Amnesia and similar games when they made 8.

A lot of people disliked Code Veronica because it had too much backtracking, allegedly. See, here's an unpopular opinion for you - more games need backtracking in them (and tank controls). I still play RE2 even today, twenty years on. They should have kept Alfred on as a recurring antagonist, he was amazing. He chewed the scenery and loved life.

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I like the backtracking in Code Veronica, Outbreak, Resident Evil 2, Resident Evil, and all of those type of games. I still go back to Code Veronica and Zero to this day because of how engaging they were as games and how immersed I was in this kooky b-movie like story that was as bombastic as it was tense.

The ironic and tragic thing is Resident Evil: Outbreak in today’s internet-centric market would sell really ridiculously well.

Code Veronica is my favorite. Four does not even make my top list of Resident Evil titles, lol.

Also, I did not like the newest incarnation of the series.

I feel like Resident Evil 7 doesn’t become “Resident Evil” until the second half of the game and by then a lot of my enjoyment tends to be curbed by the fatigue of tolerating the approach and direction that was decided upon by the developers. In fact, if you looked at the second half of Resident Evil 7 and take away all of the first person-oriented corridor horror influences and shifted it back to the actual roots of the series (third person perspective, eccentric overtones, absurdist horror, grindhouse exploitation, etc) it’d probably be a relatively good fit. However, with that said, I would like to point out that I am not adverse to Resident Evil’s evolution from a survival horror series to an action horror series—though there is a lot to criticize in the titles within the latter if you prefer the former. I believe the spirit of Resident Evil is a little more than “survival horror” or “action horror” but more to do with the themes, quirks, set pieces, and tone.

I like Resident Evil 4, parts of Resident Evil 6, and a good portion of Resident Evil 5 despite it being centered on unengaging characters as protagonists. But at the heart of it my favorite Resident Evil games will always be Code Veronica, Zero, the Remake/Original, and the second game. They were just more interesting, had better level designs, more dynamic boss designs, and better usage of horror and b-movie tropes put through a Japanese perspective. I also spent a lot of time on Outbreak. God that was a blast. They should do a new one of those.

Personal Rankings [+]

Resident Evil: Code Veronica
Resident Evil: Zero
Resident Evil: Outbreak
Resident Evil: Outbreak, File #2
Resident Evil
Resident Evil: Revelations
Resident Evil: Revelations 2
Resident Evil 2
Resident Evil 4
Resident Evil 5
Resident Evil 6
Resident Evil 3: Nemesis
The Umbrella Chronicles
The Darkside Chronicles
Resident Evil 7
Resident Evil Gaiden
Resident Evil: Survivor
Operation Raccoon City
Umbrella Corps

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Thanks, eight months ago version of me. Looks like I've talked about this subject to death here and forgot for five minutes. Funny that.

Resident Evil 4 having uninteresting characters is in line with the series as a whole. Resident Evil is a series that has 'iconic' characters and not a single one of them is actually a good or interesting character.

Resident Evil 4 having uninteresting characters is in line with the series as a whole. Resident Evil is a series that has 'iconic' characters and not a single one of them is actually a good or interesting character.

Tell that to Gowi and President 'Claire Kinda Gal' Prawn

I'm just saying be consistent.