Resident Evil is one of the most beloved survival horror franchises in all of gaming. But ever since the release of Resident Evil 4 - and especially with the release of RE5 - the franchise has taken a decided turn away from it survival roots, becoming more of an action franchise than anything else.
Capcom has announced and released the original Resident Evil, Resident Evil 2 and Resident Evil 3 on Steam.
With the ninth mainline installment looming, it feels like the right moment to rank every mainline Resident Evil game from worst to best.
At first I was like, No Code Veronica on the list!? But then I seen Mainline. The list checks out, but I would personally put 2 over 4.
I'll take 2 over 4 also. And even without a number, I don't see how Code Veronica, my other favorite in the franchise, isn't mainline when it's the actual sequel to RE2.
The original RE was the best. Its not on the list which makes no sense.
The remake of it was alright but should be higher on this list.
i’m fine with people calling it “mainline,” but leaving out the original re1 entirely is wild, since it basically defines the whole series. i’d still put re2 over re4 for pure pacing and atmosphere, even though re4 is the more replayable game. also, the “mainline” label gets messy with code veronica since it feels more essential than some numbered entries. i swear half the time i’m reading these rankings i get derailed by random gambling tabs i opened earlier, including https://monopolybigballerli... and https://football-studio-dic... and https://red-baron.org/ which is a weird contrast to talking about survival horror.
Capcom has launched a new website to celebrate the 30th anniversary of its long-running survival horror series, Resident Evil.
This days is:
Action= Generci, need little to none skills.
Survival Horror= Unique, need to carefully think when pulling the trigger.
RE is just generic now since you can pull the trigger witouth much thinking while in previous games just ramboing neated you a gameover at some point, a shame the series is dead.
i think Dead Space 2 and (and maybe 3) did awesome at putting those two together.
Both DNA for the genres will never be accepted amongst the masses. People will complain about the camera angles, hard to kill zombies and such but the same can be complained about the explosions and over the top melee attacks in an action game.
Is an action game better than a horror? No
Is a horror better than an action game? No
Both are judged by preference and should remain separate entities to add variety. Betwixt the two will form a marred mess with a confused identity which will only cause friction for both fan bases.
Survival horror is the REAL Resident Evil. RE these days is just Gears of War with Resident Evil slapped on the cover.