
There are several different factions of Resident Evil fans. The most prolific are the purists -- the folks still in love with the original trilogy of PlayStation games and their GameCube remakes. Next are the newer, Resident Evil 4 diehards that swear allegiance to Capcom's excellent 2005 reboot. Then there is the nostalgic Dreamcast faithful that still hold a candle for Resident Evil: Code Veronica and its unbelievable opening cinematic and equally badass follow-up scenes.
It appears that nobody's a fan of Resident Evil Outbreak, so there's no reason to mention that one (too late), and Resident Evil Zero is almost as forgotten. But all things considered, in which group does Capcom's latest thriller, Resident Evil 5, fit best?

Circana data shows Resident Evil 5 as the best selling Resident Evil game in the US, ahead of Resident Evil 4 remake and Village.
So the most successful RE is the one where a white man is killing Africans.
This can't be real.

New leaks from Dusk Golem detail cancelled Resident Evil projects, including a Rebecca focused Revelations game, while stating no Resident Evil 5 remake is in development.
Capcom's willingness to invest in experiments and scrap them sets them apart form many other developers (Nintendo have a similar methodology). Far too often companies push a game setting or game mechanic that is just not that good and the final product is middling or poor.

Dusk Golem claims a Resident Evil 5 remake is not coming this year, with a Code Veronica remake expected instead.
Hopefully if and when they do a RE5 remake, they give it the RE3 remake treatment, because this is certainly one title that I don't want a faithful remake of.