History of Resident Evil (1996 - 2019)

A full history of the Resident Evil franchise. From the original game in 1996, up to the remake of Resident Evil 2 set to release next week.
Celebrate the release of the upcoming comeback of the fan favorite classic by learning what lead up to this moment!
Join me as I detail each and every game, breaking down their development history, story-line, gameplay features, visuals, and overall critical reception, all backed with each game's original soundtrack.
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[@independentrecord1739]

The remake of Resident Evil to me is a standard on how you should go about remaking something.

[@Nick930]

I like where RE2 remake is going, but I also really like when devs remake a game exactly the same like the Crash Bandicoot or Spyro games.

[@MrBillgonzo]

I agree. But I also accept that that approach doesn't always guarantee that money will be made. They are gunna make bank off this RE2 remake, and if it was a remake the REmake, then the chances of people buying it goes way down. It's what happened to the REmake itself(as well as being a GC exclusive). Poor sales for a AAA game. I just wish they would have remade RE2 back then.

[@Darkstalker212]

@Stab Wound Not all the time. Capcom only cater to certain groups

[@fosko7443]

Independent Record absolutely.

[@jovenc4508]

I agree, the REmake 2 is only Resident Evil 2 in name only. It's too drastic of a departure from the original version.

[@blahblah-we3cz]

Holy hell, I didn't realise how many games were in between RE3 and RE4.

[@raresmacovei8382]

Aside from Veronica, all filler.

[@symphony137]

@@raresmacovei8382 I wouldn't consider the RE1 remake a filler... It's absolutely the best classic-style RE game ever.

[@raresmacovei8382]

symphony137 OK, besides Veronica and REmake.

[@DerZeppterdesAldi]

and Resident Evil 0 ...

[@TotallyNotJustCynical]

I know right, I was waiting for him to get to 4 and the spinoff games just kept coming

[@faceass1108]

This was, by FAR, the absolute best Resident Evil breakdown of its games/history ever uploaded on youtube. Very well done, mate.

[@humbertodavila6762]

yesss

[@MyJackel13]

Its not as long aa the other videos... its wins in my book

[@Cars_of_yesteryear]

Forgot code Veronica X Though

[@faceass1108]

@Ladies Man coming from the person that calls themselves "Ladies Man" on KZbin. 😂😂 you probably don't even get pussy. Lmfaooo. Have fun replying to ypurself, you fuckin loser 😂😂

[@hierkonnteihrewerbungstehe5960]

💦

[@readysetmood9473]

those two RE titles on gamecube still blows my mind to this day.. it was visually way ahead of its time. Gamecube was eating the competition in terms of graphics

[@adawg37]

Yeah, it was more powerful than PS2. (Specs may not seem that way, but it was like a racing 4 cyl in a tiny car vs a weak V6 in an SUV. Sure PS2 had the V6, 2 more cylinders, but the 4 cyl of the game cube pumped out better performance and easily won the race.) The OG xbox was more powerful but that was like the epitome of 'Murica excess.

[@Talia.777]

Yeah indeed, graphics were/are insanely awesome

[@tjhicks3600]

@@adawg37 false information

[@Natedawg38]

Playing zero and remake on it, still look incredible

[@cheezyfilmsproductions1842]

Yeah, it's a shame they didn't use standard sized disks or that thing would have been a monster. It's my favorite of that generation, but if they used regular disks with more memory then the GC would have been the winner of that generation imo.

[@highinquisitorofjigglypuff2689]

"Resident Evil 3's puzzles were simplified to help the flow of action." Simplified.... *My ass.*

[@marsupialmestre9088]

The Clock Tower gem puzzle.

[@dr.salvador2707]

The water sample...

[@noormohammed2346]

The god damn book compass thing

[@range4luv2]

Thank you lol I knew that comment had to exist before I made it. 3 was the worst on puzzles

[@carolynsawyer971]

The water sample made me so mad as a kid but now I get it

[@BanjoKazooie0]

Resident Evil 0 and Resident Evil 1 are absolutely beautiful, I'm a huge fan of pre-rendered graphics

[@Sicarius_7]

Agreed entirely. I don't get why Resident Evil 0 has so many mixed reactions from RE fans - I thought it was a fantastic game back in the day, and I recently replayed it (along with every other numbered entry) before 7 came out on PC - it still totally holds up as one of the best games in the series. REmake is just in a whole league of its own, though..... that game was a pure work of genius.

[@SWINDLA87]

@@Sicarius_7 I enjoyed 0 but I remember it being the most difficult in the series (for me anyway) currently loving Re2 remake. They've done an amazing job

[@oopsimdead2578]

yea some love for 0! i don't know why everyone poops on it. i thought it was pretty damn good

[@piewackete]

I love resident evil 0, still play it on the Xbox one occasionally

[@drumtum]

Those two are still my favourites. Beautiful graphics, and i always loved the environments in RE 0. There is something with horror on trains.

[@kilalawak70]

So how many RE games do you intend to release? Capcom: yes

[@TheCrenshaw1991]

hahaha seriously its kind of ridiculous but so glad of the direction they are going now

[@gameroftheyear1000]

Coconut and Water like Tomb Raider, the series that started at the same time and still go on now, they will both be milked to death until the studios stop making profit off of them.

[@gameroftheyear1000]

@Radical Larry I’ll definitely say resident evil has been fairing better than tomb Raider lol plus capcom have been mixing things up a lot more well than square Enix with tomb raider. I actually enjoyed the RE2 and re3 remakes compared to shadow and rise of the tomb Raider. Plus the 2000’s were much better to resident evil than tomb Raider.

[@Uryen_Hirasakai]

crapcom will release any random crap so why bother to know that?

[@sirtifiedbucket]

The RE1 remake from 2002 is so ahead of it's time graphically

[@ajvhan]

I remember playing two nights straight non stop to finish RE4. It was sooo addictive.

[@manorboy3113]

Still is 15 years later.

[@walterlevesque4879]

It's still amazing. I couldn't play it with the volume on. Too scary. A friend of mine kept shooting the merchant thinking he was a zombie or whatever they are. Ha ha dumbass

[@ismathem]

It was my all time favourite game when it came out too

[@natsu6393]

i play re4 like 20 times already lmao it is addictive

[@sebastianlargsob2500]

I basically never play videogames, I'm too bad at it, but I did pass RE4 3 times on my brother's PS2. Hahaha. It was so much fun.

[@Aran-vc7rx]

The resident evil 2 remake looks awesome

[@nakki123]

RE2 remake is one of the best games i have played.

[@Almareaver]

@@nakki123 you should try original re2 and re1 remake aswell :D

[@nakki123]

@@Almareaver I have played original re1, re2, re3, re4, re0 and re1 remake when they came out. Why i really like re2 remake coz its actually good modern game. I havent played good modern game for years.

[@Almareaver]

@@nakki123 oh cool, for me original re2 remains on top of the list though. You should also give re7 a try, though its bad reputation is one of the best!

[@danjellindholm7672]

genuinely one of the best games i’ve ever played

[@LoreCraft]

Well done, man I would've liked some mention of the re4 shopkeeper guy - "what're'ya buyin'? What're'ya sellin'? Come back any time". One of the best ideas they ever had and never brought him back.

[@thepcgamer6946]

Hopefully he will make a return in the remake!!

[@dylanwhitney3819]

Heh heh. Whatre ya buyin?

[@Uryen_Hirasakai]

That idea was a disgrace for the concept of survival horror and you little gamers of this new gen of idiots don't even realize that, in the previous games you had limited ammo and you had to save it to survive, this was the main aspect of the survival horror and crapcom destroyed with the abominable RE4 and its sequels

[@LoreCraft]

@@Uryen_Hirasakai Very edgy comment you got there, Edgy comment guy.

[@thepcgamer6946]

Kame Senin Thats it’s, let it all out... don’t worry, it’ll be okay. Shhh don’t cry no more, here’s a cookie for your butt hurt. 🍪

[@Macktastic7]

I haven't touched a single RE title in my life. One of these days I'm gonna buy all of them and lock myself in my room for a couple months lol

[@23lnp]

You’ll never replicate what it was like back in the day BUT i honestly suggest you get them all on the ps store. Play the original ps1 versions first and then the rest after. I promise you wont be disappointed 😉👍🏼

[@PhillipCummingsUSA]

I would honestly skip to RE4 because the originals are eh by today's standards.

[@-zbrdazdola-]

@@PhillipCummingsUSA how exactly are they eh?

[@AkiSoraEnjoyer]

Don't skip to 4. You want to play the originals and experience proper tank controls as well as the terrible acting for yourself. 1-3 have a certain charm about them that makes it worth it. I recommend the Director's cut for the first one.

[@lithium84]

@@PhillipCummingsUSA RE Remake, RE2, 3 and CV stills holds up today a lot better than 4 does. RE4 is highly overrated.

[@mindriguniverse2429]

When I shot a zombie in the head in RE2 (Remake) and it took 4 headshots to down, but then got back up and startled me and took another 2 headshots and a knife to kill it.... Yeah, I knew I was gonna have a fun/bad time.

[@alexisk8312]

I know! I was like, what the fuck. Why does it take so many headshots to kill a zombie. That really bugged me. RE is known for conserving your resources. I hope it's not like that in the final version.

[@cesargatica5882]

This isn't a bad thing... It makes the game more tense and you have to decide whether to just try to avoid the zombie or waste your ammo. It ups the survival factor

[@whiteout0111]

Agreed lol. I was playing it 100% confident that one headshot would wipe zombies out. So when the first zombie busted through that door and took a shot straight to the head and then proceeded to bite my ass I just ran as fast as I could

[@yaoibabe]

I think that took everyone by surprise lol I'm not sure if it's going to stay like that or if it was specifically done for the demo. It'd make more sense if it was just done for the demo given the nature of it

[@AlphaQHard]

Cesar Gatica It totally is a bad thing because it breaks immersion. It’s difficult enough to get a headshot but the fact that it takes so many to kill a zombie is just stupid. Really dumb design choice

[@HomicidalDavid]

It's hard to believe that Resident Evil 1 remake is from 2002. I did not get to play it until it released on PS4, but it became one of my favorites along with 4.

[@MrZeke1902]

I just played through the 2015 remaster of the original and the 2016 remaster of zero. For about $23 bucks for a single game collection it was worth it for the huge graphical improvements.

[@Spider_Mike023]

It's amazing how good REmake 1 looked when it came out on gamecube, was so visually pleasing and how I imagined 1 looked through my memories.

[@gabrielpraslin9576]

Capcom after the success of the first RE: "I can milk you"

[@fikrijuanda6321]

Back then Capcom was small publisher, they need a solid IP franchise

[@onyourleft9273]

@@fikrijuanda6321 Yeah man I love RE but they need new IP I mean...you can only milk this series so far

[@onyourleft9273]

@@SUPERFunStick I wouldn’t say Street fighter i’m a fighting game guy and far as i see Sfv is decent receiving new patches on a healthy basis but you are right about everything else tho

[@daveyjoneslocker4703]

Resident Evil Remake has no right to look that good. GameCube was a powerful little box.

[@tjhicks3600]

Actually the GameCube was less powerful than the ps2 and og Xbox. It was all the doing of capcom

[@PO1PLE]

@@tjhicks3600 you have not done your research the PS2 was the weakest of the three, with Xbox being the strongest, gamecube runs at 480 P almost consistently with ps2 barely being able to handle 480p and usually falling into 480i, with xbox being able to handle 1080p, I'm right look it up!!!!!

[@PO1PLE]

@@tjhicks3600 Just a few specs to prove my point ps2 294 mhz cpu gamecube 486 mhz cpu ps2 147 mhz gpu gamecube 162 mhz gpu and the gamecube chips were more advanced as well.

[@tjhicks3600]

@@PO1PLE GameCube was weak bro. You got any facts to back that up?

[@PO1PLE]

@@tjhicks3600 dude I just showed you the specks

[@SuperKinahead]

I played RE2 when it came out. I was like 8yrs old and it scared the shit outa me. The thought of undead unkillable people eating me was horrifying, Idk how but me and my cousin finished the game. Took us about a month, lmao

[@oopsimdead2578]

similar story. i was probably 10 or 11. i was playing it alone in the dark around 1 in the morning when the first time you see the licker run across the window happened. nearly shit my pants. put it on hold until day time, but slowly worked my way through the game over the next month or so.

[@SuperKinahead]

@@oopsimdead2578 OMFG YEAB ANDTHE FIRST DAMN CUTSCENE WHERE THERES SOMETHING DRIPPING FROM THE CEILING, THEN YOU LOOK UP AND SEE THE DAMN THING FOR THE FIRST TIME? I was by myself when i first saw that. And was like NOPE NOPE NOPE closed my eyes and was tryna look for the off switch hahaha

[@berserk0018]

SuperKinahead same, I was 8, first game for PSOne. I had to turn off the console after the freaking zombie gang broke into the gun store and ate the guy hahaha, I had to wait a day before playing the game again hahahahaha awesome memories. I still don’t know how the hell I managed to finish it since the subtitles where in french, I didn’t know English and my languages were italian-russian

[@sniperfoxxx6543]

I fondly remember resident evil 1, my uncle played it all the time I'd play with him.. I was 6 when it came out lmao.. I remember being terrified.. gotta say though Mr x in the remake scares the fuck out of a lot more than the orginial tyrant.. me & my husband can't seem to leave the damn dark room bc we're too scared to run into him 😂😂😂😂

[@syyhkyrotta]

lol same here, gave me PTSD!

[@ultrabuffplayz7530]

Nick i reported your channel for being so addicting and enjoyable

[@p00pyp4nts]

Addictive

[@elsombreromagico9131]

I love the RE games, just got into it last year, usually, I dislike vids that are over 25-30 min long, but boy, do I love this video, with the two key key items used in this video, the amount of information of the lore, backstory, whatever you’ll choose, and how much I love RE, it’s so damn fun, and intense at times.

[@cameleyez]

Ill never forget playing the original RE. Such good times, PS felt like the future the game was unlike anything I had ever played. Good times.

[@ireaperslegend7426]

It’s so hard to believe that re remake came out in 2002. That game is incredible and honestly does not look that old to me. It holds up so well!

[@TurboNutterBastard]

The footage in this video is from the remasters of RE0 and REmake. The GC releases look rough these days especially when ran at the GC's low native resolution.

[@teachertrung2347]

this is such an amazing series recap, your channel really deserves much more attention. Keep up your nice work!

[@slundal]

Man this channel and your breakdowns/documentaries is freaking amazing. I really love the long format. Keep it up!

[@thechicagobox]

I was 16 when Resident Evil first came out on the PSX. I have been obsessed with the franchise since. Even read the books...I absolutely adored the series until it started not being the game I started playing. Somewhere between 4 & 5 I lost that feeling. It scratched an itch I never knew I had and gave me a feeling I don’t think I can ever get back. Everything you said in this video is pretty spot on. I really enjoyed 7 and it gave me hope for the future of the franchise. No co-op was also a huge win as it brought it back to the slow claustrophobic tension filled experience I fell in love with in the first place. I’m currently playing RE2 remake and it’s everything that I wanted it to be. I’m lucky to have this game right now but I’m still very curious as to where they go from here. Im good with a new game or even more remakes like this. Took Capcom the better part of a decade to get back on track but here we are, in a renaissance for Resident Evil, going back to its roots for inspiration as to where to go with the franchises future. P.S. I wouldn’t mind a fixed camera style game with updated control and graphics to really get back to the root feeling I use to have. May be in the minority but I don’t care.

[@YoMama9021]

Cory Adams I agree pretty much entirely with you. Although I was seven when the original came out. Awesome game and looked forward to watching my parents play every night.

[@adawg37]

Fixed Cameras would give the already photorealistic graphics a great boost. IJS

[@sketchtylerdurden]

It's rare that I ever leave comments, but kudos to you and these amazing "History of" videos you got. I live each one I've seen so far. Keep it up. My up coming paycheck most def gonna donate to your patreon 👍 Keep up the great works!

[@Nick930]

Appreciate the support!! Working on a new "History of" right this second :)

[@jakeellis8525]

Absolutely perfect video great commentary that kept me engaged every moment and also I found out a lot of new information so thank you

[@chrisgonzalez3388]

This was absolutely amazing, well done.

[@71Robots]

Great video. I’ve been a fan of the series since the very first, thank you for the trip down memory lane:)

[@gabrielealejandro2021]

Thank you so much for this very well made video. It covered all the important details and reaction of press and consumers, without loosing focus or being judgy. A real journalistic work.

[@Mister_Facepalm]

Amazing, was looking for something just like this! Can't wait until Friday :D

[@Nick930]

Same! Looking forward to it!

[@CaptainEggcellent]

Awesome video. Subbed.

[@Talesfromtheshelf]

Amazing video, some titles in the franchise I didn’t even know about until this video! Keep it up sir

[@terolaitanen]

Gotta give you kudos for the work you put on these complete history videos.

[@CamLenZ-no1vl]

“Where did everybody go? bingo!”

[@jkspmz]

Dr. Loomis wow u late lol

[@spotlight4454]

sorry to ruin it but where's everyone going*

[@SubOxyde]

Awesome video man! Keep up the excellent work.

[@MatthiasAI]

THIS WAS AN AMAZING VIDEO!!!! :0 holy cowwww. Definitely going to need a rewatch to get all that info xD

[@exzisd]

Wonderfully done video. Subscribed. Can never get enough resident evil history & lore.

[@jadyv4980]

you deserve way more attention! great video!!!

[@panduhbear7651]

I've been waiting for this

[@panduhbear7651]

@@SlawekYT yeah, I know bro😀

[@sarahok6589]

great video, really well done!

[@707Chiva]

Dude you gave an awesome, cool, and short story of every single RE game, even ones I forgot they existed.

[@grantlockley7926]

Now this is a video worth watching. 10/10 will watch again

[@larrydarnellrembertiii6258]

I was introduced into the game when a friend introduced me to Resident Evil 5. I loved Resident Evil 6.

[@Ervinabrahamian]

Play 1,2,4 and 7, those are the best ones hands down

[@Ray-dx2pf]

@@Ervinabrahamian 5 and 6 are that crazy relative we all like to pretend we don't have

[@user-dw3jo1hd8j]

Bro this video is pretty good! Good job!

[@nimrodus658]

History of Silent Hill next?

[@Nick930]

@Griever this history of series isnt dependent on stories being connected.

[@Goblin_Hands]

It's simply too depressing...but perhaps shedding light on it could ignite people's hopes once more. Would Konami notice?

[@LibertyPrime1982]

Omg yes!

[@Sicarius_7]

I'm usually not one to dismiss an idea just because another channel did it - I usually feel like multiple channels covering the same concept can do very different things with them... but in this case, and speaking as a massive Silent Hill fan-nerd, I feel like the Twin Perfect channel has probably covered everything there is to cover regarding the history, production, themes, and content of the Silent Hill series. They have a literal 22-video long series covering basically every aspect of the games and movies + additional follow-up and revisited videos.

[@eggfibshdeluxe6160]

I want this.

[@TheGemoProductions]

The care you put into your videos is incredibly inspirational.

[@psy0m934]

amazing video u have really put some effort in it damn....almost 15 years since RE4...time goes by so fast it is my favorite 3rd person shooter to this day

[@thiaramus]

Awesome history work. I did enjoy every moment of it.

[@adammassacre1981]

Resident Evil remake is the PERFECT RE game i dont think they will ever top that one.

[@ezequielquiroz935]

@Reggielacey 223 said no one ever, well except you that is

[@tjhicks3600]

@@ezequielquiroz935 I would argue that re5 is actually better than REmake but REmake was a masterpiece

[@aramokurdo]

@Reggielacey 223 no not at all

[@randomdeadbydaylight3498]

@Reggielacey 223 are you on drugs?

[@onyourleft9273]

@Radical Larry yeah dude I Re5 doesn’t Stand a chance against Resident evil remake

[@dovahkiin456]

I love how Capcom actually adapts to what their fans want depending on the critics and sells, unlike more than a few big companies that are pretty set on pleasing unexisting audiences and ignoring their fans.

[@JMS-to3xb]

Great video sir. I have to agree with the guy from the other comment this was by far the best and most informative RE video I have seen. I love love love RE 4 but I can't say much because it was the only one I've actually played through.

[@trucklov3r]

Such a good video, keep it up Nick!

[@DawnoftheDan_]

So you’re sayin we could have had “zombies may cry”?

[@adawg37]

Zombies can only cry if they have tear ducts. FACT! My wanna play Jill and Chris may jump and shoot zombies...

[@vectorx7775]

My favorite traditional RE game is Resident Evil 3 : Nemesis. I loved RE7 and RE2 Remake is amazing. Heres hoping for RE 3 REmake.

[@Lowehomie121]

@RomeroFanboy doesn't every Resident Evil game have plotholes? Like. It's a quality game that harkens back to it's survival horror roots. Quit being a twat.

[@markymo1115]

@@Lowehomie121 ignore him. more than likely bait

[@BreezyB_]

@RomeroFanboy Damn whats wrong with you. I don't like RE7 either but at least for a reasonable reason, its just not my cup of tea. Still a good game and its fun to watch but I can only play other Resident evils

[@Lowehomie121]

@@markymo1115 you know, you are probably right. I should have taken the high road on this one.

[@Slim-Boss]

RE7 is great

[@kloppnessmonster1821]

This is a really good video. Anyone can tell this loads of time to create. Ive been an RE fan right from the beginning. My favs are 2,nemesis,and of course 4. 6 gets a bad rep but i still really enjoyed it. 7 looks amazing but i missed all the characters ive known over the years. Thanks for making this!

[@Pr0vi]

This video was awesome. I learned a lot about the resident evil series from watching this and it’s interesting to see some gameplay on games I didn’t even know existed.

[@3denym860]

who came here after RE 3 Remake announcement ??

[@ImIn_YourCloset]

hell yeah

[@YoMama9021]

Tri Deny Molana not me. But came here for the history of the game? Oh you mean out of excitement for the new RE3.

[@filmaru8556]

I'm hoping Resident Evil 3 changes to first person and Capcom continues with this and takes away from the point of view play in the original

[@onyourleft9273]

Damn that game flopped hard :’(

[@onyourleft9273]

@@filmaru8556 really? Am I the only one who prefers the third person perspective? But I’m not in the mood for a fight so I respect you’re opinion

[@kadugbuss]

20:50 Actually, in the Gamecube version the camera is completly static, it only pins in the PC/XboxOne/PS4 remake's remastered versions, because it needs to be zoomed in to fit a widescreen res, so in many cases tha camera moves a little to keep the character in frame.

[@Nick930]

Thank you for that clarification, I did not know that! I only recorded the PC version when I worked on this one. Lately I'm been trying to record on original hardware first to avoid mistakes like this

[@kadugbuss]

​@@Nick930 Thanks for the reply, your channel is amazing and with great content! I wish you much success I'm a big fan :)

[@marvinseanterry9200]

Took me a while but it is nice that I found your channel. Well done. :)

[@kingofspades5098]

I love videos like this. For some reason I’m getting some Summoning Salt vibes because of all the detail. Just subbed

[@Yungbeck]

When me and my friend popped this disc in for the first time in '96 we were so scared, and it was so difficult, but we knew it was a masterpiece. Neither of us wanted to be the one to quit, so we pulled through. We then beat R2 and Nemesis together. We ended up in different schools and I have not seen him since. I wonder if he kept playing the series on his own...

[@rickylewis1451]

That's always sad I had some friends like that, lost touch with em after we beat 3. Always wondered too if they kept following it. We would of killed for the co-op games back in the day when he'd just watch me play thru the first 3

[@nimeni86]

Me and my brother played re2 when we were about 10. The scariest part we ever played was down the hallway, where zombies were grabing you through the windows. We both froze for 10 seconds doing nothing just pissing our pants, we turned off the pc and went straight to bed right after that. I miss playing this game with my brother..

[@override7486]

What, he turned into zombie or what?

[@aomaito5549]

This breakdown on what inspired creative decisions and how the franchise changed gaming is amazing. Thank you for this deep dive.

[@KDridge90]

Really nice video, Nick.

[@adamfreddo5703]

I think Resident Evil is unique in how it is one of those rare instances where something horror related is associated with "nostalgia".

[@TurboNutterBastard]

If it's a good game and you played it when you were younger why would it matter what genre it is?

[@adamfreddo5703]

@@TurboNutterBastard I'm just saying how unique it is to associate the feeling of nostalgia with something that is labelled as part of the horror genre. I.e. I don't think anyone has ever said "you know what makes me feel really nostalgic... The Exorcist". Horror and nostalgia are often never really associated, but Resident Evil is and it is unique in that regard.

[@Dante199006]

I never knew RE3 was meant to be a side story, interesting. I also didn't realize I just sat through the whole video in one sitting. You got a sub from me.

[@jameswatsonatheistgamer]

It didn't matter to me. I love them all. i bought them all on my PS3.

[@hank64589]

As someone who can remember how terrifying it was playing the original RE1 with my friend, in his parent's basement back in 1996, I feel obliged to say this was a very well put together video! Outstanding work!

[@kevinamundsen6983]

Haha same! I remember playing it for the first time in my basement. I would have to play music on this old boom box I had down there to calm my nerves while playing!

[@EKoranjeWK]

Never heard of u dude, but RE is my favorite franchise. And you made an entire video of all the RE games.. thank you man thank you

[@dennyj84]

Great watch. Thanks :)

[@whiteout0111]

I didnt realize the gamecube remake looked so damn good. It looks like an HD remaster from 2018 (like hitman)

[@Nick930]

The footage here is from the remastered version of that game on PC. It looks much nicer now than it did

[@ironsquirrel9272]

Though the footage was from the HD remaster the original remake from the GC still looks fairly good, the REmake has aged far better than most other games its age. The REmake is still a masterpiece.

[@frenky2825]

Both footages from remakes are from new ones not from the old ones (RE1 and RE0) in this video. Im very said that they didnt remastered RE2, I wanted the same game, not the new one. But probably the game will be awesome!!!

[@whiteout0111]

@@frenky2825 im sure it will be mostly the same. im super glad they got rid of that weird fixed camera.

[@frenky2825]

@@whiteout0111 For camera its a good idea (but loved that camera in RE 1 and 0). But they didnt need to change anything else :)

[@nickrosetti9224]

Great video man!!!

[@Inferno144]

I keep rewatching this cause this documentary is so fucking good, Nick.

[@thorboysen3318]

I really loved Code Veronica X...! Hope we can meet Alfred and Alexia Ashford again in a remake some day..!

[@WallerLifeVlogs]

This is such an amazing review of all the resident evil games I know and love including the ones I hated.. Great job man I couldn't find a single argument point to what you said for each game. I believe RE7 and the Remake of RE2 is the gold standard for survival horror games in the modern world, I hope Resident Evil continues to create new stories and remasters old one for updated consoles. I would personally love to see a sequel to the story of Resident Evil 4 Staring my favorite character in the series Leon Kennedy. Thanks again man!

[@JillRobertsIsmyGF]

u forgot the S

[@Dravianpn02]

I just want to see a better love story between Leon and Ada or Leon and Claire.

[@tjhicks3600]

You sound like the typical re fan

[@ObiWanShinobi85]

@Reggielacey 223 5 and 6 are the worst in the series, both totally unforgettable, you have no taste whatsoever

[@Serandi]

The very first one is on its own class just unreachable again... The music, the atmosphere and setting was just perfect matched

Good video. You nailed it!

[@richardstevenr]

Listen 40 min video, good info , no commercials, I am subscribing

[@AhmadKawaArif]

Resident evil 4 was a legendary game.

[@journey95far49]

but a shitty RE game

[@wellok8718]

@@journey95far49 re4 deff feels like a resident evil game lol. Just because it has a different camera angel and mechanics dosent make it not feel like a RE game. RE is all about atmosphere, feeling of being underpowered (which on your first playthrough you do) and puzzles. Re4 checks all boxes.

[@frsknsld]

I remember back in 05 after my grandpas funeral me and a few of my cousins were playing re4 and my uncle came in the room and thought we were watching a movie because the graphics were so good

[@Spider_Mike023]

Re4 isnt my favorite. It's a worthy resident evil overall yea. But I hated what they did to Leon's character as a whole. In re2 he was a rookie cop just trying to do what he could to survive and help others and I liked him. So when I finally got through 4 I just felt like they made him a edgey character for the sake of current times at that time. Everyone around me was getting that haircut and brooding his attitude, and I just didnt see his character development going that direction. Had fun and such, but idk way they moved leon forward from 2 just rubbed me the wrong way.

[@pacman9635]

It was actually shit and stupid and not 👋 👋 good

[@JasonKing8113]

Too bad Capcom can't buy the Silent Hill rights! I mean that series definitely needs a serious reboot and deserves it

[@adawg37]

Hell kids these days could get a scene by scene perfect remaster and would be blown away by the original story that most people have forgotten.

[@kennymichaelalanya7134]

Damn I remember when silent hill and RE was comparable...look at them now

[@rifath8152]

That was supposed to be P.T.'s job, was it not?

[@adawg37]

@@kennymichaelalanya7134 Cause the graphics were of cave man technology. A black and grey block of pixels do actualy look something like a very dark grey and sorta dark grey block of pixles. Lol

[@clemente5798]

Fantastic video, man! Got yourself a new sub😁

Thank you for this comprehensive review, well done. Regards

[@stevenmorton5475]

Resident evil 1 on the ps 1 was my favourite!! I'd never seen a game like it at the time and I was hooked. I still like it to this day because it reminded me of the hours I played of the game brilliant

[@vargaa86]

RE1 is the hardest and has the best atmosphere. My favourite too!

[@miguelalves7333]

@@vargaa86 sorry but i have to disagree there.. code veronica is the hardest classic RE. The only one that i was forced to use the knife because ammo was so hard to get. Many players had to restart the game just because they ran out of ammo . The best RE for me is the Remake of the first one. Have it on my ps4 and its beautiful .

[@lifefinder1224]

i’m so glad dead aim got at least some light brought to it I haven’t heard about it in years and i thought I was the only one to remember it

[@KingofNerdom]

Brilliantly well made. Its such a nostalgia trip to go through all the previous games including the ones i enjoyed quite a bit that weren't very popular. Makes it all the more exciting to be playing the newest entry which is phenomenal and doing very well in sales and in reviews. It's a great time to be a Resident Evil fan and gamer as a whole. Even more so with rumors of a RE3 remake under consideration with enough fan demand and if Capcom keeps up what they have been doing a new sequel would be well received. Thanks for the great video. Cheers and stay nerdy friends! :D

[@LeonKen]

Thanks from 2020)) Great video

[@MrKnucklebreaker]

I’ll never forgot going over to my friends house in 2005 to see him playing Resident Evil 4. It was the first Resident Evil game I had ever seen and it really surprised me to see Leon get decapitated by the Verdugo. It was the most violent video game I had ever seen at that point. Definitely first time I saw someone lose a head. I’ve been a fan ever since. The over shoulder camera made the game the most enjoyable in my opinion. I could say I’m guilty of being a fan of the action oriented Resident Evil installments. I liked Resident Evil 5 but the daytime setting made it less enjoyable for me. I loved Resident Evil 6 because of the multiple storylines and new dodge and roll mechanics along with new melee styles. It felt to me like the apex of the Resident Evil games because of the freedom of character movement. I liked Resident Evil 7 but it felt really detached from the lore of the older games. I’ve really been digging the Resident Evil 2 remake. I feels like it’s the perfect combination of over the shoulder camera setting, limited item management, puzzle solving, and story placement in the series.

[@adawg37]

Sega Genesis was fairly violent. I remember playing a game banned all over the world. It was like a power ranger zord having a western shootout with giant monsters in a static-ish FPS playstyle. I remember shooting arms off of monsters and they-d throw em at me. .., also splatterhouse anynumber.

[@whitegr86]

This RE2 remake is the first Resident Evil i'm actually considering to pick up. Mainly cause of the demo, more games should have demos nowadays imo.

[@olddirty4565]

Ireland Forever This set the bar for zombie games. I can see where people can be tired of them, but there’s some great titles using zombies & this one is one of the best ever. Your loss, you might change your mind after release & everyone is loving it.

[@zxcv010]

RE7 is worth it too

[@occiferfigpucker4840]

@@zxcv010 RE7 is a Silent Hills rip off.

[@a-lie-n]

@@occiferfigpucker4840 hmmm, still sold over 5 million copies. Strange indeed *hmmmmMmMMMMmM* wyd?

[@anikkhan4887]

part 4 and 7 was good.

[@maladjustedtv]

Fantastic video! You've inspired me to find a few new RE titles I didn't know about, or didn't think were any good. A similar Silent Hill video would be fantastic! :)

[@zamsalak]

beautiful video, man.

[@SosAisMLife]

It’s just me but zero was my favorite no doubt. Loved everything about that game.

[@fauxshow2256]

I like how it was the first game to implement the player zapping mechanic where you can switch between Rebecca and Billy. Plus Dr. James Marcus was fucking creepy lol. Overall, I would say it's underrated as the horror elements were amplified in this prequel.

[@voorheestv1299]

8:51 My dad rented it when it was brand new. He completed it in only a few days.

[@noormohammed2346]

OMG mine toooo !!

[@Talia.777]

@Darth Traya yeah it was tougher indeed

[@diamond_rd]

Watching again, great video.

[@MyITWorkshop]

Great Video duuude!

[@Kyrious]

I like RE5 Chris and the game is fun and I like the coop. Though if it was more like RE4 in terms of puzzles and level design it’s would be much cooler.

[@nerdlingerrichardson9354]

It still blows my mind how well REmake looks. Almost 20 years old!

[@endray46]

20 years old tomorrow. I still can’t believe that it’s THAT old, I thought it looked like it was made in 2010 or something.

[@thegreatpiginthesky3904]

Its because everything was hand painted. The game will never look dated

[@MarcosGarcia81]

Nice work man

[@saintniccage2818]

Flawless breakdown man

[@Verbalaesthet]

The first RE was one of my all time favorite games and I really liked RE2 and RE3 of which I liked 3 better actually. I did like RE4 even though it was not really a RE style anymore imo. The rest of the series is forgetable for me. Until RE7 which was excellent even though it didnt feel like a part of the story line really. But Resident Evil 2 Remake was the best game since the original game to me. Absolutely stunning. I've played it over and over again and I would instantly buy a RE1 or RE3 remake of this current Capcom team. Btw. very solid review of the series. Well done!

[@Nick930]

Just a slight correction here: There's a lot of conflicting articles that say "Code Veronica" is the true RE3, and others that say quite the opposite. From what I understand, RE3: Nemesis was indeed a side project, but Code Veronica was not necessarily intended to be Resident Evil 3 either. There was an intended Resident Evil 3 project starring "Hunk" but it was canned. If you all have heard information to the contrary, please reply here, I'm interested to learn more. Because of the supposed contract with Sony, there's a lot of confusion about this particular topic.

[@lordmorpheusuk]

The game that you are talking about involving Hunk, I undestood to be one of the Resident Evil 4 iterations that got canned. I think there were three version of RE 4 , two fo them were scrapped before the final one was picked and one turned into DMC. I'll see if I can find some sources and either post them here or dm you. Oh and its my understanding that Code Veronica was meant to be Resident Evil 3 and as you stated Nemesis was a spin off.

[@Devouhan]

@@lordmorpheusuk As far as I know, there were 4 versions of RE4: the first one, that became Devil May Cry, the fog version and the hook man version, that were scrapped, and The final version, that was released. This Hunk version was the initial idea for RE3. When the Project moved on to the PS2 (and thus renamed to RE4), this idea was scrapped.

[@lordmorpheusuk]

@@Devouhan Yeah I'm still looking for some sourcers, but you know what its like. You read and watch a million things over the years and then you can't find it again when you need it XD

[@Nick930]

@@lordmorpheusuk lol exactly

[@mikejonesnoreally]

I think the issue with Code: Veronica (and why it kept it's development title as it's name) is that when the next Resident Evil was officially announced as being in the works, it was announced as a DreamCast exclusive. For a game that had debuted on the PlayStation. The PlayStation was easily the more popular console, so that didn't sit well with series fans. So you have Resident Evil 3: Nemesis, an attempt to split the difference. I think that's also the reason why Code: Veronica in spite of easily being as good as Resident Evil 1 or 2, isn't as beloved by franchise fans. :) BTW you have, hands down, *the* best Resident Evil retrospective on the net. Well done!

[@Vann3st3]

Insane review !

[@andriizarudnyi]

great work!

[@Number0neSon]

Resident Evil 1996 was a watershed moment in how I viewed video games. The visuals, the music...I had never played anything like it before. When my friends and I rented our virgin PS1 from Blockbuster video on July 3, 1996, we picked out RE simply because of the box art, lol. There was nothing like playing RE after midnight, with friends, in a dark basement. What made the entire experience even more tense was the fact that we had no idea we needed a memory card and Blockbuster didn't rent cards, so every time we died we had to start the game over from the beginning. Such good times.

[@migo3895]

I was 10 when my older brother got this game. Watching him play and even having a few cracks at it myself was something special. There's just this feeling/experience that I don't think games can offer younger generations anymore.